FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 8, 2018Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed SAC by 10 at halftime and won 107–100.

Final · Box score
Bucks96
Pacers109
Q1 IND +21; Q2 IND +26; Q3 IND +23; Q4 IND +13
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors114
Nets113
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Rockets116
Bulls107
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Cavs99
Wolves127
Q1 MIN +14; Q2 MIN +27; Q3 MIN +35; Q4 MIN +28
Final · Box score
Pistons109
Pelicans112
Q1 NOP +3; Q2 NOP +3; Q3 NOP +2; Q4 NOP +3
Final · Box score
Spurs107
Kings100
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS -10; Q3 SAS -3; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets114
Warriors124
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Hawks107
Clippers108
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +1
On this day · 2016–17Jan 8, 2017: 9 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Raptors), 40 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Kings

LaMarcus Aldridge scores 31 in San Antonio win over Sacramento

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-10-3+7SAS AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs21252734107
Kings25312024100
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 29, 20, 25, 15, 29, 24, 30, 31SAS31 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Davis BertansPoints, last 10 games: 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 10, 13, 12, 8, 28SAS28 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Willie Cauley-SteinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 22, 17, 17, 11, 21, 8, 17, 22SAC22 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 15, 9, 16, 13, 8, 11, 11, 16SAC16 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Minnesota by 28.

TOR over BKN1LAC over ATL1NOP over DET3SAS over SAC7HOU over CHI9GSW over DEN10IND over MIL13MIN over CLE28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Raptors-Nets10
Rockets-Bulls5
Pistons-Pelicans4
Spurs-Kings4
Bucks-Pacers3
Hawks-Clippers2
Cavs-Wolves0
Shot of the night

Williams's three with 9 seconds left puts the Clippers ahead, 108-107 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Warriors combined for 238, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 114, Warriors 124
238
Raptors-NetsRaptors 114, Nets 113
227
Cavs-WolvesCavs 99, Wolves 127
226
Rockets-BullsRockets 116, Bulls 107
223
Pistons-PelicansPistons 109, Pelicans 112
221
Hawks-ClippersHawks 107, Clippers 108
215
Spurs-KingsSpurs 107, Kings 100
207
Bucks-PacersBucks 96, Pacers 109
205
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-ClippersHawks 107, Clippers 108
+1 LAC
Raptors-NetsRaptors 114, Nets 113
+1 TOR
Pistons-PelicansPistons 109, Pelicans 112
+3 NOP
Spurs-KingsSpurs 107, Kings 100
+7 SAS
Rockets-BullsRockets 116, Bulls 107
+9 HOU
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 114, Warriors 124
+10 GSW
Bucks-PacersBucks 96, Pacers 109
+13 IND
Cavs-WolvesCavs 99, Wolves 127
+28 MIN
AD shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ADNOP · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
86% (12-14)
E'Twaun MooreNOP · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
JordanLAC · 25 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
BertansSAS · 28 PTS, 3 AST, 2 BLK
73% (11-15)
KATMIN · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Raptors-Nets
Raptors 114Nets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors261933297114
Nets192527366113
The story
Serge Ibaka had 12 rebounds and 11 points as Toronto beat Brooklyn 114-113 in OT

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson led Brooklyn with 17 REB, 14 PTS, 5 AST 12 REB, 11 PTS, 6 BLK · 4-11 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 26-19, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +7+1+70+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Spencer Dinwiddie led the game in fantasy with 55.5 FPTS (31 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Hawks-Clippers
Hawks 107Clippers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks25223030107
Clippers32262228108
The story
DeAndre Jordan's 25 points and 18 rebounds carried LA past Atlanta, 108-107

For Atlanta, Kent Bazemore had 13 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST · 10-13 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-25, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +7+11+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Pelicans
Pistons 109Pelicans 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons34222825109
Pelicans37222726112
The story
New Orleans beat Detroit 112-109 behind 30 points and 10 rebounds from Anthony Davis

Tobias Harris paced Detroit: 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 12-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 37-34 first quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +3+3+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.8Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 4.8 in 37 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
33.82016–17 avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 2016–17 (76 games). Today: 9 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg39.2Today

39 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 35

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 45, 29, 8, 15, 25, 52, 35, 20, 35Raptors-Nets · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 36, 21, 23, 40, 33, 26, 23, 34Clippers-Hawks · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 23, 30, 31, 38, 32, 29, 45, 32Warriors-Nuggets · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 29, 20, 25, 15, 29, 24, 30, 31Spurs-Kings · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 12, 7, 11, 10, 7, 26, 20, 31Nets-Raptors · L
13.5 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 20, 17, 33, 33, 31, 29, 16, 30Pelicans-Pistons · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAC+6.4 28.6 last 10 · 22.2 season
Josh RichardsonMIA+5.7 18.5 last 10 · 12.8 season
Reggie BullockDET+5.5 13.0 last 10 · 7.5 season
Shabazz NapierPOR+4.8 14.3 last 10 · 9.5 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+4.6 29.5 last 10 · 24.9 season
Cold
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−4.1 19.6 last 10 · 23.7 season
Thaddeus YoungIND−4.0 7.7 last 10 · 11.7 season
Robert CovingtonPHI−3.2 10.7 last 10 · 13.9 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−2.9 25.8 last 10 · 28.7 season