FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 8, 2011Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed OKC by 10 at halftime and won 105–101.

Final
PHI117
ATL83
Q1 PHI +18; Q2 PHI +32; Q3 PHI +30; Q4 PHI +34
Final
LAC85
ORL101
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +16
Final
SAS100
DET89
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +11
Final
IND112
MIA117
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA -7; Q4 MIA +5
Final
TOR74
MIL92
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +18
Final · OT
MEM105
OKC101
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM -10; Q3 MEM +3; Q4 MEM 0; OT1 MEM +4
Final
MIN112
HOU108
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN -2; Q4 MIN +4
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 8, 2010: 3 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (ORL vs NOH), 48 points.
The lead · MEM @ OKC

Zach Randolph scores 31, Memphis wins in overtime

Tied 95–95 after regulation. Final: 105–101.

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-3-10+30+4MEM AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
MEM2420302110105
OKC272717246101
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 22, 24, 10, 23, 29, 22, 8, 31MEM31 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Tony AllenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 8, 15, 6, 6, 0, 6, 6, 27MEM27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 22, 47, 40, 33, 43, 24, 21, 31OKC31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 18, 16, 35, 21, 10, 19, 33, 21OKC21 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Philadelphia posts the night's biggest win

Philadelphia beat Atlanta by 34, the widest margin of 7 games.

MEM over OKC4MIN over HOU4MIA over IND5SAS over DET11ORL over LAC16MIL over TOR18PHI over ATL34Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.9Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 5.9 in 49 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 47 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 41

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 38, 24, 39, 23, 24, 51, 19, 12, 41MIA vs IND · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kobe Bryant LAL, Mar 6, 2007: 40 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
41 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 22, 24, 10, 23, 29, 22, 8, 31MEM @ OKC · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 22, 47, 40, 33, 43, 24, 21, 31OKC vs MEM · L
29.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tony AllenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 8, 15, 6, 6, 0, 6, 6, 27MEM @ OKC · W
6.7 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 21, 14, 12, 18, 10, 22, 14, 25LAC @ ORL · L
12.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 11, 28, 29, 17, 23, 15, 12, 12, 30, 23TOR @ MIL · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 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
Marcin GortatPHX+6.9 13.9 last 10 · 7.0 season
Tracy McGradyDET+4.9 12.8 last 10 · 7.9 season
Tyson ChandlerDAL+4.8 15.1 last 10 · 10.3 season
Amir JohnsonTOR+4.4 14.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
Corey MaggetteMIL+4.2 17.3 last 10 · 13.1 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsMIL−5.9 9.8 last 10 · 15.7 season
Wilson ChandlerNYK−5.0 11.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Charlie VillanuevaDET−4.9 6.8 last 10 · 11.7 season
Gilbert ArenasORL−4.6 7.8 last 10 · 12.4 season
Martell WebsterMIN−3.8 6.7 last 10 · 10.5 season