FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 18, 2019Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed ORL by 13 at halftime and won 117–115.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies116
Celtics122
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Heat93
Pistons98
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET -4; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Nets117
Magic115
Q1 BKN -7; Q2 BKN -13; Q3 BKN -9; Q4 BKN +2
Final · Box score
Spurs116
Wolves113
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Cavs99
Jazz115
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +24; Q3 UTA +33; Q4 UTA +16
Final · Box score
Warriors112
Clippers94
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +18
Final · Box score
Pelicans112
Blazers128
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +16; Q3 POR +18; Q4 POR +16
On this day · 2017–18Jan 18, 2018: 4 games. Top scorer: Eric Gordon (Rockets-Wolves), 30 points.
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The lead · Nets-Magic

D'Angelo Russell scores 40 as Brooklyn beats Orlando

Kyrie Irving goes for 38 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-13-9+2BKN AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets25293231117
Magic32352820115
Who led
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 23, 28, 5, 23, 24, 34, 10, 40BKN40 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 13, 7, 15, 16, 8, 8, 33, 20BKN20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 10, 17, 10, 18, 28, 22, 12, 23ORL23 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 8, 12, 6, 23, 7, 9, 13, 17ORL17 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Wolves27
Grizzlies-Celtics12
Pelicans-Blazers12
Warriors-Clippers7
Nets-Magic2
Cavs-Jazz2
The night in charts
Pelicans-Blazers combined for 240, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 112, Blazers 128
240
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 116, Celtics 122
238
Nets-MagicNets 117, Magic 115
232
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 116, Wolves 113
229
Cavs-JazzCavs 99, Jazz 115
214
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 112, Clippers 94
206
Heat-PistonsHeat 93, Pistons 98
191
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-MagicNets 117, Magic 115
+2 BKN
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 116, Wolves 113
+3 SAS
Heat-PistonsHeat 93, Pistons 98
+5 DET
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 116, Celtics 122
+6 BOS
Cavs-JazzCavs 99, Jazz 115
+16 UTA
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 112, Blazers 128
+16 POR
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 112, Clippers 94
+18 GSW
BKN erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-MagicBKN won · Nets 117, Magic 115
13 pts
Grizzlies-CelticsBOS won · Grizzlies 116, Celtics 122
4 pts
Heat-PistonsDET won · Heat 93, Pistons 98
4 pts
Spurs-WolvesSAS won · Spurs 116, Wolves 113
3 pts
Horford shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorfordBOS · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
GobertUTA · 19 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
D WadeMIA · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB
71% (10-14)
AugustinORL · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
Aaron GordonORL · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
69% (9-13)
Final · Nets-Magic
Nets 117Magic 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets25293231117
Magic32352820115
The story
Jarrett Allen had 10 rebounds and 6 points as Brooklyn beat Orlando 117-115

Evan Fournier led Orlando with 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 10 REB, 6 PTS, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 2-6 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Nets took the fourth 31-20.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −7−13−9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Wolves
Spurs 116Wolves 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs28303028116
Wolves31273223113
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 25 points carried San Antonio past Minnesota, 116-113

For Minnesota, Taj Gibson had 14 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 8-20 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 28-23.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −30−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Celtics
Grizzlies 116Celtics 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies24382925116
Celtics35233826122
The story
Boston beat Memphis 122-116 behind 20 points from Marcus Smart

Justin Holiday paced Memphis: 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 7-9 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

A 35-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +11−4+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.3Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 35 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 18 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 21 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Season avg34.4Today

34 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Golden State by 18.

BKN over ORL2SAS over MIN3DET over MIA5BOS over MEM6UTA over CLE16POR over NOP16GSW over LAC18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

D'Angelo Russell leads the day with 40

D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 23, 28, 5, 23, 24, 34, 10, 40Nets-Magic · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kyrie Irving BKN, Apr 5, 2021: 40 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Ties career high40 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 40, 23, 26, 16, 17, 12, 22, 25, 27, 38Celtics-Grizzlies · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 26, 34, 34, 16, 44, 19, 30, 32Pistons-Heat · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 16, 28, 23, 18, 11, 21, 17, 28Clippers-Warriors · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 35, 42, 14, 28, 48, 31, 41, 28Warriors-Clippers · W
29.8 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 48, 22, 34, 20, 36, 38, 30, 46, 30, 27Pelicans-Blazers · L
29.3 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
James HardenHOU+8.2 43.6 last 10 · 35.4 season
Derrick WhiteSAS+7.1 15.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Nikola JokicDEN+5.7 25.3 last 10 · 19.6 season
D'Angelo RussellBKN+5.2 24.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+5.2 26.9 last 10 · 21.7 season
Cold
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.2 3.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Nikola MiroticNOP−4.9 11.8 last 10 · 16.7 season
DeMar DeRozanSAS−4.9 16.8 last 10 · 21.7 season
Justin HolidayMEM−4.7 5.8 last 10 · 10.5 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−4.5 15.0 last 10 · 19.5 season