FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 27, 2011Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed NOH by 15 at halftime and won 91–89.

Final · OT
PHX110
IND108
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX 0; OT1 PHX +2
Final
LAL90
OKC87
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +3
Final
PHI95
CLE91
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +4
Final
GSW123
MIN126
Q1 MIN -9; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +3
Final
CHA86
ORL100
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +14
Final
DAL114
TOR96
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +18
Final
HOU91
NOH89
Q1 HOU -6; Q2 HOU -15; Q3 HOU -10; Q4 HOU +2
Final
MEM88
SAS95
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS -4; Q4 SAS +7
Final
NYK91
MIA86
Q1 NYK -11; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK -1; Q4 NYK +5
Final
ATL90
POR83
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +19; Q4 ATL +7
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 27, 2010: 7 games. Top scorer: Deron Williams (UTA vs HOU), 35 points.
The lead · HOU @ NOH

Kevin Martin drops 33 in 15-point comeback win over New Orleans

New Orleans led by 15 at the half. Final: 91–89.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-15-10+2HOU AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU2119222991
NOH2728171789
Who led
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 31, 37, 23, 17, 13, 9, 16, 30, 30, 33HOU33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 14, 26, 7, 36, 9, 2, 10, 18HOU18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 18, 32, 17, 17, 15, 27, 22, 22NOH22 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 17, 3, 2, 15, 0, 12, 5, 14NOH14 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five games go down to the wire

Five of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Dallas by 18.

PHX over IND2HOU over NOH2LAL over OKC3MIN over GSW3PHI over CLE4NYK over MIA5SAS over MEM7ATL over POR7ORL over CHA14DAL over TOR18Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.6Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.6 in 57 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.2Season avg19.4Last 3

19.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.2 in 25 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Love leads the day with 37

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 LovePoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 22, 16, 12, 18, 20, 15, 11, 37MIN vs GSW · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 23 REB · 1 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 12, 8, 6, 22, 16, 11, 26, 35SAS vs MEM · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 27, 21, 32, 9, 20, 13, 30, 35CHA @ ORL · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 6, 9, 13, 10, 10, 7, 8, 34PHX @ IND · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 13, 12, 23, 14, 4, 18, 7, 33GSW @ MIN · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 31, 37, 23, 17, 13, 9, 16, 30, 30, 33HOU @ NOH · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 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+8.3 17.9 last 10 · 9.6 season
Ramon SessionsCLE+6.7 19.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
JJ HicksonCLE+6.6 19.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Samuel DalembertSAC+6.5 13.3 last 10 · 6.8 season
Al JeffersonUTA+5.9 23.7 last 10 · 17.8 season
Cold
Mo WilliamsCLE−5.2 8.0 last 10 · 13.2 season
Joe JohnsonATL−5.2 14.0 last 10 · 19.2 season
Gilbert ArenasORL−5.0 6.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Brandon RushIND−4.7 5.5 last 10 · 10.2 season
Michael BeasleyMIN−4.5 15.1 last 10 · 19.6 season