FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 10, 2012Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed MIA by 12 after three quarters and won 111–106.

Final
HOU82
CHA70
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +12
Final
SAC85
PHI112
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +24; Q4 PHI +27
Final
TOR78
WAS93
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS +12; Q3 WAS +19; Q4 WAS +15
Final
DAL100
DET86
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +21; Q4 DAL +14
Final
OKC100
MEM95
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +5
Final
SAS103
MIL106
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL 0; Q3 MIL -2; Q4 MIL +3
Final
CHI111
MIN100
Q1 CHI +16; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +11
Final
CLE105
UTA113
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +8
Final
LAC97
POR105
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +8
Final · OT
MIA106
GSW111
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW -12; Q4 GSW 0; OT1 GSW +5
Final
PHX83
LAL99
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +16
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 · 2010–11Jan 10, 2011: 3 games. Top scorer: Derrick Rose (CHI vs DET), 29 points.
The lead · MIA @ GSW

Golden State needs overtime to survive Miami

Tied 96–96 after regulation. Golden State won the final period 15–10 for a 111–106 win. Nate Robinson led Golden State with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · GSW 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+5-4-120+5GSW AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
MIA2235271210106
GSW2726192415111
Who led
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 3 games: 9, 11, 24GSW24 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 8 games: 15, 26, 22, 18, 38, 18, 32, 22GSW22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 7 games: 26, 24, 10, 19, 22, 12, 34MIA34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 9 games: 37, 26, 35, 34, 16, 28, 33, 32, 26MIA26 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Second story · SAS @ MIL

Milwaukee climbs out of an 8-point hole against San Antonio

Down 8 after one, the Bucks won the second quarter 34–26 and the game 106–103. Stephen Jackson led Milwaukee with 34 points, 1 rebound and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · MIL vs SAS
Stephen Jackson · MILTony Parker · SASPTS3422REB12AST88Top 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
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.6Season avg36.0Last 5

36.0 points a game over his last five games, against 27.6 in 10 earlier games. Today: 48 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Season avg18.9Last 3

18.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.2 in 8 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.3Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 3.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 48

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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 28, 17, 16, 37, 30, 39, 26, 48LAL vs PHX · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kevin Martin SAC, Nov 2, 2009: 48 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Season high48 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 9 games: 6, 16, 7, 17, 16, 13, 18, 8, 34MIL vs SAS · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 7 games: 26, 24, 10, 19, 22, 12, 34MIA @ GSW · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 29, 16, 30, 17, 21, 8, 22, 31CHI @ MIN · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 8 games: 4, 19, 21, 22, 26, 20, 15, 30UTA vs CLE · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 28, 4, 16, 18, 18, 22, 15, 25, 13, 30OKC @ MEM · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST