FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 20, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed CHA by 10 after three quarters and won 106–105.

Final · Box score
Thunder148
Cavs124
Q1 OKC +19; Q2 OKC +16; Q3 OKC +20; Q4 OKC +24
Final · Box score
Bulls113
Hawks97
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +17; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Heat106
Hornets105
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA -10; Q4 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies104
Pelicans111
Q1 NOP +16; Q2 NOP +15; Q3 NOP +2; Q4 NOP +7
Final · Box score
Bucks94
Sixers116
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +22
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Rockets116
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Raptors109
Wolves115
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN -8; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Clippers113
Jazz125
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +17; Q3 UTA +17; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Mavs108
Blazers117
Q1 POR +13; Q2 POR +17; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +9
On this day · 2016–17Jan 20, 2017: 9 games. Top scorer: Kemba Walker (Hornets-Raptors), 32 points.
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The lead · Heat-Hornets

Miami fights back late to top Charlotte

Lou Williams goes for 31 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+9-10+1MIA AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat31261633106
Hornets27213522105
Who led
Wayne EllingtonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 9, 15, 15, 7, 20, 11, 10, 26MIA26 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
James JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 4, 13, 4, 4, 8, 9, 8, 22MIA22 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 21, 4, 4, 11, 12, 14, 11, 26CHA26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 12, 19, 41, 22, 19, 20, 19, 22CHA22 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: OKC by 24.

MIA over CHA1MIN over TOR6NOP over MEM7HOU over GSW8POR over DAL9UTA over LAC12CHI over ATL16PHI over MIL22OKC over CLE24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Raptors-Wolves11
Warriors-Rockets7
Heat-Hornets3
Bucks-Sixers2
Mavs-Blazers2
Thunder-Cavs0
Bulls-Hawks0
Grizzlies-Pelicans0
Clippers-Jazz0
The night in charts
Thunder-Cavs combined for 272, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-CavsThunder 148, Cavs 124
272
Clippers-JazzClippers 113, Jazz 125
238
Mavs-BlazersMavs 108, Blazers 117
225
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 109, Wolves 115
224
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 108, Rockets 116
224
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 104, Pelicans 111
215
Heat-HornetsHeat 106, Hornets 105
211
Bulls-HawksBulls 113, Hawks 97
210
Bucks-SixersBucks 94, Sixers 116
210
MIA won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Heat-HornetsHeat 106, Hornets 105
+1 MIA
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 109, Wolves 115
+6 MIN
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 104, Pelicans 111
+7 NOP
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 108, Rockets 116
+8 HOU
Mavs-BlazersMavs 108, Blazers 117
+9 POR
Clippers-JazzClippers 113, Jazz 125
+12 UTA
Bulls-HawksBulls 113, Hawks 97
+16 CHI
Bucks-SixersBucks 94, Sixers 116
+22 PHI
Thunder-CavsThunder 148, Cavs 124
+24 OKC
MIA erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-HornetsMIA won · Heat 106, Hornets 105
10 pts
Raptors-WolvesMIN won · Raptors 109, Wolves 115
8 pts
Adams shot 12-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AdamsOKC · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
92% (12-13)
James JohnsonMIA · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB
75% (9-12)
Robin LopezCHI · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
SeldenMEM · 31 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
69% (11-16)
EllingtonMIA · 26 PTS, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Heat-Hornets
Heat 106Hornets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat31261633106
Hornets27213522105
The story
James Johnson had 22 points as Miami beat Charlotte 106-105

Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 9-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 33-22.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +4+9−10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard led the game in fantasy with 45.5 FPTS (15 REB, 14 PTS)

Final · Raptors-Wolves
Raptors 109Wolves 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors28342126109
Wolves26283328115
The story
Andrew Wiggins' 29 points carried Minnesota past Toronto, 115-109

For Toronto, DeMar DeRozan had 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 11-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 33-21.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −2−8+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Sixers
Bucks 94Sixers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2926251494
Sixers37242332116
The story
Philadelphia beat Milwaukee 116-94 behind 29 points from Joel Embiid

Eric Bledsoe paced Milwaukee: 14 PTS, 3 AST 29 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 11-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-14 fourth quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
300 +8+6+4+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Khris Middleton topped the game at 55.3 FPTS: 23 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.7Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 18.7 in 26 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Season avg19.9Last 3

19.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.9 in 19 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg39.4Today

39 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kyle Lowry leads the day with 40

Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 26, 16, 15, 18, 13, 18, 24, 40Raptors-Wolves · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Latrell Sprewell GSW, Mar 1, 1997: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Season high40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 31, 19, 22, 13, 17, 18, 13, 36Thunder-Cavs · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 28, 8, 28, 16, 24, 37, 25, 19, 19, 33Rockets-Warriors · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 25, 14, 29, 23, 21, 31, 26, 31Blazers-Mavs · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 23, 34, 50, 30, 26, 31, 17, 31Clippers-Jazz · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Wayne SeldenPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 13, 4, 2, 0, 13, 3, 4, 31Grizzlies-Pelicans · L
7.9 PPG season to date · +25.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAC+6.7 30.1 last 10 · 23.4 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+5.0 24.3 last 10 · 19.3 season
Chris PaulHOU+4.5 23.7 last 10 · 19.2 season
Bogdan BogdanovicSAC+3.8 15.3 last 10 · 11.5 season
Wayne EllingtonMIA+3.7 14.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−5.5 13.1 last 10 · 18.6 season
Jonathon SimmonsORL−5.0 8.9 last 10 · 13.9 season
Kyle KuzmaLAL−4.8 11.7 last 10 · 16.5 season
Robert CovingtonPHI−4.4 8.9 last 10 · 13.3 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season