FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 6, 2009Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed CHA by 12 at halftime and won 102–97.

Final
ATL102
CHA97
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL -12; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +5
Final
ORL102
IND107
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +5
Final
BOS110
NYK100
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS +10
Final
LAC126
MEM105
Q1 LAC +13; Q2 LAC +19; Q3 LAC +25; Q4 LAC +21
Final
TOR92
NOH101
Q1 NOH +10; Q2 NOH -6; Q3 NOH -5; Q4 NOH +9
Final
POR93
OKC102
Q1 OKC +12; Q2 OKC +20; Q3 OKC +15; Q4 OKC +9
Final
DEN124
WAS103
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +20; Q3 DEN +32; Q4 DEN +21
Final
UTA111
SAC107
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA -10; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +4
Final
GSW105
PHX115
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +10
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 · 2007–08Feb 6, 2008: 11 games. Top scorer: Chris Paul (NOH @ PHX), 42 points.
The lead · ATL @ CHA

Atlanta rallies from 12 down to beat Charlotte

Trailing by 12 at the half, Atlanta outscored the Bobcats 59–42 the rest of the way. Final: 102–97. Marvin Williams led Atlanta with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-12+1+5ATL AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL19243524102
CHA2233222097
Who led
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 11, 17, 17, 28, 16, 8, 23, 29ATL29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Maurice EvansPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 18, 9, 4, 0, 0, 6, 2, 17ATL17 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Raja BellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 25, 9, 18, 17, 16, 27, 12, 17CHA17 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 5, 16, 8, 26, 18, 23, 12, 16, 10, 16CHA16 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.1Season avg29.2Last 5

29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.1 in 36 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 38 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 21.0 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · UTA @ SAC

Utah climbs out of a 10-point hole against Sacramento

Down 10 at the half, the Jazz won the third quarter 35–22 and the game 111–107. Deron Williams led Utah with 34 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · UTA vs SAC
Deron Williams · UTAKevin Martin · SACPTS3437REB35AST42Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Kevin Martin leads the day with 37

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: 25, 22, 20, 12, 35, 18, 27, 37, 13, 37SAC vs UTA · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 38, 30, 22, 30, 34, 4, 19, 21, 8, 35LAC @ MEM · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 32, 17, 15, 19, 24, 35, 34, 34UTA @ SAC · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 25, 27, 10, 19, 19, 28, 18, 33IND vs ORL · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 23, 22, 33, 17, 30, 6, 26, 32POR @ OKC · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 27, 46, 18, 35, 29, 33, 31, 31OKC vs POR · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 2 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
Deron WilliamsUTA+7.2 25.7 last 10 · 18.5 season
Eric GordonLAC+6.5 20.9 last 10 · 14.4 season
Charlie VillanuevaMIL+6.4 21.5 last 10 · 15.1 season
Raja BellCHA+6.0 17.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Kevin DurantOKC+6.0 31.3 last 10 · 25.3 season
Cold
Marquis DanielsIND−7.3 6.0 last 10 · 13.3 season
Elton BrandPHI−5.6 8.2 last 10 · 13.8 season
Baron DavisLAC−5.5 10.5 last 10 · 16.0 season
Matt BarnesPHX−4.5 5.2 last 10 · 9.7 season
Brandon RushIND−4.5 1.4 last 10 · 5.9 season