FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 4, 2014Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed ATL by 1 at halftime and won 89–85.

Final · Box score
Pacers89
Hawks85
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Wolves109
Q1 MIN +12; Q2 MIN +16; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Suns92
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Bobcats91
Warriors75
Q1 CHA +13; Q2 CHA +12; Q3 CHA +15; Q4 CHA +16
On this day · 2012–13Feb 4, 2013: 8 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Bobcats), 31 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Hawks

Indiana makes it three straight

Kevin Love goes for 31 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-1+11+4IND AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1923242389
Hawks1528123085
Who led
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 13, 22, 16, 19, 18, 17, 8, 22IND22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 36, 23, 26, 36, 18, 14, 12, 20, 15, 18IND18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Mike ScottPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 12, 10, 10, 14, 16, 18, 14, 15ATL15 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 8, 4, 9, 10, 0, 18, 8, 12ATL12 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Bulls-Suns

Chicago never trails at a break against Phoenix

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 101–92. Carlos Boozer led Chicago with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
IND over ATL4CHI over PHX9MIN over LAL10CHA over GSW16Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over PHX.
Lead changes
Pacers-Hawks9
Bobcats-Warriors3
Lakers-Wolves0
Bulls-Suns0
The night in charts
Lakers-Wolves combined for 208, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-WolvesLakers 99, Wolves 109
208
Bulls-SunsBulls 101, Suns 92
193
Pacers-HawksPacers 89, Hawks 85
174
Bobcats-WarriorsBobcats 91, Warriors 75
166
IND won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Pacers-HawksPacers 89, Hawks 85
+4 IND
Bulls-SunsBulls 101, Suns 92
+9 CHI
Lakers-WolvesLakers 99, Wolves 109
+10 MIN
Bobcats-WarriorsBobcats 91, Warriors 75
+16 CHA
Manny Harris shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Manny HarrisLAL · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
NoahCHI · 14 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
DragicPHX · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
JeffersonCHA · 30 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
55% (12-22)
WestIND · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
53% (10-19)
Final · Pacers-Hawks
Pacers 89Hawks 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1923242389
Hawks1528123085
The story
David West had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Indiana beat Atlanta 89-85

Paul Millsap led Atlanta with 12 REB, 7 PTS, 2 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 10-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Pacers took the third 24-12.

IND lead by quarter
200 +4−1+11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 99Wolves 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2626262199
Wolves38302120109
The story
Ricky Rubio's 13 assists and 4 points carried Minnesota past Los Angeles, 109-99

For Los Angeles, Wesley Johnson had 15 PTS, 9 REB 13 AST, 6 REB, 4 PTS · 1-4 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 38-26, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +12+16+11+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Warriors
Bobcats 91Warriors 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2625211991
Warriors1326181875
The story
Charlotte beat Golden State 91-75 behind 30 points and 13 rebounds from Al Jefferson

Stephen Curry paced Golden State: 17 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 30 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 12-22 FG

The swing

A 26-13 first quarter did the most damage for the Bobcats.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +13+12+15+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.6Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.6 in 40 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.1Season avg16.6Last 3

16.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 47 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Martin leads the day with 32

Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 18, 26, 30, 8, 18, 14, 17, 32Wolves-Lakers · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 19, 26, 15, 31, 30, 28, 43, 31Wolves-Lakers · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 22, 24, 25, 32, 35, 40, 10, 30Bobcats-Warriors · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 21, 19, 15, 24, 30, 28, 25, 24Suns-Bulls · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 28, 9, 29, 31, 19, 16, 13, 12, 21, 24Lakers-Wolves · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 13, 22, 16, 19, 18, 17, 8, 22Pacers-Hawks · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
D.J. AugustinCHI+8.3 19.1 last 10 · 10.8 season
Al JeffersonCHA+7.1 27.0 last 10 · 19.9 season
Terrence JonesHOU+6.0 17.9 last 10 · 11.9 season
JR SmithNYK+5.1 18.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Pau GasolLAL+4.8 21.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
Cold
Jordan CrawfordGSW−5.9 6.3 last 10 · 12.2 season
Harrison BarnesGSW−3.9 6.1 last 10 · 10.0 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