FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 10, 2022Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed UTA by 14 after the first quarter and won 126–116.

Final · Box score
Bucks99
Hornets103
Q1 CHA +9; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA +9; Q4 CHA +4
Final · Box score
Jazz116
Pistons126
Q1 DET -14; Q2 DET -13; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +10
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers98
Celtics101
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Spurs96
Knicks111
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +15
Final · Box score
Sixers111
Rockets91
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +20
Final · Box score
Nets108
Blazers114
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Cavs109
Kings108
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +1
On this day · 2020–21Jan 10, 2021: 7 games. Top scorer: Zach LaVine (Bulls-Clippers), 45 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Pistons

Detroit climbs back to beat Utah

Jaylen Brown goes for 26 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-13+4+10DET AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz35262332116
Pistons21274038126
Who led
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 21, 4, 7, 19, 16, 12, 12, 29DET29 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Saddiq BeyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 23, 32, 21, 34, 11, 3, 16, 29DET29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 28, 33, 39, 20, 29, 17, 36, 31UTA31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hassan WhitesidePoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 12, 9, 13, 15, 2, 7, 8, 21UTA21 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one 76ers rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Philadelphia beat Houston by 20.

CLE over SAC1BOS over IND3CHA over MIL4POR over BKN6DET over UTA10NYK over SAS15PHI over HOU20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Bucks-Hornets20
Nets-Blazers16
Pacers-Celtics8
Jazz-Pistons5
Spurs-Knicks4
Cavs-Kings4
Sixers-Rockets1
Shot of the night

LaMelo's floater with 15 seconds left breaks the tie, 103-99 final

The night in charts
Jazz-Pistons combined for 242, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-PistonsJazz 116, Pistons 126
242
Nets-BlazersNets 108, Blazers 114
222
Cavs-KingsCavs 109, Kings 108
217
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 96, Knicks 111
207
Bucks-HornetsBucks 99, Hornets 103
202
Sixers-RocketsSixers 111, Rockets 91
202
Pacers-CelticsPacers 98, Celtics 101 · OT
199
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-KingsCavs 109, Kings 108
+1 CLE
Pacers-CelticsPacers 98, Celtics 101 · OT
+3 BOS
Bucks-HornetsBucks 99, Hornets 103
+4 CHA
Nets-BlazersNets 108, Blazers 114
+6 POR
Jazz-PistonsJazz 116, Pistons 126
+10 DET
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 96, Knicks 111
+15 NYK
Sixers-RocketsSixers 111, Rockets 91
+20 PHI
DET erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-PistonsDET won · Jazz 116, Pistons 126
14 pts
Nets-BlazersPOR won · Nets 108, Blazers 114
7 pts
Spurs-KnicksNYK won · Spurs 96, Knicks 111
3 pts
Bucks-HornetsCHA won · Bucks 99, Hornets 103
1 pt
Bey shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BeyDET · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
NworaMIL · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
WhitesideUTA · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
Cam ThomasBKN · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL
67% (8-12)
CraigIND · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Cavs-Kings
Cavs 109Kings 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs28342225109
Kings22273029108
The story
Jarrett Allen's 18 points and 17 rebounds carried Cleveland past Sacramento, 109-108

For Sacramento, Tyrese Haliburton had 21 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 18 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 34-27, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +6+13+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Celtics
Pacers 98Celtics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers17222129998
Celtics2319262112101
The story
Robert Williams III had 14 points and 12 rebounds as Boston beat Indiana 101-98 in OT

Torrey Craig led Indiana with 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 12 REB, 4 STL, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 4-5 FG

The swing

The Celtics won the first 23-17, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +6+3+80+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Jazz-Pistons
Jazz 116Pistons 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz35262332116
Pistons21274038126
The story
Detroit beat Utah 126-116 behind 29 points and 8 assists from Cade Cunningham

Donovan Mitchell paced Utah: 31 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB · 10-17 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 40-23 third quarter erased a 13-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −14−13+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hassan Whiteside topped the game at 53.3 FPTS: 21 PTS, 14 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.9Season avg27.8Last 5

27.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.9 in 34 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 28 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.7Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 3.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 31

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 32, 41, 23, 36, 36, 34, 31, 31, 31, 31Sixers-Rockets · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 28, 33, 39, 20, 29, 17, 36, 31Jazz-Pistons · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 8, 15, 26, 19, 32, 13, 19, 31Knicks-Spurs · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 21, 4, 7, 19, 16, 12, 12, 29Pistons-Jazz · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Saddiq BeyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 23, 32, 21, 34, 11, 3, 16, 29Pistons-Jazz · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 51, 34, 34, 33, 28, 26, 39, 29, 28, 28Nets-Blazers · L
29.8 PPG season to date · −1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kyle KuzmaWAS+6.9 22.2 last 10 · 15.3 season
Hamidou DialloDET+6.7 17.4 last 10 · 10.7 season
Gary HarrisORL+6.4 18.0 last 10 · 11.6 season
Terrence RossORL+6.3 19.1 last 10 · 12.8 season
Jordan NworaMIL+6.3 15.4 last 10 · 9.1 season
Cold
Pat ConnaughtonMIL−5.1 5.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−4.3 12.6 last 10 · 16.9 season
Montrezl HarrellWAS−4.0 10.5 last 10 · 14.5 season
Dennis SchroderBOS−4.0 11.9 last 10 · 15.9 season
Harrison BarnesSAC−3.9 12.2 last 10 · 16.1 season