FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 12, 2008Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 9 points, by MEM (vs SAC) and DEN (vs MIA).

Final
DET94
ATL90
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET -2; Q4 DET +4
Final
BOS104
IND97
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +7
Final · OT
DEN114
MIA113
Q1 DEN -9; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN 0; OT1 DEN +1
Final
MIN88
NJN92
Q1 NJN 0; Q2 NJN +3; Q3 NJN +10; Q4 NJN +4
Final
SAC94
MEM107
Q1 MEM -9; Q2 MEM -5; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +13
Final
NOH100
CHI86
Q1 NOH -2; Q2 NOH -7; Q3 NOH +4; Q4 NOH +14
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 12, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (DEN vs GSW), 28 points.
The lead · DEN @ MIA

Denver needs overtime to survive Miami

Tied 102–102 after regulation. Denver won the final period 12–11 for a 114–113 win. JR Smith led Denver with 28 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9-6+60+1DEN AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
DEN2334271812114
MIA3231152411113
Who led
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 12, 14, 2, 8, 10, 3, 18, 28DEN28 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 18, 6, 10, 13, 18, 16, 9, 24DEN24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 42, 27, 35, 7, 15, 12, 30, 19, 19, 29MIA29 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 7, 7, 15, 19, 21, 14, 15, 23MIA23 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Second story · SAC @ MEM

Memphis climbs out of a 9-point hole against Sacramento

Down 9 after one, the Grizzlies won the third quarter 32–20 and the game 107–94. Hakim Warrick led Memphis with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · MEM vs SAC
Hakim Warrick · MEMKevin Martin · SACPTS2433REB137AST02Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 42 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 25 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.4Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 19.4 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Martin leads the day with 33

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.
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 11, 32, 26, 22, 22, 26, 5, 27, 9, 33SAC @ MEM · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 7, 21, 23, 19, 17, 15, 7, 30ATL vs DET · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 42, 27, 35, 7, 15, 12, 30, 19, 19, 29MIA vs DEN · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 24, 7, 26, 19, 15, 18, 35, 28BOS @ IND · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 25, 7, 18, 7, 9, 14, 22, 9, 14, 28CHI vs NOH · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 12, 14, 2, 8, 10, 3, 18, 28DEN @ MIA · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 3 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
Mark BlountMIA+8.3 16.7 last 10 · 8.4 season
Larry HughesCLE+7.1 18.7 last 10 · 11.6 season
Kirk HinrichCHI+6.1 19.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Al ThorntonLAC+5.7 15.9 last 10 · 10.2 season
Monta EllisGSW+5.6 23.9 last 10 · 18.3 season
Cold
Beno UdrihSAC−5.8 6.3 last 10 · 12.1 season
Francisco GarciaSAC−5.8 6.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Joe JohnsonATL−5.1 15.6 last 10 · 20.7 season
Kelenna AzubuikeGSW−4.5 4.6 last 10 · 9.1 season