FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 3, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed GSW by 6 after three quarters and won 115–108.

Final · Box score
Bulls103
Clippers113
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +10
Final · Box score
Heat107
Pistons111
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +4; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Sixers92
Pacers100
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Wizards115
Magic98
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS +18; Q4 WAS +17
Final · Box score
Rockets120
Cavs88
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +26; Q3 HOU +28; Q4 HOU +32
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Nuggets115
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN -6; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Pelicans107
Wolves118
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Jazz120
Spurs111
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Kings99
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL -4; Q4 DAL +7
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The lead · Warriors-Nuggets

Denver knocks off Golden State, 115–108

Andre Drummond goes for 23 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-1-6+7DEN AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors32242725108
Nuggets29262238115
Who led
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 8, 7, 10, 11, 19, 13, 15, 25DEN25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 14, 16, 18, 11, 24, 13, 29, 19DEN19 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 19, 26, 14, 28, 20, 17, 33, 31GSW31 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 30, 19, 32, 25, 49, 14, 23, 24GSW24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Mavs-Kings

Dallas gets past Sacramento

106–99, with Dallas ahead 56–54 at halftime. Harrison Barnes led Dallas with 18 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
DET over MIA4DEN over GSW7DAL over SAC7IND over PHI8UTA over SAS9LAC over CHI10MIN over NOP11WAS over ORL17HOU over CLE32Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over SAC.
Lead changes
Warriors-Nuggets12
Mavs-Kings11
Heat-Pistons8
Wizards-Magic8
Sixers-Pacers6
Jazz-Spurs1
Bulls-Clippers0
Rockets-Cavs0
Pelicans-Wolves0
The night in charts
Jazz-Spurs combined for 231, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-SpursJazz 120, Spurs 111
231
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 107, Wolves 118
225
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 108, Nuggets 115
223
Heat-PistonsHeat 107, Pistons 111
218
Bulls-ClippersBulls 103, Clippers 113
216
Wizards-MagicWizards 115, Magic 98
213
Rockets-CavsRockets 120, Cavs 88
208
Mavs-KingsMavs 106, Kings 99
205
Sixers-PacersSixers 92, Pacers 100
192
DET won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Heat-PistonsHeat 107, Pistons 111
+4 DET
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 108, Nuggets 115
+7 DEN
Mavs-KingsMavs 106, Kings 99
+7 DAL
Sixers-PacersSixers 92, Pacers 100
+8 IND
Jazz-SpursJazz 120, Spurs 111
+9 UTA
Bulls-ClippersBulls 103, Clippers 113
+10 LAC
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 107, Wolves 118
+11 MIN
Wizards-MagicWizards 115, Magic 98
+17 WAS
Rockets-CavsRockets 120, Cavs 88
+32 HOU
DEN rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-NuggetsDEN won · Warriors 108, Nuggets 115
6 pts
Mavs-KingsDAL won · Mavs 106, Kings 99
4 pts
Heat-PistonsDET won · Heat 107, Pistons 111
1 pt
Ish Smith shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ish SmithDET · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
RubioUTA · 34 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB
79% (11-14)
KDGSW · 31 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 2 BLK
75% (12-16)
DrummondDET · 23 PTS, 20 REB, 4 STL, 4 BLK
73% (11-15)
Markieff MorrisWAS · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Heat-Pistons
Heat 107Pistons 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat26242730107
Pistons27272235111
The story
Ish Smith had 25 points as Detroit beat Miami 111-107

Josh Richardson led Miami with 19 PTS, 6 AST 25 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 11-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 35-30.

DET lead by quarter
200 +1+4−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 106Kings 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs27292525106
Kings2826311499
The story
Dwight Powell's 17 points carried Dallas past Sacramento, 106-99

For Sacramento, De'Aaron Fox had 15 PTS, 4 AST 17 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 25-14.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −1+2−4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Willie Cauley-Stein was the fantasy play: 32.1 FPTS on 14 PTS, 8 REB

Final · Pelicans-Wolves
Pelicans 107Wolves 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans29242826107
Wolves37292923118
The story
Minnesota beat New Orleans 118-107 behind 30 points from Jimmy Butler

Nikola Mirotic paced New Orleans: 18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 11-21 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 37-29 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +8+13+14+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 43 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg11.8Last 3

11.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 13 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Season avg32.4Today

32 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 38

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 45, 8, 21, 34, 19, 27, 25, 23, 43, 38Pelicans-Wolves · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Ricky RubioPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 17, 12, 2, 11, 14, 23, 14, 34Jazz-Spurs · W
11.9 PPG season to date · +22.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 15, 17, 23, 5, 13, 18, 10, 33Heat-Pistons · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 19, 26, 14, 28, 20, 17, 33, 31Warriors-Nuggets · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 17, 10, 30, 18, 15, 30, 16, 31Spurs-Jazz · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 24, 28, 23, 21, 24, 25, 28, 30Wolves-Pelicans · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Donovan MitchellUTA+4.9 24.6 last 10 · 19.7 season
Dillon BrooksMEM+4.9 13.7 last 10 · 8.8 season
Josh JacksonPHX+4.7 15.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
Nicolas BatumCHA+4.4 16.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Anthony TolliverDET+4.1 11.9 last 10 · 7.8 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Kyle KorverCLE−4.0 5.1 last 10 · 9.1 season
Eric BledsoeMIL−3.7 12.9 last 10 · 16.6 season
Doug McDermottNYK−3.7 3.6 last 10 · 7.3 season