FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 26, 2019Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed ATL by 1 at halftime and won 120–111.

Final · Box score
Spurs126
Pelicans114
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Grizzlies106
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Warriors115
Celtics111
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Sixers110
Nuggets126
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +16
Final · Box score
Hawks111
Blazers120
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +9
On this day · 2017–18Jan 26, 2018: 10 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Nets), 41 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Blazers

CJ McCollum posts 28-10-10 as Portland tops Atlanta

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10-1+3+9POR AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks30342621111
Blazers40233027120
Who led
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 18, 6, 19, 20, 14, 31, 20, 28POR28 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 4, 5, 8, 2, 3, 2, 17, 22POR22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 17, 18, 26, 24, 16, 21, 5, 30ATL30 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 30, 25, 13, 26, 15, 14, 35, 21ATL21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pacers-Grizzlies

Memphis never trails at a break against Indiana

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 106–103. Mike Conley led Memphis with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over IND3GSW over BOS4POR over ATL9SAS over NOP12DEN over PHI16Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over IND.
Lead changes
Hawks-Blazers10
Spurs-Pelicans4
Pacers-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Spurs-Pelicans combined for 240, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 126, Pelicans 114
240
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 110, Nuggets 126
236
Hawks-BlazersHawks 111, Blazers 120
231
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 115, Celtics 111
226
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 103, Grizzlies 106
209
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 103, Grizzlies 106
+3 MEM
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 115, Celtics 111
+4 GSW
Hawks-BlazersHawks 111, Blazers 120
+9 POR
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 126, Pelicans 114
+12 SAS
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 110, Nuggets 126
+16 DEN
Okafor shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OkaforNOP · 24 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
TraeATL · 30 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
HorfordBOS · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
John CollinsATL · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
HarklessPOR · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Pacers-Grizzlies
Pacers 103Grizzlies 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers19232734103
Grizzlies24292528106
The story
Mike Conley's 22 points and 11 assists carried Memphis past Indiana, 106-103

For Indiana, Darren Collison had 18 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 8-13 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-23, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +5+11+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Blazers
Hawks 111Blazers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks30342621111
Blazers40233027120
The story
Jusuf Nurkic had 15 points as Portland beat Atlanta 120-111

John Collins led Atlanta with 21 PTS, 6 REB 15 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 4-10 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 40-30, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +10−1+3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Nuggets
Sixers 110Nuggets 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers37312814110
Nuggets41363019126
The story
Denver beat Philadelphia 126-110 behind 17 points from Mason Plumlee

Ben Simmons paced Philadelphia: 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 5-5 FG

The swing

A 36-31 second quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +4+9+11+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 30 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Season avg13.5Last 3

13.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 45 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.4Season avg31.8Today

32 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 33

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 22, 28, 27, 30, 24, 20, 21, 33Warriors-Celtics · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 18, 23, 40, 17, 18, 19, 28, 32Nuggets-Sixers · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Oct 24, 2018: 32 PTS · 18 REB · 10 AST
32 PTS · 18 REB · 10 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 12, 22, 25, 27, 38, 32, 26, 32Celtics-Warriors · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 17, 18, 26, 24, 16, 21, 5, 30Hawks-Blazers · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 25, 19, 25, 20, 21, 29, 22, 29Pelicans-Spurs · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 18, 6, 19, 20, 14, 31, 20, 28Blazers-Hawks · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Paul Pierce BOS, Feb 2, 2005: 28 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
28 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
James HardenHOU+8.9 45.1 last 10 · 36.2 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+7.8 30.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Terrance FergusonOKC+5.8 12.1 last 10 · 6.3 season
Kevin HuerterATL+5.5 14.6 last 10 · 9.1 season
Kelly Oubre Jr.PHX+5.0 18.6 last 10 · 13.6 season
Cold
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.8 2.4 last 10 · 8.2 season
Rodney McGruderMIA−5.6 3.4 last 10 · 9.0 season
DeMar DeRozanSAS−5.1 16.4 last 10 · 21.5 season
Nikola MiroticNOP−4.8 11.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Jabari ParkerCHI−4.7 9.9 last 10 · 14.6 season