FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 5, 2019Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed DET by 18 after the first quarter and won 110–105.

Final · Box score
Hornets110
Nuggets123
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Jazz110
Pistons105
Q1 UTA -18; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA -2; Q4 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Mavs100
Sixers106
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +17; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans133
Cavs98
Q1 NOP +2; Q2 NOP +9; Q3 NOP +26; Q4 NOP +35
Final · Box score
Raptors123
Bucks116
Q1 TOR -7; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies88
Spurs108
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +20
Final · Box score
Rockets101
Blazers110
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +13; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Warriors127
Kings123
Q1 GSW +14; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW -7; Q4 GSW +4
On this day · 2017–18Jan 5, 2018: 10 games. Top scorer: Bradley Beal (Wizards-Grizzlies), 34 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Pistons

Utah storms back from 18 down to beat Detroit

Nikola Jokic goes for 39 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-5-2+5UTA AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz13352834110
Pistons31222527105
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 3, 20, 19, 23, 15, 19, 18, 26UTA26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Ricky RubioPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 3, 24, 12, 14, 5, 14, 15, 18UTA18 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 34, 23, 15, 23, 18, 15, 29, 26, 34DET34 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Reggie BullockPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 11, 8, 5, 13, 15, 6, 13, 19DET19 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Warriors-Kings

Golden State beats Sacramento by 4

The Warriors won 127–123 in Sacramento. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 42 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
GSW over SAC4UTA over DET5PHI over DAL6TOR over MIL7POR over HOU9DEN over CHA13SAS over MEM20NOP over CLE35Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over SAC.
Lead changes
Warriors-Kings18
Hornets-Nuggets12
Rockets-Blazers12
Mavs-Sixers6
Pelicans-Cavs5
Jazz-Pistons1
Grizzlies-Spurs1
The night in charts
Warriors-Kings combined for 250, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-KingsWarriors 127, Kings 123
250
Raptors-BucksRaptors 123, Bucks 116
239
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 110, Nuggets 123
233
Pelicans-CavsPelicans 133, Cavs 98
231
Jazz-PistonsJazz 110, Pistons 105
215
Rockets-BlazersRockets 101, Blazers 110
211
Mavs-SixersMavs 100, Sixers 106
206
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 88, Spurs 108
196
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-KingsWarriors 127, Kings 123
+4 GSW
Jazz-PistonsJazz 110, Pistons 105
+5 UTA
Mavs-SixersMavs 100, Sixers 106
+6 PHI
Raptors-BucksRaptors 123, Bucks 116
+7 TOR
Rockets-BlazersRockets 101, Blazers 110
+9 POR
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 110, Nuggets 123
+13 DEN
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 88, Spurs 108
+20 SAS
Pelicans-CavsPelicans 133, Cavs 98
+35 NOP
UTA erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-PistonsUTA won · Jazz 110, Pistons 105
18 pts
Raptors-BucksTOR won · Raptors 123, Bucks 116
7 pts
Warriors-KingsGSW won · Warriors 127, Kings 123
7 pts
Siakam shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SiakamTOR · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
73% (11-15)
Justin JacksonSAC · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
BiyomboCHA · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
DrummondDET · 18 REB, 15 PTS, 3 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
JrueNOP · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Warriors-Kings
Warriors 127Kings 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors43272631127
Kings29403420123
The story
Stephen Curry's 42 points carried Golden State past Sacramento, 127-123

For Sacramento, Buddy Hield had 32 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 42 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 14-26 FG, 10-20 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 43-29, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +14+1−7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Pistons
Jazz 110Pistons 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz13352834110
Pistons31222527105
The story
Donovan Mitchell had 26 points as Utah beat Detroit 110-105

Andre Drummond led Detroit with 18 REB, 15 PTS 26 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 10-21 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 18 after the first, the Jazz took the second 35-22.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −18−5−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Blake Griffin led the game in fantasy with 58.0 FPTS (34 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Mavs-Sixers
Mavs 100Sixers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs26251930100
Sixers31282819106
The story
Philadelphia beat Dallas 106-100 behind 25 points and 12 rebounds from Joel Embiid

Jalen Brunson paced Dallas: 13 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 7-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 28-19 third quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +5+8+17+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 30 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 35 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.2Season avg30.1Today

30 minutes today, against 8.2 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 43

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 30, 9, 30, 31, 31, 15, 16, 43Bucks-Raptors · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Jun 7, 2000: 43 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
43 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 22, 42, 15, 29, 25, 34, 35, 42Warriors-Kings · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Amar'e Stoudemire PHX, Jan 28, 2005: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
42 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 32, 19, 4, 21, 23, 19, 26, 39Nuggets-Hornets · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 47, 35, 35, 39, 41, 45, 41, 43, 44, 38Rockets-Blazers · L
33.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 34, 23, 15, 23, 18, 15, 29, 26, 34Pistons-Jazz · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 21, 37, 28, 28, 11, 6, 21, 27, 29, 32Kings-Warriors · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
James HardenHOU+7.1 40.8 last 10 · 33.7 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+6.4 33.4 last 10 · 27.0 season
Kevin KnoxNYK+5.2 17.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Emmanuel MudiayNYK+5.1 19.4 last 10 · 14.3 season
Nikola JokicDEN+4.5 23.3 last 10 · 18.8 season
Cold
Klay ThompsonGSW−4.4 16.7 last 10 · 21.1 season
Justin HolidayMEM−3.7 7.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Allonzo TrierNYK−3.7 6.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
Dennis SchroderOKC−3.4 12.2 last 10 · 15.6 season
Chris PaulHOU−3.3 12.3 last 10 · 15.6 season