FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 22, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed PHI by 11 after the first quarter and won 105–101.

Final · Box score
Kings107
Hornets112
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA +12; Q3 CHA +17; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Jazz90
Hawks104
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Heat90
Rockets99
Q1 HOU -8; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Sixers101
Grizzlies105
Q1 MEM -11; Q2 MEM -6; Q3 MEM -9; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Suns105
Bucks109
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +4
Final · 2OT · Box score
Bulls128
Pelicans132
Q1 NOP +4; Q2 NOP +6; Q3 Pelicans 0; Q4 Pelicans 0; OT1 Pelicans 0; OT2 NOP +4
Final · Box score
Wizards75
Mavs98
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +16; Q3 DAL +17; Q4 DAL +23
Final · Box score
Blazers101
Nuggets104
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN -4; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Wolves126
Clippers118
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +8
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The lead · Sixers-Grizzlies

Memphis fights back from 11 down against Philadelphia

DeMarcus Cousins posts a triple-double

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-6-9+4MEM AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers30252818101
Grizzlies19302531105
Who led
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 27, 7, 11, 17, 21, 22, 17, 6, 16, 19MEM19 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 26, 28, 12, 15, 23, 14, 12, 18MEM18 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Dario SaricPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 27, 15, 11, 14, 11, 16, 13, 22PHI22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Timothe Luwawu-CabarrotPoints, last 10 games: 9, 0, 2, 3, 13, 6, 0, 0, 16, 20PHI20 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Mavericks rout

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Dallas beat Washington by 23.

DEN over POR3MEM over PHI4MIL over PHX4NOP over CHI4CHA over SAC5MIN over LAC8HOU over MIA9ATL over UTA14DAL over WAS23Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Wolves-Clippers22
Blazers-Nuggets18
Kings-Hornets15
Heat-Rockets15
Bulls-Pelicans11
Jazz-Hawks8
Wizards-Mavs5
Sixers-Grizzlies3
The night in charts
Bulls-Pelicans combined for 260, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-PelicansBulls 128, Pelicans 132
260
Wolves-ClippersWolves 126, Clippers 118
244
Kings-HornetsKings 107, Hornets 112
219
Suns-BucksSuns 105, Bucks 109
214
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 101, Grizzlies 105
206
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 101, Nuggets 104
205
Jazz-HawksJazz 90, Hawks 104
194
Heat-RocketsHeat 90, Rockets 99
189
Wizards-MavsWizards 75, Mavs 98
173
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 101, Nuggets 104
+3 DEN
Bulls-PelicansBulls 128, Pelicans 132
+4 NOP
Suns-BucksSuns 105, Bucks 109
+4 MIL
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 101, Grizzlies 105
+4 MEM
Kings-HornetsKings 107, Hornets 112
+5 CHA
Wolves-ClippersWolves 126, Clippers 118
+8 MIN
Heat-RocketsHeat 90, Rockets 99
+9 HOU
Jazz-HawksJazz 90, Hawks 104
+14 ATL
Wizards-MavsWizards 75, Mavs 98
+23 DAL
MEM erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-GrizzliesMEM won · Sixers 101, Grizzlies 105
11 pts
Heat-RocketsHOU won · Heat 90, Rockets 99
8 pts
Blazers-NuggetsDEN won · Blazers 101, Nuggets 104
4 pts
Suns-BucksMIL won · Suns 105, Bucks 109
3 pts
Jazz-HawksATL won · Jazz 90, Hawks 104
1 pt
Monroe shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MonroePHX · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
BrogdonMIL · 32 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
79% (11-14)
MurrayDEN · 38 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
74% (14-19)
WhitesideMIA · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
69% (11-16)
MiddletonMIL · 35 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 101Nuggets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers19302923101
Nuggets20253128104
The story
Denver beat Portland 104-101 behind 38 points from Jamal Murray

Jusuf Nurkic paced Portland: 19 PTS, 12 REB 38 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 14-19 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 28-23 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +1−4−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Pelicans
Bulls 128Pelicans 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Bulls2127333386128
Pelicans25292733810132
The story
Anthony Davis had 34 points as New Orleans beat Chicago 132-128 in OT

Jerian Grant led Chicago with 22 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB 34 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 14-23 FG

The swing

The Pelicans won the first 25-21, their biggest quarter edge.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +4+6000+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Wolves-Clippers
Wolves 126Clippers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves30313134126
Clippers26313328118
The story
Andrew Wiggins' 40 points carried Minnesota past LA, 126-118

For LA, Montrezl Harrell had 23 PTS, 7 REB 40 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 16-28 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 34-28, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +4+4+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Blake Griffin was the fantasy play: 63.2 FPTS on 32 PTS, 12 AST, 11 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.3Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.3 in 39 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 46 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg47.2Today

47 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 5 rebounds, 13 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 44

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 20, 29, 24, 15, 19, 19, 24, 44Pelicans-Bulls · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Dec 28, 2022: 45 PTS · 22 REB · 7 AST
Season high44 PTS · 23 REB · 10 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 25, 19, 16, 17, 9, 16, 29, 40Wolves-Clippers · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +22.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Feb 19, 2003: 40 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Season high40 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 18, 21, 13, 11, 2, 7, 30, 38Nuggets-Blazers · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 19, 22, 8, 16, 19, 25, 23, 35Bucks-Suns · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 16, 30, 36, 48, 45, 8, 21, 34Pelicans-Bulls · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 24, 5, 18, 11, 29, 20, 25, 32Clippers-Wolves · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook HOU, Jan 20, 2020: 32 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
32 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAC+5.5 28.8 last 10 · 23.3 season
Bogdan BogdanovicSAC+4.0 15.5 last 10 · 11.5 season
Wayne EllingtonMIA+3.8 15.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Dario SaricPHI+3.6 17.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+3.5 22.7 last 10 · 19.2 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−5.5 13.1 last 10 · 18.6 season
Otto Porter Jr.WAS−4.7 8.8 last 10 · 13.5 season
Jonathon SimmonsORL−4.4 9.4 last 10 · 13.8 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Kyle KuzmaLAL−3.8 12.6 last 10 · 16.4 season