FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 11, 2020Regular season · 7 games
← Jan 10CalendarJan 12 →

7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed PHI by 9 at halftime and won 109–91.

Final · Box score
Wolves109
Rockets139
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +16; Q3 HOU +26; Q4 HOU +30
Final · Box score
Pelicans105
Celtics140
Q1 BOS +17; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +32; Q4 BOS +35
Final · Box score
Bulls108
Pistons99
Q1 CHI +15; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Lakers125
Thunder110
Q1 LAL +22; Q2 LAL +24; Q3 LAL +20; Q4 LAL +15
Final · Box score
Sixers91
Mavs109
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL -9; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +18
Final · Box score
Cavs111
Nuggets103
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +8
Final · Box score
Bucks122
Blazers101
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +21
On this day · 2018–19Jan 11, 2019: 9 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Cavs), 43 points.
Jan 11 in other seasons2026202520242023202220212018201720162015201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003200220012000199819971996
The lead · Sixers-Mavs

Dallas rallies from 9 down to beat Philadelphia

Jayson Tatum goes for 41 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-9+7+18DAL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2228162591
Mavs20213236109
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 19, 35, 31, 39, 38, 27, 25, 19DAL19 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Dwight PowellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 7, 11, 4, 11, 16, 16, 7, 19DAL19 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 35, 22, 24, 12, 9, 24, 18, 16, 20PHI20 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 11, 7, 7, 5, 7, 13, 17, 16PHI16 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat New Orleans by 35, the widest margin of 7 games.

CLE over DEN8CHI over DET9LAL over OKC15DAL over PHI18MIL over POR21HOU over MIN30BOS over NOP35Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Wolves-Rockets12
Sixers-Mavs9
Bulls-Pistons4
Pelicans-Celtics2
Cavs-Nuggets2
Bucks-Blazers2
Lakers-Thunder0
The night in charts
Wolves-Rockets combined for 248, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-RocketsWolves 109, Rockets 139
248
Pelicans-CelticsPelicans 105, Celtics 140
245
Lakers-ThunderLakers 125, Thunder 110
235
Bucks-BlazersBucks 122, Blazers 101
223
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 111, Nuggets 103
214
Bulls-PistonsBulls 108, Pistons 99
207
Sixers-MavsSixers 91, Mavs 109
200
CLE won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Cavs-NuggetsCavs 111, Nuggets 103
+8 CLE
Bulls-PistonsBulls 108, Pistons 99
+9 CHI
Lakers-ThunderLakers 125, Thunder 110
+15 LAL
Sixers-MavsSixers 91, Mavs 109
+18 DAL
Bucks-BlazersBucks 122, Blazers 101
+21 MIL
Wolves-RocketsWolves 109, Rockets 139
+30 HOU
Pelicans-CelticsPelicans 105, Celtics 140
+35 BOS
Kanter shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KanterBOS · 22 PTS, 19 REB, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
TatumBOS · 41 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
73% (16-22)
HaywardBOS · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
PowellDAL · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Finney-SmithDAL · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Bucks-Blazers
Bucks 122Blazers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks32323325122
Blazers24312521101
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 32 points and 17 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Portland, 122-101

For Portland, CJ McCollum had 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 32 PTS, 17 REB, 6 AST · 13-23 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-24, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +8+9+17+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Rockets
Wolves 109Rockets 139
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves20213533109
Rockets22354537139
The story
Houston beat Minnesota 139-109 behind 32 points and 12 rebounds from James Harden

Josh Okogie paced Minnesota: 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 32 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST · 8-17 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

A 35-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +2+16+26+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Isaiah Hartenstein topped the game at 57.5 FPTS: 17 PTS, 15 REB

Final · Pelicans-Celtics
Pelicans 105Celtics 140
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans24332523105
Celtics41314226140
The story
Enes Kanter had 22 points and 19 rebounds as Boston beat New Orleans 140-105

Lonzo Ball led New Orleans with 13 REB, 10 PTS, 10 AST 22 PTS, 19 REB, 1 AST · 10-13 FG

The swing

The Celtics won the first 41-24, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
400 +17+15+32+35 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.3Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.3 in 37 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.9Season avg22.7Last 3

22.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.9 in 37 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 0 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 41

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 11, 30, 12, 24, 13, 28, 17, 14, 15, 41Celtics-Pelicans · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Mar 7, 1997: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Career high41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 24, 0, 19, 10, 4, 16, 26, 36Lakers-Thunder · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 18, 23, 32, 32, 24, 30, 13, 32Bucks-Blazers · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 47, 34, 24, 44, 35, 44, 41, 17, 32Rockets-Wolves · W
37.7 PPG season to date · −5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 31, 40, 30, 28, 30, 23, 28, 20, 34, 30Rockets-Wolves · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 21, 25, 13, 20, 15, 21, 27, 30Bucks-Blazers · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan McRaeWAS+5.7 19.2 last 10 · 13.5 season
Nikola JokicDEN+5.6 24.9 last 10 · 19.3 season
Joe InglesUTA+5.0 15.5 last 10 · 10.5 season
Ish SmithWAS+4.9 16.2 last 10 · 11.3 season
DeMar DeRozanSAS+4.8 27.2 last 10 · 22.4 season
Cold
Eric PaschallGSW−6.2 7.5 last 10 · 13.7 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−5.4 24.4 last 10 · 29.8 season
Dario SaricPHX−4.5 5.6 last 10 · 10.1 season
Larry Nance Jr.CLE−3.9 4.1 last 10 · 8.0 season
PJ TuckerHOU−3.9 4.3 last 10 · 8.2 season