FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 17, 2011Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final
SAS99
CHI109
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +10
Final
DAL112
PHX106
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +6
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 17, 2010: 11 games. Top scorer: C.J. Watson (GSW vs SAC), 40 points.
The lead · DAL @ PHX

Dirk Nowitzki scores 35 as Dallas wins in Phoenix

Final: 112–106. Dirk Nowitzki made 13 of 18 shots from the field.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+3+5+6DAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL28263127112
PHX25262926106
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 29, 25, 12, 10, 16, 22, 13, 35DAL35 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 17, 21, 23, 22, 25, 7, 12, 16DAL16 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 14, 13, 19, 17, 5, 15, 31, 24PHX24 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 2, 33, 10, 6, 6, 7, 10, 16PHX16 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Second story · SAS @ CHI

Chicago leads San Antonio wire to wire

Chicago was ahead at every break and won 109–99. Best quarter: the first, 30–25. Derrick Rose led Chicago with 42 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · CHI vs SAS
Derrick Rose · CHITony Parker · SASPTS4226REB51AST84Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 53 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg23.1Last 3

23.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 55 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Derrick Rose leads the day with 42

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.
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 20, 32, 14, 36, 29, 23, 18, 42CHI vs SAS · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Caris LeVert IND, Feb 4, 2022: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Career high42 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 29, 25, 12, 10, 16, 22, 13, 35DAL @ PHX · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 21, 25, 19, 16, 9, 18, 13, 26SAS @ CHI · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 14, 13, 19, 17, 5, 15, 31, 24PHX vs DAL · L
12.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 9, 26, 19, 26, 18, 15, 8, 14, 24, 19CHI vs SAS · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 17, 21, 23, 22, 25, 7, 12, 16DAL @ PHX · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
16 PTS · 1 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
Randy FoyeLAC+6.9 15.3 last 10 · 8.4 season
Marcin GortatPHX+6.4 13.9 last 10 · 7.5 season
Carmelo AnthonyDEN+6.4 31.6 last 10 · 25.2 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+5.6 27.9 last 10 · 22.3 season
Ramon SessionsCLE+5.3 17.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cold
Mo WilliamsCLE−5.2 8.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Gilbert ArenasORL−4.9 6.9 last 10 · 11.8 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−4.8 10.6 last 10 · 15.4 season
Charlie VillanuevaDET−4.4 7.1 last 10 · 11.5 season
D.J. AugustinCHA−4.3 9.8 last 10 · 14.1 season