FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 17, 2012Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed SAS by 14 at halftime and won 120–98.

Final · Box score
GSW105
CLE95
Q1 GSW 0; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
CHA89
ORL96
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL 0; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
SAS98
MIA120
Q1 MIA -9; Q2 MIA -14; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +22
Final · Box score
PHX97
CHI118
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +20; Q3 CHI +28; Q4 CHI +21
Final · Box score
DET80
HOU97
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +17
Final · Box score
DEN105
MIL95
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +19; Q3 DEN +18; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
LAC79
UTA108
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +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
On this day · 2010–11Jan 17, 2011: 13 games. Top scorer: Blake Griffin (LAC vs IND), 47 points.
The lead · SAS @ MIA

LeBron James scores 33, Miami rallies past San Antonio

Miami trailed by 14 at the half and won 120–98.

Game flow · MIA 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.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-14+13+22MIA AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS3528122398
MIA26233932120
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 34, 16, 28, 33, 32, 26, 23, 35, 33MIA33 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 19, 22, 33, 16, 16, 16, 17, 30MIA30 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Danny GreenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 8, 24, 6, 2, 5, 13, 7, 20SAS20 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 11, 19, 4, 22, 28, 20, 17, 18SAS18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · CHA @ ORL

Orlando extends win streak to 5

96–89 over Charlotte. Record: 10–3. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 25 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · ORL
W@ CHA100–79Wvs TOR102–96L@ DET78–89Wvs WAS103–85Lvs CHI83–97W@ SAC104–97W@ POR107–104W@ GSW117–109W@ NYK102–93Wvs CHA96–89ORL: last 10 games through Jan 17, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.4points, today vs 2010–11 avg
Points per game
5.62010–11 avg18Today

18 points today in 15 minutes, against 5.6 a game in 2010–11 (41 games).

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg19.6Last 3

19.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 14 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg34.3Today

34 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 33

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 34, 16, 28, 33, 32, 26, 23, 35, 33MIA vs SAS · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 12, 23, 7, 4, 12, 17, 13, 31CHI vs PHX · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 19, 22, 33, 16, 16, 16, 17, 30MIA vs SAS · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 31, 21, 5, 15, 27, 19, 7, 30MIL vs DEN · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
David LeePoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 13, 15, 13, 20, 26, 24, 24, 29GSW @ CLE · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 19, 28, 28, 5, 13, 45, 8, 25ORL vs CHA · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST