FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 14, 2017Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed MIN by 4 after the first quarter and won 116–108.

Final
TOR94
CHI105
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +19; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +11
Final
CLE116
MIN108
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE 0; Q4 CLE +8
Final
SAC97
LAL96
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +1
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · CLE @ MIN

Cleveland handles Minnesota by 8

The Cavaliers won the second quarter 43–31. Final: 116–108. LeBron James led Cleveland with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 14 assists. Andrew Wiggins scored 41 for Minnesota in the loss.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+80+8CLE AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE26432423116
MIN30313215108
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 23, 27, 32, 32, 25, 18, 27, 25CLE25 PTS · 8 REB · 14 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 29, 18, 14, 23, 29, 28, 27, 25CLE25 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 23, 21, 23, 27, 31, 29, 27, 41MIN41 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 26, 24, 27, 35, 29, 36, 22, 26MIN26 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · SAC @ LAL

Sacramento leads Lakers wire to wire

Sacramento was ahead at every break and won 97–96. Best quarter: the first, 29–23. DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento with 40 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over LAL1CLE over MIN8CHI over TOR11Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over LAL.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.6Season avg31.0Last 5

31.0 points a game over his last five games, against 22.6 in 55 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg9.9Last 3

9.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 9 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.8Season avg36.5Today

37 minutes today, against 16.8 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Andrew Wiggins 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.
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 23, 21, 23, 27, 31, 29, 27, 41MIN vs CLE · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Glen Rice CHH, Apr 5, 1997: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
41 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 46, 16, 22, 32, 18, 22, 28, 40SAC @ LAL · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Jun 7, 2002: 40 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
40 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 31, 20, 21, 15, 21, 22, 17, 21, 29LAL vs SAC · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 26, 24, 27, 35, 29, 36, 22, 26MIN vs CLE · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 23, 27, 32, 32, 25, 18, 27, 25CLE @ MIN · W
25.8 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 14 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 29, 18, 14, 23, 29, 28, 27, 25CLE @ MIN · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 7 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
Dion WaitersMIA+6.4 22.1 last 10 · 15.7 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.ATL+6.2 19.3 last 10 · 13.1 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+5.6 21.8 last 10 · 16.2 season
Nikola JokicDEN+5.3 21.6 last 10 · 16.3 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC+5.1 17.6 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
Tim FrazierNOP−5.6 3.1 last 10 · 8.7 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.6 10.4 last 10 · 15.0 season
Shelvin MackUTA−4.4 2.9 last 10 · 7.3 season
Brandon KnightPHX−4.2 6.8 last 10 · 11.0 season