FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 27, 2014Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed ATL by 8 after three quarters and won 111–109.

Final · Box score
Suns124
Sixers113
Q1 PHX +14; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +11
Final · Box score
Raptors104
Nets103
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Wolves95
Bulls86
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +9
Final · Box score
Clippers114
Bucks86
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +23; Q3 LAC +23; Q4 LAC +28
Final · Box score
Hawks109
Thunder111
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC -7; Q3 OKC -8; Q4 OKC +2
Final · Box score
Kings99
Jazz106
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +7
On this day · 2012–13Jan 27, 2013: 7 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Hawks), 42 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Thunder

Kevin Durant scores 41, OKC holds off Atlanta

Kyle Lowry goes for 31 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-7-8+2OKC AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks32253022109
Thunder26242932111
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 37, 36, 54, 30, 46, 36, 32, 41OKC41 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 17, 23, 14, 16, 15, 27, 14, 5, 18OKC18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 20, 21, 13, 26, 24, 15, 20, 23ATL23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Mike ScottPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 14, 15, 17, 12, 10, 10, 14, 16ATL16 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Clippers by 28.

TOR over BKN1OKC over ATL2UTA over SAC7MIN over CHI9PHX over PHI11LAC over MIL28Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Raptors-Nets18
Kings-Jazz9
Hawks-Thunder2
Shot of the night

KD's jumper with 1 second left breaks the tie, 111-109 final

The night in charts
Suns-Sixers combined for 237, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-SixersSuns 124, Sixers 113
237
Hawks-ThunderHawks 109, Thunder 111
220
Raptors-NetsRaptors 104, Nets 103
207
Kings-JazzKings 99, Jazz 106
205
Clippers-BucksClippers 114, Bucks 86
200
Wolves-BullsWolves 95, Bulls 86
181
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-NetsRaptors 104, Nets 103
+1 TOR
Hawks-ThunderHawks 109, Thunder 111
+2 OKC
Kings-JazzKings 99, Jazz 106
+7 UTA
Wolves-BullsWolves 95, Bulls 86
+9 MIN
Suns-SixersSuns 124, Sixers 113
+11 PHX
Clippers-BucksClippers 114, Bucks 86
+28 LAC
OKC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-ThunderOKC won · Hawks 109, Thunder 111
8 pts
Kings-JazzUTA won · Kings 99, Jazz 106
2 pts
Raptors-NetsTOR won · Raptors 104, Nets 103
1 pt
Gerald Green shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Gerald GreenPHX · 30 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 REB, 2 AST
83% (10-12)
BlatcheBKN · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Jason ThompsonSAC · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
DragicPHX · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
ValanciunasTOR · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Raptors-Nets
Raptors 104Nets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors25322522104
Nets26302522103
The story
Jonas Valanciunas' 20 points and 13 rebounds carried Toronto past Brooklyn, 104-103

For Brooklyn, Andray Blatche had 20 PTS, 6 REB 20 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 32-30.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −1+1+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Thunder
Hawks 109Thunder 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks32253022109
Thunder26242932111
The story
Reggie Jackson had 18 points as Oklahoma City beat Atlanta 111-109

DeMarre Carroll led Atlanta with 15 PTS, 3 REB 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 7-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 32-22.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −6−7−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Bulls
Wolves 95Bulls 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2331182395
Bulls2026192186
The story
Minnesota beat Chicago 95-86 behind 14 points from Ronny Turiaf

Jimmy Butler paced Chicago: 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK · 6-7 FG

The swing

A 31-26 second quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +3+8+7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carlos Boozer topped the game at 51.3 FPTS: 20 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 33 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg11.9Last 3

11.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 37 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 41

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 37, 36, 54, 30, 46, 36, 32, 41Thunder-Hawks · W
31.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, May 19, 1998: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
41 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 23, 15, 18, 3, 13, 12, 6, 33Nets-Raptors · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 18, 24, 21, 21, 3, 18, 11, 31Raptors-Nets · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 14, 27, 16, 18, 19, 26, 15, 31Wolves-Bulls · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Gerald GreenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 4, 28, 12, 9, 23, 8, 12, 30Suns-Sixers · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 16, 29, 22, 26, 20, 19, 37, 25Clippers-Bucks · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
D.J. AugustinCHI+8.7 18.9 last 10 · 10.2 season
Kevin DurantOKC+6.2 37.5 last 10 · 31.3 season
Randy FoyeDEN+5.6 16.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Al JeffersonCHA+5.3 24.2 last 10 · 18.9 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC+5.1 23.1 last 10 · 18.0 season
Cold
Kevin LoveMIN−4.9 20.0 last 10 · 24.9 season
Harrison BarnesGSW−4.6 5.6 last 10 · 10.2 season
Damian LillardPOR−3.9 16.8 last 10 · 20.7 season
James HardenHOU−3.5 20.2 last 10 · 23.7 season
O.J. MayoMIL−3.2 9.0 last 10 · 12.2 season