FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 3, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MEM by 11 after the first quarter and won 108–94.

Final · Box score
Celtics122
Pistons120
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Wizards123
Nets122
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Lakers108
Grizzlies94
Q1 LAL -11; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +14
Final · Box score
Nuggets124
Wolves109
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +15
Final · Box score
Jazz130
Spurs109
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +22; Q4 UTA +21
Final · Box score
Mavs108
Bulls118
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Clippers112
Suns107
Q1 LAC +13; Q2 LAC +20; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Blazers122
Warriors137
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 GSW +15
On this day · 2019–20Jan 3, 2020: 6 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Lakers-Pelicans), 46 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Grizzlies

Lakers climb back to beat Memphis

Stephen Curry goes for 62 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11+2+2+14LAL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25312131108
Grizzlies3618211994
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 7 games: 22, 22, 18, 29, 26, 26, 22LAL22 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 6 games: 18, 28, 13, 20, 34, 17LAL17 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kyle AndersonPoints, last 6 games: 7, 20, 28, 9, 18, 18MEM18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 6 games: 15, 13, 14, 20, 14, 14MEM14 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Celtics-Pistons

Boston edges Detroit by two

Detroit won the fourth 32–31, but Boston held on, 122–120. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 31 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over BKN1BOS over DET2LAC over PHX5CHI over DAL10LAL over MEM14DEN over MIN15GSW over POR15UTA over SAS21Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over DET.
Lead changes
Wizards-Nets21
Mavs-Bulls20
Nuggets-Wolves10
Lakers-Grizzlies5
Clippers-Suns2
Jazz-Spurs0
Shot of the night

Bryant's dunk with 14 seconds left puts the Wizards ahead, 123-122 final

The night in charts
Blazers-Warriors combined for 259, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 122, Warriors 137
259
Wizards-NetsWizards 123, Nets 122
245
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 122, Pistons 120
242
Jazz-SpursJazz 130, Spurs 109
239
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 124, Wolves 109
233
Mavs-BullsMavs 108, Bulls 118
226
Clippers-SunsClippers 112, Suns 107
219
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 108, Grizzlies 94
202
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-NetsWizards 123, Nets 122
+1 WAS
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 122, Pistons 120
+2 BOS
Clippers-SunsClippers 112, Suns 107
+5 LAC
Mavs-BullsMavs 108, Bulls 118
+10 CHI
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 108, Grizzlies 94
+14 LAL
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 122, Warriors 137
+15 GSW
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 124, Wolves 109
+15 DEN
Jazz-SpursJazz 130, Spurs 109
+21 UTA
LAL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-GrizzliesLAL won · Lakers 108, Grizzlies 94
11 pts
Celtics-PistonsBOS won · Celtics 122, Pistons 120
2 pts
Mavs-BullsCHI won · Mavs 108, Bulls 118
1 pt
Nuggets-WolvesDEN won · Nuggets 124, Wolves 109
1 pt
Wizards-NetsWAS won · Wizards 123, Nets 122
1 pt
Jaylen Brown shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jaylen BrownBOS · 31 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
81% (13-16)
BogdanovicUTA · 28 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
BryantWAS · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
AytonPHX · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
KanterPOR · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Wizards-Nets
Wizards 123Nets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards29412429123
Nets28432229122
The story
Bradley Beal's 27 points and 10 rebounds carried Washington past Brooklyn, 123-122

For Brooklyn, Kevin Durant had 28 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 9-25 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 24-22.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +1−1+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyrie Irving was the fantasy play: 59.0 FPTS on 30 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB

Final · Celtics-Pistons
Celtics 122Pistons 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics31303031122
Pistons33243132120
The story
Jayson Tatum had 24 points and 12 assists as Boston beat Detroit 122-120

Jerami Grant led Detroit with 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB · 10-22 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Celtics took the second 30-24.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −2+4+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Warriors
Blazers 122Warriors 137
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers33212939122
Warriors36303140137
The story
Golden State beat Portland 137-122 behind 21 points from Andrew Wiggins

Enes Kanter paced Portland: 24 PTS, 12 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +3+12+14+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.4Season avg34.8Last 5

34.8 points a game over his last five games, against 26.4 in 5 earlier games. Today: 62 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
20.32019–20 avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 2019–20 (63 games). Today: 2 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.4Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 15.4 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 31 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 62

Stephen CurryPoints, last 6 games: 20, 19, 36, 31, 26, 62Warriors-Blazers · W
32.3 PPG season to date · +35.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Devin Booker PHX, Jan 26, 2024: 62 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Career high62 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 7 games: 22, 17, 33, 23, 22, 16, 39Bulls-Mavs · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 7 games: 33, 23, 15, 18, 23, 25, 39Clippers-Suns · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 5 games: 9, 23, 21, 31, 36Nuggets-Wolves · W
24.0 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 6 games: 9, 32, 31, 20, 34, 32Blazers-Warriors · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 6 games: 12, 4, 11, 16, 2, 31Mavs-Bulls · L
12.7 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST