FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 28, 2011Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed PHI by 16 after three quarters and won 99–94.

Final
NJN92
IND124
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +26; Q4 IND +32
Final
MEM99
PHI94
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM -4; Q3 MEM -16; Q4 MEM +5
Final · OT
MIL116
TOR110
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL 0; OT1 MIL +6
Final
NYK102
ATL111
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +9
Final
DEN117
CLE103
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +20; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +14
Final
DET87
MIA88
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 MIA +1
Final
ORL90
CHI99
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI -5; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +9
Final · 2OT
WAS117
OKC124
Q1 OKC -8; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC -5; Q4 OKC 0; OT1 OKC 0; OT2 OKC +7
Final
MIN100
UTA108
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +8
Final · OT
CHA121
GSW113
Q1 CHA -6; Q2 CHA -6; Q3 CHA -5; Q4 CHA 0; OT1 CHA +8
Final
SAC100
LAL95
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +5
Final
BOS71
PHX88
Q1 PHX +14; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +17
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 · 2009–10Jan 28, 2010: 3 games. Top scorer: David Lee (NYK vs TOR), 29 points.
The lead · MEM @ PHI

Memphis completes 16-point comeback against Philadelphia

Down 16 after three, Memphis outscored the 76ers 42–21 the rest of the way. Final: 99–94. Zach Randolph led Memphis with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · MEM 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+3-4-16+5MEM AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM2119174299
PHI1826292194
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 15, 34, 23, 21, 17, 29, 16, 17, 20, 22MEM22 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 16, 9, 22, 22, 11, 21, 22, 16MEM16 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 10, 10, 16, 13, 9, 8, 15, 16PHI16 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jodie MeeksPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 3, 5, 3, 5, 8, 9, 2, 16PHI16 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Indiana posts the night's biggest win

Indiana beat New Jersey by 32, the widest margin of 12 games.

MIA over DET1MEM over PHI5SAC over LAL5MIL over TOR6OKC over WAS7UTA over MIN8CHA over GSW8ATL over NYK9CHI over ORL9DEN over CLE14PHX over BOS17IND over NJN32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.8Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.8 in 44 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.7 in 36 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dwight Howard leads the day with 40

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.
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 39, 16, 33, 18, 31, 22, 20, 19, 40ORL @ CHI · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Karl-Anthony Towns MIN, Mar 9, 2019: 40 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Season high40 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 40, 30, 36, 24, 22, 30, 22, 47, 40OKC vs WAS · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Cuttino Mobley HOU, Feb 23, 2002: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 25, 26, 44, 27, 34, 38, 24, 39MIA vs DET · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 39, 27, 27, 21, 21, 18, 21, 38LAL vs SAC · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 23, 32, 32, 28, 28, 18, 16, 35OKC vs WAS · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Joel Embiid PHI, Apr 4, 2019: 34 PTS · 13 REB · 13 AST
35 PTS · 13 REB · 13 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 26, 30, 36, 19, 9, 32, 15, 34ATL vs NYK · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 7 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
Nick YoungWAS+7.2 24.4 last 10 · 17.2 season
LeBron JamesMIA+5.9 32.0 last 10 · 26.1 season
Corey MaggetteMIL+5.4 17.8 last 10 · 12.4 season
Joe JohnsonATL+5.4 25.3 last 10 · 19.9 season
Ryan AndersonORL+4.6 15.7 last 10 · 11.1 season
Cold
Gilbert ArenasORL−6.1 6.8 last 10 · 12.9 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL−4.2 18.9 last 10 · 23.1 season
Michael BeasleyMIN−3.8 16.8 last 10 · 20.6 season
Roy HibbertIND−3.6 8.8 last 10 · 12.4 season
Jameer NelsonORL−3.5 9.0 last 10 · 12.5 season