FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 5, 2018Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed CHI by 19 after the first quarter and won 104–98.

Final · Box score
Blazers91
Pistons111
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +20
Final · Box score
Wizards111
Pacers102
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Magic111
Heat109
Q1 ORL -9; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Jazz133
Pelicans109
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +24
Final · Box score
Hornets104
Nuggets121
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +17
Final · Box score
Bulls98
Kings104
Q1 SAC -19; Q2 SAC -14; Q3 SAC -2; Q4 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Mavs101
Clippers104
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 LAC +3
On this day · 2016–17Feb 5, 2017: 3 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Blazers), 42 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Kings

Sacramento storms back from 19 down to beat Chicago

Andre Drummond goes for 17 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-19-14-2+6SAC AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2827241998
Kings9323627104
Who led
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 10, 8, 11, 3, 7, 12, 7, 15SAC15 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 21, 2, 10, 20, 3, 19, 14, 0, 4, 14SAC14 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 18, 5, 8, 19, 21, 10, 6, 23, 21, 27CHI27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Justin HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 8, 13, 15, 5, 7, 12, 9, 13, 20CHI20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Utah by 24.

ORL over MIA2LAC over DAL3SAC over CHI6WAS over IND9DEN over CHA17DET over POR20UTA over NOP24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Magic-Heat9
Mavs-Clippers8
Wizards-Pacers4
Hornets-Nuggets4
Bulls-Kings3
Blazers-Pistons1
The night in charts
Jazz-Pelicans combined for 242, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-PelicansJazz 133, Pelicans 109
242
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 104, Nuggets 121
225
Magic-HeatMagic 111, Heat 109
220
Wizards-PacersWizards 111, Pacers 102
213
Mavs-ClippersMavs 101, Clippers 104
205
Bulls-KingsBulls 98, Kings 104
202
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 91, Pistons 111
202
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-HeatMagic 111, Heat 109
+2 ORL
Mavs-ClippersMavs 101, Clippers 104
+3 LAC
Bulls-KingsBulls 98, Kings 104
+6 SAC
Wizards-PacersWizards 111, Pacers 102
+9 WAS
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 104, Nuggets 121
+17 DEN
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 91, Pistons 111
+20 DET
Jazz-PelicansJazz 133, Pelicans 109
+24 UTA
SAC erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-KingsSAC won · Bulls 98, Kings 104
19 pts
Magic-HeatORL won · Magic 111, Heat 109
9 pts
Mavs-ClippersLAC won · Mavs 101, Clippers 104
4 pts
Hood shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HoodUTA · 30 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
86% (12-14)
DwightCHA · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
BartonDEN · 18 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
GallinariLAC · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
Gary HarrisDEN · 27 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Magic-Heat
Magic 111Heat 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic26333418111
Heat35252722109
The story
Orlando beat Miami 111-109 behind 20 points from Mario Hezonja

Bam Adebayo paced Miami: 18 PTS, 10 REB 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 7-14 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 33-25 second quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −9−1+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Clippers
Mavs 101Clippers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs28272719101
Clippers32262026104
The story
Danilo Gallinari's 28 points carried LA past Dallas, 104-101

For Dallas, Dwight Powell had 10 REB, 8 PTS, 4 AST 28 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 9-13 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 26-19.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +4+3−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Wesley Matthews was the fantasy play: 43.4 FPTS on 23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB

Final · Bulls-Kings
Bulls 98Kings 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2827241998
Kings9323627104
The story
Bogdan Bogdanovic had 15 points as Sacramento beat Chicago 104-98

Zach LaVine led Chicago with 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 3-9 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Kings took the third 36-24.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −19−14−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bobby Portis led the game in fantasy with 46.8 FPTS (18 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 51 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg13.1Last 3

13.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 40 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg27.7Today

28 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Rodney Hood leads the day with 30

Rodney HoodPoints, last 10 games: 2, 12, 17, 7, 15, 15, 25, 18, 5, 30Jazz-Pelicans · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 17, 10, 9, 0, 21, 18, 19, 29Pacers-Wizards · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 12, 19, 21, 20, 21, 11, 9, 28Pelicans-Jazz · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 14, 10, 6, 7, 25, 15, 24, 28Clippers-Mavs · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 18, 5, 8, 19, 21, 10, 6, 23, 21, 27Bulls-Kings · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Gary HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 13, 23, 24, 15, 17, 25, 16, 27Nuggets-Hornets · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nicolas BatumCHA+5.3 17.5 last 10 · 12.2 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+4.7 26.4 last 10 · 21.7 season
Josh JacksonPHX+4.6 15.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Dillon BrooksMEM+4.1 13.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+4.1 26.7 last 10 · 22.6 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Doug McDermottNYK−4.3 2.9 last 10 · 7.2 season
D'Angelo RussellBKN−4.2 11.9 last 10 · 16.1 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Kyle KuzmaLAL−4.1 11.6 last 10 · 15.7 season