FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 18, 2012Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed LAC by 11 after the first quarter and won 103–100.

Final · OT
SAS103
LAC100
Q1 SAS -11; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS 0; OT1 SAS +3
Final
NJN97
CHI85
Q1 NJN +15; Q2 NJN +14; Q3 NJN +17; Q4 NJN +12
Final
GSW103
MEM104
Q1 MEM +15; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 MEM +1
Final
ATL77
POR97
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +16; Q4 POR +20
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · SAS @ LAC

Tony Parker scores 30, San Antonio wins in overtime

Tied 95–95 after regulation. Final: 103–100.

Game flow · SAS 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.Final0-11+2+30+3SAS AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
SAS153025258103
LAC261724285100
Who led
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 24, 18, 42, 21, 37, 12, 14, 34, 30SAS30 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Gary NealPoints, last 10 games: 0, 15, 7, 3, 8, 18, 18, 4, 8, 17SAS17 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 18, 25, 16, 21, 20, 23, 21, 22LAC22 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 15, 2, 29, 16, 24, 18, 16, 16, 13, 21LAC21 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · GSW @ MEM

Memphis takes over late to edge Golden State

Down 2 after three, Memphis won the fourth 28–25. Final: 104–103. Rudy Gay led Memphis with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over GSW1SAS over LAC3NJN over CHI12POR over ATL20Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over GSW.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.3Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.3 in 29 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg13.6Last 3

13.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 20 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg38.4Today

38 minutes today, against 21.9 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry 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.
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 3, 29, 11, 16, 36, 14, 9, 8, 11, 36GSW @ MEM · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 33, 18, 48, 14, 33, 18, 10, 11, 33GSW @ MEM · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 24, 18, 42, 21, 37, 12, 14, 34, 30SAS @ LAC · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 21, 25, 34, 14, 27, 26, 29, 29NJN @ CHI · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Kris HumphriesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 20, 10, 9, 5, 15, 10, 24, 24NJN @ CHI · W
13.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 18, 25, 16, 21, 20, 23, 21, 22LAC vs SAS · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 20 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
Nicolas BatumPOR+4.7 18.3 last 10 · 13.6 season
Greivis VasquezNOH+4.4 12.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Tony ParkerSAS+4.3 23.7 last 10 · 19.4 season
Drew GoodenMIL+4.2 16.9 last 10 · 12.7 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