FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 16, 2018Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MIN by 2 after three quarters and won 108–102.

Final · Box score
Wolves102
Magic108
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +6
Final · OT · Box score
Pelicans116
Celtics113
Q1 NOP +7; Q2 NOP +10; Q3 NOP +7; Q4 Pelicans 0; OT1 NOP +3
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Nuggets105
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Suns111
Blazers118
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +20; Q4 POR +7
On this day · 2016–17Jan 16, 2017: 9 games. Top scorer: Isaiah Thomas (Celtics-Hornets), 35 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Magic

Evan Fournier hits six threes, Orlando tops Minnesota

Anthony Davis goes for 45 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-1-2+6ORL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves25232727102
Magic25222635108
Who led
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 23, 13, 10, 18, 12, 21, 10, 32ORL32 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 5, 3, 3, 9, 18, 4, 1, 18ORL18 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 30, 14, 21, 21, 26, 13, 24, 28MIN28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Taj GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 5, 8, 15, 16, 9, 17, 12, 18MIN18 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Celtics

New Orleans goes to overtime again, beats Boston

Back-to-back games past regulation for the Pelicans. 104–104 after 48 minutes, 116–113 final. Anthony Davis led New Orleans with 45 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pelicans-Celtics
Anthony Davis · NOPKyrie Irving · BOSPTS4527REB167AST22Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Celtics18
Wolves-Magic13
Suns-Blazers4
Mavs-Nuggets1
The night in charts
Pelicans-Celtics combined for 229
Points by game
Pelicans-CelticsPelicans 116, Celtics 113
229
Suns-BlazersSuns 111, Blazers 118
229
Wolves-MagicWolves 102, Magic 108
210
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 102, Nuggets 105
207
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pelicans-CelticsPelicans 116, Celtics 113
+3 NOP
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 102, Nuggets 105
+3 DEN
Wolves-MagicWolves 102, Magic 108
+6 ORL
Suns-BlazersSuns 111, Blazers 118
+7 POR
Clark shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ClarkNOP · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Dennis Smith Jr.DAL · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
BartonDEN · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
TurnerPOR · 12 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
DamePOR · 31 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
58% (11-19)
Final · Pelicans-Celtics
Pelicans 116Celtics 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pelicans3226291712116
Celtics252332249113
The story
Jrue Holiday had 23 points as New Orleans beat Boston 116-113 in OT

Kyrie Irving led Boston with 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 9-16 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans won the first 32-25, their biggest quarter edge.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +7+10+70+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 102Nuggets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs27212133102
Nuggets30312519105
The story
Nikola Jokic's 29 points and 18 rebounds carried Denver past Dallas, 105-102

For Dallas, Dennis Smith Jr. had 25 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 29 PTS, 18 REB, 7 AST · 11-23 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-21, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +3+13+17+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 111Blazers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns31202139111
Blazers36302626118
The story
Portland won 118-111 despite 43 points and 8 assists from Devin Booker

Damian Lillard paced Portland: 31 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 43 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 14-29 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

A 30-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +5+15+20+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.7Season avg35.0Last 5

35.0 points a game over his last five games, against 26.7 in 36 earlier games. Today: 45 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.9 in 36 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg31.8Today

32 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 45

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 33, 31, 29, 16, 30, 36, 48, 45Pelicans-Celtics · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: David Robinson SAS, Dec 10, 1995: 45 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
45 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 32, 34, 17, 21, 26, 27, 15, 43Suns-Blazers · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant PHX, Jan 22, 2024: 43 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
43 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 23, 13, 10, 18, 12, 21, 10, 32Magic-Wolves · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 17, 17, 25, 14, 29, 23, 21, 31Blazers-Suns · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 14, 8, 8, 22, 9, 14, 23, 29Nuggets-Mavs · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 18 REB · 7 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 30, 14, 21, 21, 26, 13, 24, 28Wolves-Magic · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAC+8.3 31.6 last 10 · 23.3 season
Reggie BullockDET+4.7 12.6 last 10 · 7.9 season
Anthony DavisNOP+4.6 31.8 last 10 · 27.2 season
Lauri MarkkanenCHI+4.3 19.8 last 10 · 15.5 season
Jarrett JackNYK+4.2 12.3 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cold
Jonathon SimmonsORL−5.1 8.7 last 10 · 13.8 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Robert CovingtonPHI−4.0 9.6 last 10 · 13.6 season
Rodney HoodUTA−3.9 12.5 last 10 · 16.4 season
LeBron JamesCLE−3.7 23.6 last 10 · 27.3 season