FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 2, 2017Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed HOU by 13 after three quarters and won 113–108.

Final · Box score
Lakers108
Wizards116
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +14; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +8
Final · Box score
Hawks113
Rockets108
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL -13; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Sixers86
Spurs102
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Warriors133
Clippers120
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +13
On this day · 2015–16Feb 2, 2016: 5 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Wolves), 38 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Rockets

Tim Hardaway Jr. scores 33 as Atlanta wins in Houston

James Harden goes for 41 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-3-13+5ATL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks26212640113
Rockets32183622108
Who led
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 20, 10, 9, 12, 3, 17, 12, 19, 10, 33ATL33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 11, 13, 16, 16, 12, 19, 6, 24ATL24 PTS · 23 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 40, 38, 17, 29, 26, 30, 51, 15, 10, 41HOU41 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Clint CapelaPoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 22, 5, 16, 12, 17, 10, 12, 22HOU22 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Sixers-Spurs

San Antonio beats Philadelphia, 102–86

San Antonio led 79–73 after three and won by 16. Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over HOU5WAS over LAL8GSW over LAC13SAS over PHI16Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over PHI.
Lead changes
Hawks-Rockets14
Sixers-Spurs4
Lakers-Wizards1
Warriors-Clippers0
The night in charts
Warriors-Clippers combined for 253, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 133, Clippers 120
253
Lakers-WizardsLakers 108, Wizards 116
224
Hawks-RocketsHawks 113, Rockets 108
221
Sixers-SpursSixers 86, Spurs 102
188
ATL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Hawks-RocketsHawks 113, Rockets 108
+5 ATL
Lakers-WizardsLakers 108, Wizards 116
+8 WAS
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 133, Clippers 120
+13 GSW
Sixers-SpursSixers 86, Spurs 102
+16 SAS
ATL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-RocketsATL won · Hawks 113, Rockets 108
13 pts
Sixers-SpursSAS won · Sixers 86, Spurs 102
5 pts
Dwight shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightATL · 24 PTS, 23 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
85% (11-13)
CapelaHOU · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
GortatWAS · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
ClarksonLAL · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
HardawayATL · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
Final · Hawks-Rockets
Hawks 113Rockets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks26212640113
Rockets32183622108
The story
Dwight Howard had 24 points and 23 rebounds as Atlanta beat Houston 113-108

Clint Capela led Houston with 22 PTS, 9 REB 24 PTS, 23 REB, 3 AST · 11-13 FG

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Hawks took the fourth 40-22.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −6−3−13+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Wizards
Lakers 108Wizards 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers29153529108
Wizards31273226116
The story
John Wall's 33 points and 11 assists carried Washington past Los Angeles, 116-108

For Los Angeles, D'Angelo Russell had 17 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB 33 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 11-23 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 27-15, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +2+14+11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Clippers
Warriors 133Clippers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors33323929133
Clippers22333233120
The story
Golden State beat LA 133-120 behind 29 points and 11 assists from Stephen Curry

Blake Griffin paced LA: 31 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 11-23 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

A 33-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +11+10+17+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.3Season avg32.0Last 5

32.0 points a game over his last five games, against 25.3 in 48 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.0 in 47 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg30.0Today

30 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 41

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 40, 38, 17, 29, 26, 30, 51, 15, 10, 41Rockets-Hawks · L
28.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jalen Brunson NYK, Jan 18, 2024: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
41 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 29, 19, 24, 27, 19, 18, 15, 33Wizards-Lakers · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 20, 10, 9, 12, 3, 17, 12, 19, 10, 33Hawks-Rockets · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 26, 23, 20, 26, 12, 20, 29, 31Clippers-Warriors · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 24, 24, 27, 21, 28, 43, 39, 29Warriors-Clippers · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 40, 32, 15, 27, 33, 23, 33, 18, 26Warriors-Clippers · W
26.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+8.7 24.2 last 10 · 15.5 season
Eric BledsoePHX+5.9 27.5 last 10 · 21.6 season
Kawhi LeonardSAS+5.5 31.0 last 10 · 25.5 season
Dion WaitersMIA+5.3 20.7 last 10 · 15.4 season
Marc GasolMEM+5.2 26.0 last 10 · 20.8 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−6.9 12.0 last 10 · 18.9 season
Kevin LoveCLE−5.7 14.2 last 10 · 19.9 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−5.3 13.4 last 10 · 18.7 season
Trevor ArizaHOU−4.8 7.0 last 10 · 11.8 season
Tim FrazierNOP−4.8 4.3 last 10 · 9.1 season