FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 24, 2017Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed LAC by 9 at halftime and won 121–110.

Final · Box score
Bulls100
Magic92
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Clippers110
Sixers121
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI -9; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Spurs108
Raptors106
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Celtics108
Wizards123
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +15
Final · Box score
Jazz93
Nuggets103
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Wolves112
Suns111
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +1
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The lead · Clippers-Sixers

Philadelphia climbs back to beat Clippers

Nikola Jokic goes for 23 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-90+11PHI AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers29392121110
Sixers27323032121
Who led
Nerlens NoelPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 8, 13, 6, 6, 5, 5, 4, 19PHI19 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Richaun HolmesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 2, 3, 11, 10, 8, 4, 6, 0, 18PHI18 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 2, 9, 2, 0, 7, 8, 19, 27LAC27 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 25, 22, 10, 20, 9, 14, 17, 22LAC22 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Magic12
Spurs-Raptors10
Wolves-Suns8
Clippers-Sixers7
Jazz-Nuggets4
Celtics-Wizards0
Shot of the night

Wiggins's jumper at the buzzer puts the Timberwolves ahead, 112-111 final

The night in charts
Clippers-Sixers combined for 231
Points by game
Clippers-SixersClippers 110, Sixers 121
231
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 108, Wizards 123
231
Wolves-SunsWolves 112, Suns 111
223
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 108, Raptors 106
214
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 93, Nuggets 103
196
Bulls-MagicBulls 100, Magic 92
192
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-SunsWolves 112, Suns 111
+1 MIN
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 108, Raptors 106
+2 SAS
Bulls-MagicBulls 100, Magic 92
+8 CHI
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 93, Nuggets 103
+10 DEN
Clippers-SixersClippers 110, Sixers 121
+11 PHI
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 108, Wizards 123
+15 WAS
PHI rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-SixersPHI won · Clippers 110, Sixers 121
9 pts
Wolves-SunsMIN won · Wolves 112, Suns 111
4 pts
Jazz-NuggetsDEN won · Jazz 93, Nuggets 103
4 pts
Bulls-MagicCHI won · Bulls 100, Magic 92
2 pts
Noel shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NoelPHI · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
80% (8-10)
HorfordBOS · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
DiengMIN · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
FavorsUTA · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
HolmesPHI · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Wolves-Suns
Wolves 112Suns 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves23362825112
Suns27292332111
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Minnesota beat Phoenix 112-111

Devin Booker led Phoenix with 26 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Timberwolves took the second 36-29.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −4+3+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyson Chandler led the game in fantasy with 48.4 FPTS (22 PTS, 17 REB)

Final · Spurs-Raptors
Spurs 108Raptors 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs29321829108
Raptors25292527106
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 21 points carried San Antonio past Toronto, 108-106

For Toronto, Kyle Lowry had 30 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 6-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 29-25, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +4+70+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Norman Powell was the fantasy play: 35.8 FPTS on 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST

Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 93Nuggets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2217282693
Nuggets18332923103
The story
Denver beat Utah 103-93 behind 16 points from Darrell Arthur

Derrick Favors paced Utah: 18 PTS, 5 REB 16 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 5-7 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 33-17 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −4+12+13+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.0Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.0 in 39 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.1Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 36 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg39.0Today

39 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Washington by 15.

MIN over PHX1SAS over TOR2CHI over ORL8DEN over UTA10PHI over LAC11WAS over BOS15Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Andrew Wiggins leads the day with 31

Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 41, 16, 13, 28, 19, 19, 10, 27, 24, 31Wolves-Suns · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 35, 20, 25, 12, 8, 17, 18, 31Wizards-Celtics · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 12, 24, 20, 16, 24, 24, 15, 30Raptors-Spurs · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 9, 25, 24, 25, 29, 19, 24, 27Wizards-Celtics · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 2, 9, 2, 0, 7, 8, 19, 27Clippers-Sixers · L
11.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 28, 39, 39, 25, 21, 26, 20, 26Suns-Wolves · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+8.2 23.4 last 10 · 15.2 season
Devin BookerPHX+6.7 27.3 last 10 · 20.6 season
Austin RiversLAC+6.5 18.4 last 10 · 11.9 season
Enes KanterOKC+4.2 18.8 last 10 · 14.6 season
Tony ParkerSAS+3.8 15.3 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−6.1 13.1 last 10 · 19.2 season
Brandon KnightPHX−4.6 7.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Tim FrazierNOP−4.3 5.0 last 10 · 9.3 season
Kevin LoveCLE−4.1 16.4 last 10 · 20.5 season
Maurice HarklessPOR−3.9 7.1 last 10 · 11.0 season