FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 4, 2020Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed CHA by 12 after the first quarter and won 125–110.

Final
MIL120
NOP108
Q1 MIL -7; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +12
Final
CHA110
HOU125
Q1 HOU -12; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +15
Final
POR99
DEN127
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +26; Q3 DEN +26; Q4 DEN +28
Final
SAS102
LAL129
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +27
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 · 2018–19Feb 4, 2019: 6 games. Top scorer: James Harden (HOU @ PHX), 44 points.
The lead · CHA @ HOU

James Harden scores 40 as Houston beats Charlotte

Houston won 125–110. James Harden: 40 points, 9 rebounds, 12 assists.

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 Q3Final0-12-1+4+15HOU AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHA34292522110
HOU22403033125
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 41, 13, 34, 29, 27, 12, 18, 35, 40, 40HOU40 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Danuel House Jr.Points, last 10 games: 10, 13, 2, 8, 11, 21, 6, 14, 12, 22HOU22 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 14, 4, 3, 15, 23, 25, 16, 20CHA20 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 5, 25, 20, 4, 13, 30, 21, 10, 18, 20CHA20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · MIL @ NOP

Milwaukee takes care of New Orleans

A 12-point win, 120–108. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 34 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over NOP12HOU over CHA15LAL over SAS27DEN over POR28Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over NOP.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.8Season avg41.2Last 5

41.2 points a game over his last five games, against 29.8 in 48 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 45 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 40

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: 41, 13, 34, 29, 27, 12, 18, 35, 40, 40HOU vs CHA · W
35.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Steve Nash PHX, May 20, 2005: 39 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
40 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 31, 15, 21, 27, 29, 22, 15, 36LAL vs SAS · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 32, 37, 32, 29, 28, 30, 31, 30, 34MIL @ NOP · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 49, 21, 25, 22, 13, 16, 24, 20, 28, 32NOP vs MIL · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 19, 27, 24, 25, 28, 15, 39, 29DEN vs POR · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 20, 30, 14, 36, 38, 24, 26, 28SAS @ LAL · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 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
Damian LillardPOR+11.0 40.7 last 10 · 29.7 season
Russell WestbrookHOU+6.2 32.6 last 10 · 26.4 season
Ben SimmonsPHI+6.0 22.7 last 10 · 16.7 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+5.9 33.3 last 10 · 27.4 season
Svi MykhailiukDET+5.5 14.4 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
James HardenHOU−6.9 28.9 last 10 · 35.8 season
Paul GeorgeLAC−4.8 17.9 last 10 · 22.7 season
Tristan ThompsonCLE−4.6 7.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Jeff TeagueATL−4.5 7.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Malcolm BrogdonIND−4.4 12.3 last 10 · 16.7 season