FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 19, 2014Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed UTA by 8 at halftime and won 105–99.

Final
DET98
CHA116
Q1 CHA +7; Q2 CHA +6; Q3 CHA +14; Q4 CHA +18
Final
ORL93
CLE101
Q1 CLE +15; Q2 CLE +19; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +8
Final
CHI94
TOR92
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +2
Final
WAS114
ATL97
Q1 WAS +17; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +17
Final
IND91
MIN104
Q1 MIN +12; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +13
Final
NYK98
NOP91
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +7
Final
BOS94
PHX100
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +6
Final
BKN105
UTA99
Q1 BKN -7; Q2 BKN -8; Q3 BKN +1; Q4 BKN +6
Final
SAS111
POR109
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS +2
Final
GSW101
SAC92
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW -1; Q4 GSW +9
Final
HOU134
LAL108
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +21; Q3 HOU +29; Q4 HOU +26
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 · 2012–13Feb 19, 2013: 9 games. Top scorer: Brandon Jennings (MIL @ BKN), 34 points.
The lead · BKN @ UTA

Brooklyn rallies from 8 down to beat Utah

Trailing by 8 at the half, Brooklyn outscored the Jazz 57–43 the rest of the way. Final: 105–99. Joe Johnson led Brooklyn with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · BKN 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 Q3Final0-7-8+1+6BKN AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BKN21272730105
UTA2828182599
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 9, 16, 8, 16, 8, 8, 11, 27BKN27 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Andray BlatchePoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 20, 7, 10, 8, 6, 13, 8, 25BKN25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 26, 4, 20, 0, 12, 24, 26, 23UTA23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 15, 23, 10, 6, 8, 6, 12, 18UTA18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 54 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.5 in 51 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Houston by 26.

CHI over TOR2SAS over POR2PHX over BOS6BKN over UTA6NYK over NOP7CLE over ORL8GSW over SAC9MIN over IND13WAS over ATL17CHA over DET18HOU over LAL26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Kevin Love leads the day with 42

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.
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 15, 31, 30, 28, 43, 31, 26, 31, 32, 42MIN vs IND · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Amar'e Stoudemire PHX, Jun 1, 2005: 42 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
42 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 26, 36, 26, 31, 15, 36, 22, 42NYK @ NOP · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Rex Chapman PHX, Apr 25, 1997: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
42 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 15, 18, 17, 27, 12, 12, 26, 35IND @ MIN · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 36, 23, 18, 36, 22, 31, 14, 32TOR vs CHI · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 21, 25, 12, 38, 14, 16, 21, 31POR vs SAS · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 10, 16, 28, 23, 22, 19, 35, 29HOU @ LAL · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 11 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
Al JeffersonCHA+7.1 27.6 last 10 · 20.5 season
Blake GriffinLAC+6.9 31.3 last 10 · 24.4 season
Gerald GreenPHX+5.0 19.6 last 10 · 14.6 season
Pau GasolLAL+4.8 21.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
Kevin LoveMIN+4.7 30.9 last 10 · 26.2 season
Cold
Jordan CrawfordGSW−5.2 6.6 last 10 · 11.8 season
Evan TurnerPHI−5.0 12.4 last 10 · 17.4 season
Gordon HaywardUTA−4.5 11.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Luol DengCLE−4.2 12.9 last 10 · 17.1 season
Jameer NelsonORL−4.0 8.7 last 10 · 12.7 season