FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 17, 2012Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed PHI by 14 at halftime and won 82–75.

Final
MIL85
ORL94
Q1 ORL -12; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +9
Final
CHA98
TOR91
Q1 CHA -1; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA -1; Q4 CHA +7
Final
MIA111
CLE87
Q1 MIA +21; Q2 MIA +25; Q3 MIA +23; Q4 MIA +24
Final
SAC108
DET114
Q1 DET -7; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET -2; Q4 DET +6
Final
MIN111
HOU98
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +13
Final
DEN102
MEM103
Q1 MEM +19; Q2 MEM +17; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 MEM +1
Final
NOH89
NYK85
Q1 NOH +14; Q2 NOH +4; Q3 NOH +10; Q4 NOH +4
Final
GSW87
OKC110
Q1 OKC -4; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC +19; Q4 OKC +23
Final
DAL82
PHI75
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -14; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +7
Final
WAS100
UTA114
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +22; Q4 UTA +14
Final
PHX99
LAL111
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +12
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 · 2010–11Feb 17, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: Derrick Rose (CHI vs SAS), 42 points.
The lead · DAL @ PHI

Dallas climbs out of a 14-point hole against Philadelphia

Down 14 at the half, the Mavericks won the third quarter 24–8 and the game 82–75. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-14+2+7DAL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL2116242182
PHI272481675
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 30, 24, 25, 33, 20, 22, 12, 28DAL28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Dominique JonesPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 0, 0, 4, 0, 4, 0, 4, 12DAL12 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 15, 8, 0, 2, 10, 8, 10, 16PHI16 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 14, 9, 16, 10, 16, 20, 12, 14PHI14 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.7Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.7 in 16 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.1 in 22 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · MIL @ ORL

Orlando makes it four straight

Orlando beat Milwaukee 94–85 and moved to 20–11. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 26 points, 20 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · ORL
Wvs WAS109–103Wvs CLE102–94W@ IND85–81Lvs LAC102–107Wvs MIA102–89Lvs ATL87–89W@ MIL99–94Wvs MIN102–89Wvs PHI103–87Wvs MIL94–85ORL: last 10 games through Feb 17, oldest first. Pink = win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 36

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: 35, 24, 20, 26, 28, 27, 34, 27, 10, 36LAL vs PHX · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Rodney StuckeyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 10, 17, 12, 19, 11, 23, 25, 36DET vs SAC · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 18, 22, 16, 20, 21, 14, 15, 34UTA vs WAS · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 21, 20, 25, 32, 32, 19, 30, 33MIN @ HOU · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Nikola PekovicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 11, 23, 10, 12, 21, 16, 21, 30MIN @ HOU · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 30, 24, 25, 33, 20, 22, 12, 28DAL @ PHI · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 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
Nikola PekovicMIN+6.0 18.4 last 10 · 12.4 season
Greivis VasquezNOH+4.4 12.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Drew GoodenMIL+4.2 16.9 last 10 · 12.7 season
Nicolas BatumPOR+4.2 17.5 last 10 · 13.3 season
Jason RichardsonORL+3.8 16.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Cold
Chris BoshMIA−5.0 13.5 last 10 · 18.5 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−4.5 17.8 last 10 · 22.3 season
Kevin MartinHOU−4.5 13.7 last 10 · 18.2 season
DJ WhiteCHA−3.6 4.0 last 10 · 7.6 season
Brandon JenningsMIL−3.4 14.8 last 10 · 18.2 season