FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 9, 2014Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed IND by 10 after three quarters and won 93–92.

Final · Box score
Knicks100
Thunder112
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Bulls92
Lakers86
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans81
Nets93
Q1 BKN +15; Q2 BKN +23; Q3 BKN +11; Q4 BKN +12
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Celtics91
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +11
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies83
Cavs91
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Pacers92
Magic93
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL -9; Q3 ORL -10; Q4 ORL +1
Final · Box score
Kings84
Wizards93
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +12; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Sixers78
Clippers123
Q1 LAC +31; Q2 LAC +39; Q3 LAC +49; Q4 LAC +45
On this day · 2012–13Feb 9, 2013: 5 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Cavs-Nuggets), 26 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Magic

Orlando climbs out of a 10-point hole against Indiana

Kevin Durant goes for 41 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-9-10+1ORL AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3121221892
Magic2815212993
Who led
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 19, 12, 15, 12, 6, 20, 14, 23ORL23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 2, 16, 12, 14, 16, 14, 10, 19ORL19 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 18, 14, 12, 20, 15, 18, 17, 27IND27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Lance StephensonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 24, 23, 15, 14, 14, 15, 10, 16IND16 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Bulls-Lakers

Chicago leads Lakers wire to wire

Chicago was ahead at every break and won 92–86. Best quarter: the first, 34–23. Joakim Noah led Chicago with 20 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over IND1CHI over LAL6CLE over MEM8WAS over SAC9DAL over BOS11OKC over NYK12BKN over NOP12LAC over PHI45Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over LAL.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Cavs9
Kings-Wizards8
Pacers-Magic5
Mavs-Celtics3
Bulls-Lakers0
Pelicans-Nets0
Sixers-Clippers0
The night in charts
Knicks-Thunder combined for 212, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 100, Thunder 112
212
Sixers-ClippersSixers 78, Clippers 123
201
Mavs-CelticsMavs 102, Celtics 91
193
Pacers-MagicPacers 92, Magic 93
185
Bulls-LakersBulls 92, Lakers 86
178
Kings-WizardsKings 84, Wizards 93
177
Pelicans-NetsPelicans 81, Nets 93
174
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 83, Cavs 91
174
ORL won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Pacers-MagicPacers 92, Magic 93
+1 ORL
Bulls-LakersBulls 92, Lakers 86
+6 CHI
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 83, Cavs 91
+8 CLE
Kings-WizardsKings 84, Wizards 93
+9 WAS
Mavs-CelticsMavs 102, Celtics 91
+11 DAL
Pelicans-NetsPelicans 81, Nets 93
+12 BKN
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 100, Thunder 112
+12 OKC
Sixers-ClippersSixers 78, Clippers 123
+45 LAC
Plumlee shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PlumleeBKN · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
BlakeLAC · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
IbakaOKC · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
WrotenPHI · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
GortatWAS · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Pacers-Magic
Pacers 92Magic 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3121221892
Magic2815212993
The story
Nikola Vucevic had 19 points and 13 rebounds as Orlando beat Indiana 93-92

Paul George led Indiana with 27 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 6-16 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 29-18.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −3−9−10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Cavs
Grizzlies 83Cavs 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies18152520583
Cavs222017191391
The story
Cleveland beat Memphis 91-83 in OT behind 28 points from Kyrie Irving

Nick Calathes paced Memphis: 17 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 28 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 9-17 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers settled it in overtime, 13-5.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +4+9+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Knicks-Thunder
Knicks 100Thunder 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks28252522100
Thunder29292826112
The story
Serge Ibaka's 16 points carried Oklahoma City past New York, 112-100

For New York, Carmelo Anthony had 15 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 29-25, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +1+5+8+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.2Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 4.2 in 38 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Season avg14.8Last 3

14.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.1 in 48 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg45.3Today

45 minutes today, against 28.7 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 41

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 32, 41, 33, 26, 26, 31, 26, 29, 41Thunder-Knicks · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Mar 3, 2022: 41 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
41 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 38, 22, 10, 24, 19, 26, 19, 23, 24, 30Kings-Wizards · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 24, 23, 24, 21, 27, 11, 23, 28Cavs-Grizzlies · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Chris KamanPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 6, 6, 18, 4, 9, 13, 17, 27Lakers-Bulls · L
9.4 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 18, 14, 12, 20, 15, 18, 17, 27Pacers-Magic · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 20, 29, 27, 25, 36, 43, 36, 26Clippers-Sixers · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Al JeffersonCHA+6.6 26.6 last 10 · 20.0 season
D.J. AugustinCHI+6.1 17.0 last 10 · 10.9 season
Blake GriffinLAC+5.9 29.8 last 10 · 23.9 season
Randy FoyeDEN+5.1 16.9 last 10 · 11.8 season
Terrence JonesHOU+5.1 16.9 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
Jordan CrawfordGSW−5.8 6.3 last 10 · 12.1 season
Evan TurnerPHI−4.6 12.9 last 10 · 17.5 season
Luol DengCLE−4.3 13.1 last 10 · 17.4 season
Jared DudleyLAC−3.8 4.0 last 10 · 7.8 season
Klay ThompsonGSW−3.5 15.1 last 10 · 18.6 season