FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 26, 2016Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed ORL by 7 after the first quarter and won 107–100.

Final · Box score
Clippers91
Pacers89
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +2
Final · Box score
Suns103
Sixers113
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +13; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Heat102
Nets98
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +4
Final · OT · Box score
Thunder128
Knicks122
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC -3; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Wizards89
Raptors106
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +17
Final · Box score
Magic100
Bucks107
Q1 MIL -7; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Kings97
Blazers112
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +15
Final · Box score
Mavs92
Lakers90
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 DAL +2
On this day · 2014–15Jan 26, 2015: 5 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Sixers), 32 points.
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The lead · Magic-Bucks

Orlando's skid reaches seven

Kevin Durant goes for 44 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-3+4+7MIL AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic30262222100
Bucks23302925107
Who led
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 16, 25, 26, 24, 22, 21, 22, 25MIL25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 5, 8, 29, 19, 28, 14, 14, 18, 10, 25MIL25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 6, 18, 20, 20, 17, 27, 29, 5, 18ORL18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 20, 23, 17, 10, 15, 15, 16, 16ORL16 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Heat-Nets

Miami beats Brooklyn, 102–98

Miami led 77–73 after three and won by 4. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over IND2DAL over LAL2MIA over BKN4OKC over NYK6MIL over ORL7PHI over PHX10POR over SAC15TOR over WAS17Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over BKN.
Lead changes
Thunder-Knicks20
Mavs-Lakers12
Magic-Bucks8
Heat-Nets4
Wizards-Raptors3
Kings-Blazers3
Shot of the night

Dirk's jumper with 2 seconds left breaks the tie, 92-90 final

The night in charts
Thunder-Knicks combined for 250, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-KnicksThunder 128, Knicks 122
250
Suns-SixersSuns 103, Sixers 113
216
Kings-BlazersKings 97, Blazers 112
209
Magic-BucksMagic 100, Bucks 107
207
Heat-NetsHeat 102, Nets 98
200
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 89, Raptors 106
195
Mavs-LakersMavs 92, Lakers 90
182
Clippers-PacersClippers 91, Pacers 89
180
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-PacersClippers 91, Pacers 89
+2 LAC
Mavs-LakersMavs 92, Lakers 90
+2 DAL
Heat-NetsHeat 102, Nets 98
+4 MIA
Thunder-KnicksThunder 128, Knicks 122
+6 OKC
Magic-BucksMagic 100, Bucks 107
+7 MIL
Suns-SixersSuns 103, Sixers 113
+10 PHI
Kings-BlazersKings 97, Blazers 112
+15 POR
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 89, Raptors 106
+17 TOR
MIL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-BucksMIL won · Magic 100, Bucks 107
7 pts
Heat-NetsMIA won · Heat 102, Nets 98
6 pts
Clippers-PacersLAC won · Clippers 91, Pacers 89
5 pts
Thunder-KnicksOKC won · Thunder 128, Knicks 122
3 pts
Mavs-LakersDAL won · Mavs 92, Lakers 90
2 pts
Giannis shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisMIL · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
BargnaniBKN · 20 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
GoodwinPHX · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
BoshMIA · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
67% (12-18)
TurnerIND · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Clippers-Pacers
Clippers 91Pacers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2521281791
Pacers2526211789
The story
Chris Paul's 26 points carried LA past Indiana, 91-89

For Indiana, Ian Mahinmi had 12 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 11-21 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 28-21.

LAC lead by quarter
200 0−5+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Lakers
Mavs 92Lakers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3224211592
Lakers2533201290
The story
Dallas beat Los Angeles 92-90 behind 17 points from Chandler Parsons

Jordan Clarkson paced Los Angeles: 18 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 5-11 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +7−2−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Julius Randle topped the game at 36.2 FPTS: 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST

Final · Thunder-Knicks
Thunder 128Knicks 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder3823272515128
Knicks342928229122
The story
Russell Westbrook had 30 points and 10 assists as Oklahoma City beat New York 128-122 in OT

Langston Galloway led New York with 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL · 13-24 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the overtime 15-9.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +4−2−30+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 38 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg18.4Last 3

18.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 39 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg40.7Today

41 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 44

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 29, 21, 24, 30, 26, 24, 32, 44Thunder-Knicks · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Apr 14, 1998: 44 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Season high44 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 21, 23, 21, 19, 19, 12, 34, 31Pacers-Clippers · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 0, 12, 13, 27, 16, 16, 27, 30Thunder-Knicks · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 21, 25, 24, 31, 14, 15, 21, 29Raptors-Wizards · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 8, 20, 16, 22, 2, 22, 28, 27Heat-Nets · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 11, 24, 12, 23, 18, 26, 18, 27Heat-Nets · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+7.2 16.5 last 10 · 9.3 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+6.1 17.5 last 10 · 11.4 season
Ish SmithPHI+6.0 17.5 last 10 · 11.5 season
DeMarcus CousinsSAC+5.7 33.0 last 10 · 27.3 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+4.9 22.8 last 10 · 17.9 season
Cold
Mo WilliamsCLE−6.2 3.9 last 10 · 10.1 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−5.3 18.8 last 10 · 24.1 season
CJ MilesIND−4.2 8.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Kobe BryantLAL−4.1 11.7 last 10 · 15.8 season
Jeff TeagueATL−4.1 10.2 last 10 · 14.3 season