FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, October 29, 2010Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed DAL by 9 at halftime and won 91–90.

Final
IND104
CHA101
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND -8; Q3 IND -7; Q4 IND +3
Final
SAC100
NJN106
Q1 NJN +8; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN -1; Q4 NJN +6
Final
ATL104
PHI101
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +3
Final
CLE81
TOR101
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +22; Q4 TOR +20
Final
NYK101
BOS105
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +4
Final
OKC105
DET104
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +1
Final
ORL70
MIA96
Q1 MIA 0; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +24; Q4 MIA +26
Final
MIL85
MIN96
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +11
Final
DEN95
NOH101
Q1 NOH +2; Q2 NOH +9; Q3 NOH +1; Q4 NOH +6
Final
MEM91
DAL90
Q1 MEM -5; Q2 MEM -9; Q3 MEM -6; Q4 MEM +1
Final
LAC91
GSW109
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +23; Q4 GSW +18
Final
LAL114
PHX106
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +8
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 · 2009–10Oct 29, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (DEN @ POR), 41 points.
The lead · MEM @ DAL

Memphis climbs back to beat Dallas

Dallas led by 9 at the half. Memphis won it 91–90. Rudy Gay led Memphis with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · MEM 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 Q3Final0-5-9-6+1MEM AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM2417282291
DAL2921251590
Who led
Rudy GayPoints, last 2 games: 21, 21MEM21 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 2 games: 9, 20MEM20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 2 games: 28, 27DAL27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 2 games: 13, 18DAL18 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.4points, last 2 vs 2009–10 avg
Points per game
7.12009–10 avg19.5Last 2

19.5 points a game over his last two games, against 7.1 in 2009–10 (72 games). Today: 24 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.6minutes, last 2 vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
31.42009–10 avg10.8Last 2

10.8 minutes a game over his last two games, against 31.4 in 2009–10 (62 games). Today: 7 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs 2009–10 avg
Minutes per game
18.42009–10 avg41.0Today

41 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 2009–10 (80 games). Line: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Miami by 26.

OKC over DET1MEM over DAL1IND over CHA3ATL over PHI3BOS over NYK4NJN over SAC6NOH over DEN6LAL over PHX8MIN over MIL11GSW over LAC18TOR over CLE20MIA over ORL26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Danny Granger 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.
Danny GrangerPoints, last 2 games: 26, 33IND @ CHA · W
29.5 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 2 games: 12, 32DET vs OKC · L
22.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 2 games: 30, 30OKC @ DET · W
30.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 2 games: 16, 29CHA vs IND · L
22.5 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 2 games: 25, 29NJN vs SAC · W
27.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 2 games: 10, 27PHI vs ATL · L
18.5 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST