FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 16, 2023Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed MIN by 15 after the first quarter and won 114–106.

Final · Box score
Bucks112
Bulls100
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +12
Final · Box score
Wizards114
Wolves106
Q1 WAS -15; Q2 WAS -8; Q3 WAS -11; Q4 WAS +8
Final · Box score
Clippers116
Suns107
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +9
On this day · 2021–22Feb 16, 2022: 11 games. Top scorer: Ja Morant (Grizzlies-Blazers), 44 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Wolves

Bradley Beal drops 35 in 15-point comeback win over Minnesota

Brook Lopez goes for 33 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-8-11+8WAS AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards21302538114
Wolves36232819106
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 16, 21, 34, 17, 32, 33, 19, 35WAS35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 30, 33, 10, 16, 12, 2, 33, 16WAS16 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 33, 27, 19, 20, 19, 31, 17, 32, 34MIN34 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kyle AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 23, 9, 9, 9, 0, 4, 12, 12, 18MIN18 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Clippers-Suns

Clippers never trails at a break against Phoenix

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 116–107. Paul George led Clippers with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over MIN8LAC over PHX9MIL over CHI12Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over PHX.
Lead changes
Clippers-Suns8
Bucks-Bulls3
Wizards-Wolves1
The night in charts
Clippers-Suns combined for 223, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-SunsClippers 116, Suns 107
223
Wizards-WolvesWizards 114, Wolves 106
220
Bucks-BullsBucks 112, Bulls 100
212
WAS won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Wizards-WolvesWizards 114, Wolves 106
+8 WAS
Clippers-SunsClippers 116, Suns 107
+9 LAC
Bucks-BullsBucks 112, Bulls 100
+12 MIL
Mann shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MannLAC · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
Brook LopezMIL · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
72% (13-18)
Jevon CarterMIL · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
AytonPHX · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Patrick WilliamsCHI · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Wizards-Wolves
Wizards 114Wolves 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards21302538114
Wolves36232819106
The story
Kristaps Porzingis had 14 points as Washington beat Minnesota 114-106

Rudy Gobert led Minnesota with 19 REB, 17 PTS 14 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 4-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Wizards took the fourth 38-19.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −15−8−11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Suns
Clippers 116Suns 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers28263725116
Suns23293223107
The story
LA beat Phoenix 116-107 behind 26 points from Paul George

Devin Booker paced Phoenix: 19 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 9-19 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

A 28-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +5+2+7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Josh Okogie topped the game at 42.5 FPTS: 24 PTS, 5 REB

Final · Bucks-Bulls
Bucks 112Bulls 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks34272427112
Bulls24252427100
The story
Jevon Carter's 22 points carried Milwaukee past Chicago, 112-100

For Chicago, Dalen Terry had 13 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 9-13 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-24, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +10+12+12+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.9Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.9 in 49 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.9Season avg27.3Last 3

27.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.9 in 52 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 35 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.3Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 4.3 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 35

Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 16, 21, 34, 17, 32, 33, 19, 35Wizards-Wolves · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 33, 27, 19, 20, 19, 31, 17, 32, 34Wolves-Wizards · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 8, 6, 9, 27, 9, 22, 4, 33Bucks-Bulls · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 35, 23, 16, 16, 30, 29, 20, 19, 20, 26Clippers-Suns · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Terance MannPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 12, 21, 10, 16, 26Clippers-Suns · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Josh OkogiePoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 0, 2, 3, 2, 25, 17, 19, 24Suns-Clippers · L
6.3 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Derrick WhiteBOS+8.0 19.8 last 10 · 11.8 season
Jalen BrunsonNYK+7.6 31.5 last 10 · 23.9 season
Malaki BranhamSAS+6.5 15.6 last 10 · 9.1 season
Mikal BridgesBKN+6.2 23.8 last 10 · 17.6 season
Jamal MurrayDEN+5.7 25.9 last 10 · 20.2 season
Cold
Franz WagnerORL−6.2 12.7 last 10 · 18.9 season
Devin BookerPHX−5.9 20.7 last 10 · 26.6 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−5.2 9.6 last 10 · 14.8 season
Tyus JonesMEM−5.0 4.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
OG AnunobyTOR−5.0 11.9 last 10 · 16.9 season