FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 2, 2017Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed HOU by 13 after three quarters and won 113–108.

Final
LAL108
WAS116
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +14; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +8
Final
ATL113
HOU108
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL -13; Q4 ATL +5
Final
PHI86
SAS102
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +16
Final
GSW133
LAC120
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +13
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2015–16Feb 2, 2016: 5 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs MIN), 38 points.
The lead · ATL @ HOU

Tim Hardaway Jr. scores 33 as Atlanta wins in Houston

Final: 113–108. Tim Hardaway Jr. made 12 of 18 shots from the field. James Harden scored 41 for Houston in the loss.

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-3-13+5ATL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL26212640113
HOU32183622108
Who led
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 20, 10, 9, 12, 3, 17, 12, 19, 10, 33ATL33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 11, 13, 16, 16, 12, 19, 6, 24ATL24 PTS · 23 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 40, 38, 17, 29, 26, 30, 51, 15, 10, 41HOU41 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Clint CapelaPoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 22, 5, 16, 12, 17, 10, 12, 22HOU22 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · PHI @ SAS

San Antonio beats Philadelphia, 102–86

San Antonio led 79–73 after three and won by 16. Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over HOU5WAS over LAL8GSW over LAC13SAS over PHI16Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over PHI.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.3Season avg32.0Last 5

32.0 points a game over his last five games, against 25.3 in 48 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.0 in 47 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg30.0Today

30 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 41

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 40, 38, 17, 29, 26, 30, 51, 15, 10, 41HOU vs ATL · L
28.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Jalen Brunson NYK, Jan 18, 2024: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
41 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 29, 19, 24, 27, 19, 18, 15, 33WAS vs LAL · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 20, 10, 9, 12, 3, 17, 12, 19, 10, 33ATL @ HOU · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 26, 23, 20, 26, 12, 20, 29, 31LAC vs GSW · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 24, 24, 27, 21, 28, 43, 39, 29GSW @ LAC · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 40, 32, 15, 27, 33, 23, 33, 18, 26GSW @ LAC · W
26.1 PPG season to date · −0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+8.7 24.2 last 10 · 15.5 season
Eric BledsoePHX+5.9 27.5 last 10 · 21.6 season
Kawhi LeonardSAS+5.5 31.0 last 10 · 25.5 season
Dion WaitersMIA+5.3 20.7 last 10 · 15.4 season
Marc GasolMEM+5.2 26.0 last 10 · 20.8 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−6.9 12.0 last 10 · 18.9 season
Kevin LoveCLE−5.7 14.2 last 10 · 19.9 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−5.3 13.4 last 10 · 18.7 season
Trevor ArizaHOU−4.8 7.0 last 10 · 11.8 season
Tim FrazierNOP−4.8 4.3 last 10 · 9.1 season