FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 30, 2017Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed SAC by 14 after the first quarter and won 122–119.

Final · Box score
Kings119
Sixers122
Q1 PHI -14; Q2 PHI -7; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Nets96
Heat104
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Pistons109
Celtics113
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +4
Final · OT · Box score
Magic105
Wolves111
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +1; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Cavs97
Mavs104
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies115
Suns96
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +19
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The lead · Kings-Sixers

Philadelphia rallies from 14 down to beat Sacramento

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 46 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-7+5+3PHI AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings35203034119
Sixers21274232122
Who led
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 10, 22, 15, 14, 11, 10, 21, 23PHI23 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Dario SaricPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 8, 3, 3, 16, 17, 12, 6, 17PHI17 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 25, 19, 42, 22, 28, 26, 35, 46SAC46 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Willie Cauley-SteinPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 0, 6, 5, 12, 8, 2, 13, 17SAC17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nets-Heat

Brooklyn's skid reaches six

Miami won 104–96; the Nets fall to 9–39. Goran Dragic led Miami with 20 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

Streak strip · BKN
L@ TOR113–132Lvs HOU112–137Lvs TOR109–119W@ NOP143–114L@ CHA105–112Lvs SAS86–112Lvs MIA106–109L@ CLE116–124L@ MIN109–129L@ MIA96–104
Lead changes
Pistons-Celtics10
Magic-Wolves7
Kings-Sixers3
Nets-Heat3
Cavs-Mavs3
Grizzlies-Suns0
The night in charts
Kings-Sixers combined for 241, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-SixersKings 119, Sixers 122
241
Pistons-CelticsPistons 109, Celtics 113
222
Magic-WolvesMagic 105, Wolves 111
216
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 115, Suns 96
211
Cavs-MavsCavs 97, Mavs 104
201
Nets-HeatNets 96, Heat 104
200
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-SixersKings 119, Sixers 122
+3 PHI
Pistons-CelticsPistons 109, Celtics 113
+4 BOS
Magic-WolvesMagic 105, Wolves 111
+6 MIN
Cavs-MavsCavs 97, Mavs 104
+7 DAL
Nets-HeatNets 96, Heat 104
+8 MIA
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 115, Suns 96
+19 MEM
PHI erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-SixersPHI won · Kings 119, Sixers 122
14 pts
Nets-HeatMIA won · Nets 96, Heat 104
4 pts
Cavs-MavsDAL won · Cavs 97, Mavs 104
3 pts
Cauley-Stein shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Cauley-SteinSAC · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
SaricPHI · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
73% (8-11)
CousinsSAC · 46 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
ConleyMEM · 38 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
ChrissPHX · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Kings-Sixers
Kings 119Sixers 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings35203034119
Sixers21274232122
The story
Robert Covington had 23 points and 10 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Sacramento 122-119

Matt Barnes led Sacramento with 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 8-16 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the 76ers took the third 42-30.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −14−7+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Celtics
Pistons 109Celtics 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons25212439109
Celtics26282534113
The story
Boston beat Detroit 113-109 behind 41 points and 8 assists from Isaiah Thomas

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope paced Detroit: 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 41 PTS, 8 AST · 11-23 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

A 28-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +1+8+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andre Drummond topped the game at 69.9 FPTS: 28 PTS, 22 REB, 3 AST

Final · Magic-Wolves
Magic 105Wolves 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic232828197105
Wolves2626281813111
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns' 23 points and 12 rebounds carried Minnesota past Orlando, 111-105 in OT

For Orlando, Serge Ibaka had 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK · 8-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Timberwolves took it 13-7.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +3+1+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.5Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 3.5 in 37 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 32 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Season avg37.6Today

38 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 46

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 25, 19, 42, 22, 28, 26, 35, 46Kings-Sixers · L
28.4 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant OKC, Jan 23, 2009: 46 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
46 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 38, 28, 35, 39, 41, 25, 38, 21, 37, 41Celtics-Pistons · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephon Marbury NYK, Feb 8, 2004: 42 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
41 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 28, 20, 16, 15, 11, 17, 23, 38Grizzlies-Suns · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 28, 9, 12, 9, 15, 13, 3, 14, 17, 28Pistons-Celtics · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 22 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 19, 10, 27, 24, 31, 21, 23, 27Wolves-Magic · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 20, 15, 19, 6, 23, 31, 19, 24Mavs-Cavs · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+8.7 24.2 last 10 · 15.5 season
Austin RiversLAC+6.7 18.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
Devin BookerPHX+5.7 26.5 last 10 · 20.8 season
Elfrid PaytonORL+5.2 17.8 last 10 · 12.6 season
Isaiah ThomasBOS+4.9 34.3 last 10 · 29.4 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−5.7 14.2 last 10 · 19.9 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.5 13.6 last 10 · 19.1 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−4.7 13.9 last 10 · 18.6 season
Tim FrazierNOP−4.3 5.0 last 10 · 9.3 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI−4.3 20.2 last 10 · 24.5 season