FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 10, 2014Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Nuggets80
Pacers119
Q1 IND +11; Q2 IND +21; Q3 IND +29; Q4 IND +39
Final · Box score
Pelicans101
Raptors108
Q1 TOR +11; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Spurs100
Pistons109
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +20; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Bucks86
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +16
Final · Box score
Rockets107
Wolves89
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +18
Final · Box score
Sixers80
Warriors123
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +33; Q3 GSW +46; Q4 GSW +43
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The lead · Pelicans-Raptors

Toronto beats New Orleans, 108–101

Tyreke Evans goes for 23 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+110+12+7TOR AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans20292131101
Raptors31183326108
Who led
Patrick PattersonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 7, 15, 9, 13, 6, 14, 10, 22TOR22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 40, 34, 10, 19, 36, 23, 18, 36, 22TOR22 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 17, 23, 3, 11, 11, 4, 7, 23NOP23 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 22, 30, 24, 17, 27, 26, 24, 19NOP19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat Philadelphia by 43, the widest margin of 6 games.

TOR over NOP7DET over SAS9BOS over MIL16HOU over MIN18IND over DEN39GSW over PHI43Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Celtics-Bucks14
Rockets-Wolves6
Pelicans-Raptors5
Spurs-Pistons3
Nuggets-Pacers2
Sixers-Warriors0
The night in charts
Spurs-Pistons combined for 209
Points by game
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 100, Pistons 109
209
Pelicans-RaptorsPelicans 101, Raptors 108
209
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 80, Warriors 123
203
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 80, Pacers 119
199
Rockets-WolvesRockets 107, Wolves 89
196
Celtics-BucksCeltics 102, Bucks 86
188
TOR won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Pelicans-RaptorsPelicans 101, Raptors 108
+7 TOR
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 100, Pistons 109
+9 DET
Celtics-BucksCeltics 102, Bucks 86
+16 BOS
Rockets-WolvesRockets 107, Wolves 89
+18 HOU
Nuggets-PacersNuggets 80, Pacers 119
+39 IND
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 80, Warriors 123
+43 GSW
West shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WestIND · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
85% (11-13)
SpeightsGSW · 32 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
80% (12-15)
Tyreke EvansNOP · 23 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
MonroeDET · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
DrummondDET · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Pelicans-Raptors
Pelicans 101Raptors 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans20292131101
Raptors31183326108
The story
Kyle Lowry had 19 points and 12 assists as Toronto beat New Orleans 108-101

Anthony Davis led New Orleans with 19 PTS, 7 REB 19 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB · 8-13 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the third 33-21, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +110+12+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 107Wolves 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets34331525107
Wolves2830201189
The story
Houston beat Minnesota 107-89 behind 18 points and 15 rebounds from Dwight Howard

Kevin Love paced Minnesota: 31 PTS, 10 REB 18 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

A 25-11 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +6+9+4+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Warriors
Sixers 80Warriors 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2112192880
Warriors29373225123
The story
Stephen Curry's 23 points and 8 assists carried Golden State past Philadelphia, 123-80

For Philadelphia, Michael Carter-Williams had 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 7-11 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 37-12, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
500 +8+33+46+43 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 51 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg13.8Last 3

13.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 48 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg27.1Today

27 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 0 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Marreese Speights leads the day with 32

Marreese SpeightsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 0, 7, 12, 2, 3, 4, 2, 32Warriors-Sixers · W
6.1 PPG season to date · +26.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 15, 31, 30, 28, 43, 31, 26, 31Wolves-Rockets · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 39, 16, 8, 14, 18, 8, 36, 17, 18, 29Celtics-Bucks · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 19, 18, 17, 8, 22, 30, 14, 25Pacers-Nuggets · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Michael Carter-WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 22, 10, 17, 21, 11, 10, 14, 24Sixers-Warriors · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 17, 23, 3, 11, 11, 4, 7, 23Pelicans-Raptors · L
12.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brandon JenningsDET+6.9 24.7 last 10 · 17.8 season
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
David WestIND+5.4 19.1 last 10 · 13.7 season
Cold
Jordan CrawfordGSW−6.4 5.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Evan TurnerPHI−4.6 12.8 last 10 · 17.4 season
Luol DengCLE−4.3 13.1 last 10 · 17.4 season
Jared DudleyLAC−3.8 4.0 last 10 · 7.8 season
Paul GeorgeIND−3.5 18.9 last 10 · 22.4 season