FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 6, 2014Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed ATL by 6 at halftime and won 91–86.

Final · Box score
Wolves126
Sixers95
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +16; Q3 MIN +31; Q4 MIN +31
Final · Box score
Hawks86
Nets91
Q1 BKN +6; Q2 BKN -6; Q3 BKN +5; Q4 BKN +5
Final · Box score
Magic81
Clippers101
Q1 LAC +18; Q2 LAC +26; Q3 LAC +30; Q4 LAC +20
On this day · 2012–13Jan 6, 2013: 5 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Nuggets), 29 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Nets

Brooklyn makes it three straight

DeAndre Jordan goes for 17 rebounds

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-6+5+5BKN AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2131151986
Nets2719261991
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 20, 17, 12, 6, 9, 9, 9, 2, 23BKN23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Mirza TeletovicPoints, last 10 games: 0, 18, 8, 17, 19, 17, 12, 3, 9, 16BKN16 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 25, 20, 33, 17, 34, 12, 16, 16ATL16 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 26, 34, 20, 22, 16, 14, 16, 16ATL16 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Magic-Clippers

Clippers lead Orlando wire to wire

Clippers were ahead at every break and won 101–81. Best quarter: the first, 36–18. Darren Collison led Clippers with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BKN over ATL5LAC over ORL20MIN over PHI31Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over ORL.
Lead changes
Hawks-Nets8
Magic-Clippers2
The night in charts
Wolves-Sixers combined for 221, 39 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-SixersWolves 126, Sixers 95
221
Magic-ClippersMagic 81, Clippers 101
182
Hawks-NetsHawks 86, Nets 91
177
BKN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Hawks-NetsHawks 86, Nets 91
+5 BKN
Magic-ClippersMagic 81, Clippers 101
+20 LAC
Wolves-SixersWolves 126, Sixers 95
+31 MIN
Collison shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CollisonLAC · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
73% (8-11)
JordanLAC · 17 REB, 14 PTS, 8 BLK
60% (6-10)
LoveMIN · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 20 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST
56% (9-16)
LivingstonBKN · 12 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
55% (6-11)
Final · Hawks-Nets
Hawks 86Nets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2131151986
Nets2719261991
The story
Joe Johnson's 23 points carried Brooklyn past Atlanta, 91-86

For Atlanta, Paul Millsap had 16 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 10-22 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 26-15.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +6−6+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Clippers
Magic 81Clippers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1816212681
Clippers36242516101
The story
Darren Collison had 21 points as Los Angeles beat Orlando 101-81

Maurice Harkless led Orlando with 22 PTS, 6 REB 21 PTS, 7 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 8-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the first 36-18, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
300 +18+26+30+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Sixers
Wolves 126Sixers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves32383521126
Sixers2925202195
The story
Minnesota beat Philadelphia 126-95 behind 16 points and 14 rebounds from Nikola Pekovic

James Anderson paced Philadelphia: 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 7-15 FG

The swing

A 35-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
400 +3+16+31+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.6Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.6 in 36 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 27 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Love leads the day with 26

Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 25, 45, 25, 33, 36, 21, 30, 26Wolves-Sixers · W
26.4 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 20, 17, 12, 6, 9, 9, 9, 2, 23Nets-Hawks · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 8, 3, 12, 3, 16, 15, 8, 6, 16, 22Magic-Clippers · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Maurice HarklessPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 5, 2, 2, 11, 5, 2, 4, 22Magic-Clippers · L
6.7 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 11, 6, 7, 11, 8, 20, 14, 21Clippers-Magic · W
9.0 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high21 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 25, 30, 30, 25, 17, 28, 30, 20Sixers-Wolves · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 2 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+5.0 23.4 last 10 · 18.4 season
David LeeGSW+4.6 23.6 last 10 · 19.0 season
Nick YoungLAL+4.5 21.1 last 10 · 16.6 season
Nikola PekovicMIN+4.3 22.3 last 10 · 18.0 season
Cold
Rodney StuckeyDET−4.9 9.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Bradley BealWAS−3.9 13.6 last 10 · 17.5 season
Kevin MartinMIN−3.9 15.8 last 10 · 19.7 season
Harrison BarnesGSW−3.4 8.4 last 10 · 11.8 season
Jeremy LinHOU−3.3 10.8 last 10 · 14.1 season