FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 13, 2018Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed MIN by 8 after the first quarter and won 126–108.

Final · Box score
Heat112
Raptors115
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR +17; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Hawks92
Bucks97
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Rockets126
Wolves108
Q1 HOU -8; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +18
Final · Box score
Cavs120
Thunder112
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Kings114
Mavs109
Q1 SAC +13; Q2 SAC +21; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Spurs109
Nuggets117
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +8
On this day · 2016–17Feb 13, 2017: 11 games. Top scorer: Eric Bledsoe (Suns-Pelicans), 37 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Wolves

James Harden scores 34 as Houston wins in Minnesota

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 35 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+4+4+18HOU AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets23313042126
Wolves31193028108
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 60, 28, 16, 36, 41, 28, 27, 34HOU34 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 13, 10, 13, 21, 0, 9, 4, 21HOU21 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 15, 11, 24, 22, 30, 14, 29, 35MIN35 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 17, 2, 2, 14, 9, 5, 14, 9, 12, 25MIN25 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Hawks-Bucks

Milwaukee takes care of Atlanta

A 5-point win, 97–92. Khris Middleton led Milwaukee with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over MIA3MIL over ATL5SAC over DAL5CLE over OKC8DEN over SAS8HOU over MIN18Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over ATL.
Lead changes
Spurs-Nuggets20
Rockets-Wolves1
Kings-Mavs1
The night in charts
Rockets-Wolves combined for 234, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WolvesRockets 126, Wolves 108
234
Cavs-ThunderCavs 120, Thunder 112
232
Heat-RaptorsHeat 112, Raptors 115
227
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 109, Nuggets 117
226
Kings-MavsKings 114, Mavs 109
223
Hawks-BucksHawks 92, Bucks 97
189
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-RaptorsHeat 112, Raptors 115
+3 TOR
Kings-MavsKings 114, Mavs 109
+5 SAC
Hawks-BucksHawks 92, Bucks 97
+5 MIL
Cavs-ThunderCavs 120, Thunder 112
+8 CLE
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 109, Nuggets 117
+8 DEN
Rockets-WolvesRockets 126, Wolves 108
+18 HOU
HOU rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-WolvesHOU won · Rockets 126, Wolves 108
8 pts
Spurs-NuggetsDEN won · Spurs 109, Nuggets 117
3 pts
Hawks-BucksMIL won · Hawks 92, Bucks 97
3 pts
Lauvergne shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LauvergneSAS · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
80% (12-15)
KATMIN · 35 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
75% (12-16)
TeagueMIN · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB
67% (10-15)
RandolphSAC · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
AdamsOKC · 22 PTS, 17 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Heat-Raptors
Heat 112Raptors 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat24312631112
Raptors28294117115
The story
Kyle Lowry had 22 points and 8 assists as Toronto beat Miami 115-112

Goran Dragic led Miami with 28 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 8-17 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the third 41-26, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +4+2+17+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Mavs
Kings 114Mavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings29362326114
Mavs16282738109
The story
Sacramento beat Dallas 114-109 behind 22 points from Zach Randolph

Dwight Powell paced Dallas: 18 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 10-15 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +13+21+17+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

J.J. Barea topped the game at 46.0 FPTS: 19 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB

Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 109Nuggets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs32292919109
Nuggets30282930117
The story
Nikola Jokic's a 23-13-11 triple-double carried Denver past San Antonio, 117-109

For San Antonio, Joffrey Lauvergne had 26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 13 REB, 11 AST · 8-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 30-19.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −2−3−3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 56 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.2Season avg25.3Last 3

25.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.2 in 54 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 36 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Season avg23.9Today

24 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 37

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 21, 24, 11, 25, 37, 22, 24, 37Cavs-Thunder · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 15, 11, 24, 22, 30, 14, 29, 35Wolves-Rockets · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 60, 28, 16, 36, 41, 28, 27, 34Rockets-Wolves · W
31.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 5, 13, 18, 10, 33, 13, 30, 6, 28Heat-Raptors · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 23, 23, 35, 13, 15, 8, 25, 27Raptors-Heat · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Joffrey LauvergnePoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 8, 0, 0, 0, 2, 2, 10, 26Spurs-Nuggets · L
4.4 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paul GeorgeOKC+7.0 29.4 last 10 · 22.4 season
Reggie BullockDET+5.5 15.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Joe InglesUTA+5.4 16.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+5.2 28.1 last 10 · 22.9 season
Terry RozierBOS+5.1 15.2 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Eric GordonHOU−6.2 12.3 last 10 · 18.5 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−5.9 10.3 last 10 · 16.2 season
Avery BradleyLAC−4.6 9.8 last 10 · 14.4 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season