FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 5, 2026Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed PHI by 8 at halftime and won 119–115.

Final
WAS126
DET117
Q1 WAS +13; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +9
Final
BKN98
ORL118
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +21; Q4 ORL +20
Final
UTA119
ATL121
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL -4; Q4 ATL +2
Final
CHI107
TOR123
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +16
Final
CHA109
HOU99
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +12; Q3 CHA +16; Q4 CHA +10
Final
SAS135
DAL123
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +12
Final
PHI115
LAL119
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL -8; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +4
Final
GSW101
PHX97
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 GSW +4
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 · 2024–25Feb 5, 2025: 11 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC vs PHX), 50 points.
The lead · PHI @ LAL

Austin Reaves goes for 35 in Lakers win over Philadelphia

Lakers won 119–115. Joel Embiid scored 35 for Philadelphia in the loss.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-8-2+4LAL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI27322828115
LAL21303434119
Who led
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 16, 44, 36, 11, 15, 17, 12, 15, 35LAL35 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 23, 17, 24, 11, 20, 22, 25, 17LAL17 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 30, 32, 38, 29, 37, 40, 24, 35PHI35 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 36, 22, 6, 22, 40, 18, 29, 14, 26PHI26 PTS · 0 REB · 13 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Orlando by 20.

ATL over UTA2LAL over PHI4GSW over PHX4WAS over DET9CHA over HOU10SAS over DAL12TOR over CHI16ORL over BKN20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+13.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.1Season avg33.4Last 5

33.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.1 in 46 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.7Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.7 in 24 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.0Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 8.0 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 35

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.
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 30, 32, 38, 29, 37, 40, 24, 35PHI @ LAL · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 16, 44, 36, 11, 15, 17, 12, 15, 35LAL vs PHI · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 23, 20, 13, 27, 35, 19, 25, 33TOR vs CHI · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Cooper FlaggPoints, last 10 games: 11, 27, 6, 18, 21, 16, 49, 34, 36, 32DAL vs SAS · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Naji MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 16, 19, 30, 21, 18, 8, 9, 32DAL vs SAS · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 36, 32, 33, 24, 31, 13, 15, 31HOU vs CHA · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 1 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
Joel EmbiidPHI+5.4 31.8 last 10 · 26.4 season
Jusuf NurkicUTA+5.3 16.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
Naji MarshallDAL+5.1 19.9 last 10 · 14.8 season
Saddiq BeyNOP+4.9 21.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Jaylon TysonCLE+4.8 18.8 last 10 · 14.0 season
Cold
Cam ThomasBKN−5.6 10.0 last 10 · 15.6 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI−5.5 23.3 last 10 · 28.8 season
Jalen BrunsonNYK−5.5 21.9 last 10 · 27.4 season
Miles BridgesCHA−4.7 13.6 last 10 · 18.3 season
Quentin GrimesPHI−4.4 8.4 last 10 · 12.8 season