FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 19, 2008Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed MEM by 14 at halftime and won 108–101.

Final · Box score
HOU93
CLE85
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +8
Final · OT · Box score
NYK113
WAS100
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK 0; OT1 NYK +13
Final · Box score
ORL103
DET85
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +21; Q4 ORL +18
Final · Box score
PHI88
MIN104
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +16
Final · Box score
CHA65
SAS85
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +20
Final · Box score
BOS118
DEN124
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN 0; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
GSW109
UTA119
Q1 UTA 0; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +10
Final · Box score
SAC105
POR94
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC 0; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +11
Final · Box score
MEM101
SEA108
Q1 SEA -4; Q2 SEA -14; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +7
Final · Box score
ATL93
LAL122
Q1 LAL +18; Q2 LAL +36; Q3 LAL +28; Q4 LAL +29
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 · MEM @ SEA

Seattle rallies from 14 down to beat Memphis

Trailing by 14 at the half, Seattle outscored the Grizzlies 60–39 the rest of the way. Final: 108–101. Earl Watson led Seattle with 26 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · SEA 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 Q3Final0-4-14+2+7SEA AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM31311623101
SEA27213228108
Who led
Earl WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 2, 5, 9, 10, 23, 7, 7, 26SEA26 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 2, 16, 8, 21, 7, 13, 5, 24SEA24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 34, 18, 30, 15, 21, 18, 26, 21, 23, 23MEM23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hakim WarrickPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 9, 14, 4, 8, 12, 24, 23, 22MEM22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Lakers post the night's biggest win

Lakers beat Atlanta by 29, the widest margin of 10 games.

DEN over BOS6SEA over MEM7HOU over CLE8UTA over GSW10SAC over POR11NYK over WAS13MIN over PHI16ORL over DET18SAS over CHA20LAL over ATL29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 38 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.3 in 51 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Season avg39.2Today

39 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Deron Williams leads the day with 29

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.
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 11, 16, 29, 29, 18, 15, 17, 29UTA vs GSW · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 25, 28, 29, 49, 27, 22, 32, 29DEN vs BOS · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 24, 25, 34, 18, 25, 16, 21, 28DEN vs BOS · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 41, 37, 28, 33, 32, 26, 30, 29, 39, 26CLE vs HOU · L
30.2 PPG season to date · −4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
Earl WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 2, 5, 9, 10, 23, 7, 7, 26SEA vs MEM · W
8.9 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 7, 26, 19, 15, 18, 35, 28, 24, 24BOS @ DEN · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 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
Kirk HinrichCHI+7.5 20.8 last 10 · 13.3 season
Al ThorntonLAC+7.0 17.5 last 10 · 10.5 season
Monta EllisGSW+6.7 25.4 last 10 · 18.7 season
Larry HughesCLE+6.7 18.8 last 10 · 12.1 season
Mark BlountMIA+6.6 15.0 last 10 · 8.4 season
Cold
John SalmonsSAC−5.8 8.4 last 10 · 14.2 season
Beno UdrihSAC−5.5 6.4 last 10 · 11.9 season
Jamaal TinsleyIND−5.4 6.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Francisco GarciaSAC−4.4 8.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Chris KamanLAC−4.3 12.1 last 10 · 16.4 season