FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 9, 2019Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed BOS by 23 after the first quarter and won 123–112.

Final · Box score
Spurs105
Jazz125
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +20
Final · Box score
Cavs90
Pacers105
Q1 IND +13; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Hornets129
Hawks120
Q1 CHA +15; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA +20; Q4 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Raptors104
Knicks99
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Clippers123
Celtics112
Q1 LAC -23; Q2 LAC -21; Q3 LAC -5; Q4 LAC +11
Final · Box score
Wizards134
Bulls125
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +15; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Pelicans90
Grizzlies99
Q1 MEM -8; Q2 MEM -3; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Thunder117
Rockets112
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC -22; Q3 Thunder 0; Q4 OKC +5
Final · Box score
Magic103
Bucks83
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +20
On this day · 2017–18Feb 9, 2018: 9 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Kings), 50 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Celtics

Clippers storm back from 23 down to beat Boston

Paul George goes for 45 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-23-21-5+11LAC AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers20332842123
Celtics43311226112
Who led
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 25, 18, 15, 16, 10, 16, 19, 21LAC21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 20, 18, 23, 25, 9, 1, 12, 19LAC19 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 2, 2, 12, 14, 3, 18, 4, 19BOS19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 20, 6, 20, 13, 11, 25, 22, 16BOS16 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two comebacks from 15 or more down

Winners erased deficits of 15 or more points at a quarter break two times in 9 games.

TOR over NYK5OKC over HOU5CHA over ATL9WAS over CHI9MEM over NOP9LAC over BOS11IND over CLE15UTA over SAS20ORL over MIL20Final margin, points. Pink = winner came back from 15+ down at a break.
Lead changes
Thunder-Rockets15
Raptors-Knicks8
Wizards-Bulls5
Pelicans-Grizzlies5
Spurs-Jazz4
Cavs-Pacers2
Magic-Bucks1
Hornets-Hawks0
The night in charts
Wizards-Bulls combined for 259, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-BullsWizards 134, Bulls 125
259
Hornets-HawksHornets 129, Hawks 120
249
Clippers-CelticsClippers 123, Celtics 112
235
Spurs-JazzSpurs 105, Jazz 125
230
Thunder-RocketsThunder 117, Rockets 112
229
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 104, Knicks 99
203
Cavs-PacersCavs 90, Pacers 105
195
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 90, Grizzlies 99
189
Magic-BucksMagic 103, Bucks 83
186
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 104, Knicks 99
+5 TOR
Thunder-RocketsThunder 117, Rockets 112
+5 OKC
Hornets-HawksHornets 129, Hawks 120
+9 CHA
Wizards-BullsWizards 134, Bulls 125
+9 WAS
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 90, Grizzlies 99
+9 MEM
Clippers-CelticsClippers 123, Celtics 112
+11 LAC
Cavs-PacersCavs 90, Pacers 105
+15 IND
Spurs-JazzSpurs 105, Jazz 125
+20 UTA
Magic-BucksMagic 103, Bucks 83
+20 ORL
LAC erased a 23-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-CelticsLAC won · Clippers 123, Celtics 112
23 pts
Thunder-RocketsOKC won · Thunder 117, Rockets 112
22 pts
Pelicans-GrizzliesMEM won · Pelicans 90, Grizzlies 99
8 pts
Spurs-JazzUTA won · Spurs 105, Jazz 125
1 pt
Gobert shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertUTA · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
RandleWAS · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
Marvin WilliamsCHA · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
75% (12-16)
FariedHOU · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Robin LopezCHI · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Thunder-Rockets
Thunder 117Rockets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder25234227117
Rockets28422022112
The story
Russell Westbrook had a 21-12-11 triple-double as Oklahoma City beat Houston 117-112

James Harden led Houston with 42 PTS, 2 REB 21 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST · 8-21 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 22 after the second, the Thunder took the third 42-20.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −3−220+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Hawks
Hornets 129Hawks 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets46273323129
Hawks31371834120
The story
Kemba Walker's 37 points carried Charlotte past Atlanta, 129-120

For Atlanta, Trae Young had 20 PTS, 11 AST 37 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB · 13-27 FG, 9-17 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 46-31, was where the Hornets built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +15+5+20+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jeremy Lamb was the fantasy play: 57.7 FPTS on 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB

Final · Clippers-Celtics
Clippers 123Celtics 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers20332842123
Celtics43311226112
The story
LA beat Boston 123-112 behind 21 points from Montrezl Harrell

Terry Rozier paced Boston: 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

A 28-12 third quarter erased a 21-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −23−21−5+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Patrick Beverley topped the game at 38.3 FPTS: 12 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.0Season avg38.2Last 5

38.2 points a game over his last five games, against 28.0 in 53 earlier games. Today: 45 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg18.9Last 3

18.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 45 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 45

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 31, 36, 23, 36, 37, 43, 37, 39, 27, 45Thunder-Rockets · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Carmelo Anthony DEN, Dec 10, 2008: 45 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
45 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 37, 61, 35, 40, 37, 30, 43, 44, 36, 42Rockets-Thunder · L
36.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Paul Pierce BOS, Mar 15, 2001: 42 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
42 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 10, 14, 21, 23, 37, 32, 30, 37Hornets-Hawks · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 21, 31, 25, 24, 27, 30, 25, 31Wizards-Bulls · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 13, 7, 10, 16, 13, 13, 5, 27Hornets-Hawks · W
10.5 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 23, 29, 17, 26, 18, 28, 26, 26Bulls-Wizards · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Josh JacksonPHX+7.6 18.7 last 10 · 11.1 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+7.1 35.4 last 10 · 28.3 season
Malik BeasleyDEN+5.9 17.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jeff GreenWAS+4.5 16.9 last 10 · 12.4 season
Darius MillerNOP+4.3 12.2 last 10 · 7.9 season
Cold
Rodney McGruderMIA−5.9 2.7 last 10 · 8.6 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.4 2.0 last 10 · 7.4 season
Nikola MiroticNOP−4.8 11.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL−4.5 14.3 last 10 · 18.8 season
Kevin DurantGSW−3.9 23.4 last 10 · 27.3 season