FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 22, 2015Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed POR by 5 after three quarters and won 90–89.

Final · Box score
Spurs81
Bulls104
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +23
Final · Box score
Jazz101
Bucks99
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA -3; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Celtics90
Blazers89
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS -5; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Nets84
Clippers123
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC +33; Q3 LAC +41; Q4 LAC +39
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The lead · Celtics-Blazers

Boston wins a tight one over Portland

Enes Kanter goes for 23 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+2-5+1BOS AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2321232390
Blazers1923301789
Who led
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 21, 23, 17, 10, 17, 7, 3, 18BOS18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jared SullingerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 2, 11, 13, 27, 14, 20, 14, 17BOS17 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 39, 16, 16, 34, 15, 23, 23, 22, 22, 21POR21 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 18, 16, 8, 2, 25, 17, 22, 18POR18 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Jazz-Bucks

Utah survives Milwaukee, 101–99

A two-point finish after it was 76–79 through three. Gordon Hayward led Utah with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over POR1UTA over MIL2CHI over SAS23LAC over BKN39Final margin, points. Pink = UTA over MIL.
Lead changes
Celtics-Blazers12
Spurs-Bulls5
Jazz-Bucks5
Nets-Clippers2
Shot of the night

Turner's three with 1 second left puts the Celtics ahead, 90-89 final

The night in charts
Nets-Clippers combined for 207, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-ClippersNets 84, Clippers 123
207
Jazz-BucksJazz 101, Bucks 99
200
Spurs-BullsSpurs 81, Bulls 104
185
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 90, Blazers 89
179
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 90, Blazers 89
+1 BOS
Jazz-BucksJazz 101, Bucks 99
+2 UTA
Spurs-BullsSpurs 81, Bulls 104
+23 CHI
Nets-ClippersNets 84, Clippers 123
+39 LAC
BOS rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-BlazersBOS won · Celtics 90, Blazers 89
5 pts
Jazz-BucksUTA won · Jazz 101, Bucks 99
3 pts
Spurs-BullsCHI won · Spurs 81, Bulls 104
1 pt
Blake shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlakeLAC · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
MayoMIL · 12 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
DudleyMIL · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
D-RoseCHI · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
56% (9-16)
KamanPOR · 13 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
55% (6-11)
Final · Celtics-Blazers
Celtics 90Blazers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2321232390
Blazers1923301789
The story
Avery Bradley's 18 points carried Boston past Portland, 90-89

For Portland, Thomas Robinson had 12 REB, 9 PTS 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 23-17.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +4+2−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Damian Lillard was the fantasy play: 41.7 FPTS on 21 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB

Final · Jazz-Bucks
Jazz 101Bucks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz26272325101
Bucks1631322099
The story
Rudy Gobert had 14 points and 10 rebounds as Utah beat Milwaukee 101-99

Brandon Knight led Milwaukee with 16 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 14 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 5-7 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the first 26-16, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +10+6−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Clippers
Nets 84Clippers 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2314192884
Clippers34362726123
The story
Los Angeles beat Brooklyn 123-84 behind 24 points from Blake Griffin

Jerome Jordan paced Brooklyn: 11 PTS, 11 REB 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 11-14 FG

The swing

A 36-14 second quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
500 +11+33+41+39 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul topped the game at 45.0 FPTS: 17 AST, 6 PTS, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.0Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.0 in 32 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 41 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg34.5Today

34 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Gordon Hayward leads the day with 24

Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 24, 18, 27, 9, 17, 31, 10, 14, 24Jazz-Bucks · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 27, 22, 26, 18, 34, 30, 22, 24Clippers-Nets · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 14, 11, 16, 13, 7, 4, 24, 23Jazz-Bucks · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 7, 19, 18, 32, 29, 23, 18, 22Bulls-Spurs · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 39, 16, 16, 34, 15, 23, 23, 22, 22, 21Blazers-Celtics · L
22.0 PPG season to date · −1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 21, 23, 17, 10, 17, 7, 3, 18Celtics-Blazers · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mo WilliamsMIN+5.9 18.4 last 10 · 12.5 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+5.4 24.4 last 10 · 19.0 season
Victor OladipoORL+5.2 21.7 last 10 · 16.5 season
Andrew WigginsMIN+5.0 20.1 last 10 · 15.1 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+4.8 15.1 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Deron WilliamsBKN−5.6 8.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Jeff GreenMEM−5.5 11.5 last 10 · 17.0 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−5.1 20.0 last 10 · 25.1 season
Reggie JacksonOKC−4.4 10.0 last 10 · 14.4 season