FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 1, 2016Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed CHA by 8 after three quarters and won 104–94.

Final · Box score
Magic91
Wizards103
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Mavs82
Heat106
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +19; Q4 MIA +24
Final · Box score
Hornets94
Raptors104
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR -8; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Knicks81
Bulls108
Q1 CHI +16; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +27
Final · Box score
Sixers84
Lakers93
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +9
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The lead · Hornets-Raptors

Toronto fights back late to top Charlotte

Otto Porter Jr. goes for 20 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10-8+10TOR AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2827271294
Raptors29261930104
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 31, 30, 28, 28, 22, 19, 34, 23TOR23 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 20, 21, 13, 17, 16, 28, 11, 18TOR18 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 27, 18, 14, 10, 22, 38, 29, 18CHA18 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 10, 9, 12, 3, 9, 2, 5, 17CHA17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Sixers-Lakers

Lakers beat Philadelphia, 93–84

Lakers led 62–60 after three and won by 9. Lou Williams led Lakers with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over PHI9TOR over CHA10WAS over ORL12MIA over DAL24CHI over NYK27Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over PHI.
Lead changes
Hornets-Raptors14
Sixers-Lakers13
Knicks-Bulls2
Mavs-Heat0
The night in charts
Hornets-Raptors combined for 198, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 94, Raptors 104
198
Magic-WizardsMagic 91, Wizards 103
194
Knicks-BullsKnicks 81, Bulls 108
189
Mavs-HeatMavs 82, Heat 106
188
Sixers-LakersSixers 84, Lakers 93
177
LAL won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Sixers-LakersSixers 84, Lakers 93
+9 LAL
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 94, Raptors 104
+10 TOR
Magic-WizardsMagic 91, Wizards 103
+12 WAS
Mavs-HeatMavs 82, Heat 106
+24 MIA
Knicks-BullsKnicks 81, Bulls 108
+27 CHI
TOR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-RaptorsTOR won · Hornets 94, Raptors 104
8 pts
Sixers-LakersLAL won · Sixers 84, Lakers 93
1 pt
Whiteside shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WhitesideMIA · 25 PTS, 19 REB, 1 BLK
75% (12-16)
Gerald GreenMIA · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
OkaforPHI · 12 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
RandleLAL · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
DragicMIA · 15 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Sixers-Lakers
Sixers 84Lakers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2120192484
Lakers2119223193
The story
Lou Williams' 24 points carried Los Angeles past Philadelphia, 93-84

For Philadelphia, T.J. McConnell had 12 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 6-15 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-24, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0−1+2+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nerlens Noel was the fantasy play: 50.9 FPTS on 15 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST

Final · Magic-Wizards
Magic 91Wizards 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2122291991
Wizards24242431103
The story
John Wall had 24 points and 13 assists as Washington beat Orlando 103-91

Victor Oladipo led Orlando with 20 PTS, 5 AST 24 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB · 10-19 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the fourth 31-19, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +3+50+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 81Bulls 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks183223881
Bulls34222131108
The story
Chicago beat New York 108-81 behind 23 points from Jimmy Butler

Carmelo Anthony paced New York: 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 8-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 31-8 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +16+6+4+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Mirotic topped the game at 47.5 FPTS: 17 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 26 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Season avg16.9Last 3

16.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.9 in 32 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg29.9Today

30 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Hassan Whiteside leads the day with 25

Hassan WhitesidePoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 8, 22, 16, 8, 7, 18, 5, 25Heat-Mavs · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high25 PTS · 19 REB · 0 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 26, 6, 20, 27, 12, 14, 22, 23, 19, 24Wizards-Magic · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 20, 17, 2, 7, 5, 11, 19, 24Lakers-Sixers · W
13.6 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 43, 12, 24, 23, 17, 5, 28, 23Bulls-Knicks · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 31, 30, 28, 28, 22, 19, 34, 23Raptors-Hornets · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Otto Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 13, 13, 15, 28, 2, 2, 7, 21, 20, 20Wizards-Magic · W
12.5 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Klay ThompsonGSW+5.8 25.7 last 10 · 19.9 season
Will BartonDEN+5.5 22.2 last 10 · 16.7 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+4.2 20.5 last 10 · 16.3 season
Michael Carter-WilliamsMIL+4.0 16.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Garrett TempleWAS+3.8 10.8 last 10 · 7.0 season
Cold
Paul GeorgeIND−6.0 18.3 last 10 · 24.3 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−4.7 6.7 last 10 · 11.4 season
Robert CovingtonPHI−3.8 7.7 last 10 · 11.5 season
Markieff MorrisPHX−3.6 6.9 last 10 · 10.5 season
Brandon KnightPHX−3.4 16.0 last 10 · 19.4 season