FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 7, 2016Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed MIA by 4 after the first quarter and won 100–93.

Final · Box score
Kings119
Celtics128
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +16; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets101
Knicks96
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Hawks94
Magic96
Q1 ORL +11; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Clippers100
Heat93
Q1 LAC -4; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +7
On this day · 2014–15Feb 7, 2015: 7 games. Top scorer: Gordon Hayward (Jazz-Kings), 30 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Heat

Clippers handle Miami by 7

Rajon Rondo goes for 15 assists

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+1+8+7LAC AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers15312727100
Heat1926202893
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 23, 26, 11, 27, 19, 22, 21, 22LAC22 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 3, 9, 21, 15, 26, 21, 20, 20LAC20 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 16, 13, 12, 9, 14, 7, 12, 17MIA17 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 18, 27, 20, 18, 13, 20, 20, 17MIA17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Knicks

Denver gets past New York

101–96, with Denver ahead 60–49 at halftime. Will Barton led Denver with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over ATL2DEN over NYK5LAC over MIA7BOS over SAC9Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over NYK.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Knicks10
Clippers-Heat6
Kings-Celtics1
The night in charts
Kings-Celtics combined for 247, 50 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-CelticsKings 119, Celtics 128
247
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 101, Knicks 96
197
Clippers-HeatClippers 100, Heat 93
193
Hawks-MagicHawks 94, Magic 96
190
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-MagicHawks 94, Magic 96
+2 ORL
Nuggets-KnicksNuggets 101, Knicks 96
+5 DEN
Clippers-HeatClippers 100, Heat 93
+7 LAC
Kings-CelticsKings 119, Celtics 128
+9 BOS
LAC rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-HeatLAC won · Clippers 100, Heat 93
4 pts
Nuggets-KnicksDEN won · Nuggets 101, Knicks 96
2 pts
Sullinger shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SullingerBOS · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
FariedDEN · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
OladipoORL · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
BartonDEN · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
VucevicORL · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
58% (11-19)
Final · Hawks-Magic
Hawks 94Magic 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1922193494
Magic3018232596
The story
Aaron Gordon's 13 rebounds and 11 points carried Orlando past Atlanta, 96-94

For Atlanta, Paul Millsap had 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 13 REB, 11 PTS, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 3-11 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-19, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +11+7+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Knicks
Nuggets 101Knicks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets31291724101
Knicks2029301796
The story
Will Barton had 19 points and 11 rebounds as Denver beat New York 101-96

Kristaps Porzingis led New York with 21 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 7-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 31-20, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +11+11−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Celtics
Kings 119Celtics 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings37212932119
Celtics46282133128
The story
Boston beat Sacramento 128-119 behind 22 points and 9 assists from Isaiah Thomas

Darren Collison paced Sacramento: 16 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 8-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 46-37 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +9+16+8+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.1Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.1 in 50 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Season avg20.4Last 3

20.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 43 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Season avg44.4Today

44 minutes today, against 30.8 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 31

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 36, 24, 48, 56, 17, 26, 17, 30, 24, 31Kings-Celtics · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 11, 27, 6, 22, 6, 15, 14, 25Celtics-Kings · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 12, 16, 20, 15, 32, 10, 16, 24Hawks-Magic · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Kent BazemorePoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 9, 12, 11, 8, 4, 12, 15, 23Hawks-Magic · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 23, 16, 14, 23, 20, 17, 22, 22Celtics-Kings · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 16, 16, 14, 16, 20, 16, 13, 22Magic-Hawks · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+9.4 20.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+7.1 19.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Jeff GreenMEM+6.2 18.3 last 10 · 12.1 season
Rodney HoodUTA+5.4 20.0 last 10 · 14.6 season
Victor OladipoORL+4.9 19.4 last 10 · 14.5 season
Cold
Mo WilliamsCLE−5.8 3.7 last 10 · 9.5 season
CJ MilesIND−4.1 8.1 last 10 · 12.2 season
Nicolas BatumCHA−3.6 11.3 last 10 · 14.9 season
Gerald GreenMIA−3.6 6.6 last 10 · 10.2 season
Damian LillardPOR−3.6 20.4 last 10 · 24.0 season