FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 9, 2021Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed NYK by 6 after three quarters and won 98–96.

Final
BKN111
DET122
Q1 DET +12; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +11
Final
NYK96
MIA98
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA -6; Q4 MIA +2
Final
HOU101
NOP130
Q1 NOP +5; Q2 NOP +13; Q3 NOP +11; Q4 NOP +29
Final
GSW114
SAS91
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW 0; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +23
Final
ORL97
POR106
Q1 POR +12; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +9
Final
PHI119
SAC111
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI -5; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +8
Final
BOS108
UTA122
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +14
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 · 2019–20Feb 9, 2020: 7 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (ATL vs NYK), 48 points.
The lead · NYK @ MIA

Miami takes over late to edge New York

Down 6 after three, Miami won the fourth 22–14. Final: 98–96. Jimmy Butler led Miami with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+2-6+2MIA AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK2530271496
MIA2730192298
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 18, 26, 26, 30, 25, 19, 14, 17, 26MIA26 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 10 games: 5, 2, 9, 9, 11, 11, 8, 17, 15, 20MIA20 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Elfrid PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 4, 2, 10, 5, 20, 22, 7, 18NYK18 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 23, 21, 14, 9, 13, 14, 8, 14NYK14 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: New Orleans by 29.

MIA over NYK2PHI over SAC8POR over ORL9DET over BKN11UTA over BOS14GSW over SAS23NOP over HOU29Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.0Season avg31.6Last 5

31.6 points a game over his last five games, against 23.0 in 23 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 22 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 36

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.
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 28, 36, 23, 9, 13, 32, 18, 30, 27, 36UTA vs BOS · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 36, 35, 39, 26, 30, 44, 19, 32, 29, 36POR vs ORL · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 16, 24, 30, 38, 26, 24, 36, 34SAC vs PHI · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 42, 33, 26, 24, 28, 18, 21, 33BOS @ UTA · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 25, 26, 14, 18, 27, 21, 32, 32DET vs BKN · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 36, 16, 27, 28, 38, 28, 57, 32, 32GSW @ SAS · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 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
Norman PowellTOR+4.9 20.7 last 10 · 15.8 season
LaMelo BallCHA+4.2 18.4 last 10 · 14.2 season
Trae YoungATL+4.1 30.8 last 10 · 26.7 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+4.1 27.5 last 10 · 23.4 season
Delon WrightDET+3.8 13.7 last 10 · 9.9 season
Cold
Lonnie Walker IVSAS−3.9 6.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Shake MiltonPHI−3.4 10.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
Collin SextonCLE−3.2 20.4 last 10 · 23.6 season
Duncan RobinsonMIA−2.6 10.0 last 10 · 12.6 season
Chris BoucherTOR−2.4 11.4 last 10 · 13.8 season