FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 12, 2011Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed ATL by 13 at halftime and won 88–86.

Final
CHA88
ATL86
Q1 CHA 0; Q2 CHA -13; Q3 CHA -4; Q4 CHA +2
Final
NYK105
NJN95
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +10
Final
PHI107
MIN87
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +20
Final
CHI97
NOH88
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI -11; Q3 CHI -2; Q4 CHI +9
Final
SAS118
WAS94
Q1 SAS +19; Q2 SAS +27; Q3 SAS +36; Q4 SAS +24
Final
DAL106
HOU102
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL +13; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +4
Final
IND103
MIL97
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +6
Final
OKC99
SAC97
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +9; Q3 OKC +3; Q4 OKC +2
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · CHA @ ATL

Stephen Jackson scores 32, Charlotte rallies past Atlanta

Charlotte trailed by 13 at the half and won 88–86.

Game flow · CHA 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-13-4+2CHA AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHA2712292088
ATL2725201486
Who led
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 24, 39, 25, 17, 11, 27, 21, 32CHA32 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Shaun LivingstonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 6, 3, 5, 0, 10, 18, 6, 10, 22CHA22 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 14, 24, 17, 18, 10, 29, 16, 28ATL28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 23, 6, 17, 19, 10, 12, 23, 16ATL16 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Spurs rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. San Antonio beat Washington by 24.

CHA over ATL2OKC over SAC2DAL over HOU4IND over MIL6CHI over NOH9NYK over NJN10PHI over MIN20SAS over WAS24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.6Season avg13.2Last 5

13.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.6 in 53 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 48 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.3Season avg34.6Today

35 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 35

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, 22, 47, 40, 33, 43, 24, 21, 31, 35OKC @ SAC · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 24, 39, 25, 17, 11, 27, 21, 32CHA @ ATL · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 35, 26, 19, 13, 18, 20, 25, 21, 16, 30SAC vs OKC · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 11, 23, 25, 11, 19, 25, 19, 30IND @ MIL · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 14, 24, 17, 18, 10, 29, 16, 28ATL vs CHA · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 9, 15, 6, 16, 9, 11, 14, 26HOU vs DAL · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 8 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+5.7 12.8 last 10 · 7.1 season
Tracy McGradyDET+5.2 13.1 last 10 · 7.9 season
JJ HicksonCLE+5.0 17.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Baron DavisLAC+4.9 17.8 last 10 · 12.9 season
Stephen JacksonCHA+4.9 24.1 last 10 · 19.2 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsMIL−6.6 9.0 last 10 · 15.6 season
Charlie VillanuevaDET−5.6 6.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
Wilson ChandlerNYK−5.1 11.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Gilbert ArenasORL−4.1 8.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Martell WebsterMIN−3.8 6.7 last 10 · 10.5 season