FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 14, 2018Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed NYK by 16 after the first quarter and won 123–118.

Final · Box score
Bucks79
Heat97
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +18
Final · OT · Box score
Pelicans123
Knicks118
Q1 NOP -16; Q2 NOP -9; Q3 NOP -14; Q4 Pelicans 0; OT1 NOP +5
Final · Box score
Pacers120
Suns97
Q1 IND +14; Q2 IND +20; Q3 IND +30; Q4 IND +23
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Wolves120
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +17
On this day · 2016–17Jan 14, 2017: 5 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Spurs), 39 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Knicks

Anthony Davis scores 48 as New Orleans beats New York

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 15 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-16-9-140+5NOP AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pelicans1335342714123
Knicks292839139118
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 33, 33, 31, 29, 16, 30, 36, 48NOP48 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 23, 13, 24, 13, 14, 12, 25, 31NOP31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 30, 13, 16, 15, 29, 24, 17, 25NYK25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 26, 13, 13, 38, 22, 11, 16, 12, 16, 25NYK25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Blazers-Wolves

Minnesota makes it five straight

Minnesota beat Portland 120–103 and moved to 29–16. Jimmy Butler led Minnesota with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · MIN
L@ MIL96–102W@ IND107–90Wvs LAL114–96L@ BKN97–98L@ BOS84–91Wvs NOP116–98Wvs CLE127–99Wvs OKC104–88Wvs NYK118–108Wvs POR120–103
Lead changes
Blazers-Wolves10
Bucks-Heat9
Pelicans-Knicks5
The night in charts
Pelicans-Knicks combined for 241, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-KnicksPelicans 123, Knicks 118
241
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 103, Wolves 120
223
Pacers-SunsPacers 120, Suns 97
217
Bucks-HeatBucks 79, Heat 97
176
NOP won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Pelicans-KnicksPelicans 123, Knicks 118
+5 NOP
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 103, Wolves 120
+17 MIN
Bucks-HeatBucks 79, Heat 97
+18 MIA
Pacers-SunsPacers 120, Suns 97
+23 IND
NOP erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-KnicksNOP won · Pelicans 123, Knicks 118
16 pts
Blazers-WolvesMIN won · Blazers 103, Wolves 120
2 pts
Bucks-HeatMIA won · Bucks 79, Heat 97
2 pts
Wiggins shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WigginsMIN · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
KanterNYK · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
JackNYK · 22 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
JimmyMIN · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
JosephIND · 16 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Pelicans-Knicks
Pelicans 123Knicks 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pelicans1335342714123
Knicks292839139118
The story
Jrue Holiday had 31 points as New Orleans beat New York 123-118 in OT

Jarrett Jack led New York with 22 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 31 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 12-19 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the third, the Pelicans took the fourth 27-13.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −16−9−140+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Blazers-Wolves
Blazers 103Wolves 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers33103129103
Wolves31263429120
The story
Minnesota beat Portland 120-103 behind 24 points from Jimmy Butler

Damian Lillard paced Portland: 21 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 7-11 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 26-10 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −2+14+17+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Suns
Pacers 120Suns 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers30343224120
Suns1628223197
The story
Victor Oladipo's 17 points carried Indiana past Phoenix, 120-97

For Phoenix, Josh Jackson had 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 6-11 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-16, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
300 +14+20+30+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 40 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg12.6Last 3

12.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.5 in 42 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg28.8Today

29 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 48

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 33, 33, 31, 29, 16, 30, 36, 48Pelicans-Knicks · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Jan 6, 2024: 48 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Season high48 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 23, 13, 24, 13, 14, 12, 25, 31Pelicans-Knicks · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 30, 13, 16, 15, 29, 24, 17, 25Knicks-Pelicans · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 26, 13, 13, 38, 22, 11, 16, 12, 16, 25Knicks-Pelicans · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 11, 25, 24, 19, 16, 24, 20, 25Heat-Bucks · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 28, 30, 14, 21, 21, 26, 13, 24Wolves-Blazers · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAC+7.5 30.6 last 10 · 23.1 season
Trey LylesDEN+6.0 16.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Jarrett JackNYK+4.8 13.0 last 10 · 8.2 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+4.8 29.9 last 10 · 25.1 season
Reggie BullockDET+4.5 12.0 last 10 · 7.5 season
Cold
Damian LillardPOR−4.5 20.3 last 10 · 24.8 season
Kyle KuzmaLAL−4.3 12.4 last 10 · 16.7 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−3.6 24.8 last 10 · 28.4 season
Jonathon SimmonsORL−3.5 10.5 last 10 · 14.0 season