FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 14, 2011Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed DEN by 13 after the first quarter and won 121–102.

Final
LAL89
CHA109
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA +6; Q3 CHA +18; Q4 CHA +20
Final
SAS102
NJN85
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +17
Final
ATL94
DET79
Q1 ATL -7; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +15
Final
LAC78
MIL102
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +24
Final
POR95
MIN81
Q1 POR +15; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +16; Q4 POR +14
Final
DEN102
HOU121
Q1 HOU -13; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +20; Q4 HOU +19
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 · DEN @ HOU

Houston fights back from 13 down against Denver

Final: 121–102, after trailing by 13 after one. Courtney Lee led Houston with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · HOU 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.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13+4+20+19HOU AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN32221434102
HOU19393033121
Who led
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 4, 8, 0, 6, 7, 23, 9, 22HOU22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 6, 7, 16, 14, 6, 5, 7, 18HOU18 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 9, 13, 22, 4, 12, 24, 4, 17DEN17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 37, 20, 31, 25, 50, 29, 42, 28, 16DEN16 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · ATL @ DET

Detroit's skid reaches three

Atlanta won 94–79; the Pistons fall to 20–36. Josh Smith led Atlanta with 27 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · DET
L@ MIA87–88L@ NYK106–124Lvs CHA87–97Wvs NJN92–82W@ MIL89–78Lvs SAS89–100W@ CLE103–94Lvs MIA92–106Lvs POR100–105Lvs ATL79–94DET: last 10 games through Feb 14, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.1Season avg31.2Last 5

31.2 points a game over his last five games, against 22.1 in 54 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Season avg24.0Last 3

24.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 54 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Josh Smith leads the day with 27

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.
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 24, 17, 18, 10, 29, 16, 28, 27ATL @ DET · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Carlos DelfinoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 4, 10, 20, 8, 9, 8, 6, 21, 26MIL vs LAC · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 21, 19, 12, 31, 6, 6, 26, 23POR @ MIN · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 4, 8, 0, 6, 7, 23, 9, 22HOU vs DEN · W
7.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 10, 22, 14, 25, 16, 26, 20, 22LAC @ MIL · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 17, 14, 9, 13, 12, 8, 6, 22SAS @ NJN · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 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
Randy FoyeLAC+7.2 15.3 last 10 · 8.1 season
Marcin GortatPHX+6.3 13.7 last 10 · 7.4 season
JJ HicksonCLE+5.4 17.7 last 10 · 12.3 season
Baron DavisLAC+5.2 18.5 last 10 · 13.3 season
Tracy McGradyDET+4.5 12.7 last 10 · 8.2 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsMIL−5.4 10.4 last 10 · 15.8 season
Wilson ChandlerNYK−5.1 11.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Gilbert ArenasORL−4.5 7.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Charlie VillanuevaDET−4.4 7.2 last 10 · 11.6 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−4.2 9.4 last 10 · 13.6 season