FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 23, 2017Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed IND by 12 after the first quarter and won 109–103.

Final · Box score
Wizards109
Hornets99
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +12; Q3 WAS +6; Q4 WAS +10
Final · Box score
Clippers115
Hawks105
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC +18; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +10
Final · Box score
Spurs112
Nets86
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +26
Final · Box score
Kings109
Pistons104
Q1 SAC -10; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Warriors102
Heat105
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Knicks109
Pacers103
Q1 NYK -12; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Rockets114
Bucks127
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +13
Final · Box score
Cavs122
Pelicans124
Q1 NOP +9; Q2 NOP +20; Q3 NOP +8; Q4 NOP +2
Final · Box score
Thunder97
Jazz95
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC -5; Q4 OKC +2
On this day · 2015–16Jan 23, 2016: 8 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (Kings-Pacers), 48 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Pacers

New York rallies from 12 down to beat Indiana

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+4+11+6NYK AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks22402423109
Pacers34241728103
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 28, 23, 18, 30, 13, 34, 31, 26NYK26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 25, 17, 16, 18, 30, 20, 26, 20NYK20 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 26, 19, 10, 19, 24, 21, 19, 31IND31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 25, 13, 9, 18, 16, 15, 13, 22IND22 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: San Antonio by 26.

NOP over CLE2OKC over UTA2MIA over GSW3SAC over DET5NYK over IND6WAS over CHA10LAC over ATL10MIL over HOU13SAS over BKN26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Warriors-Heat12
Knicks-Pacers6
Spurs-Nets5
Clippers-Hawks3
Wizards-Hornets1
Cavs-Pelicans0
Shot of the night

Waiters's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 105-102 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Pelicans combined for 246, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-PelicansCavs 122, Pelicans 124
246
Rockets-BucksRockets 114, Bucks 127
241
Clippers-HawksClippers 115, Hawks 105
220
Kings-PistonsKings 109, Pistons 104
213
Knicks-PacersKnicks 109, Pacers 103
212
Wizards-HornetsWizards 109, Hornets 99
208
Warriors-HeatWarriors 102, Heat 105
207
Spurs-NetsSpurs 112, Nets 86
198
Thunder-JazzThunder 97, Jazz 95
192
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-JazzThunder 97, Jazz 95
+2 OKC
Cavs-PelicansCavs 122, Pelicans 124
+2 NOP
Warriors-HeatWarriors 102, Heat 105
+3 MIA
Kings-PistonsKings 109, Pistons 104
+5 SAC
Knicks-PacersKnicks 109, Pacers 103
+6 NYK
Wizards-HornetsWizards 109, Hornets 99
+10 WAS
Clippers-HawksClippers 115, Hawks 105
+10 LAC
Rockets-BucksRockets 114, Bucks 127
+13 MIL
Spurs-NetsSpurs 112, Nets 86
+26 SAS
NYK erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-PacersNYK won · Knicks 109, Pacers 103
12 pts
Kings-PistonsSAC won · Kings 109, Pistons 104
10 pts
Thunder-JazzOKC won · Thunder 97, Jazz 95
5 pts
Warriors-HeatMIA won · Warriors 102, Heat 105
2 pts
Oladipo shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OladipoOKC · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Terrence JonesNOP · 36 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
72% (13-18)
BeverleyHOU · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
TurnerIND · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
WaitersMIA · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
Final · Cavs-Pelicans
Cavs 122Pelicans 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs26243636122
Pelicans35352430124
The story
Jrue Holiday had 33 points and 10 assists as New Orleans beat Cleveland 124-122

LeBron James led Cleveland with 26 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB 33 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 12-19 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans won the second 35-24, their biggest quarter edge.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +9+20+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Jazz
Thunder 97Jazz 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2729113097
Jazz2627192395
The story
Victor Oladipo's 18 points carried Oklahoma City past Utah, 97-95

For Utah, Gordon Hayward had 17 PTS, 6 REB 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 8-11 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 30-23.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +1+3−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Pistons
Kings 109Pistons 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings28372321109
Pistons38241923104
The story
Sacramento beat Detroit 109-104 behind 22 points and 13 rebounds from DeMarcus Cousins

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope paced Detroit: 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 8-21 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 37-24 second quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −10+3+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.8Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.8 in 24 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Season avg20.5Last 3

20.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 44 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Season avg35.1Today

35 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 49

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 27, 20, 11, 26, 17, 26, 29, 49Cavs-Pelicans · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +25.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Dec 28, 2004: 48 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Season high49 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 33, 49, 32, 21, 24, 21, 36, 24, 27, 38Thunder-Jazz · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Jan 6, 2020: 38 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
38 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Terrence JonesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 4, 11, 24, 9, 15, 7, 13, 36Pelicans-Cavs · W
11.3 PPG season to date · +25.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high36 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 13, 9, 21, 1, 11, 14, 12, 33Pelicans-Cavs · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 28, 4, 9, 8, 8, 13, 17, 12, 33, 33Heat-Warriors · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 0, 19, 33, 23, 32, 17, 24, 31Bucks-Rockets · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+8.6 23.6 last 10 · 15.0 season
Isaiah ThomasBOS+6.1 35.1 last 10 · 29.0 season
Austin RiversLAC+6.1 17.8 last 10 · 11.7 season
Devin BookerPHX+5.5 26.0 last 10 · 20.5 season
Enes KanterOKC+4.2 18.8 last 10 · 14.6 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−5.0 14.4 last 10 · 19.4 season
Tim FrazierNOP−4.3 5.0 last 10 · 9.3 season
Brandon KnightPHX−4.2 7.7 last 10 · 11.9 season
Kevin LoveCLE−4.1 16.4 last 10 · 20.5 season
Maurice HarklessPOR−3.9 7.1 last 10 · 11.0 season