FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 23, 2017Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed CHA by 15 after three quarters and won 114–108.

Final
POR112
ORL103
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR -9; Q3 POR -8; Q4 POR +9
Final · OT
CHA108
DET114
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET -12; Q3 DET -15; Q4 DET 0; OT1 DET +6
Final
NYK104
CLE119
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +18; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +15
Final
HOU129
NOP99
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +16; Q3 HOU +33; Q4 HOU +30
Final
LAC113
GSW123
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW -12; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +10
Final
DEN100
SAC116
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +16
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 23, 2016: 5 games. Top scorer: James Harden (HOU @ UTA), 42 points.
The lead · CHA @ DET

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope drops 33 in 15-point comeback win over Charlotte

Charlotte led by 15 after three. Final: 114–108.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-5-12-150+6DET AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
CHA283423158108
DET2327203014114
Who led
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 38, 2, 4, 12, 9, 10, 21, 7, 16, 33DET33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 8, 9, 19, 16, 24, 6, 13, 25DET25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 7, 18, 17, 14, 10, 29, 24, 34CHA34 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 13, 11, 17, 15, 25, 16, 10, 18CHA18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Houston posts the night's biggest win

Houston beat New Orleans by 30, the widest margin of 6 games.

DET over CHA6POR over ORL9GSW over LAC10CLE over NYK15SAC over DEN16HOU over NOP30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 50 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.9 in 53 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.7Season avg26.4Today

26 minutes today, against 7.7 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 35

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.
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 43, 39, 29, 35, 13, 18, 26, 11, 13, 35GSW vs LAC · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 7, 18, 17, 14, 10, 29, 24, 34CHA @ DET · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 38, 2, 4, 12, 9, 10, 21, 7, 16, 33DET vs CHA · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 27, 13, 29, 29, 28, 21, 13, 33POR @ ORL · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 31, 25, 34, 12, 42, 32, 24, 18, 29NOP vs HOU · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Willie Cauley-SteinPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 14, 4, 14, 9, 8, 8, 13, 29SAC vs DEN · W
6.2 PPG season to date · +23.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 10 REB · 0 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
Andrew WigginsMIN+5.7 28.9 last 10 · 23.2 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.ATL+5.6 18.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Dario SaricPHI+5.3 16.1 last 10 · 10.8 season
Dion WaitersMIA+5.2 21.1 last 10 · 15.9 season
Markieff MorrisWAS+4.5 19.4 last 10 · 14.9 season
Cold
Reggie JacksonDET−5.5 9.4 last 10 · 14.9 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Tim FrazierNOP−5.4 3.2 last 10 · 8.6 season
Shelvin MackUTA−4.4 2.9 last 10 · 7.3 season
Langston GallowayNOP−3.6 5.0 last 10 · 8.6 season