FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 8, 2022Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed PHI by 4 at halftime and won 114–109.

Final
PHX114
PHI109
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +5
Final
IND112
ATL133
Q1 ATL +18; Q2 ATL +26; Q3 ATL +31; Q4 ATL +21
Final
BOS126
BKN91
Q1 BOS +19; Q2 BOS +26; Q3 BOS +26; Q4 BOS +35
Final
LAC109
MEM135
Q1 MEM +11; Q2 MEM +15; Q3 MEM +30; Q4 MEM +26
Final
HOU97
NOP110
Q1 NOP +5; Q2 NOP +11; Q3 NOP +10; Q4 NOP +13
Final
DET86
DAL116
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +27; Q4 DAL +30
Final
NYK115
DEN132
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +23; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +17
Final
MIL131
LAL116
Q1 MIL +14; Q2 MIL +22; Q3 MIL +24; Q4 MIL +15
Final
ORL113
POR95
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +15; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +18
Final
MIN134
SAC114
Q1 MIN 0; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +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 · 2020–21Feb 8, 2021: 8 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (PHX vs CLE), 36 points.
The lead · PHX @ PHI

D-Book pours in 35, Phoenix beats Philadelphia

Devin Booker finished with 35 points in a 114–109 win.

Game flow · PHX 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+4-4-1+5PHX AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX29262831114
PHI25342525109
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 33, 43, 29, 28, 35, 32, 11, 38, 35PHX35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 4, 7, 18, 26, 27, 24, 12, 15, 23PHX23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 50, 40, 38, 42, 26, 36, 27, 27, 40, 34PHI34 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 33, 23, 16, 31, 18, 13, 23, 30PHI30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 46 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 50 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Boston by 35.

PHX over PHI5NOP over HOU13MIL over LAL15DEN over NYK17ORL over POR18MIN over SAC20ATL over IND21MEM over LAC26DAL over DET30BOS over BKN35Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo 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.
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 30, 26, 38, 29, 33, 29, 28, 44MIL @ LAL · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: James Harden BKN, Mar 26, 2021: 44 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
44 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 33, 43, 29, 28, 35, 32, 11, 38, 35PHX @ PHI · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 50, 40, 38, 42, 26, 36, 27, 27, 40, 34PHI vs PHX · L
29.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 37, 28, 30, 17, 21, 36, 43, 22, 17, 34ATL vs IND · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 25, 15, 30, 34, 40, 33, 18, 33DAL vs DET · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 38, 35, 41, 30, 34, 37, 23, 33, 30MEM vs LAC · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 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
Ja MorantMEM+6.9 33.4 last 10 · 26.5 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+6.6 36.0 last 10 · 29.4 season
Gary Trent Jr.TOR+6.3 24.6 last 10 · 18.3 season
DeMar DeRozanCHI+5.9 33.1 last 10 · 27.2 season
Reggie BullockDAL+5.9 13.8 last 10 · 7.9 season
Cold
Dennis SchroderBOS−6.7 7.7 last 10 · 14.4 season
Kemba WalkerNYK−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cameron ReddishNYK−5.5 5.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Terrence RossORL−5.1 5.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Zach LaVineCHI−4.7 20.1 last 10 · 24.8 season