FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 12, 2014Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed CLE by 2 after the first quarter and won 124–80.

Final · Box score
Hawks101
Grizzlies108
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Cavs80
Kings124
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +28; Q4 SAC +44
Final · Box score
Wolves86
Spurs104
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +18
On this day · 2012–13Jan 12, 2013: 8 games. Top scorer: Isaiah Thomas (Kings-Heat), 34 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Kings

Sacramento routs Cleveland by 44

Mike Conley goes for 21 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-50-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40+50TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+9+28+44SAC AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3218111980
Kings30293035124
Who led
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 22, 27, 17, 23, 21, 22, 9, 26SAC26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 26, 24, 25, 18, 17, 32, 22, 20SAC20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 17, 5, 14, 19, 21, 34, 17, 14CLE14 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 37, 20, 17, 26, 18, 16, 14, 17, 10, 12CLE12 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Hawks-Grizzlies

Memphis controls Atlanta start to finish

Memphis won 108–101, leading by as many as 7 at a break. Mike Conley led Memphis with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over ATL7SAS over MIN18SAC over CLE44Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over ATL.
Lead changes
Cavs-Kings10
Wolves-Spurs7
Hawks-Grizzlies4
The night in charts
Hawks-Grizzlies combined for 209, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 101, Grizzlies 108
209
Cavs-KingsCavs 80, Kings 124
204
Wolves-SpursWolves 86, Spurs 104
190
MEM won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 101, Grizzlies 108
+7 MEM
Wolves-SpursWolves 86, Spurs 104
+18 SAS
Cavs-KingsCavs 80, Kings 124
+44 SAC
Kawhi shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KawhiSAS · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
PekovicMIN · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
GaySAC · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
67% (8-12)
Courtney LeeMEM · 15 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 2 BLK
58% (7-12)
TeagueATL · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
50% (9-18)
Final · Hawks-Grizzlies
Hawks 101Grizzlies 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks18233129101
Grizzlies21272931108
The story
Zach Randolph had 18 points and 12 rebounds as Memphis beat Atlanta 108-101

Jeff Teague led Atlanta with 20 PTS, 5 AST 18 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

The Grizzlies won the second 27-23, their biggest quarter edge.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +3+7+5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Spurs
Wolves 86Spurs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2128221586
Spurs28242923104
The story
San Antonio beat Minnesota 104-86 behind 15 points from Tim Duncan

Nikola Pekovic paced Minnesota: 22 PTS, 6 REB 15 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK · 5-9 FG

The swing

A 23-15 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +7+3+10+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Kings
Cavs 80Kings 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3218111980
Kings30293035124
The story
Rudy Gay's 20 points carried Sacramento past Cleveland, 124-80

For Cleveland, Luol Deng had 12 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 8-12 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-11, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
500 −2+9+28+44 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.3Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.3 in 32 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.7Season avg24.9Last 3

24.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.7 in 24 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.4Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Isaiah Thomas leads the day with 26

Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 22, 27, 17, 23, 21, 22, 9, 26Kings-Cavs · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Nikola PekovicPoints, last 10 games: 34, 18, 19, 18, 22, 31, 16, 17, 26, 22Wolves-Spurs · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 14, 26, 11, 23, 15, 30, 31, 21Grizzlies-Hawks · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 17, 34, 12, 16, 16, 4, 20, 21Hawks-Grizzlies · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 26, 24, 25, 18, 17, 32, 22, 20Kings-Cavs · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 22, 16, 14, 16, 16, 15, 7, 20Hawks-Grizzlies · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
CJ MilesCLE+4.7 15.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
D.J. AugustinCHI+4.4 11.6 last 10 · 7.2 season
Terrence RossTOR+4.2 13.7 last 10 · 9.5 season
Kevin DurantOKC+4.1 33.7 last 10 · 29.6 season
Blake GriffinLAC+4.0 26.3 last 10 · 22.3 season
Cold
Rodney StuckeyDET−4.6 8.7 last 10 · 13.3 season
Jared SullingerBOS−3.7 9.4 last 10 · 13.1 season
Caron ButlerMIL−3.6 7.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Greivis VasquezTOR−3.5 4.7 last 10 · 8.2 season
Bradley BealWAS−3.4 14.1 last 10 · 17.5 season