FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 2, 2011Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed NYK by 7 after the first quarter and won 113–97.

Final
TOR87
ATL100
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +13
Final
IND117
CLE112
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +5
Final
PHI106
NJN92
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +14
Final
CHA97
DET87
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA +3; Q3 CHA +3; Q4 CHA +10
Final
DAL113
NYK97
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +16
Final
MEM102
MIN84
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +22; Q4 MEM +18
Final
NOH93
OKC104
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC -6; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +11
Final
POR90
DEN109
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +19
Final
MIL77
PHX92
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +21; Q3 PHX +18; Q4 PHX +15
Final
HOU97
UTA96
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU +1
Final
CHI106
LAC88
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +18
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 · 2009–10Feb 2, 2010: 7 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (ATL @ OKC), 37 points.
The lead · DAL @ NYK

Dallas extends win streak to 6

113–97 over New York. Record: 33–15. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+4+13+16DAL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL27293027113
NYK3418212497
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 7, 32, 14, 19, 23, 20, 18, 19, 24, 29DAL29 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 7, 2, 8, 25, 19, 6, 2, 22DAL22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 11, 16, 23, 17, 20, 12, 29, 27NYK27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Toney DouglasPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 13, 11, 10, 3, 5, 4, 8, 22NYK22 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.4Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 28 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.9Season avg17.5Last 3

17.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.9 in 27 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg45.4Today

45 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Denver by 19.

HOU over UTA1IND over CLE5CHA over DET10OKC over NOH11ATL over TOR13PHI over NJN14PHX over MIL15DAL over NYK16MEM over MIN18CHI over LAC18DEN over POR19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 43

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 DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 24, 22, 30, 22, 47, 40, 33, 43OKC vs NOH · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Blake Griffin LAC, Feb 26, 2017: 43 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
43 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 14, 10, 21, 23, 31, 14, 24, 39CHA @ DET · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 36, 19, 9, 32, 15, 34, 27, 37ATL vs TOR · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 47, 29, 20, 30, 22, 14, 24, 32, 32LAC vs CHI · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 22, 33, 26, 24, 21, 22, 20, 32CHI @ LAC · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 7, 32, 14, 19, 23, 20, 18, 19, 24, 29DAL @ NYK · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 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
Joe JohnsonATL+5.9 26.5 last 10 · 20.6 season
Corey MaggetteMIL+5.9 18.7 last 10 · 12.8 season
Amir JohnsonTOR+4.7 14.9 last 10 · 10.2 season
Ryan AndersonORL+4.6 16.1 last 10 · 11.5 season
LeBron JamesMIA+4.4 30.4 last 10 · 26.0 season
Cold
Michael BeasleyMIN−5.6 14.7 last 10 · 20.3 season
Gilbert ArenasORL−5.4 7.4 last 10 · 12.8 season
Raymond FeltonNYK−4.4 12.7 last 10 · 17.1 season
Gerald WallaceCHA−4.2 10.9 last 10 · 15.1 season
Marco BelinelliNOH−4.0 6.0 last 10 · 10.0 season