FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 6, 2018Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed CLE by 16 at halftime and won 116–98.

Final · Box score
Cavs98
Magic116
Q1 ORL -12; Q2 ORL -16; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +18
Final · Box score
Grizzlies82
Hawks108
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +16; Q3 ATL +25; Q4 ATL +26
Final · Box score
Rockets123
Nets113
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Bucks103
Knicks89
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +14
Final · Box score
Celtics91
Raptors111
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +21; Q3 TOR +23; Q4 TOR +20
Final · Box score
Wizards102
Sixers115
Q1 PHI +17; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Thunder125
Warriors105
Q1 OKC +12; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +22; Q4 OKC +20
Final · Box score
Suns93
Lakers112
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +19
On this day · 2016–17Feb 6, 2017: 11 games. Top scorer: Bradley Beal (Wizards-Cavs), 41 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Magic

Jonathon Simmons drops 34 in 16-point comeback win over Cleveland

Paul George goes for 38 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-16+3+18ORL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs432422998
Magic31204124116
Who led
Jonathon SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 9, 14, 6, 15, 14, 15, 16, 34ORL34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 19, 22, 21, 12, 19, 11, 13, 19ORL19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 18, 28, 26, 25, 21, 24, 11, 25CLE25 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Tristan ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 9, 8, 10, 9, 8, 0, 9, 12CLE12 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Bucks-Knicks13
Suns-Lakers9
Cavs-Magic7
Rockets-Nets6
Celtics-Raptors5
Wizards-Sixers0
The night in charts
Rockets-Nets combined for 236, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-NetsRockets 123, Nets 113
236
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 125, Warriors 105
230
Wizards-SixersWizards 102, Sixers 115
217
Cavs-MagicCavs 98, Magic 116
214
Suns-LakersSuns 93, Lakers 112
205
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 91, Raptors 111
202
Bucks-KnicksBucks 103, Knicks 89
192
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 82, Hawks 108
190
HOU won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Rockets-NetsRockets 123, Nets 113
+10 HOU
Wizards-SixersWizards 102, Sixers 115
+13 PHI
Bucks-KnicksBucks 103, Knicks 89
+14 MIL
Cavs-MagicCavs 98, Magic 116
+18 ORL
Suns-LakersSuns 93, Lakers 112
+19 LAL
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 125, Warriors 105
+20 OKC
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 91, Raptors 111
+20 TOR
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 82, Hawks 108
+26 ATL
ORL erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-MagicORL won · Cavs 98, Magic 116
16 pts
Bucks-KnicksMIL won · Bucks 103, Knicks 89
1 pt
Ingram shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IngramLAL · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
SimmonsORL · 34 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
RandleLAL · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
CapelaHOU · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
BledsoeMIL · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Wizards-Sixers
Wizards 102Sixers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards20352918102
Sixers37282921115
The story
Philadelphia beat Washington 115-102 behind 27 points and 13 rebounds from Joel Embiid

Bradley Beal paced Washington: 30 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 10-21 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 37-20 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +17+10+10+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Magic
Cavs 98Magic 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs432422998
Magic31204124116
The story
Evan Fournier had 19 points as Orlando beat Cleveland 116-98

Tristan Thompson led Cleveland with 12 PTS, 9 REB 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 7-13 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the second, the Magic took the third 41-22.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −12−16+3+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Warriors
Thunder 125Warriors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder42282926125
Warriors30272028105
The story
Russell Westbrook's 34 points and 9 assists carried Oklahoma City past Golden State, 125-105

For Golden State, Kevin Durant had 33 PTS, 6 REB 34 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST · 13-26 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 42-30, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +12+13+22+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 52 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
33.92016–17 avg17.6Last 3

17.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.9 in 2016–17 (51 games). Today: 10 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.0Season avg28.9Today

29 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · Bucks-Knicks

New York's skid reaches four

Milwaukee won 103–89; the Knicks fall to 23–32. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

Streak strip · NYK
W@ UTA117–115L@ LAL107–127L@ GSW112–123L@ DEN118–130W@ PHX107–85Wvs BKN111–95L@ BOS73–103L@ MIL90–92Lvs ATL96–99Lvs MIL89–103
Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 38

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 36, 28, 18, 26, 31, 28, 43, 15, 26, 38Thunder-Warriors · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 28, 25, 23, 27, 60, 28, 16, 36Rockets-Nets · W
31.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 46, 31, 37, 13, 20, 16, 36, 34Thunder-Warriors · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Jonathon SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 9, 14, 6, 15, 14, 15, 16, 34Magic-Cavs · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 26, 14, 28, 20, 17, 33, 31, 33Warriors-Thunder · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 18, 41, 18, 21, 27, 18, 21, 30Wizards-Sixers · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paul GeorgeOKC+6.9 28.9 last 10 · 22.0 season
Josh JacksonPHX+5.3 16.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
Nicolas BatumCHA+5.3 17.5 last 10 · 12.2 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+4.1 26.7 last 10 · 22.6 season
Jamal MurrayDEN+4.0 20.6 last 10 · 16.6 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
D'Angelo RussellBKN−5.1 10.8 last 10 · 15.9 season
Kyle KuzmaLAL−4.3 11.4 last 10 · 15.7 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Doug McDermottNYK−4.1 3.1 last 10 · 7.2 season