FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 12, 2025Regular season · 15 games
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15 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed WAS by 13 at halftime and won 134–130.

Final
SAS103
BOS116
Q1 BOS +18; Q2 BOS +19; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +13
Final
CHA86
ORL102
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +16
Final · OT
IND134
WAS130
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -13; Q3 IND -13; Q4 IND 0; OT1 IND +4
Final
PHI96
BKN100
Q1 BKN +2; Q2 BKN +4; Q3 BKN +10; Q4 BKN +4
Final · OT
ATL148
NYK149
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK 0; OT1 NYK +1
Final
CLE131
TOR108
Q1 CLE +24; Q2 CLE +25; Q3 CLE +22; Q4 CLE +23
Final
DET128
CHI110
Q1 DET 0; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +18
Final
MIL103
MIN101
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +2
Final
SAC119
NOP111
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +8
Final
MIA101
OKC115
Q1 OKC -12; Q2 OKC -11; Q3 OKC -10; Q4 OKC +14
Final
PHX111
HOU119
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -6; Q3 HOU -8; Q4 HOU +8
Final
POR121
DEN132
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +19; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +11
Final
LAL119
UTA131
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +12
Final
GSW107
DAL111
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +4
Final
MEM114
LAC128
Q1 LAC -11; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +18; Q4 LAC +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 · 2023–24Feb 12, 2024: 10 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL vs DEN), 36 points.
The lead · IND @ WAS

Obi Toppin scores 31, Indiana rallies past Washington

Indiana trailed by 13 at the half and won 134–130. Jordan Poole scored 42 for Washington in the loss.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-2-13-130+4IND AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
IND2522373614134
WAS2733372310130
Who led
Obi ToppinPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 1, 18, 13, 0, 10, 14, 9, 31IND31 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 24, 13, 17, 9, 12, 25, 16, 18, 28IND28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 15, 3, 19, 19, 6, 19, 45, 21, 16, 42WAS42 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Corey KispertPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 11, 8, 25, 17, 10, 13, 14, 21WAS21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Cavaliers rout

Five of 15 games were decided by four points or fewer. Cleveland beat Toronto by 23.

NYK over ATL1MIL over MIN2IND over WAS4BKN over PHI4DAL over GSW4SAC over NOP8HOU over PHX8DEN over POR11UTA over LAL12BOS over SAS13OKC over MIA14LAC over MEM14ORL over CHA16DET over CHI18CLE over TOR23Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
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
23.3Season avg33.2Last 5

33.2 points a game over his last five games, against 23.3 in 44 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.0Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.0 in 23 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.4Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 7.4 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jamal Murray leads the day with 55

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.
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 33, 31, 20, 20, 10, 30, 17, 55DEN vs POR · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +34.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kyrie Irving CLE, Jan 28, 2015: 55 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Career high55 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 24, 14, 11, 22, 27, 9, 40, 44NYK vs ATL · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kobe Bryant LAL, Jan 4, 2004: 44 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
44 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 15, 3, 19, 19, 6, 19, 45, 21, 16, 42WAS vs IND · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Collin Sexton CLE, Jan 20, 2021: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
42 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 13, 25, 28, 34, 19, 13, 30, 42DAL vs GSW · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Michael Jordan CHI, Dec 29, 1997: 41 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
42 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 15, 34, 34, 32, 24, 35, 19, 38ATL @ NYK · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 1 REB · 19 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 29, 24, 33, 19, 22, 27, 34, 37PHX @ HOU · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 9 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
Aaron WigginsOKC+5.6 16.5 last 10 · 10.9 season
Isaiah CollierUTA+5.5 12.1 last 10 · 6.6 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN+5.5 33.0 last 10 · 27.5 season
Stephon CastleSAS+5.4 18.3 last 10 · 12.9 season
Keon JohnsonBKN+5.3 15.2 last 10 · 9.9 season
Cold
LaMelo BallCHA−5.7 21.6 last 10 · 27.3 season
Julian ChampagnieSAS−5.3 4.6 last 10 · 9.9 season
Dennis SchroderDET−4.8 9.1 last 10 · 13.9 season
Kevin HuerterCHI−4.5 3.1 last 10 · 7.6 season
Nikola VucevicCHI−4.1 15.0 last 10 · 19.1 season