FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 4, 2014Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed NOP by 12 after the first quarter and won 99–82.

Final · Box score
Pelicans82
Pacers99
Q1 IND -12; Q2 IND -5; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +17
Final · Box score
Heat110
Magic94
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Cavs82
Nets89
Q1 BKN +5; Q2 BKN +13; Q3 BKN +2; Q4 BKN +7
Final · Box score
Hawks84
Bulls91
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Thunder115
Wolves111
Q1 OKC -4; Q2 OKC -6; Q3 OKC -10; Q4 OKC +4
Final · Box score
Clippers92
Spurs116
Q1 SAS +20; Q2 SAS +35; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +24
Final · Box score
Bucks100
Suns116
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +16
Final · Box score
Sixers101
Blazers99
Q1 PHI +13; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI -7; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Bobcats113
Kings103
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +13; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +10
On this day · 2012–13Jan 4, 2013: 11 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Clippers), 38 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Pacers

Indiana climbs out of a 12-point hole against New Orleans

Kevin Durant goes for 48 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-5+13+17IND AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans2722122182
Pacers1529302599
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 25, 24, 24, 26, 24, 21, 12, 24IND24 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Lance StephensonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 13, 16, 12, 26, 23, 6, 8, 19IND19 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 10, 5, 9, 18, 17, 12, 12, 21NOP21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Alexis AjincaPoints, last 8 games: 4, 6, 4, 2, 0, 2, 0, 17NOP17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Thunder-Wolves

OKC fights back late to top Minnesota

Minnesota led 87–77 after three. OKC won the fourth 38–24 and the game 115–111. Kevin Durant led OKC with 48 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Thunder-Wolves
Kevin Durant · OKCNikola Pekovic · MINPTS4831REB711AST70Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Bobcats-Kings8
Cavs-Nets6
Thunder-Wolves6
Sixers-Blazers6
Pelicans-Pacers3
Hawks-Bulls2
Clippers-Spurs1
Bucks-Suns0
Shot of the night

KD's jumper with 4 seconds left breaks the tie, 115-111 final

The night in charts
Thunder-Wolves combined for 226, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-WolvesThunder 115, Wolves 111
226
Bobcats-KingsBobcats 113, Kings 103
216
Bucks-SunsBucks 100, Suns 116
216
Clippers-SpursClippers 92, Spurs 116
208
Heat-MagicHeat 110, Magic 94
204
Sixers-BlazersSixers 101, Blazers 99
200
Pelicans-PacersPelicans 82, Pacers 99
181
Hawks-BullsHawks 84, Bulls 91
175
Cavs-NetsCavs 82, Nets 89
171
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-BlazersSixers 101, Blazers 99
+2 PHI
Thunder-WolvesThunder 115, Wolves 111
+4 OKC
Cavs-NetsCavs 82, Nets 89
+7 BKN
Hawks-BullsHawks 84, Bulls 91
+7 CHI
Bobcats-KingsBobcats 113, Kings 103
+10 CHA
Heat-MagicHeat 110, Magic 94
+16 MIA
Bucks-SunsBucks 100, Suns 116
+16 PHX
Pelicans-PacersPelicans 82, Pacers 99
+17 IND
Clippers-SpursClippers 92, Spurs 116
+24 SAS
IND erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-PacersIND won · Pelicans 82, Pacers 99
12 pts
Thunder-WolvesOKC won · Thunder 115, Wolves 111
10 pts
Sixers-BlazersPHI won · Sixers 101, Blazers 99
7 pts
Thaddeus Young shot 14-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
70% (14-20)
Deron WilliamsBKN · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
StephensonIND · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
SplitterSAS · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
KnightMIL · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Sixers-Blazers
Sixers 101Blazers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers32201732101
Blazers1931262399
The story
Thaddeus Young's 30 points carried Philadelphia past Portland, 101-99

For Portland, Mo Williams had 16 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 14-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-19, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +13+2−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LaMarcus Aldridge was the fantasy play: 62.3 FPTS on 29 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST

Final · Thunder-Wolves
Thunder 115Wolves 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder26232838115
Wolves30253224111
The story
Serge Ibaka had 12 points as Oklahoma City beat Minnesota 115-111

Nikola Pekovic led Minnesota with 31 PTS, 11 REB 12 PTS, 3 REB · 6-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 38-24.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −4−6−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Pacers
Pelicans 82Pacers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans2722122182
Pacers1529302599
The story
Indiana beat New Orleans 99-82 behind 24 points and 10 rebounds from Paul George

Alexis Ajinca paced New Orleans: 17 PTS, 7 REB 24 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 8-24 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

A 30-12 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −12−5+13+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.9Season avg26.0Last 5

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.9 in 29 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 26 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 48

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 17, 24, 29, 34, 33, 37, 24, 48Thunder-Wolves · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Latrell Sprewell NYK, Jan 26, 2002: 48 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Season high48 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Nikola PekovicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 30, 22, 34, 18, 19, 18, 22, 31Wolves-Thunder · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 29, 25, 45, 25, 33, 36, 21, 30Wolves-Thunder · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 20, 25, 18, 16, 18, 14, 6, 30Bobcats-Kings · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 14, 25, 30, 30, 25, 17, 28, 30Sixers-Blazers · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 15, 18, 32, 22, 28, 25, 10, 29Blazers-Sixers · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brandon KnightMIL+6.4 21.5 last 10 · 15.1 season
Thaddeus YoungPHI+4.9 23.2 last 10 · 18.3 season
Nick YoungLAL+4.8 21.3 last 10 · 16.5 season
David LeeGSW+4.7 23.6 last 10 · 18.9 season
Nikola PekovicMIN+4.5 22.6 last 10 · 18.1 season
Cold
Rodney StuckeyDET−4.9 9.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Kevin MartinMIN−4.4 15.4 last 10 · 19.8 season
Harrison BarnesGSW−3.8 7.9 last 10 · 11.7 season
Bradley BealWAS−3.6 14.4 last 10 · 18.0 season
Corey BrewerMIN−3.5 8.5 last 10 · 12.0 season