FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 3, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed WAS by 6 at halftime and won 113–105.

Final · Box score
Wolves91
Sixers93
Q1 PHI +13; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Jazz104
Celtics115
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Pacers121
Pistons116
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +6; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Wizards105
Mavs113
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL -6; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Raptors82
Spurs110
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +19; Q3 SAS +30; Q4 SAS +28
Final · Box score
Kings120
Nuggets113
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Heat90
Suns99
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +17; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Lakers116
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +14
On this day · 2015–16Jan 3, 2016: 5 games. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (Bulls-Raptors), 42 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Mavs

Dallas takes care of Washington

Isaiah Thomas goes for 29 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-6-1+8DAL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards29382117105
Mavs28332626113
Who led
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 19, 28, 24, 15, 21, 17, 25, 26DAL26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 23, 23, 12, 24, 6, 8, 11, 21DAL21 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 19, 23, 18, 18, 36, 19, 18, 27WAS27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 41, 22, 21, 10, 22, 12, 27, 25WAS25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Heat-Suns

Phoenix beats Miami, 99–90

Phoenix led 83–66 after three and won by 9. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over MIN2IND over DET5SAC over DEN7DAL over WAS8PHX over MIA9BOS over UTA11LAL over MEM14SAS over TOR28Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over MIA.
Lead changes
Wizards-Mavs14
Grizzlies-Lakers12
Pacers-Pistons5
Jazz-Celtics4
Heat-Suns3
Wolves-Sixers2
Shot of the night

Covington's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 93-91 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Pistons combined for 237, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-PistonsPacers 121, Pistons 116
237
Kings-NuggetsKings 120, Nuggets 113
233
Jazz-CelticsJazz 104, Celtics 115
219
Wizards-MavsWizards 105, Mavs 113
218
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 102, Lakers 116
218
Raptors-SpursRaptors 82, Spurs 110
192
Heat-SunsHeat 90, Suns 99
189
Wolves-SixersWolves 91, Sixers 93
184
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-SixersWolves 91, Sixers 93
+2 PHI
Pacers-PistonsPacers 121, Pistons 116
+5 IND
Kings-NuggetsKings 120, Nuggets 113
+7 SAC
Wizards-MavsWizards 105, Mavs 113
+8 DAL
Heat-SunsHeat 90, Suns 99
+9 PHX
Jazz-CelticsJazz 104, Celtics 115
+11 BOS
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 102, Lakers 116
+14 LAL
Raptors-SpursRaptors 82, Spurs 110
+28 SAS
DAL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-MavsDAL won · Wizards 105, Mavs 113
6 pts
Jazz-CelticsBOS won · Jazz 104, Celtics 115
1 pt
Heat-SunsPHX won · Heat 90, Suns 99
1 pt
Afflalo shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AfflaloSAC · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
ReedMIA · 22 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
AldridgeSAS · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
GallinariDEN · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
KawhiSAS · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Wolves-Sixers
Wolves 91Sixers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1626262391
Sixers2928221493
The story
Joel Embiid had 25 points as Philadelphia beat Minnesota 93-91

Zach LaVine led Minnesota with 28 PTS, 4 REB 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 8-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the first 29-16, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +13+15+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns led the game in fantasy with 53.2 FPTS (23 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Pacers-Pistons
Pacers 121Pistons 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers36302629121
Pistons28323224116
The story
Indiana beat Detroit 121-116 behind 17 points from Myles Turner

Andre Drummond paced Detroit: 20 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 7-12 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 36-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +8+60+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Reggie Jackson topped the game at 50.9 FPTS: 20 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB

Final · Grizzlies-Lakers
Grizzlies 102Lakers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies20282925102
Lakers22353425116
The story
Julius Randle's a 19-14-11 triple-double carried Los Angeles past Memphis, 116-102

For Memphis, Marc Gasol had 22 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 19 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 35-28, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2+9+14+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.7Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.7 in 31 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.6Season avg16.5Last 3

16.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.6 in 27 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.9Season avg32.2Today

32 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 18 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 32

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 27, 16, 19, 14, 34, 32, 19, 32Pacers-Pistons · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 33, 55, 21, 32, 30, 28, 26, 31Kings-Nuggets · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 44, 28, 34, 27, 21, 31, 52, 29Celtics-Jazz · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 15 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 18, 40, 16, 21, 17, 24, 13, 28Wolves-Sixers · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 19, 23, 18, 18, 36, 19, 18, 27Wizards-Mavs · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 28, 23, 16, 8, 19, 20, 13, 27Suns-Heat · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+4.2 17.1 last 10 · 12.9 season
Aaron GordonORL+3.7 14.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Isaiah ThomasBOS+3.7 31.5 last 10 · 27.8 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL+3.7 27.5 last 10 · 23.8 season
Nicolas BatumCHA+3.5 18.4 last 10 · 14.9 season
Cold
Jamal MurrayDEN−4.2 3.9 last 10 · 8.1 season
T.J. WarrenPHX−4.1 10.4 last 10 · 14.5 season
Anthony DavisNOP−3.9 25.0 last 10 · 28.9 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.8 20.1 last 10 · 23.9 season
Marcus MorrisDET−3.7 9.4 last 10 · 13.1 season