FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 12, 2012Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed GSW by 7 after the first quarter and won 117–109.

Final
CHA81
ATL111
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +19; Q4 ATL +30
Final
NYK83
MEM94
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +23; Q4 MEM +11
Final
DET93
MIL102
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +9
Final
CLE101
PHX90
Q1 CLE 0; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +11
Final
ORL117
GSW109
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +8
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 12, 2011: 12 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ GSW), 39 points.
The lead · ORL @ GSW

Dwight Howard scores 45 as Orlando beats Golden State

Orlando won 117–109. Dwight Howard: 45 points, 23 rebounds, 3 assists.

Game flow · ORL 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 Q3Final0-7-4-2+8ORL AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL22312737117
GSW29282527109
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 20, 19, 19, 28, 28, 5, 13, 45ORL45 PTS · 23 REB · 3 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 15, 15, 13, 14, 12, 11, 16, 20ORL20 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 9 games: 15, 26, 22, 18, 38, 18, 32, 22, 30GSW30 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
David LeePoints, last 9 games: 21, 22, 13, 19, 13, 15, 13, 20, 26GSW26 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Second story · DET @ MIL

Milwaukee controls Detroit start to finish

Milwaukee won 102–93, leading by as many as 11 at a break. Brandon Jennings led Milwaukee with 27 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over GSW8MIL over DET9MEM over NYK11CLE over PHX11ATL over CHA30Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over DET.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.8Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.8 in 11 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg11.9Last 3

11.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 7 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Dwight Howard leads the day with 45

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.
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 20, 19, 19, 28, 28, 5, 13, 45ORL @ GSW · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +27.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Anthony Davis NOP, Mar 11, 2017: 46 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
Season high45 PTS · 23 REB · 3 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 19, 10, 19, 22, 15, 14, 9, 32DET @ MIL · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 9, 15, 17, 23, 25, 26, 16, 30ATL vs CHA · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 9 games: 15, 26, 22, 18, 38, 18, 32, 22, 30GSW vs ORL · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 22, 12, 8, 31, 21, 5, 15, 27MIL vs DET · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
David LeePoints, last 9 games: 21, 22, 13, 19, 13, 15, 13, 20, 26GSW vs ORL · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST