FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 10, 2015Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed LAL by 5 after the first quarter and won 106–96.

Final · Box score
Pistons106
Hornets78
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +23; Q4 DET +28
Final · Box score
Kings86
Bulls104
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +20; Q4 CHI +18
Final · Box score
Nets86
Grizzlies95
Q1 MEM +17; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Rockets127
Suns118
Q1 HOU +18; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Lakers96
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +10
On this day · 2013–14Feb 10, 2014: 6 games. Top scorer: Marreese Speights (Warriors-Sixers), 32 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Lakers

Ty Lawson scores 32 as Denver wins in Los Angeles

James Harden goes for 40 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-30+10DEN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets24212635106
Lakers2919232596
Who led
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 5, 9, 10, 5, 23, 20, 22, 32DEN32 PTS · 3 REB · 16 AST
Darrell ArthurPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 8, 4, 7, 6, 2, 10, 9, 15DEN15 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 18, 4, 16, 19, 28, 14, 9, 21LAL21 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Wayne EllingtonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 13, 28, 23, 7, 19, 10, 12, 18LAL18 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Rockets-Suns

Houston handles Phoenix by 9

The Rockets won the first quarter 41–23. Final: 127–118. James Harden led Houston with 40 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over BKN9HOU over PHX9DEN over LAL10CHI over SAC18DET over CHA28Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over PHX.
Lead changes
Pistons-Hornets11
Rockets-Suns6
Kings-Bulls5
Nets-Grizzlies2
The night in charts
Rockets-Suns combined for 245, 43 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SunsRockets 127, Suns 118
245
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 106, Lakers 96
202
Kings-BullsKings 86, Bulls 104
190
Pistons-HornetsPistons 106, Hornets 78
184
Nets-GrizzliesNets 86, Grizzlies 95
181
MEM won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Nets-GrizzliesNets 86, Grizzlies 95
+9 MEM
Rockets-SunsRockets 127, Suns 118
+9 HOU
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 106, Lakers 96
+10 DEN
Kings-BullsKings 86, Bulls 104
+18 CHI
Pistons-HornetsPistons 106, Hornets 78
+28 DET
DEN rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-LakersDEN won · Nuggets 106, Lakers 96
5 pts
Pistons-HornetsDET won · Pistons 106, Hornets 78
1 pt
Rockets-SunsHOU won · Rockets 127, Suns 118
1 pt
Snell shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SnellCHI · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
PauCHI · 26 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST
73% (11-15)
DragicPHX · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
EllingtonLAL · 18 PTS, 4 REB
62% (8-13)
LawsonDEN · 32 PTS, 16 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
60% (12-20)
Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 127Suns 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets41291839127
Suns23382829118
The story
Josh Smith had 20 points as Houston beat Phoenix 127-118

Markieff Morris led Phoenix with 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 8-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the first 41-23, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +18+9−1+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 106Lakers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets24212635106
Lakers2919232596
The story
Darrell Arthur's 15 points carried Denver past Los Angeles, 106-96

For Los Angeles, Wayne Ellington had 18 PTS, 4 REB 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 6-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 35-25, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −5−30+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Bulls
Kings 86Bulls 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2623152286
Bulls30272720104
The story
Chicago beat Sacramento 104-86 behind 26 points and 16 rebounds from Pau Gasol

Rudy Gay paced Sacramento: 24 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST · 11-15 FG

The swing

A 27-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +4+8+20+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.3Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.3 in 52 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg25.5Last 3

25.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 52 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.3Season avg40.9Today

41 minutes today, against 14.3 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 40

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 33, 37, 17, 14, 26, 27, 33, 45, 40Rockets-Suns · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Dec 1, 2021: 40 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
40 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 5, 9, 10, 5, 23, 20, 22, 32Nuggets-Lakers · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 16 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 17, 8, 23, 16, 21, 17, 15, 32Suns-Rockets · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 13, 18, 20, 10, 16, 20, 25, 26Bulls-Kings · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 0, 22, 20, 31, 20, 11, 4, 24Kings-Bulls · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Tony SnellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 10, 7, 8, 10, 2, 19, 8, 24Bulls-Kings · W
4.4 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
D.J. AugustinDET+7.9 18.3 last 10 · 10.4 season
Wayne EllingtonLAL+6.1 15.3 last 10 · 9.2 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+5.1 16.4 last 10 · 11.3 season
Jarrett JackBKN+4.5 17.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Gordon HaywardUTA+4.1 23.9 last 10 · 19.8 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Reggie JacksonOKC−5.7 7.2 last 10 · 12.9 season
Gerald GreenPHX−5.2 7.3 last 10 · 12.5 season
Deron WilliamsBKN−5.0 7.9 last 10 · 12.9 season
Cory JosephSAS−4.5 4.0 last 10 · 8.5 season