FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 5, 2021Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed POR by 18 after the first quarter and won 111–108.

Final · Box score
Jazz96
Nets130
Q1 BKN +21; Q2 BKN +19; Q3 BKN +25; Q4 BKN +34
Final · Box score
Lakers94
Grizzlies92
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Wolves116
Nuggets123
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +7
Final · Box score
Spurs116
Clippers113
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +19; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Bulls111
Blazers108
Q1 CHI -18; Q2 CHI -9; Q3 CHI -4; Q4 CHI +3
On this day · 2019–20Jan 5, 2020: 5 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Grizzlies), 40 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Blazers

Chicago storms back from 18 down to beat Portland

Nikola Jokic goes for 35 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-9-4+3CHI AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls21243630111
Blazers39153123108
Who led
Coby WhitePoints, last 8 games: 9, 12, 20, 18, 16, 12, 23, 21CHI21 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Otto Porter Jr.Points, last 8 games: 14, 10, 12, 16, 28, 9, 15, 19CHI19 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 7 games: 23, 44, 20, 25, 28, 28, 26POR26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 7 games: 9, 32, 31, 20, 34, 32, 24POR24 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Lakers-Grizzlies

Lakers take over late to edge Memphis

Down 1 after three, Lakers won the fourth 27–24. Final: 94–92. Anthony Davis led Lakers with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over MEM2SAS over LAC3CHI over POR3DEN over MIN7BKN over UTA34Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over MEM.
Lead changes
Lakers-Grizzlies14
Bulls-Blazers5
Spurs-Clippers2
Jazz-Nets0
The night in charts
Wolves-Nuggets combined for 239, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 116, Nuggets 123
239
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 116, Clippers 113
229
Jazz-NetsJazz 96, Nets 130
226
Bulls-BlazersBulls 111, Blazers 108
219
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 94, Grizzlies 92
186
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 94, Grizzlies 92
+2 LAL
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 116, Clippers 113
+3 SAS
Bulls-BlazersBulls 111, Blazers 108
+3 CHI
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 116, Nuggets 123
+7 DEN
Jazz-NetsJazz 96, Nets 130
+34 BKN
CHI erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-BlazersCHI won · Bulls 111, Blazers 108
18 pts
Lakers-GrizzliesLAL won · Lakers 94, Grizzlies 92
5 pts
Wolves-NuggetsDEN won · Wolves 116, Nuggets 123
3 pts
Hernangomez shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HernangomezMIN · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
BeverleyLAC · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
BatumLAC · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
KyrieBKN · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
63% (12-19)
JokicDEN · 35 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
60% (12-20)
Final · Lakers-Grizzlies
Lakers 94Grizzlies 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1926222794
Grizzlies2425192492
The story
Anthony Davis' 27 points and 10 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Memphis, 94-92

For Memphis, Jonas Valanciunas had 13 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 10-20 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 22-19.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −5−4−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Blazers
Bulls 111Blazers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls21243630111
Blazers39153123108
The story
Zach LaVine had 18 points and 9 assists as Chicago beat Portland 111-108

Damian Lillard led Portland with 24 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 18 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 6-18 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

Down 18 after the first, the Bulls took the second 24-15.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −18−9−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

CJ McCollum led the game in fantasy with 45.0 FPTS (26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Spurs-Clippers
Spurs 116Clippers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs36272231116
Clippers27174029113
The story
San Antonio beat LA 116-113 behind 21 points from Dejounte Murray

Patrick Beverley paced LA: 20 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 27-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +9+19+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kawhi Leonard topped the game at 58.1 FPTS: 30 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 3 vs 2019–20 avg
Points per game
6.82019–20 avg13.0Last 3

13.0 points a game over his last three games, against 6.8 in 2019–20 (63 games). Today: 17 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 5 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 35

Nikola JokicPoints, last 7 games: 29, 24, 19, 26, 17, 19, 35Nuggets-Wolves · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 7 games: 18, 25, 4, 22, 14, 18, 33Wolves-Nuggets · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 7 games: 20, 21, 20, 23, 15, 22, 31Jazz-Nets · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 6 games: 26, 21, 28, 20, 15, 30Clippers-Spurs · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 7 games: 26, 37, 25, 25, 18, 30, 29Nets-Jazz · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 7 games: 18, 28, 13, 20, 34, 17, 27Lakers-Grizzlies · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST