FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 5, 2015Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed WAS by 5 at halftime and won 94–87.

Final · Box score
Wizards87
Hornets94
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA -5; Q3 CHA -5; Q4 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Clippers94
Cavs105
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +23; Q3 CLE +31; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Mavs101
Kings78
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +17; Q3 DAL +23; Q4 DAL +23
Final · Box score
Suns87
Blazers108
Q1 POR +12; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +21
On this day · 2013–14Feb 5, 2014: 12 games. Top scorer: Blake Griffin (Clippers-Heat), 43 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Hornets

Charlotte makes it three straight

Jason Maxiell goes for 11 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-5-5+7CHA AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3024201387
Hornets3415202594
Who led
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 17, 11, 6, 14, 18, 8, 17, 27CHA27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Brian RobertsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 16, 5, 3, 17, 8, 0, 18, 12CHA12 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 14, 19, 19, 9, 19, 11, 4, 19WAS19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 25, 19, 21, 11, 28, 16, 24, 15WAS15 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Second story · Clippers-Cavs

Cleveland controls Clippers start to finish

Cleveland won 105–94, leading by as many as 31 at a break. Kevin Love led Cleveland with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHA over WAS7CLE over LAC11POR over PHX21DAL over SAC23Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over LAC.
Lead changes
Wizards-Hornets11
Mavs-Kings7
Suns-Blazers6
Clippers-Cavs1
The night in charts
Clippers-Cavs combined for 199, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-CavsClippers 94, Cavs 105
199
Suns-BlazersSuns 87, Blazers 108
195
Wizards-HornetsWizards 87, Hornets 94
181
Mavs-KingsMavs 101, Kings 78
179
CHA won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Wizards-HornetsWizards 87, Hornets 94
+7 CHA
Clippers-CavsClippers 94, Cavs 105
+11 CLE
Suns-BlazersSuns 87, Blazers 108
+21 POR
Mavs-KingsMavs 101, Kings 78
+23 DAL
Henderson shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HendersonCHA · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
JR SmithCLE · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
BareaDAL · 15 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
LeBronCLE · 23 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
EllisDAL · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
56% (9-16)
Final · Wizards-Hornets
Wizards 87Hornets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards3024201387
Hornets3415202594
The story
Al Jefferson had 10 rebounds and 8 points as Charlotte beat Washington 94-87

Paul Pierce led Washington with 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 10 REB, 8 PTS, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 3-12 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Hornets took the fourth 25-13.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +4−5−5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Cavs
Clippers 94Cavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2022213194
Cavs30352911105
The story
Cleveland beat Los Angeles 105-94 behind 23 points and 9 assists from LeBron James

Blake Griffin paced Los Angeles: 16 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 8-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 35-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
400 +10+23+31+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

JR Smith topped the game at 42.0 FPTS: 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST

Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 101Kings 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs23372318101
Kings2320171878
The story
Monta Ellis' 21 points carried Dallas past Sacramento, 101-78

Tyson Chandler chipped in 16 PTS, 16 REB 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 9-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 37-20, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
300 0+17+23+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMarcus Cousins was the fantasy play: 43.7 FPTS on 23 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.6Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.6 in 46 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 46 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Season avg38.0Today

38 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Gerald Henderson leads the day with 27

Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 17, 11, 6, 14, 18, 8, 17, 27Hornets-Wizards · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 9, 19, 7, 10, 23, 14, 5, 24Cavs-Clippers · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 22, 28, 28, 13, 21, 20, 26, 23Kings-Mavs · L
23.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 26, 25, 34, 32, 19, 36, 18, 23Cavs-Clippers · W
26.1 PPG season to date · −3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 36, 19, 33, 12, 25, 23, 14, 21Mavs-Kings · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 5, 3, 8, 27, 0, 7, 7, 5, 10, 20Blazers-Suns · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jarrett JackBKN+5.4 17.6 last 10 · 12.2 season
Wayne EllingtonLAL+5.2 14.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
D.J. AugustinDET+4.4 14.2 last 10 · 9.8 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+4.3 15.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
Mo WilliamsMIN+4.2 16.7 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Reggie JacksonOKC−5.7 7.5 last 10 · 13.2 season
Deron WilliamsBKN−5.6 8.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Cory JosephSAS−5.1 3.8 last 10 · 8.9 season
Evan FournierORL−4.5 7.8 last 10 · 12.3 season