FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 2, 2019Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by DET (vs MEM) and OKC (vs LAL).

Final · Box score
Mavs122
Hornets84
Q1 DAL +16; Q2 DAL +24; Q3 DAL +29; Q4 DAL +38
Final · Box score
Heat117
Cavs92
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +20; Q4 MIA +25
Final · Box score
Hawks98
Wizards114
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +16
Final · Box score
Pelicans121
Nets126
Q1 BKN +10; Q2 BKN +15; Q3 BKN +18; Q4 BKN +5
Final · Box score
Wolves102
Celtics115
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +13
Final · Box score
Magic112
Bulls84
Q1 ORL +16; Q2 ORL +17; Q3 ORL +28; Q4 ORL +28
Final · Box score
Pistons101
Grizzlies94
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +7
Final · Box score
Sixers132
Suns127
Q1 PHI +12; Q2 PHI +23; Q3 PHI +17; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
Thunder107
Lakers100
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC +7
On this day · 2017–18Jan 2, 2018: 5 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Hawks), 34 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Grizzlies

Memphis's skid reaches three

Anthony Davis goes for 34 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-4+5+7DET AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons26252129101
Grizzlies2431122794
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 34, 23, 15, 23, 18, 15, 29, 26DET26 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 24, 12, 16, 19, 8, 11, 19, 16DET16 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 15, 9, 3, 16, 12, 27, 11, 15, 4, 26MEM26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kyle AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 14, 15, 10, 2, 15, 10, 20, 15MEM15 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Dallas posts the night's biggest win

Dallas beat Charlotte by 38, the widest margin of 9 games.

BKN over NOP5PHI over PHX5DET over MEM7OKC over LAL7BOS over MIN13WAS over ATL16MIA over CLE25ORL over CHI28DAL over CHA38Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Pistons-Grizzlies11
Thunder-Lakers8
Heat-Cavs7
Mavs-Hornets5
Pelicans-Nets5
Hawks-Wizards2
Sixers-Suns1
Wolves-Celtics0
Magic-Bulls0
The night in charts
Sixers-Suns combined for 259, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-SunsSixers 132, Suns 127
259
Pelicans-NetsPelicans 121, Nets 126
247
Wolves-CelticsWolves 102, Celtics 115
217
Hawks-WizardsHawks 98, Wizards 114
212
Heat-CavsHeat 117, Cavs 92
209
Thunder-LakersThunder 107, Lakers 100
207
Mavs-HornetsMavs 122, Hornets 84
206
Magic-BullsMagic 112, Bulls 84
196
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 101, Grizzlies 94
195
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pelicans-NetsPelicans 121, Nets 126
+5 BKN
Sixers-SunsSixers 132, Suns 127
+5 PHI
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 101, Grizzlies 94
+7 DET
Thunder-LakersThunder 107, Lakers 100
+7 OKC
Wolves-CelticsWolves 102, Celtics 115
+13 BOS
Hawks-WizardsHawks 98, Wizards 114
+16 WAS
Heat-CavsHeat 117, Cavs 92
+25 MIA
Magic-BullsMagic 112, Bulls 84
+28 ORL
Mavs-HornetsMavs 122, Hornets 84
+38 DAL
DET rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-GrizzliesDET won · Pistons 101, Grizzlies 94
4 pts
Thunder-LakersOKC won · Thunder 107, Lakers 100
4 pts
Heat-CavsMIA won · Heat 117, Cavs 92
1 pt
Hayward shot 14-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HaywardBOS · 35 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
78% (14-18)
JJJMEM · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
Elfrid PaytonNOP · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB
67% (10-15)
VucevicORL · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
67% (10-15)
AytonPHX · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Sixers-Suns
Sixers 132Suns 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers44283228132
Suns32173840127
The story
Ben Simmons had 29 points as Philadelphia beat Phoenix 132-127

Deandre Ayton led Phoenix with 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 7-11 FG

The swing

The 76ers won the first 44-32, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
300 +12+23+17+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Nets
Pelicans 121Nets 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans29292934121
Nets39343221126
The story
D'Angelo Russell's 22 points and 13 assists carried Brooklyn past New Orleans, 126-121

For New Orleans, Julius Randle had 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB · 9-21 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-29, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +10+15+18+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Grizzlies
Pistons 101Grizzlies 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons26252129101
Grizzlies2431122794
The story
Detroit beat Memphis 101-94 behind 26 points from Blake Griffin

Jaren Jackson Jr. paced Memphis: 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 11-23 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

A 21-12 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +2−4+5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.1Season avg12.4Last 5

12.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.1 in 36 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 25 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.6Season avg33.6Today

34 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 42

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 33, 40, 24, 13, 24, 27, 34, 23, 28, 42Sixers-Suns · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dirk Nowitzki DAL, May 14, 2001: 42 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Ties season high42 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 38, 25, 33, 25, 35, 25, 27, 20, 37Suns-Sixers · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 24, 43, 43, 31, 28, 36, 22, 37Thunder-Lakers · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 10, 11, 8, 5, 9, 14, 0, 35Celtics-Wolves · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +24.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 41, 44, 27, 27, 30, 26, 32, 48, 22, 34Pelicans-Nets · L
28.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 26 REB · 4 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 16, 15, 30, 14, 16, 13, 20, 31Wolves-Celtics · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
James HardenHOU+7.5 40.8 last 10 · 33.3 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+6.2 32.9 last 10 · 26.7 season
Kevin KnoxNYK+5.7 17.9 last 10 · 12.2 season
Emmanuel MudiayNYK+5.2 19.5 last 10 · 14.3 season
LaMarcus AldridgeSAS+4.7 24.5 last 10 · 19.8 season
Cold
Klay ThompsonGSW−4.8 16.2 last 10 · 21.0 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−3.7 16.9 last 10 · 20.6 season
Dennis SchroderOKC−3.4 12.3 last 10 · 15.7 season
Damyean DotsonNYK−3.4 6.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
DeMar DeRozanSAS−3.4 19.5 last 10 · 22.9 season