FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 13, 2013Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed PHI by 10 after the first quarter and won 94–92.

Final
SAS96
CLE95
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS -8; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +1
Final
CHA77
IND101
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +24
Final
ATL108
ORL76
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +21; Q3 ATL +34; Q4 ATL +32
Final
DEN108
BKN119
Q1 BKN -3; Q2 BKN +5; Q3 BKN +14; Q4 BKN +11
Final
CHI69
BOS71
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS -6; Q4 BOS +2
Final
WAS85
DET96
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET -3; Q4 DET +11
Final
TOR92
NYK88
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +4
Final
PHI92
MIL94
Q1 MIL -10; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +2
Final
UTA97
MIN93
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +4
Final
POR63
NOH99
Q1 NOH +5; Q2 NOH +12; Q3 NOH +23; Q4 NOH +36
Final
SAC100
DAL123
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +15; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +23
Final
HOU96
LAC106
Q1 LAC +18; Q2 LAC +20; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +10
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 · 2011–12Feb 13, 2012: 6 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (MIA @ MIL), 35 points.
The lead · PHI @ MIL

Milwaukee rallies from 10 down to beat Philadelphia

Trailing by 10 after one, Milwaukee outscored the 76ers 76–64 the rest of the way. Final: 94–92. Monta Ellis led Milwaukee with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · MIL 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 Q3Final0-10-7-3+2MIL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI2822251792
MIL1825292294
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 12, 16, 21, 12, 13, 8, 24, 27MIL27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 15, 14, 20, 12, 17, 26, 7, 21MIL21 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 27, 6, 8, 4, 2, 16, 10, 20PHI20 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Spencer HawesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 4, 8, 12, 10, 21, 6, 17, 5, 19PHI19 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Hornets rout

Five of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. New Orleans beat Portland by 36.

SAS over CLE1BOS over CHI2MIL over PHI2TOR over NYK4UTA over MIN4LAC over HOU10BKN over DEN11DET over WAS11DAL over SAC23IND over CHA24ATL over ORL32NOH over POR36Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 30 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 43 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.4Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 12.4 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Josh Smith leads the day with 30

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.
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 20, 20, 19, 9, 19, 23, 26, 30ATL @ ORL · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 12, 16, 21, 12, 13, 8, 24, 27MIL vs PHI · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 16, 22, 14, 15, 17, 12, 21, 26ATL @ ORL · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 16, 13, 11, 16, 14, 19, 17, 26BKN vs DEN · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 16, 21, 22, 16, 11, 29, 29, 26DEN @ BKN · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 0, 18, 11, 17, 25, 16, 13, 15, 6, 26NYK vs TOR · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 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
Jerryd BaylessMEM+8.0 15.1 last 10 · 7.1 season
Ty LawsonDEN+5.6 21.4 last 10 · 15.8 season
Ricky RubioMIN+5.3 13.1 last 10 · 7.8 season
Michael BeasleyPHX+4.8 15.6 last 10 · 10.8 season
Nick YoungPHI+4.8 16.3 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−8.3 18.7 last 10 · 27.0 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS−6.0 7.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Nicolas BatumPOR−5.4 9.9 last 10 · 15.3 season
Shannon BrownPHX−4.7 6.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−4.6 10.2 last 10 · 14.8 season