FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 8, 2010Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed NOH by 15 at halftime and won 123–117.

Final
NOH117
ORL123
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL -15; Q3 ORL -7; Q4 ORL +6
Final
DAL127
GSW117
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL -9; Q3 DAL -8; Q4 DAL +10
Final
SAS89
LAL101
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +12
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 · 2008–09Feb 8, 2009: 10 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (OKC vs SAC), 39 points.
The lead · NOH @ ORL

Vince Carter scores 48 as Orlando beats New Orleans

Orlando won 123–117. Vince Carter: 48 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-15-7+6ORL AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOH32382423117
ORL28273236123
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 15, 6, 6, 2, 17, 21, 20, 48ORL48 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 27, 19, 31, 16, 22, 20, 16, 25ORL25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 3, 14, 13, 20, 11, 15, 23, 18, 29NOH29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 12, 3, 17, 16, 9, 17, 24, 27NOH27 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Second story · DAL @ GSW

Dallas turns it around against Golden State

From 9 down at the half to a 10-point win: 127–117. Jason Terry led Dallas with 36 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · DAL vs GSW
Jason Terry · DALAnthony Morrow · GSWPTS3633REB611AST94Top 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
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 45 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg15.8Last 3

15.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.6 in 39 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 48

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.
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 15, 6, 6, 2, 17, 21, 20, 48ORL vs NOH · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +32.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Monta Ellis GSW, Feb 7, 2012: 48 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Season high48 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 4, 20, 21, 21, 18, 19, 21, 20, 36DAL @ GSW · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Anthony MorrowPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 8, 12, 5, 3, 24, 0, 5, 33GSW vs DAL · L
11.9 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 3, 14, 13, 20, 11, 15, 23, 18, 29NOH @ ORL · L
12.4 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 12, 3, 17, 16, 9, 17, 24, 27NOH @ ORL · L
8.1 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 36, 39, 4, 19, 22, 25, 34, 46, 15, 27GSW vs DAL · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 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
Marcus ThorntonNOH+5.9 16.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Stephen CurryGSW+5.9 20.3 last 10 · 14.4 season
Paul MillsapUTA+5.6 16.9 last 10 · 11.3 season
George HillSAS+5.1 16.0 last 10 · 10.9 season
Carlos DelfinoMIL+5.0 15.2 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
Chris Douglas-RobertsNJN−7.3 4.9 last 10 · 12.2 season
Larry HughesNYK−6.2 3.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Antawn JamisonWAS−5.8 14.8 last 10 · 20.6 season
Devin BrownCHI−5.5 3.5 last 10 · 9.0 season
Jason ThompsonSAC−5.0 8.0 last 10 · 13.0 season