FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 6, 2008Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed LAL by 8 at halftime and won 98–95.

Final
LAL95
ATL98
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL -8; Q3 ATL -8; Q4 ATL +3
Final
NJN84
ORL100
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +17; Q4 ORL +16
Final
SAS85
WAS77
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +8
Final
LAC100
BOS111
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +11
Final
MIA95
DET100
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET 0; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +5
Final
IND103
NYK100
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND 0; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +3
Final
MIL96
DAL107
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL 0; Q4 DAL +11
Final · OT
UTA118
DEN115
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA 0; OT1 UTA +3
Final · 2OT
NOH132
PHX130
Q1 NOH +3; Q2 NOH +8; Q3 NOH +5; Q4 NOH 0; OT1 NOH 0; OT2 NOH +2
Final
CHI97
POR100
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +3
Final
SEA105
SAC92
Q1 SEA -4; Q2 SEA -1; Q3 SEA +8; Q4 SEA +13
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2006–07Feb 6, 2007: 5 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (PHX @ POR), 36 points.
The lead · LAL @ ATL

Atlanta turns it around against Lakers

From 8 down at the half to a 3-point win: 98–95. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-8-8+3ATL AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL2924231995
ATL2718233098
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 37, 14, 13, 19, 9, 17, 10, 18, 28ATL28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 22, 14, 17, 7, 21, 23, 19, 17ATL17 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 4, 14, 22, 6, 12, 14, 14, 19LAL19 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 28, 9, 11, 8, 17, 15, 11, 5, 28, 17LAL17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Orlando by 16.

NOH over PHX2ATL over LAL3IND over NYK3UTA over DEN3POR over CHI3DET over MIA5SAS over WAS8BOS over LAC11DAL over MIL11SEA over SAC13ORL over NJN16Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 41 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 41 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg41.8Today

42 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 42

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 18, 8, 17, 23, 28, 15, 6, 42NOH @ PHX · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
42 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 9, 6, 25, 14, 14, 13, 32, 36MIL @ DAL · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 24, 29, 30, 23, 23, 32, 24, 25, 34DEN vs UTA · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 20, 31, 23, 21, 24, 35, 19, 33LAC @ BOS · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 37, 21, 26, 14, 10, 17, 8, 32PHX vs NOH · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 24, 37, 22, 42, 27, 35, 7, 15, 12, 30MIA @ DET · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Kirk HinrichCHI+5.8 18.8 last 10 · 13.0 season
Kareem RushIND+5.4 14.0 last 10 · 8.6 season
Al JeffersonMIN+5.1 26.6 last 10 · 21.5 season
Al ThorntonLAC+4.5 14.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Peja StojakovicNOH+4.0 19.7 last 10 · 15.7 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−7.5 7.5 last 10 · 15.0 season
Francisco GarciaSAC−5.7 6.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Carlos BoozerUTA−4.9 16.7 last 10 · 21.6 season
Ricky DavisMIA−4.6 9.0 last 10 · 13.6 season