FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 5, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed LAC by 12 after the first quarter and won 119–115.

Final · Box score
Pelicans114
Pacers113
Q1 NOP -3; Q2 NOP +9; Q3 NOP +11; Q4 NOP +1
Final · Box score
Bulls119
Magic123
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Raptors123
Nets117
Q1 TOR +11; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Bucks123
Cavs105
Q1 MIL -7; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +18
Final · Box score
Jazz138
Hornets121
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +17
Final · Box score
Wizards95
Heat122
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +28; Q3 MIA +36; Q4 MIA +27
Final · Box score
Wolves106
Thunder103
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Pistons92
Suns109
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +19; Q4 PHX +17
Final · Box score
Celtics119
Clippers115
Q1 BOS -12; Q2 BOS -11; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +4
On this day · 2019–20Feb 5, 2020: 9 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (Hawks-Wolves), 38 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Clippers

Jayson Tatum scores 34 in Boston win over Clippers

Nikola Vucevic goes for 43 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-11+7+4BOS AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics21303830119
Clippers33292033115
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 24, 40, 27, 32, 24, 25, 30, 27, 27, 34BOS34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 8 games: 9, 19, 19, 21, 14, 4, 19, 24BOS24 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 32, 31, 34, 24, 28, 33, 24, 28LAC28 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 5, 11, 17, 9, 9, 4, 15, 18LAC18 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Bucks-Cavs

Milwaukee makes it three straight

Milwaukee beat Cleveland 123–105 and moved to 14–8. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 33 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · MIL
Wvs DAL112–109L@ BKN123–125Lvs LAL106–113Wvs ATL129–115W@ TOR115–108L@ NOP126–131L@ CHA114–126Wvs POR134–106Wvs IND130–110W@ CLE123–105
Lead changes
Bucks-Cavs19
Wolves-Thunder19
Pelicans-Pacers17
Raptors-Nets10
Celtics-Clippers7
Bulls-Magic6
Pistons-Suns3
Jazz-Hornets1
Wizards-Heat1
Shot of the night

Russell's three with 3.7 seconds left breaks the tie, 106-103 final

The night in charts
Jazz-Hornets combined for 259, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-HornetsJazz 138, Hornets 121
259
Bulls-MagicBulls 119, Magic 123
242
Raptors-NetsRaptors 123, Nets 117
240
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 119, Clippers 115
234
Bucks-CavsBucks 123, Cavs 105
228
Pelicans-PacersPelicans 114, Pacers 113
227
Wizards-HeatWizards 95, Heat 122
217
Wolves-ThunderWolves 106, Thunder 103
209
Pistons-SunsPistons 92, Suns 109
201
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pelicans-PacersPelicans 114, Pacers 113
+1 NOP
Wolves-ThunderWolves 106, Thunder 103
+3 MIN
Bulls-MagicBulls 119, Magic 123
+4 ORL
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 119, Clippers 115
+4 BOS
Raptors-NetsRaptors 123, Nets 117
+6 TOR
Jazz-HornetsJazz 138, Hornets 121
+17 UTA
Pistons-SunsPistons 92, Suns 109
+17 PHX
Bucks-CavsBucks 123, Cavs 105
+18 MIL
Wizards-HeatWizards 95, Heat 122
+27 MIA
BOS erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-ClippersBOS won · Celtics 119, Clippers 115
12 pts
Bucks-CavsMIL won · Bucks 123, Cavs 105
7 pts
Wolves-ThunderMIN won · Wolves 106, Thunder 103
4 pts
Pelicans-PacersNOP won · Pelicans 114, Pacers 113
3 pts
Jazz-HornetsUTA won · Jazz 138, Hornets 121
2 pts
Thaddeus Young shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Thaddeus YoungCHI · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
LowryTOR · 30 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
BogdanovicUTA · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
67% (10-15)
ReidMIN · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
NunnMIA · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Wolves-Thunder
Wolves 106Thunder 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves25263421106
Thunder23322127103
The story
Minnesota beat Oklahoma City 106-103 behind 24 points from Malik Beasley

Hamidou Diallo paced Oklahoma City: 16 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 9-19 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

A 34-21 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +2−4+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Horford topped the game at 60.9 FPTS: 26 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB

Final · Bulls-Magic
Bulls 119Magic 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls31252538119
Magic33332631123
The story
Cole Anthony had 17 points and 9 assists as Orlando beat Chicago 123-119

Patrick Williams led Chicago with 20 PTS, 7 REB 17 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 6-10 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the second 33-25, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +2+10+11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Clippers
Celtics 119Clippers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics21303830119
Clippers33292033115
The story
Kemba Walker's 24 points carried Boston past LA, 119-115

For LA, Nicolas Batum had 16 PTS, 7 REB 24 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 9-19 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 38-20.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −12−11+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.1Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.1 in 22 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 20 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Vucevic leads the day with 43

Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 24, 22, 28, 26, 10, 15, 21, 43Magic-Bulls · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Jun 7, 2000: 43 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
Career high43 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 11, 9, 8, 16, 27, 14, 22, 34Hornets-Jazz · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 24, 40, 27, 32, 24, 25, 30, 27, 27, 34Celtics-Clippers · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 19, 18, 15, 11, 32, 30, 12, 33Raptors-Nets · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 25, 27, 24, 38, 34, 18, 21, 33Bucks-Cavs · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 14, 11, 6, 32, 29, 18, 21, 31Jazz-Hornets · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
De'Aaron FoxSAC+4.4 26.7 last 10 · 22.3 season
Norman PowellTOR+4.4 19.3 last 10 · 14.9 season
Jeff GreenBKN+3.9 13.1 last 10 · 9.2 season
Chris PaulPHX+3.5 19.9 last 10 · 16.4 season
DeAndre JordanBKN+3.2 9.9 last 10 · 6.7 season
Cold
Lonnie Walker IVSAS−3.6 7.6 last 10 · 11.2 season
Chris BoucherTOR−3.0 10.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Terrence RossORL−2.9 10.9 last 10 · 13.8 season
Elfrid PaytonNYK−2.5 9.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Coby WhiteCHI−2.2 13.1 last 10 · 15.3 season