FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 15, 2012Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed DET by 4 at halftime and won 99–91.

Final
GSW99
DET91
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +8
Final
UTA106
DEN96
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA 0; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +10
Final
PHX91
SAS102
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +11
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 15, 2011: 9 games. Top scorer: Derrick Rose (CHI vs MIA), 34 points.
The lead · GSW @ DET

Golden State beats Detroit, 99–91

Golden State led 74–69 after three and won by 8. David Lee led Golden State with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · GSW 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+5-4+5+8GSW AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW2420302599
DET1929212291
Who led
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 19, 13, 15, 13, 20, 26, 24, 24GSW24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 18, 38, 18, 32, 22, 30, 18, 22GSW22 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 19, 22, 15, 14, 9, 32, 19, 25DET25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 7, 8, 4, 11, 2, 13, 10, 20DET20 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · UTA @ DEN

Utah takes care of Denver

A 10-point win, 106–96. Paul Millsap led Utah with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
GSW over DET8UTA over DEN10SAS over PHX11Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over DEN.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.6Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.6 in 11 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 11 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.9Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 9.9 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Paul Millsap leads the day with 26

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.
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 6, 13, 14, 9, 19, 29, 18, 26UTA @ DEN · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 19, 22, 15, 14, 9, 32, 19, 25DET vs GSW · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 5, 22, 12, 18, 16, 14, 20, 24PHX @ SAS · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 15, 10, 10, 11, 20, 17, 7, 24SAS vs PHX · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 19, 13, 15, 13, 20, 26, 24, 24GSW @ DET · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 18, 38, 18, 32, 22, 30, 18, 22GSW @ DET · W
23.7 PPG season to date · −1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST