FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 13, 2018Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed MIN by 8 after the first quarter and won 126–108.

Final
MIA112
TOR115
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR +17; Q4 TOR +3
Final
ATL92
MIL97
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +5
Final
HOU126
MIN108
Q1 HOU -8; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +18
Final
CLE120
OKC112
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +8
Final
SAC114
DAL109
Q1 SAC +13; Q2 SAC +21; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +5
Final
SAS109
DEN117
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +8
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 · 2016–17Feb 13, 2017: 11 games. Top scorer: Eric Bledsoe (PHX vs NOP), 37 points.
The lead · HOU @ MIN

James Harden scores 34 as Houston wins in Minnesota

Final: 126–108. James Harden made 10 of 20 shots from the field. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 35 for Minnesota in the loss.

Game flow · HOU 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+4+4+18HOU AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU23313042126
MIN31193028108
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 60, 28, 16, 36, 41, 28, 27, 34HOU34 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 13, 10, 13, 21, 0, 9, 4, 21HOU21 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 15, 11, 24, 22, 30, 14, 29, 35MIN35 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 17, 2, 2, 14, 9, 5, 14, 9, 12, 25MIN25 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · ATL @ MIL

Milwaukee takes care of Atlanta

A 5-point win, 97–92. Khris Middleton led Milwaukee with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over MIA3MIL over ATL5SAC over DAL5CLE over OKC8DEN over SAS8HOU over MIN18Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over ATL.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 56 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.2Season avg25.3Last 3

25.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.2 in 54 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 36 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Season avg23.9Today

24 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 37

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 21, 24, 11, 25, 37, 22, 24, 37CLE @ OKC · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 15, 11, 24, 22, 30, 14, 29, 35MIN vs HOU · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 60, 28, 16, 36, 41, 28, 27, 34HOU @ MIN · W
31.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 5, 13, 18, 10, 33, 13, 30, 6, 28MIA @ TOR · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 23, 23, 35, 13, 15, 8, 25, 27TOR vs MIA · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Joffrey LauvergnePoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 8, 0, 0, 0, 2, 2, 10, 26SAS @ DEN · L
4.4 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 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
Paul GeorgeOKC+7.0 29.4 last 10 · 22.4 season
Reggie BullockDET+5.5 15.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Joe InglesUTA+5.4 16.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+5.2 28.1 last 10 · 22.9 season
Terry RozierBOS+5.1 15.2 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Eric GordonHOU−6.2 12.3 last 10 · 18.5 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−5.9 10.3 last 10 · 16.2 season
Avery BradleyLAC−4.6 9.8 last 10 · 14.4 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season