FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 7, 2017Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Nets107
Hornets111
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +17; Q3 CHA +9; Q4 CHA +4
Final · Box score
Magic104
Rockets128
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +16; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +24
Final · Box score
Blazers114
Mavs113
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +1
On this day · 2015–16Feb 7, 2016: 4 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (Kings-Celtics), 31 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Mavs

CJ McCollum scores 32, Portland holds off Dallas

James Harden goes for 25 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+11+4+1POR AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers32322228114
Mavs27262931113
Who led
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 35, 24, 18, 28, 18, 28, 19, 32POR32 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 28, 24, 33, 19, 27, 13, 29, 29POR29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 23, 31, 19, 24, 15, 13, 12, 26DAL26 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 3, 13, 19, 15, 8, 8, 9, 9, 25DAL25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Nets-Hornets

Charlotte never trails at a break against Brooklyn

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 111–107. Nicolas Batum led Charlotte with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over DAL1CHA over BKN4HOU over ORL24Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over BKN.
Lead changes
Blazers-Mavs13
Magic-Rockets9
Nets-Hornets1
Shot of the night

McCollum's floater at the buzzer puts the Blazers ahead, 114-113 final

The night in charts
Magic-Rockets combined for 232, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-RocketsMagic 104, Rockets 128
232
Blazers-MavsBlazers 114, Mavs 113
227
Nets-HornetsNets 107, Hornets 111
218
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-MavsBlazers 114, Mavs 113
+1 POR
Nets-HornetsNets 107, Hornets 111
+4 CHA
Magic-RocketsMagic 104, Rockets 128
+24 HOU
Ibaka shot 13-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IbakaORL · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
65% (13-20)
CJPOR · 32 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
VucevicORL · 19 REB, 14 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL
58% (7-12)
Kidd-GilchristCHA · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
DamePOR · 29 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
55% (12-22)
Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 114Mavs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers32322228114
Mavs27262931113
The story
Damian Lillard had 29 points as Portland beat Dallas 114-113

Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 12-22 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the second 32-26, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +5+11+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Hornets
Nets 107Hornets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets16213535107
Hornets24302730111
The story
Nicolas Batum's 17 points carried Charlotte past Brooklyn, 111-107

For Brooklyn, Brook Lopez had 20 PTS, 4 REB 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 7-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 30-21, was where the Hornets built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +8+17+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Rockets
Magic 104Rockets 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic28263020104
Rockets35352434128
The story
Houston beat Orlando 128-104 behind 20 points from Trevor Ariza

Serge Ibaka paced Orlando: 28 PTS, 8 REB 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 7-15 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 34-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +7+16+10+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg21.4Last 3

21.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 48 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg26.9Today

27 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

CJ McCollum leads the day with 32

CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 35, 24, 18, 28, 18, 28, 19, 32Blazers-Mavs · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 28, 24, 33, 19, 27, 13, 29, 29Blazers-Mavs · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 16, 4, 12, 17, 20, 20, 5, 28Magic-Rockets · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 23, 31, 19, 24, 15, 13, 12, 26Mavs-Blazers · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 29, 26, 30, 51, 15, 10, 41, 42, 25Rockets-Magic · W
28.9 PPG season to date · −3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 3, 13, 19, 15, 8, 8, 9, 9, 25Mavs-Blazers · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+7.2 22.7 last 10 · 15.5 season
Marc GasolMEM+5.9 26.8 last 10 · 20.9 season
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN+5.9 29.2 last 10 · 23.3 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+5.7 21.7 last 10 · 16.0 season
Dion WaitersMIA+5.5 21.0 last 10 · 15.5 season
Cold
Tim FrazierNOP−5.5 3.4 last 10 · 8.9 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Anthony DavisNOP−5.2 22.7 last 10 · 27.9 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−5.0 13.4 last 10 · 18.4 season
Maurice HarklessPOR−4.5 6.1 last 10 · 10.6 season