FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 30, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed SAC by 11 after the first quarter and won 105–104.

Final · Box score
Bucks114
Hornets126
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +4; Q3 CHA +3; Q4 CHA +12
Final · Box score
Blazers123
Bulls122
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +1
Final · Box score
Kings104
Heat105
Q1 MIA -11; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Rockets126
Pelicans112
Q1 HOU -8; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Celtics95
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL -7; Q4 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies129
Spurs112
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 MEM +17
Final · Box score
Suns111
Mavs105
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX -5; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Warriors118
Q1 GSW +12; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +26; Q4 GSW +27
On this day · 2019–20Jan 30, 2020: 6 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (Hawks-Sixers), 39 points.
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The lead · Kings-Heat

Jimmy Butler scores 30, Miami rallies past Sacramento

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 34 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-2+7+1MIA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings35241827104
Heat24332721105
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 7 games: 19, 4, 2, 18, 26, 26, 30MIA30 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 9, 28, 28, 14, 14, 41, 26, 15, 16, 18MIA18 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 29, 14, 43, 25, 22, 16, 24, 30SAC30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 26, 9, 18, 13, 11, 29, 22, 18SAC18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Warriors rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Golden State beat Detroit by 27.

POR over CHI1MIA over SAC1LAL over BOS1PHX over DAL6CHA over MIL12HOU over NOP14MEM over SAS17GSW over DET27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Lakers-Celtics17
Blazers-Bulls13
Suns-Mavs11
Kings-Heat6
Grizzlies-Spurs3
Rockets-Pelicans1
Pistons-Warriors0
Shot of the night

Dame's three at the buzzer puts the Blazers ahead, 123-122 final

The night in charts
Blazers-Bulls combined for 245, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-BullsBlazers 123, Bulls 122
245
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 129, Spurs 112
241
Bucks-HornetsBucks 114, Hornets 126
240
Rockets-PelicansRockets 126, Pelicans 112
238
Suns-MavsSuns 111, Mavs 105
216
Kings-HeatKings 104, Heat 105
209
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 91, Warriors 118
209
Lakers-CelticsLakers 96, Celtics 95
191
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-HeatKings 104, Heat 105
+1 MIA
Blazers-BullsBlazers 123, Bulls 122
+1 POR
Lakers-CelticsLakers 96, Celtics 95
+1 LAL
Suns-MavsSuns 111, Mavs 105
+6 PHX
Bucks-HornetsBucks 114, Hornets 126
+12 CHA
Rockets-PelicansRockets 126, Pelicans 112
+14 HOU
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 129, Spurs 112
+17 MEM
Pistons-WarriorsPistons 91, Warriors 118
+27 GSW
MIA erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-HeatMIA won · Kings 104, Heat 105
11 pts
Rockets-PelicansHOU won · Rockets 126, Pelicans 112
8 pts
Lakers-CelticsLAL won · Lakers 96, Celtics 95
7 pts
Suns-MavsPHX won · Suns 111, Mavs 105
5 pts
Blazers-BullsPOR won · Blazers 123, Bulls 122
2 pts
Wood shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WoodHOU · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
85% (11-13)
LaMeloCHA · 27 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
80% (8-10)
HarrellLAL · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
LaVineCHI · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
KanterPOR · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Blazers-Bulls
Blazers 123Bulls 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers32322930123
Bulls34193336122
The story
Gary Trent Jr. had 18 points as Portland beat Chicago 123-122

Lauri Markkanen led Chicago with 31 PTS, 6 REB 18 PTS, 4 STL, 2 AST, 1 REB · 6-14 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Trail Blazers took the second 32-19.

POR lead by quarter
200 −2+11+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Heat
Kings 104Heat 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings35241827104
Heat24332721105
The story
Bam Adebayo's 18 points and 13 rebounds carried Miami past Sacramento, 105-104

For Sacramento, Buddy Hield had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 11 going into the second, then won it 33-24.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −11−2+7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Celtics
Lakers 96Celtics 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2824192596
Celtics2425291795
The story
Los Angeles beat Boston 96-95 behind 27 points and 14 rebounds from Anthony Davis

Jayson Tatum paced Boston: 30 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 11-25 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 25-17 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +4+3−7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 14 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.3 in 6 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 44

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 40, 22, 36, 35, 39, 26, 30, 44Blazers-Bulls · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Chris Paul NOH, Dec 7, 2007: 43 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Season high44 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 22, 31, 34, 25, 27, 24, 38, 34Bucks-Hornets · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 18 REB · 9 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 9, 16, 29, 18, 23, 12, 18, 31Bulls-Blazers · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 7 games: 19, 4, 2, 18, 26, 26, 30Heat-Kings · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 29, 14, 43, 25, 22, 16, 24, 30Kings-Heat · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 28, 24, 40, 27, 32, 24, 25, 30Celtics-Lakers · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jeff GreenBKN+3.2 11.5 last 10 · 8.3 season
Devonte' GrahamCHA+3.0 16.8 last 10 · 13.8 season
DeAndre JordanBKN+2.4 8.9 last 10 · 6.5 season
James JohnsonDAL+2.1 9.3 last 10 · 7.2 season
Kelly Oubre Jr.GSW+1.8 13.8 last 10 · 12.0 season
Cold
Elfrid PaytonNYK−2.8 8.8 last 10 · 11.7 season
Terry RozierCHA−1.8 16.8 last 10 · 18.6 season
Jerami GrantDET−1.6 22.0 last 10 · 23.6 season
Dejounte MurraySAS−1.2 13.8 last 10 · 15.0 season
Lonnie Walker IVSAS−1.1 11.0 last 10 · 12.1 season