FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 3, 2023Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed WAS by 18 at halftime and won 124–116.

Final
CHA112
DET118
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET -2; Q4 DET +6
Final
SAC104
IND107
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +3
Final
POR124
WAS116
Q1 POR -17; Q2 POR -18; Q3 POR -4; Q4 POR +8
Final
PHX106
BOS94
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +12
Final
TOR117
HOU111
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +6
Final
ORL127
MIN120
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +7
Final
PHI137
SAS125
Q1 PHI 0; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +12
Final
ATL115
UTA108
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +7
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 · 2021–22Feb 3, 2022: 6 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (ATL vs PHX), 43 points.
The lead · POR @ WAS

Anfernee Simons drops 33 in 18-point comeback win over Washington

Washington led by 18 at the half. Final: 124–116.

Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17-18-4+8POR AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR19323934124
WAS36332522116
Who led
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 16, 31, 26, 16, 14, 21, 26, 33POR33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 40, 44, 25, 24, 37, 60, 30, 42, 42, 29POR29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 8, 18, 17, 22, 17, 16, 21, 34WAS34 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 14, 23, 21, 32, 22, 17, 17, 32WAS32 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Phoenix by 12.

IND over SAC3DET over CHA6TOR over HOU6ORL over MIN7ATL over UTA7POR over WAS8PHX over BOS12PHI over SAS12Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.7Season avg40.6Last 5

40.6 points a game over his last five games, against 30.7 in 39 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 47 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 34

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.
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 8, 18, 17, 22, 17, 16, 21, 34WAS vs POR · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 35, 41, 32, 26, 47, 30, 28, 33PHI @ SAS · W
33.5 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 16, 31, 26, 16, 14, 21, 26, 33POR @ WAS · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 14, 23, 21, 32, 22, 17, 17, 32WAS vs POR · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 33, 39, 25, 28, 17, 28, 11, 24, 34, 32TOR @ HOU · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 23, 30, 19, 19, 25, 10, 29, 29MIN vs ORL · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 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
Fred VanVleetTOR+7.3 27.1 last 10 · 19.8 season
Damian LillardPOR+6.6 37.3 last 10 · 30.7 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+6.5 28.1 last 10 · 21.6 season
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+6.1 23.7 last 10 · 17.6 season
Mikal BridgesPHX+6.1 23.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Cold
Donovan MitchellCLE−7.5 19.6 last 10 · 27.1 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−5.4 9.9 last 10 · 15.3 season
OG AnunobyTOR−5.0 11.9 last 10 · 16.9 season
Kyle LowryMIA−4.9 7.1 last 10 · 12.0 season
John KoncharMEM−4.5 1.7 last 10 · 6.2 season