FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 5, 2014Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed WAS by 14 at halftime and won 125–118.

Final · Box score
Lakers119
Cavs108
Q1 LAL +19; Q2 LAL +21; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +11
Final · Box score
Pistons98
Magic112
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +14
Final · Box score
Celtics114
Sixers108
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +6
Final · 2OT · Box score
Spurs125
Wizards118
Q1 SAS -8; Q2 SAS -14; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 Spurs 0; OT2 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Suns108
Rockets122
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Mavs110
Grizzlies96
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +14
Final · Box score
Hawks100
Pelicans105
Q1 NOP +4; Q2 NOP -4; Q3 NOP -4; Q4 NOP +5
Final · Box score
Blazers94
Knicks90
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Wolves97
Thunder106
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC +3; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Bucks100
Nuggets110
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Raptors101
Kings109
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +20; Q4 SAC +8
Final · Box score
Heat116
Clippers112
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +4
On this day · 2012–13Feb 5, 2013: 5 games. Top scorer: Samuel Dalembert (Bucks-Nuggets), 35 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Wizards

Tim Duncan scores 31, San Antonio wins in double overtime

Blake Griffin goes for 43 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-8-14-100+7SAS AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Spurs252334171610125
Wizards33292116163118
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 14, 17, 23, 12, 17, 23, 21, 31SAS31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Patty MillsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 9, 18, 3, 7, 12, 15, 5, 23SAS23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 34, 14, 28, 18, 13, 15, 19, 17, 22, 29WAS29 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 7, 22, 14, 17, 14, 20, 20, 7, 13, 19WAS19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Knicks12
Bucks-Nuggets11
Spurs-Wizards9
Hawks-Pelicans7
Pistons-Magic6
Suns-Rockets6
Wolves-Thunder5
Celtics-Sixers3
Mavs-Grizzlies3
Lakers-Cavs2
Heat-Clippers1
Raptors-Kings0
The night in charts
Spurs-Wizards combined for 243, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 125, Wizards 118
243
Suns-RocketsSuns 108, Rockets 122
230
Heat-ClippersHeat 116, Clippers 112
228
Lakers-CavsLakers 119, Cavs 108
227
Celtics-SixersCeltics 114, Sixers 108
222
Pistons-MagicPistons 98, Magic 112
210
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 100, Nuggets 110
210
Raptors-KingsRaptors 101, Kings 109
210
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 110, Grizzlies 96
206
Hawks-PelicansHawks 100, Pelicans 105
205
Wolves-ThunderWolves 97, Thunder 106
203
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 94, Knicks 90
184
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 94, Knicks 90
+4 POR
Heat-ClippersHeat 116, Clippers 112
+4 MIA
Hawks-PelicansHawks 100, Pelicans 105
+5 NOP
Celtics-SixersCeltics 114, Sixers 108
+6 BOS
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 125, Wizards 118
+7 SAS
Raptors-KingsRaptors 101, Kings 109
+8 SAC
Wolves-ThunderWolves 97, Thunder 106
+9 OKC
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 100, Nuggets 110
+10 DEN
Lakers-CavsLakers 119, Cavs 108
+11 LAL
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 110, Grizzlies 96
+14 DAL
Pistons-MagicPistons 98, Magic 112
+14 ORL
Suns-RocketsSuns 108, Rockets 122
+14 HOU
SAS erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-WizardsSAS won · Spurs 125, Wizards 118
14 pts
Mavs-GrizzliesDAL won · Mavs 110, Grizzlies 96
5 pts
Hawks-PelicansNOP won · Hawks 100, Pelicans 105
4 pts
Bucks-NuggetsDEN won · Bucks 100, Nuggets 110
1 pt
Oladipo shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OladipoORL · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
CarrollATL · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
75% (9-12)
DirkDAL · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
BassBOS · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
CunninghamMIN · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Heat-Clippers
Heat 116Clippers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat36262727116
Clippers24312037112
The story
LeBron James' 31 points and 12 assists carried Miami past Los Angeles, 116-112

For Los Angeles, Jamal Crawford had 31 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 31 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL · 11-20 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-24, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +12+7+14+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 114Sixers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics34223226114
Sixers23243526108
The story
Boston beat Philadelphia 114-108 behind 19 points and 10 rebounds from Jared Sullinger

Spencer Hawes paced Philadelphia: 14 REB, 13 PTS, 4 AST 19 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK · 6-11 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 34-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +11+9+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Wizards
Spurs 125Wizards 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Spurs252334171610125
Wizards33292116163118
The story
Danny Green had 22 points as San Antonio beat Washington 125-118 in OT

Nene Hilario led Washington with 12 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 7-16 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Spurs took the third 34-21.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −8−14−100+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.3Season avg32.0Last 5

32.0 points a game over his last five games, against 23.3 in 51 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs 2012–13 avg
Minutes per game
23.82012–13 avg7.9Last 3

7.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 2012–13 (59 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.9Season avg41.3Today

41 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Orlando by 14.

POR over NYK4MIA over LAC4NOP over ATL5BOS over PHI6SAS over WAS7SAC over TOR8OKC over MIN9DEN over MIL10LAL over CLE11ORL over DET14HOU over PHX14DAL over MEM14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 43

Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 26, 30, 20, 29, 27, 25, 36, 43Clippers-Heat · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Vince Carter TOR, Dec 7, 2001: 42 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Season high43 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 12, 39, 16, 8, 14, 18, 8, 36Celtics-Sixers · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 24, 26, 11, 10, 23, 21, 26, 34Rockets-Suns · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 30, 29, 27, 18, 34, 30, 24, 31Heat-Clippers · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 14, 17, 23, 12, 17, 23, 21, 31Spurs-Wizards · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 19, 37, 25, 21, 9, 27, 19, 31Clippers-Heat · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 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+5.8 17.9 last 10 · 12.1 season
JR SmithNYK+5.6 18.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Blake GriffinLAC+5.1 28.8 last 10 · 23.7 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−3.9 3.9 last 10 · 7.8 season
Damian LillardPOR−3.9 16.7 last 10 · 20.6 season
Luol DengCLE−3.6 14.0 last 10 · 17.6 season