FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 4, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed TOR by 9 after the first quarter and won 126–114.

Final · Box score
Cavs83
Magic103
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +22; Q4 ORL +20
Final · Box score
Hornets101
Sixers118
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +17
Final · Box score
Knicks113
Hawks108
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK -4; Q4 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Thunder90
Heat118
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +25; Q4 MIA +28
Final · Box score
Celtics126
Raptors114
Q1 BOS -9; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +19; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Mavs113
Rockets100
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
Pistons115
Bucks125
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +10
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers118
Pelicans116
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +2; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +2
Final · Box score
Kings106
Warriors137
Q1 GSW +17; Q2 GSW +20; Q3 GSW +25; Q4 GSW +31
On this day · 2019–20Jan 4, 2020: 11 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (Hawks-Pacers), 41 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Raptors

Jayson Tatum scores 40 as Boston beats Toronto

Luka Doncic posts a triple-double

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+15+19+12BOS AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics23383926126
Raptors32143533114
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 8 games: 30, 20, 25, 27, 16, 28, 24, 40BOS40 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Payton PritchardPoints, last 8 games: 3, 7, 13, 10, 8, 0, 5, 23BOS23 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 6 games: 9, 27, 8, 25, 27, 35TOR35 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 5 games: 20, 16, 20, 10, 22TOR22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Pelicans20
Knicks-Hawks10
Pistons-Bucks6
Hornets-Sixers4
Celtics-Raptors4
Cavs-Magic2
Thunder-Heat2
Shot of the night

Brogdon's floater with 3.6 seconds left in OT breaks the tie, 118-116 final

The night in charts
Kings-Warriors combined for 243, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WarriorsKings 106, Warriors 137
243
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 126, Raptors 114
240
Pistons-BucksPistons 115, Bucks 125
240
Pacers-PelicansPacers 118, Pelicans 116 · OT
234
Knicks-HawksKnicks 113, Hawks 108
221
Hornets-SixersHornets 101, Sixers 118
219
Mavs-RocketsMavs 113, Rockets 100
213
Thunder-HeatThunder 90, Heat 118
208
Cavs-MagicCavs 83, Magic 103
186
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-PelicansPacers 118, Pelicans 116 · OT
+2 IND
Knicks-HawksKnicks 113, Hawks 108
+5 NYK
Pistons-BucksPistons 115, Bucks 125
+10 MIL
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 126, Raptors 114
+12 BOS
Mavs-RocketsMavs 113, Rockets 100
+13 DAL
Hornets-SixersHornets 101, Sixers 118
+17 PHI
Cavs-MagicCavs 83, Magic 103
+20 ORL
Thunder-HeatThunder 90, Heat 118
+28 MIA
Kings-WarriorsKings 106, Warriors 137
+31 GSW
BOS rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-RaptorsBOS won · Celtics 126, Raptors 114
9 pts
Knicks-HawksNYK won · Knicks 113, Hawks 108
4 pts
Bam shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BamMIA · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
90% (9-10)
HardawayDAL · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
79% (11-14)
GiannisMIL · 43 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
71% (17-24)
MiddletonMIL · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST
70% (7-10)
FVVTOR · 35 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
65% (13-20)
Final · Pacers-Pelicans
Pacers 118Pelicans 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers2627262712118
Pelicans2427262910116
The story
Malcolm Brogdon had 21 points and 11 assists as Indiana beat New Orleans 118-116 in OT

Brandon Ingram led New Orleans with 31 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 8-18 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the first 26-24, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +2+2+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pistons-Bucks
Pistons 115Bucks 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons26302435115
Bucks33343028125
The story
Milwaukee beat Detroit 125-115 behind 15 points from Jrue Holiday

Derrick Rose paced Detroit: 24 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 15 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 6-10 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 33-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +7+11+17+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Rockets
Mavs 113Rockets 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs33282329113
Rockets21282823100
The story
Tim Hardaway Jr.'s 30 points carried Dallas past Houston, 113-100

For Houston, Eric Gordon had 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 11-14 FG, 8-10 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-21, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +12+12+7+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 2 vs 2019–20 avg
Points per game
5.42019–20 avg12.0Last 2

12.0 points a game over his last two games, against 5.4 in 2019–20 (34 games). Today: 13 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
22.52019–20 avg5.0Last 3

5.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 2019–20 (56 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 26.3 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat Sacramento by 31, the widest margin of 9 games.

IND over NOP2NYK over ATL5MIL over DET10BOS over TOR12DAL over HOU13PHI over CHA17ORL over CLE20MIA over OKC28GSW over SAC31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 43

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 7 games: 35, 15, 27, 9, 26, 29, 43Bucks-Pistons · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jason Kidd PHX, Mar 29, 2001: 43 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Season high43 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 8 games: 30, 20, 25, 27, 16, 28, 24, 40Celtics-Raptors · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Carmelo Anthony DEN, Dec 10, 2009: 40 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Season high40 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 6 games: 9, 27, 8, 25, 27, 35Raptors-Celtics · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 6 games: 32, 27, 24, 12, 27, 33Mavs-Rockets · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Feb 1, 2022: 33 PTS · 15 REB · 11 AST
Season high33 PTS · 16 REB · 11 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 7 games: 37, 36, 29, 30, 21, 16, 31Hawks-Knicks · L
28.6 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 14 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 7 games: 24, 28, 28, 13, 20, 31, 31Pelicans-Pacers · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST