FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 5, 2022Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed NYK by 15 at halftime and won 122–115.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies135
Magic115
Q1 MEM +13; Q2 MEM +20; Q3 MEM +27; Q4 MEM +20
Final · Box score
Heat104
Hornets86
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA +22; Q4 MIA +18
Final · Box score
Suns95
Wizards80
Q1 PHX +12; Q2 PHX +27; Q3 PHX +34; Q4 PHX +15
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks115
Lakers122
Q1 LAL -13; Q2 LAL -15; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Bucks137
Blazers108
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +16; Q3 MIL +32; Q4 MIL +29
Final · Box score
Thunder103
Kings113
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +10; Q4 SAC +10
On this day · 2020–21Feb 5, 2021: 9 games. Top scorer: Nikola Vucevic (Magic-Bulls), 43 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Lakers

LeBron James scores 29, Lakers win in overtime

Anthony Davis goes for 28 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-13-15+30+7LAL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Knicks422913274115
Lakers2927312411122
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 35, 34, 25, 25, 30, 29, 33, 33, 29LAL29 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 10, 7, 22, 11, 33, 7, 21, 29LAL29 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 17, 28, 24, 17, 23, 11, 23, 36NYK36 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 4, 24, 18, 11, 9, 17, 18, 32NYK32 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Heat-Hornets

Charlotte's skid reaches four

Miami won 104–86; the Hornets fall to 28–26. Jimmy Butler led Miami with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · CHA
W@ BOS111–102Wvs OKC121–98Lvs ATL91–113L@ TOR113–125W@ IND158–126Wvs LAL117–114Lvs LAC90–115L@ BOS107–113Lvs CLE101–102Lvs MIA86–104
Lead changes
Knicks-Lakers5
Bucks-Blazers4
Thunder-Kings2
Suns-Wizards1
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Magic combined for 250, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 135, Magic 115
250
Bucks-BlazersBucks 137, Blazers 108
245
Knicks-LakersKnicks 115, Lakers 122 · OT
237
Thunder-KingsThunder 103, Kings 113
216
Heat-HornetsHeat 104, Hornets 86
190
Suns-WizardsSuns 95, Wizards 80
175
LAL won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Knicks-LakersKnicks 115, Lakers 122 · OT
+7 LAL
Thunder-KingsThunder 103, Kings 113
+10 SAC
Suns-WizardsSuns 95, Wizards 80
+15 PHX
Heat-HornetsHeat 104, Hornets 86
+18 MIA
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 135, Magic 115
+20 MEM
Bucks-BlazersBucks 137, Blazers 108
+29 MIL
LAL erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-LakersLAL won · Knicks 115, Lakers 122 · OT
15 pts
Heat-HornetsMIA won · Heat 104, Hornets 86
5 pts
Portis shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PortisMIL · 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
85% (11-13)
JimmyMIA · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
ADLAL · 28 PTS, 17 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
68% (13-19)
JaMEM · 33 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 2 BLK
67% (14-21)
GiannisMIL · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
Final · Knicks-Lakers
Knicks 115Lakers 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks422913274115
Lakers2927312411122
The story
Malik Monk had 29 points as Los Angeles beat New York 122-115 in OT

Alec Burks led New York with 12 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 2 AST · 11-20 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the second, the Lakers took the third 31-13.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −13−15+30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Thunder-Kings
Thunder 103Kings 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder30272224103
Kings36282524113
The story
Sacramento beat Oklahoma City 113-103 behind 24 points from Harrison Barnes

Josh Giddey paced Oklahoma City: 24 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-17 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 36-30 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +6+7+10+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Blazers
Bucks 137Blazers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks34363730137
Blazers26282133108
The story
Bobby Portis' 30 points carried Milwaukee past Portland, 137-108

For Portland, CJ McCollum had 17 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 11-13 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 37-21, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
400 +8+16+32+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 48 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 47 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

RJ Barrett leads the day with 36

RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 17, 28, 24, 17, 23, 11, 23, 36Knicks-Lakers · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 38, 35, 41, 30, 34, 37, 23, 33Grizzlies-Magic · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 4, 24, 18, 11, 9, 17, 18, 32Knicks-Lakers · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 14, 12, 6, 22, 5, 11, 17, 30Bucks-Blazers · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 35, 34, 25, 25, 30, 29, 33, 33, 29Lakers-Knicks · W
29.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Mar 18, 2019: 29 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
29 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 27, 33, 30, 26, 38, 29, 33, 29Bucks-Blazers · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ja MorantMEM+6.5 32.9 last 10 · 26.4 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+6.0 35.0 last 10 · 29.0 season
Davion MitchellSAC+5.5 15.8 last 10 · 10.3 season
Gary Trent Jr.TOR+5.1 23.2 last 10 · 18.1 season
Nikola VucevicCHI+5.0 22.5 last 10 · 17.5 season
Cold
Zach LaVineCHI−5.8 18.9 last 10 · 24.7 season
Terrence RossORL−5.7 5.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
Kemba WalkerNYK−5.3 6.6 last 10 · 11.9 season
Dennis SchroderBOS−5.2 9.1 last 10 · 14.3 season
Buddy HieldSAC−4.4 10.0 last 10 · 14.4 season