FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 28, 2018Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed NOP by 11 at halftime and won 112–103.

Final · Box score
Bucks110
Bulls96
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +14
Final · Box score
Suns102
Rockets113
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Clippers112
Pelicans103
Q1 LAC -8; Q2 LAC -11; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +9
Final · Box score
Pistons104
Cavs121
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +17
Final · Box score
Sixers112
Thunder122
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC -1; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +10
Final · Box score
Lakers111
Raptors123
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Kings98
Spurs113
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +15
On this day · 2016–17Jan 28, 2017: 7 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Clippers), 43 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Pelicans

Clippers climb out of an 11-point hole against New Orleans

Russell Westbrook goes for 37 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-11+3+9LAC AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers26252932112
Pelicans34281526103
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 11, 29, 20, 25, 32, 23, 14, 27LAC27 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 50, 30, 26, 31, 17, 31, 20, 20, 40, 22LAC22 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 48, 45, 8, 21, 34, 19, 27, 25NOP25 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 31, 23, 22, 27, 12, 19, 21, 20NOP20 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Cavs15
Kings-Spurs10
Sixers-Thunder9
Suns-Rockets5
Clippers-Pelicans3
Bucks-Bulls1
Lakers-Raptors1
The night in charts
Sixers-Thunder combined for 234
Points by game
Sixers-ThunderSixers 112, Thunder 122
234
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 111, Raptors 123
234
Pistons-CavsPistons 104, Cavs 121
225
Clippers-PelicansClippers 112, Pelicans 103
215
Suns-RocketsSuns 102, Rockets 113
215
Kings-SpursKings 98, Spurs 113
211
Bucks-BullsBucks 110, Bulls 96
206
LAC won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Clippers-PelicansClippers 112, Pelicans 103
+9 LAC
Sixers-ThunderSixers 112, Thunder 122
+10 OKC
Suns-RocketsSuns 102, Rockets 113
+11 HOU
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 111, Raptors 123
+12 TOR
Bucks-BullsBucks 110, Bulls 96
+14 MIL
Kings-SpursKings 98, Spurs 113
+15 SAS
Pistons-CavsPistons 104, Cavs 121
+17 CLE
LAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-PelicansLAC won · Clippers 112, Pelicans 103
11 pts
Pistons-CavsCLE won · Pistons 104, Cavs 121
3 pts
Sixers-ThunderOKC won · Sixers 112, Thunder 122
1 pt
Kings-SpursSAS won · Kings 98, Spurs 113
1 pt
Adams shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AdamsOKC · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST
91% (10-11)
SimmonsPHI · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
FVVTOR · 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
ValentineCHI · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
67% (8-12)
WarrenPHX · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Clippers-Pelicans
Clippers 112Pelicans 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers26252932112
Pelicans34281526103
The story
Blake Griffin had 27 points and 12 rebounds as LA beat New Orleans 112-103

Jrue Holiday led New Orleans with 20 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 27 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 10-22 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Clippers took the third 29-15.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −8−11+3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Davis led the game in fantasy with 59.4 FPTS (25 PTS, 17 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Sixers-Thunder
Sixers 112Thunder 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers29292529112
Thunder31263530122
The story
Oklahoma City beat Philadelphia 122-112 behind 31 points from Paul George

Joel Embiid paced Philadelphia: 27 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 9-17 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 35-25 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +2−1+9+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Spurs
Kings 98Spurs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2228192998
Spurs29203034113
The story
Bryn Forbes' 23 points carried San Antonio past Sacramento, 113-98

For Sacramento, De'Aaron Fox had 26 PTS, 3 AST 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 9-15 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 30-19.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +7−1+10+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vince Carter was the fantasy play: 38.2 FPTS on 21 PTS, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.5Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.5 in 48 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.8Season avg20.5Last 3

20.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.8 in 43 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg39.9Today

40 minutes today, against 20.0 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 9. Widest: Cleveland by 17.

LAC over NOP9OKC over PHI10HOU over PHX11TOR over LAL12MIL over CHI14SAS over SAC15CLE over DET17Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 37

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 22, 38, 25, 19, 19, 23, 32, 46, 31, 37Thunder-Sixers · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 14 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 27, 15, 43, 30, 14, 19, 12, 31Suns-Rockets · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 17, 18, 13, 36, 28, 18, 26, 31Thunder-Sixers · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 11, 29, 20, 25, 32, 23, 14, 27Clippers-Pelicans · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 20, 40, 10, 22, 28, 25, 23, 27Rockets-Suns · W
30.9 PPG season to date · −4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 24, 34, 17, 26, 23, 22, 27, 22, 41, 27Bucks-Bulls · W
28.4 PPG season to date · −1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAC+5.2 28.7 last 10 · 23.5 season
Chris PaulHOU+4.6 24.0 last 10 · 19.4 season
Wayne EllingtonMIA+3.9 15.4 last 10 · 11.5 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+3.7 22.9 last 10 · 19.2 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+3.5 29.2 last 10 · 25.7 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−5.2 13.0 last 10 · 18.2 season
James HardenHOU−5.1 25.8 last 10 · 30.9 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Jonathon SimmonsORL−4.1 9.5 last 10 · 13.6 season
Zach RandolphSAC−3.9 10.3 last 10 · 14.2 season