FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 6, 2016Regular season · 11 games
← Jan 5CalendarJan 7 →

11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed BOS by 9 after the first quarter and won 99–94.

Final · Box score
Knicks98
Heat90
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +8
Final · Box score
Pacers95
Magic86
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Cavs121
Wizards115
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Raptors91
Nets74
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +17
Final · Box score
Pistons99
Celtics94
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -7; Q3 DET -9; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets78
Wolves74
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Pelicans91
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Spurs123
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +21; Q4 SAS +25
Final · Box score
Hornets102
Suns111
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies94
Thunder112
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +20; Q3 OKC +18; Q4 OKC +18
Final · Box score
Clippers109
Blazers98
Q1 LAC +13; Q2 LAC +23; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +11
On this day · 2014–15Jan 6, 2015: 2 games. Top scorer: Markieff Morris (Suns-Bucks), 26 points.
Jan 6 in other seasons2026202520242023202220212020201920182017201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003200220012000199819971996
The lead · Pistons-Celtics

Detroit rallies from 9 down to beat Boston

Anthony Davis goes for 26 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-7-9+5DET AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2424183399
Celtics3322201994
Who led
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 18, 19, 17, 17, 19, 12, 14, 24DET24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 14, 12, 6, 9, 22, 16, 21, 20DET20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 8, 18, 17, 21, 24, 24, 19, 22BOS22 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 4, 0, 13, 19, 20, 12, 12, 17BOS17 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Wolves

Denver handles Minnesota by 4

The Nuggets won the third quarter 24–21. Final: 78–74. Danilo Gallinari led Denver with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over MIN4DET over BOS5CLE over WAS6NYK over MIA8IND over ORL9DAL over NOP9PHX over CHA9LAC over POR11TOR over BKN17OKC over MEM18SAS over UTA25Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over MIN.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Wolves17
Hornets-Suns12
Mavs-Pelicans11
Knicks-Heat9
Pistons-Celtics3
Raptors-Nets3
Pacers-Magic2
Cavs-Wizards1
Jazz-Spurs1
Clippers-Blazers1
The night in charts
Cavs-Wizards combined for 236, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-WizardsCavs 121, Wizards 115
236
Jazz-SpursJazz 98, Spurs 123
221
Hornets-SunsHornets 102, Suns 111
213
Clippers-BlazersClippers 109, Blazers 98
207
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 94, Thunder 112
206
Pistons-CelticsPistons 99, Celtics 94
193
Mavs-PelicansMavs 100, Pelicans 91
191
Knicks-HeatKnicks 98, Heat 90
188
Pacers-MagicPacers 95, Magic 86
181
Raptors-NetsRaptors 91, Nets 74
165
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 78, Wolves 74
152
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 78, Wolves 74
+4 DEN
Pistons-CelticsPistons 99, Celtics 94
+5 DET
Cavs-WizardsCavs 121, Wizards 115
+6 CLE
Knicks-HeatKnicks 98, Heat 90
+8 NYK
Mavs-PelicansMavs 100, Pelicans 91
+9 DAL
Hornets-SunsHornets 102, Suns 111
+9 PHX
Pacers-MagicPacers 95, Magic 86
+9 IND
Clippers-BlazersClippers 109, Blazers 98
+11 LAC
Raptors-NetsRaptors 91, Nets 74
+17 TOR
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 94, Thunder 112
+18 OKC
Jazz-SpursJazz 98, Spurs 123
+25 SAS
DET rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-CelticsDET won · Pistons 99, Celtics 94
9 pts
Nuggets-WolvesDEN won · Nuggets 78, Wolves 74
4 pts
Cavs-WizardsCLE won · Cavs 121, Wizards 115
2 pts
Mavs-PelicansDAL won · Mavs 100, Pelicans 91
2 pts
Pacers-MagicIND won · Pacers 95, Magic 86
1 pt
Melo shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MeloNYK · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
Robin LopezNYK · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
TempleWAS · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
RiversLAC · 16 PTS, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
KyrieCLE · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (14-22)
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 78Wolves 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2121241278
Wolves251921974
The story
Jusuf Nurkic had 15 points and 10 rebounds as Denver beat Minnesota 78-74

Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 14 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 6-14 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 24-21.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −4−2+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Celtics
Pistons 99Celtics 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2424183399
Celtics3322201994
The story
Detroit beat Boston 99-94 behind 24 points from Reggie Jackson

Amir Johnson paced Boston: 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 8-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 33-19 fourth quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −9−7−9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Isaiah Thomas topped the game at 47.5 FPTS: 22 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB

Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 121Wizards 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs24383326121
Wizards26243926115
The story
Kyrie Irving's 32 points carried Cleveland past Washington, 121-115

For Washington, John Wall had 20 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB 32 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 14-22 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 38-24.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2+12+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.0Season avg12.8Last 5

12.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.0 in 32 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg9.5Last 3

9.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 31 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg38.5Today

39 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 34

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 24, 25, 12, 14, 34, 29, 20, 34Cavs-Wizards · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 7 games: 12, 5, 13, 22, 13, 25, 32Cavs-Wizards · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 30, 24, 24, 22, 16, 23, 31, 28Heat-Knicks · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 24, 21, 29, 26, 26, 23, 29, 26Thunder-Grizzlies · W
26.6 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 27, 28, 29, 24, 20, 14, 31, 26Pelicans-Mavs · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 10, 22, 38, 29, 18, 32, 22, 25Hornets-Suns · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Klay ThompsonGSW+6.8 27.7 last 10 · 20.9 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+5.9 22.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Chris BoshMIA+5.5 24.7 last 10 · 19.2 season
Garrett TempleWAS+5.4 12.9 last 10 · 7.5 season
Will BartonDEN+4.0 20.2 last 10 · 16.2 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−6.6 22.7 last 10 · 29.3 season
Robert CovingtonPHI−5.3 5.4 last 10 · 10.7 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−4.9 6.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Zach LaVineMIN−4.4 8.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Kevin LoveCLE−3.9 12.3 last 10 · 16.2 season