FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 23, 2014Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed DEN by 8 at halftime and won 110–105.

Final
LAL102
MIA109
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +7
Final
DEN105
POR110
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR -8; Q3 POR -5; Q4 POR +5
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 · 2012–13Jan 23, 2013: 11 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (MIA vs TOR), 35 points.
The lead · DEN @ POR

LaMarcus Aldridge scores 44, Portland rallies past Denver

Portland trailed by 8 at the half and won 110–105.

Game flow · POR 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-8-5+5POR AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN30372414105
POR27322724110
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 36, 21, 32, 26, 30, 27, 29, 44POR44 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 17, 18, 15, 24, 10, 18, 21, 24POR24 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Wilson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 8, 17, 11, 12, 22, 23, 17, 18DEN18 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Randy FoyePoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 14, 23, 24, 18, 10, 21, 16, 14DEN14 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · LAL @ MIA

Miami never trails at a break against Lakers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 109–102. Chris Bosh led Miami with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · MIA vs LAL
Chris Bosh · MIAPau Gasol · LALPTS3122REB611AST04Top 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
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg13.2Last 5

13.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 20 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 41 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 26.9 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 44

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.
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 36, 21, 32, 26, 30, 27, 29, 44POR vs DEN · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Tracy McGrady ORL, Nov 9, 2001: 44 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Career high44 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 6, 10, 26, 25, 25, 21, 16, 31MIA vs LAL · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 32, 36, 25, 21, 34, 30, 29, 27MIA vs LAL · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 17, 18, 15, 24, 10, 18, 21, 24POR vs DEN · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 21, 10, 20, 24, 24, 22, 20, 22LAL @ MIA · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Jodie MeeksPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 21, 11, 26, 14, 17, 11, 16, 22LAL @ MIA · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 0 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
D.J. AugustinCHI+7.0 16.5 last 10 · 9.5 season
Kevin DurantOKC+6.1 37.1 last 10 · 31.0 season
Randy FoyeDEN+6.0 16.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+5.1 29.8 last 10 · 24.7 season
CJ MilesCLE+4.6 14.8 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
Arron AfflaloORL−4.9 15.3 last 10 · 20.2 season
Khris MiddletonMIL−4.8 5.8 last 10 · 10.6 season
Kevin LoveMIN−4.5 20.5 last 10 · 25.0 season
O.J. MayoMIL−4.3 8.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
Brandon JenningsDET−3.6 12.8 last 10 · 16.4 season