FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 26, 2012Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed ORL by 21 at halftime and won 91–83.

Final
BOS91
ORL83
Q1 BOS -16; Q2 BOS -21; Q3 BOS -11; Q4 BOS +8
Final
MEM91
LAC98
Q1 LAC +12; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +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 · 2010–11Jan 26, 2011: 10 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (OKC @ MIN), 47 points.
The lead · BOS @ ORL

Boston erases 21-point lead, steals one from Orlando

Orlando led 58–37 at halftime. Boston won the second half 54–25 to take it 91–83. Paul Pierce led Boston with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists.

Game flow · BOS 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.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-21-11+8BOS AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS1621272791
ORL322617883
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 13, 21, 24, 8, 12, 34, 19, 24BOS24 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
E'Twaun MoorePoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 2, 7, 0, 0, 2, 0, 6, 16BOS16 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 45, 8, 25, 24, 21, 18, 14, 16ORL16 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 17, 22, 15, 7, 12, 5, 2, 13ORL13 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Second story · MEM @ LAC

Clippers lead Memphis wire to wire

Clippers were ahead at every break and won 98–91. Best quarter: the first, 29–17. Blake Griffin led Clippers with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · LAC vs MEM
Blake Griffin · LACRudy Gay · MEMPTS2024REB97AST82Top 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
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.7Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.7 in 12 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.6Season avg30.4Last 3

30.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.6 in 17 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 31 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Season avg44.4Today

44 minutes today, against 32.5 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 24

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 PiercePoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 13, 21, 24, 8, 12, 34, 19, 24BOS @ ORL · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 23, 24, 12, 24, 23, 23, 11, 24MEM @ LAC · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 22, 23, 10, 14, 21, 18, 26, 20LAC vs MEM · W
21.2 PPG season to date · −1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 20, 19, 22, 17, 20, 15, 7, 18MEM @ LAC · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 17, 20, 9, 11, 27, 33, 4, 18LAC vs MEM · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 10, 14, 6, 26, 25, 26, 16, 18LAC vs MEM · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST