FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 7, 2019Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed DAL by 13 at halftime and won 107–97.

Final · Box score
Spurs119
Pistons107
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Nets95
Celtics116
Q1 BOS +12; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +21
Final · Box score
Nuggets113
Rockets125
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +12
Final · Box score
Jazz102
Bucks114
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies95
Pelicans114
Q1 NOP +4; Q2 NOP +2; Q3 NOP +13; Q4 NOP +19
Final · Box score
Lakers107
Mavs97
Q1 LAL -8; Q2 LAL -13; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +10
Final · Box score
Knicks101
Blazers111
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +10
Final · Box score
Magic95
Kings111
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +16; Q3 SAC +28; Q4 SAC +16
On this day · 2017–18Jan 7, 2018: 5 games. Top scorer: LaMarcus Aldridge (Spurs-Blazers), 30 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Mavs

Lakers climb back to beat Dallas

Anthony Davis goes for 36 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-13+6+10LAL AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25293221107
Mavs3334131797
Who led
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 14, 22, 17, 21, 17, 21, 13, 29LAL29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Lonzo BallPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 6, 20, 19, 13, 3, 17, 0, 21LAL21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 21, 34, 25, 17, 18, 19, 14, 27DAL27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 16, 21, 16, 25, 17, 20, 7, 11DAL11 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Spurs-Pistons

San Antonio extends win streak to 5

119–107 over Detroit. Record: 24–17. DeMar DeRozan led San Antonio with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

Streak strip · SAS
W@ ORL129–90Wvs MIN124–98L@ HOU101–108Wvs DEN111–103L@ DEN99–102W@ LAC122–111Wvs BOS120–111Wvs TOR125–107Wvs MEM108–88W@ DET119–107
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Pelicans11
Knicks-Blazers4
Nets-Celtics3
Spurs-Pistons1
Lakers-Mavs1
The night in charts
Nuggets-Rockets combined for 238, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 113, Rockets 125
238
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 119, Pistons 107
226
Jazz-BucksJazz 102, Bucks 114
216
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 101, Blazers 111
212
Nets-CelticsNets 95, Celtics 116
211
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 95, Pelicans 114
209
Magic-KingsMagic 95, Kings 111
206
Lakers-MavsLakers 107, Mavs 97
204
LAL won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Lakers-MavsLakers 107, Mavs 97
+10 LAL
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 101, Blazers 111
+10 POR
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 119, Pistons 107
+12 SAS
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 113, Rockets 125
+12 HOU
Jazz-BucksJazz 102, Bucks 114
+12 MIL
Magic-KingsMagic 95, Kings 111
+16 SAC
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 95, Pelicans 114
+19 NOP
Nets-CelticsNets 95, Celtics 116
+21 BOS
LAL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-MavsLAL won · Lakers 107, Mavs 97
13 pts
Spurs-PistonsSAS won · Spurs 119, Pistons 107
6 pts
Jazz-BucksMIL won · Jazz 102, Bucks 114
4 pts
Nuggets-RocketsHOU won · Nuggets 113, Rockets 125
2 pts
Aldridge shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AldridgeSAS · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
CapelaHOU · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
72% (13-18)
ADNOP · 36 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (14-20)
Frank JacksonNOP · 17 PTS, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Monte MorrisDEN · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Lakers-Mavs
Lakers 107Mavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25293221107
Mavs3334131797
The story
Brandon Ingram had 29 points as Los Angeles beat Dallas 107-97

Luka Doncic led Dallas with 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 12-21 FG

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Lakers took the third 32-13.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −8−13+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Josh Hart led the game in fantasy with 50.9 FPTS (14 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Nuggets-Rockets
Nuggets 113Rockets 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets35252924113
Rockets33372629125
The story
Houston beat Denver 125-113 behind 32 points and 14 assists from James Harden

Nikola Jokic paced Denver: 24 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB · 7-18 FG, 6-15 3PT

The swing

A 37-25 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −2+10+7+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Pelicans
Grizzlies 95Pelicans 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2724222295
Pelicans31223328114
The story
Jrue Holiday's 13 points carried New Orleans past Memphis, 114-95

For Memphis, JaMychal Green had 16 PTS, 5 REB 13 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 5-10 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 33-22, was where the Pelicans built it.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +4+2+13+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 31 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.5Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.5 in 39 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.7Season avg28.6Today

29 minutes today, against 7.7 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 36

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 30, 26, 32, 48, 22, 34, 20, 36Pelicans-Grizzlies · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 15, 23, 18, 15, 29, 26, 34, 34Pistons-Spurs · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 35, 35, 39, 41, 45, 41, 43, 44, 38, 32Rockets-Nuggets · W
33.7 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
Clint CapelaPoints, last 10 games: 20, 6, 21, 16, 24, 6, 19, 29, 13, 31Rockets-Nuggets · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 9, 30, 31, 31, 15, 16, 43, 30Bucks-Jazz · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 14, 22, 17, 21, 17, 21, 13, 29Lakers-Mavs · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
James HardenHOU+5.6 39.3 last 10 · 33.7 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+5.3 32.1 last 10 · 26.8 season
Derrick WhiteSAS+4.8 12.7 last 10 · 7.9 season
Nikola JokicDEN+4.4 23.3 last 10 · 18.9 season
Kevin KnoxNYK+4.1 16.2 last 10 · 12.1 season
Cold
Klay ThompsonGSW−4.4 16.7 last 10 · 21.1 season
Allonzo TrierNYK−4.1 6.0 last 10 · 10.1 season
Justin HolidayMEM−4.0 7.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Rodney McGruderMIA−3.6 6.7 last 10 · 10.3 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−3.4 16.8 last 10 · 20.2 season