FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 4, 2019Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed DEN by 2 after the first quarter and won 129–103.

Final
DEN103
DET129
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +26
Final
ATL137
WAS129
Q1 ATL +15; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +8
Final
MIL113
BKN94
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +23; Q4 MIL +19
Final
IND109
NOP107
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +2
Final
HOU118
PHX110
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +8
Final
SAS112
SAC127
Q1 SAC +12; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +15
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 · 2017–18Feb 4, 2018: 6 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (OKC vs LAL), 36 points.
The lead · DEN @ DET

Detroit upsets Denver

Detroit (22–29) beat Denver (37–15) 129–103. Andre Drummond led Detroit with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+13+14+26DET AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN36192820103
DET34342932129
Who led
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 15, 14, 0, 23, 20, 24, 12, 27DET27 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Stanley JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 12, 2, 4, 0, 2, 8, 0, 3, 21DET21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Trey LylesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 12, 12, 7, 0, 4, 3, 19, 20DEN20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Monte MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 10, 17, 10, 9, 20, 18, 17, 18DEN18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Detroit by 26.

IND over NOP2ATL over WAS8HOU over PHX8SAC over SAS15MIL over BKN19DET over DEN26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 34 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg11.2Last 3

11.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 26 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Season avg34.5Today

35 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 44

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: 58, 48, 37, 61, 35, 40, 37, 30, 43, 44HOU @ PHX · W
36.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: LeBron James CLE, Jun 4, 2015: 44 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
44 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 25, 31, 34, 27, 21, 19, 37, 30MIL @ BKN · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 15, 14, 0, 23, 20, 24, 12, 27DET vs DEN · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 43, 26, 16, 22, 27, 21, 31, 25, 24, 27WAS vs ATL · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 3, 11, 15, 24, 15, 9, 23, 20, 26WAS vs ATL · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jahlil OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 20, 17, 18, 24, 27, 14, 6, 25NOP vs IND · L
7.7 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 1 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
James HardenHOU+6.8 43.3 last 10 · 36.5 season
Malik BeasleyDEN+5.7 17.2 last 10 · 11.5 season
Josh JacksonPHX+4.9 15.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Darren CollisonIND+4.7 15.0 last 10 · 10.3 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+4.7 32.5 last 10 · 27.8 season
Cold
Rodney McGruderMIA−5.9 2.8 last 10 · 8.7 season
DeMar DeRozanSAS−5.6 15.7 last 10 · 21.3 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−5.4 13.7 last 10 · 19.1 season
Nikola MiroticNOP−4.8 11.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−4.4 3.2 last 10 · 7.6 season