FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 7, 2015Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed POR by 13 after three quarters and won 111–101.

Final · Box score
Bulls107
Pelicans72
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +25; Q4 CHI +35
Final · Box score
Nets77
Wizards114
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS +20; Q3 WAS +28; Q4 WAS +37
Final · Box score
Warriors106
Knicks92
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +16; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +14
Final · Box score
Hornets81
Sixers89
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +8
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers101
Mavs111
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL -5; Q3 DAL -13; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Celtics93
Bucks96
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Kings90
Jazz102
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +14; Q4 UTA +12
On this day · 2013–14Feb 7, 2014: 10 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Pacers), 38 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Mavs

Dallas flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Damian Lillard goes for 26 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-5-130+10DAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Blazers253028135101
Mavs2426202615111
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 24, 11, 14, 12, 11, 16, 15, 25DAL25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 19, 6, 19, 21, 18, 24, 6, 20DAL20 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 21, 20, 14, 13, 19, 25, 13, 26POR26 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 10, 26, 38, 37, 18, 22, 19, 25POR25 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Washington posts the night's biggest win

Washington beat Brooklyn by 37, the widest margin of 7 games.

MIL over BOS3PHI over CHA8DAL over POR10UTA over SAC12GSW over NYK14CHI over NOP35WAS over BKN37Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Blazers-Mavs13
Bulls-Pelicans10
Hornets-Sixers9
Warriors-Knicks2
Nets-Wizards0
Kings-Jazz0
The night in charts
Blazers-Mavs combined for 212, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-MavsBlazers 101, Mavs 111
212
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 106, Knicks 92
198
Kings-JazzKings 90, Jazz 102
192
Nets-WizardsNets 77, Wizards 114
191
Celtics-BucksCeltics 93, Bucks 96
189
Bulls-PelicansBulls 107, Pelicans 72
179
Hornets-SixersHornets 81, Sixers 89
170
MIL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Celtics-BucksCeltics 93, Bucks 96
+3 MIL
Hornets-SixersHornets 81, Sixers 89
+8 PHI
Blazers-MavsBlazers 101, Mavs 111
+10 DAL
Kings-JazzKings 90, Jazz 102
+12 UTA
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 106, Knicks 92
+14 GSW
Bulls-PelicansBulls 107, Pelicans 72
+35 CHI
Nets-WizardsNets 77, Wizards 114
+37 WAS
DAL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-MavsDAL won · Blazers 101, Mavs 111
13 pts
Hornets-SixersPHI won · Hornets 81, Sixers 89
6 pts
Bulls-PelicansCHI won · Bulls 107, Pelicans 72
2 pts
Snell shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SnellCHI · 19 PTS, 5 REB
70% (7-10)
Draymond GreenGSW · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
PauCHI · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
64% (9-14)
GiannisMIL · 14 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
Tyreke EvansNOP · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 93Bucks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2323291893
Bucks2330271696
The story
Brandon Knight's 26 points carried Milwaukee past Boston, 96-93

For Boston, Jared Sullinger had 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 9-17 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-23, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 0+7+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 101Mavs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers253028135101
Mavs2426202615111
The story
Monta Ellis had 20 points as Dallas beat Portland 111-101 in OT

Wesley Matthews led Portland with 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 9-25 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 26-13.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −1−5−130+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Pelicans
Bulls 107Pelicans 72
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls18303326107
Pelicans2019171672
The story
Chicago beat New Orleans 107-72 behind 20 points and 15 rebounds from Pau Gasol

Tyreke Evans paced New Orleans: 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 9-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
400 −2+9+25+35 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.0Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.0 in 40 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 33 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Gordon Hayward leads the day with 30

Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 24, 26, 11, 26, 27, 15, 24, 30Jazz-Kings · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 28, 28, 13, 21, 20, 26, 23, 27Kings-Jazz · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 21, 20, 14, 13, 19, 25, 13, 26Blazers-Mavs · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 14, 10, 17, 16, 11, 24, 12, 26Bucks-Celtics · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 10, 26, 38, 37, 18, 22, 19, 25Blazers-Mavs · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 24, 11, 14, 12, 11, 16, 15, 25Mavs-Blazers · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
D.J. AugustinDET+5.7 15.8 last 10 · 10.1 season
Wayne EllingtonLAL+5.2 14.1 last 10 · 8.9 season
Jarrett JackBKN+4.8 17.1 last 10 · 12.3 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+4.5 15.5 last 10 · 11.0 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+4.1 15.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Reggie JacksonOKC−6.2 6.8 last 10 · 13.0 season
Deron WilliamsBKN−5.1 8.2 last 10 · 13.3 season
Cory JosephSAS−5.1 3.6 last 10 · 8.7 season
Jeff GreenMEM−4.6 11.6 last 10 · 16.2 season