FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 8, 2020Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed DET by 11 after the first quarter and won 95–92.

Final
MIL111
ORL95
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +16; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +16
Final
DAL116
CHA100
Q1 DAL +21; Q2 DAL +21; Q3 DAL +29; Q4 DAL +16
Final
NYK95
DET92
Q1 NYK -11; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK 0; Q4 NYK +3
Final
NOP124
IND117
Q1 NOP +5; Q2 NOP +5; Q3 NOP +3; Q4 NOP +7
Final
BKN118
TOR119
Q1 TOR -3; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +1
Final
LAC115
MIN142
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +22; Q3 MIN +24; Q4 MIN +27
Final
LAL125
GSW120
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +5
Final
DEN117
PHX108
Q1 DEN -9; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +9
Final
SAS102
SAC122
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +20
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 8, 2019: 8 games. Top scorer: JJ Redick (PHI vs DEN), 34 points.
The lead · NYK @ DET

New York climbs out of an 11-point hole against Detroit

Down 11 after one, the Knicks won the second quarter 31–22 and the game 95–92. Julius Randle led New York with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · NYK 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-20+3NYK AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK1731192895
DET2822172592
Who led
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 20, 22, 24, 16, 16, 20, 22, 17NYK17 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Wayne EllingtonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 0, 3, 11, 0, 2, 2, 12, 17NYK17 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 16, 23, 8, 20, 3, 25, 28, 20DET20 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Christian WoodPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 8, 20, 7, 11, 17, 21, 27, 17DET17 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · DEN @ PHX

Denver fights back from 9 down against Phoenix

Final: 117–108, after trailing by 9 after one. Jamal Murray led Denver with 36 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · DEN vs PHX
Jamal Murray · DENDeandre Ayton · PHXPTS3628REB519AST52Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.9Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.9 in 52 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 42 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.2Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 18.2 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Caris LeVert 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.
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 11, 7, 11, 3, 6, 29, 23, 37BKN @ TOR · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +22.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 39, 16, 14, 24, 19, 5, 20, 31, 36DEN @ PHX · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 36, 12, 12, 25, 28, 18, 11, 7, 9, 31NOP @ IND · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 21, 42, 13, 19, 22, 16, 21, 31SAC vs SAS · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 43, 32, 39, 36, 33, 31, 31, 22, 14, 29LAC @ MIN · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 13, 19, 8, 16, 12, 10, 20, 29TOR vs BKN · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 6 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+11.8 41.6 last 10 · 29.8 season
Russell WestbrookHOU+7.0 33.7 last 10 · 26.7 season
Svi MykhailiukDET+5.5 14.4 last 10 · 8.9 season
Ben SimmonsPHI+5.3 22.0 last 10 · 16.7 season
Nikola JokicDEN+5.3 25.9 last 10 · 20.6 season
Cold
James HardenHOU−7.2 28.1 last 10 · 35.3 season
Jeff TeagueATL−5.2 6.5 last 10 · 11.7 season
Tristan ThompsonCLE−4.6 7.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Rudy GaySAS−4.6 5.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Steven AdamsOKC−4.1 6.7 last 10 · 10.8 season