FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 3, 2014Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed NOP by 12 at halftime and won 102–95.

Final · Box score
Magic79
Pacers98
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +19
Final · Box score
Blazers90
Wizards100
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +1; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +10
Final · Box score
Sixers102
Nets108
Q1 BKN +8; Q2 BKN +5; Q3 BKN +15; Q4 BKN +6
Final · Box score
Pistons96
Heat102
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Knicks98
Bucks101
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Spurs102
Pelicans95
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS -12; Q3 SAS -12; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies77
Thunder86
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +15; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Cavs107
Mavs124
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +17
Final · Box score
Clippers115
Nuggets116
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Raptors94
Jazz79
Q1 TOR -3; Q2 TOR +11; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +15
Final · Box score
Bulls70
Kings99
Q1 SAC +12; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +29
On this day · 2012–13Feb 3, 2013: 3 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Raptors), 30 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Pelicans

Tony Parker scores 32, San Antonio rallies past New Orleans

LeBron James goes for 24 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-12-12+7SAS AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs25172238102
Pelicans2727221995
Who led
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 12, 37, 11, 11, 17, 20, 18, 32SAS32 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 11, 14, 17, 23, 12, 17, 23, 21SAS21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Anthony MorrowPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 5, 0, 21, 2, 2, 7, 7, 20NOP20 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 8, 12, 7, 15, 14, 20, 14, 9, 19NOP19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Sacramento posts the night's biggest win

Sacramento beat Chicago by 29, the widest margin of 11 games.

DEN over LAC1MIL over NYK3BKN over PHI6MIA over DET6SAS over NOP7OKC over MEM9WAS over POR10TOR over UTA15DAL over CLE17IND over ORL19SAC over CHI29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Clippers-Nuggets23
Grizzlies-Thunder7
Cavs-Mavs5
Pistons-Heat4
Spurs-Pelicans4
Blazers-Wizards3
Sixers-Nets2
Raptors-Jazz2
Magic-Pacers0
Shot of the night

Foye's bucket at the buzzer puts the Nuggets ahead, 116-115 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Mavs combined for 231
Points by game
Cavs-MavsCavs 107, Mavs 124
231
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 115, Nuggets 116
231
Sixers-NetsSixers 102, Nets 108
210
Knicks-BucksKnicks 98, Bucks 101
199
Pistons-HeatPistons 96, Heat 102
198
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 102, Pelicans 95
197
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 90, Wizards 100
190
Magic-PacersMagic 79, Pacers 98
177
Raptors-JazzRaptors 94, Jazz 79
173
Bulls-KingsBulls 70, Kings 99
169
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 77, Thunder 86
163
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 115, Nuggets 116
+1 DEN
Knicks-BucksKnicks 98, Bucks 101
+3 MIL
Sixers-NetsSixers 102, Nets 108
+6 BKN
Pistons-HeatPistons 96, Heat 102
+6 MIA
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 102, Pelicans 95
+7 SAS
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 77, Thunder 86
+9 OKC
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 90, Wizards 100
+10 WAS
Raptors-JazzRaptors 94, Jazz 79
+15 TOR
Cavs-MavsCavs 107, Mavs 124
+17 DAL
Magic-PacersMagic 79, Pacers 98
+19 IND
Bulls-KingsBulls 70, Kings 99
+29 SAC
SAS erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-PelicansSAS won · Spurs 102, Pelicans 95
12 pts
Clippers-NuggetsDEN won · Clippers 115, Nuggets 116
4 pts
Raptors-JazzTOR won · Raptors 94, Jazz 79
3 pts
Knicks-BucksMIL won · Knicks 98, Bucks 101
1 pt
Faried shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FariedDEN · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
85% (11-13)
SeraphinWAS · 19 PTS, 5 REB
70% (7-10)
JordanLAC · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
D WadeMIA · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST
68% (13-19)
EllisDAL · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 115Nuggets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers29312134115
Nuggets25352234116
The story
Kenneth Faried had 28 points and 11 rebounds as Denver beat Los Angeles 116-115

DeAndre Jordan led Los Angeles with 19 PTS, 12 REB 28 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 11-13 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Nuggets took the second 35-31.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −40+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Bucks
Knicks 98Bucks 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1924262998
Bucks18322526101
The story
Brandon Knight's 25 points carried Milwaukee past New York, 101-98

For New York, JR Smith had 30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 10-23 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 32-24.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −1+7+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carmelo Anthony was the fantasy play: 45.0 FPTS on 36 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST

Final · Spurs-Pelicans
Spurs 102Pelicans 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs25172238102
Pelicans2727221995
The story
San Antonio beat New Orleans 102-95 behind 21 points from Tim Duncan

Eric Gordon paced New Orleans: 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 6 BLK, 2 AST · 10-20 FG

The swing

A 38-19 fourth quarter erased a 12-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −2−12−12+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 46 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 2 vs 2012–13 avg
Minutes per game
23.82012–13 avg8.9Last 2

8.9 minutes a game over his last two games, against 23.8 in 2012–13 (59 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 0 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 36

Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 27, 26, 30, 20, 29, 27, 25, 36Clippers-Nuggets · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 26, 28, 62, 35, 24, 29, 26, 36Knicks-Bucks · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 12, 37, 11, 11, 17, 20, 18, 32Spurs-Pelicans · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 54, 30, 46, 36, 32, 41, 33, 26, 26, 31Thunder-Grizzlies · W
31.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 22, 23, 8, 8, 8, 15, 22, 30Heat-Pistons · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 15, 14, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 30Knicks-Bucks · L
13.0 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
D.J. AugustinCHI+8.3 18.9 last 10 · 10.6 season
Al JeffersonCHA+6.8 26.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Terrence JonesHOU+6.0 17.9 last 10 · 11.9 season
JR SmithNYK+5.1 18.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Markieff MorrisPHX+4.9 17.7 last 10 · 12.8 season
Cold
Jordan CrawfordGSW−5.0 7.4 last 10 · 12.4 season
Harrison BarnesGSW−4.7 5.4 last 10 · 10.1 season
Jared DudleyLAC−3.7 4.2 last 10 · 7.9 season
Glen DavisORL−3.6 9.0 last 10 · 12.6 season
James HardenHOU−3.3 20.5 last 10 · 23.8 season