FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 21, 2013Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MIN by 14 at halftime and won 104–96.

Final
IND82
MEM81
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +1
Final
SAC105
NOH114
Q1 NOH +12; Q2 NOH +25; Q3 NOH +11; Q4 NOH +9
Final
MIN96
ATL104
Q1 ATL -13; Q2 ATL -14; Q3 ATL -7; Q4 ATL +8
Final
HOU100
CHA94
Q1 HOU -8; Q2 HOU -11; Q3 HOU -7; Q4 HOU +6
Final
BKN88
NYK85
Q1 BKN +2; Q2 BKN +6; Q3 BKN -3; Q4 BKN +3
Final
LAC99
GSW106
Q1 GSW 0; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW -7; Q4 GSW +7
Final
SAS90
PHI85
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +5
Final
LAL83
CHI95
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI 0; Q4 CHI +12
Final
WAS98
POR95
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS +5; Q4 WAS +3
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 · 2011–12Jan 21, 2012: 10 games. Top scorer: Danilo Gallinari (DEN @ NYK), 37 points.
The lead · MIN @ ATL

Atlanta rallies from 14 down to beat Minnesota

Trailing by 14 at the half, Atlanta outscored the Timberwolves 60–38 the rest of the way. Final: 104–96. Al Horford led Atlanta with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · ATL 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 Q3Final0-13-14-7+8ATL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN3127191996
ATL18262634104
Who led
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 19, 14, 12, 16, 6, 17, 9, 28ATL28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jannero PargoPoints, last 8 games: 7, 9, 3, 0, 0, 0, 2, 16ATL16 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Derrick WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 17, 14, 9, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17MIN17 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 17, 14, 5, 15, 21, 4, 11, 14MIN14 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Chicago by 12.

IND over MEM1BKN over NYK3WAS over POR3SAS over PHI5HOU over CHA6GSW over LAC7ATL over MIN8NOH over SAC9CHI over LAL12Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.4 in 39 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.6 in 38 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Season avg43.5Today

43 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kemba Walker leads the day with 35

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.
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 14, 12, 16, 12, 13, 25, 14, 35CHA vs HOU · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 28, 10, 29, 11, 26, 21, 22, 17, 29SAC @ NOH · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 25, 24, 29, 23, 20, 17, 18, 29HOU @ CHA · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 45, 23, 40, 20, 39, 27, 26, 29NYK vs BKN · L
29.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 19, 14, 12, 16, 6, 17, 9, 28ATL vs MIN · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 22, 31, 10, 24, 22, 29, 20, 28GSW vs LAC · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 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
Jameer NelsonORL+5.1 20.4 last 10 · 15.3 season
Carlos BoozerCHI+5.0 21.1 last 10 · 16.1 season
Ed DavisTOR+4.8 14.2 last 10 · 9.4 season
DeMarcus CousinsSAC+4.3 22.4 last 10 · 18.1 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+4.0 27.0 last 10 · 23.0 season
Cold
Patrick PattersonHOU−5.0 5.8 last 10 · 10.8 season
Jason TerryBOS−4.0 6.1 last 10 · 10.1 season
Marcus ThorntonSAC−3.9 8.2 last 10 · 12.1 season
Austin RiversNOH−3.8 2.4 last 10 · 6.2 season
Gerald WallaceBKN−3.6 5.9 last 10 · 9.5 season