FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 4, 2023Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed WAS by 19 after the first quarter and won 125–123.

Final
WAS123
BKN125
Q1 BKN -19; Q2 BKN -18; Q3 BKN -7; Q4 BKN +2
Final
LAL126
NOP131
Q1 NOP -2; Q2 NOP -11; Q3 NOP -3; Q4 NOP +5
Final
PHX116
DET100
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +16
Final · OT
LAC134
NYK128
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC 0; OT1 LAC +6
Final
POR121
CHI129
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI -11; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +8
Final
MIA115
MIL123
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL 0; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +8
Final
HOU121
OKC153
Q1 OKC +19; Q2 OKC +26; Q3 OKC +42; Q4 OKC +32
Final
DAL113
GSW119
Q1 GSW +17; Q2 GSW +15; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +6
Final
ATL108
DEN128
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +18; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +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 · 2021–22Feb 4, 2022: 9 games. Top scorer: Caris LeVert (IND vs CHI), 42 points.
The lead · WAS @ BKN

Cam Thomas scores 44 as Brooklyn beats Washington

Brooklyn won 125–123. Cam Thomas: 44 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists. Kristaps Porzingis scored 38 for Washington in the loss.

Game flow · BKN 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 Q3Final0-19-18-7+2BKN AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
WAS44292624123
BKN25303733125
Who led
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 15, 15, 2, 0, 5, 21, 19, 44BKN44 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Edmond SumnerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 1, 3, 3, 24, 6, 2, 3, 29BKN29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 23, 21, 32, 22, 17, 17, 32, 38WAS38 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 14, 0, 15, 10, 15, 25, 2, 23WAS23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · LAL @ NOP

New Orleans rallies from 11 down to beat Lakers

Trailing by 11 at the half, New Orleans outscored the Lakers 70–54 the rest of the way. Final: 131–126. Brandon Ingram led New Orleans with 35 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · NOP vs LAL
Brandon Ingram · NOPAnthony Davis · LALPTS3534REB514AST43Top 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
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.8Season avg30.6Last 5

30.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.8 in 44 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 36 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 29 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Cam Thomas 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.
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 15, 15, 2, 0, 5, 21, 19, 44BKN vs WAS · W
8.4 PPG season to date · +36.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Donovan Mitchell CLE, Mar 28, 2023: 44 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Career high44 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 23, 37, 34, 36, 35, 31, 24, 42OKC vs HOU · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Jamal Crawford CHI, Dec 27, 2003: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
42 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 32, 19, 21, 14, 29, 26, 37, 41NYK vs LAC · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Dwyane Wade MIA, Dec 16, 2006: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
41 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 28, 17, 26, 25, 22, 32, 33, 41DEN vs ATL · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Dwyane Wade MIA, Dec 16, 2006: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Season high41 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 44, 25, 24, 37, 60, 30, 42, 42, 29, 40POR @ CHI · L
30.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Latrell Sprewell GSW, Mar 1, 1997: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 23, 21, 32, 22, 17, 17, 32, 38WAS @ BKN · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 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
Fred VanVleetTOR+7.3 27.1 last 10 · 19.8 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+7.2 29.2 last 10 · 22.0 season
Damian LillardPOR+6.4 37.3 last 10 · 30.9 season
Mikal BridgesPHX+6.2 23.4 last 10 · 17.2 season
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+6.0 23.7 last 10 · 17.7 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