FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 8, 2019Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SAC by 19 at halftime and won 115–111.

Final · Box score
Pacers123
Cavs115
Q1 IND +22; Q2 IND +20; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Wizards115
Sixers132
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +23; Q3 PHI +26; Q4 PHI +17
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Heat99
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Hawks101
Raptors104
Q1 TOR -3; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Wolves119
Thunder117
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Kings111
Suns115
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX -19; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Knicks95
Warriors122
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +26; Q4 GSW +27
Final · Box score
Hornets109
Clippers128
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 LAC +19
On this day · 2017–18Jan 8, 2018: 8 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Raptors-Nets), 35 points.
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The lead · Kings-Suns

Phoenix erases 19-point lead, steals one from Sacramento

Kawhi Leonard goes for 31 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-190+4PHX AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings32401425111
Suns35183329115
Who led
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 20, 7, 19, 4, 4, 15, 9, 8, 6, 26PHX26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 4, 24, 19, 22, 24, 7, 20, 23, 21PHX21 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 19, 15, 26, 13, 16, 8, 20, 24SAC24 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Ben McLemorePoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 7, 0, 11, 2, 5, 5, 0, 20SAC20 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Warriors rout

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Golden State beat New York by 27.

MIN over OKC2TOR over ATL3DEN over MIA4PHX over SAC4IND over CLE8PHI over WAS17LAC over CHA19GSW over NYK27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Heat20
Wolves-Thunder18
Kings-Suns18
Hawks-Raptors16
Knicks-Warriors11
Hornets-Clippers4
Pacers-Cavs1
Wizards-Sixers1
Shot of the night

Jokic's floater with 2.4 seconds left breaks the tie, 103-99 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Sixers combined for 247, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-SixersWizards 115, Sixers 132
247
Pacers-CavsPacers 123, Cavs 115
238
Hornets-ClippersHornets 109, Clippers 128
237
Wolves-ThunderWolves 119, Thunder 117
236
Kings-SunsKings 111, Suns 115
226
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 95, Warriors 122
217
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 101, Raptors 104
205
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 103, Heat 99
202
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-ThunderWolves 119, Thunder 117
+2 MIN
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 101, Raptors 104
+3 TOR
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 103, Heat 99
+4 DEN
Kings-SunsKings 111, Suns 115
+4 PHX
Pacers-CavsPacers 123, Cavs 115
+8 IND
Wizards-SixersWizards 115, Sixers 132
+17 PHI
Hornets-ClippersHornets 109, Clippers 128
+19 LAC
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 95, Warriors 122
+27 GSW
PHX erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-SunsPHX won · Kings 111, Suns 115
19 pts
Nuggets-HeatDEN won · Nuggets 103, Heat 99
3 pts
Hawks-RaptorsTOR won · Hawks 101, Raptors 104
3 pts
Lin shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LinATL · 20 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB
80% (8-10)
Thaddeus YoungIND · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
John CollinsATL · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
McLemoreSAC · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HarrellLAC · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Wolves-Thunder
Wolves 119Thunder 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves29353223119
Thunder23412924117
The story
Andrew Wiggins had 40 points and 10 rebounds as Minnesota beat Oklahoma City 119-117

Russell Westbrook led Oklahoma City with 25 PTS, 16 AST, 5 REB 40 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 11-24 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 29-23, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +60+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Raptors
Hawks 101Raptors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks31262024101
Raptors28282424104
The story
Kyle Lowry's 16 points carried Toronto past Atlanta, 104-101

For Atlanta, Trae Young had 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 5-12 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 24-20.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −3−1+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Suns
Kings 111Suns 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings32401425111
Suns35183329115
The story
Phoenix beat Sacramento 115-111 behind 26 points from Kelly Oubre Jr.

Willie Cauley-Stein paced Sacramento: 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 33-14 third quarter erased a 19-point hole for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +3−190+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.3Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.3 in 36 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 2 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
30.62017–18 avg17.6Last 2

17.6 minutes a game over his last two games, against 30.6 in 2017–18 (30 games). Today: 15 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg38.6Today

39 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 43

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 12, 5, 15, 32, 15, 26, 20, 43Warriors-Knicks · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jerami Grant DET, Feb 17, 2021: 43 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
43 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 14, 16, 13, 20, 31, 16, 28, 40Wolves-Thunder · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +22.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Elden Campbell LAL, Feb 23, 1997: 40 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Season high40 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 37, 30, 21, 27, 45, 21, 30, 31Raptors-Hawks · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 4, 21, 23, 19, 26, 39, 24, 29Nuggets-Heat · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Antoine Walker BOS, Jan 18, 2001: 29 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
29 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Landry ShametPoints, last 10 games: 3, 17, 3, 5, 7, 4, 3, 5, 7, 29Sixers-Wizards · W
8.2 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 40, 7, 21, 34, 19, 24, 33, 25, 28Wizards-Sixers · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 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+5.6 32.4 last 10 · 26.8 season
Derrick WhiteSAS+4.8 12.7 last 10 · 7.9 season
Nikola JokicDEN+4.4 23.6 last 10 · 19.2 season
Malik BeasleyDEN+4.4 13.8 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Jimmy ButlerPHI−5.0 14.1 last 10 · 19.1 season
Damyean DotsonNYK−4.3 5.2 last 10 · 9.5 season
Justin HolidayMEM−4.0 7.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−3.9 16.1 last 10 · 20.0 season
Allonzo TrierNYK−3.9 6.2 last 10 · 10.1 season