FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 16, 2023Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed IND by 11 at halftime and won 132–119.

Final · Box score
Celtics130
Hornets118
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Pacers119
Bucks132
Q1 MIL -6; Q2 MIL -11; Q3 MIL -5; Q4 MIL +13
Final · Box score
Pelicans103
Cavs113
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 CLE +10
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors123
Knicks121
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR -6; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Warriors127
Wizards118
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Heat113
Hawks121
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +20; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Jazz126
Wolves125
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA -6; Q3 UTA -8; Q4 UTA +1
Final · Box score
Suns106
Grizzlies136
Q1 MEM -7; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM +19; Q4 MEM +30
Final · Box score
Rockets132
Lakers140
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +8
On this day · 2021–22Jan 16, 2022: 4 games. Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell (Jazz-Nuggets), 31 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Bucks

Jrue Holiday scores 35, Milwaukee rallies past Indiana

LeBron James goes for 48 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-11-5+13MIL AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers38382221119
Bucks32332839132
Who led
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 23, 6, 12, 15, 27, 24, 12, 35MIL35 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 17, 14, 19, 10, 13, 12, 15, 21MIL21 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 18, 14, 34, 18, 14, 17, 29, 30IND30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
T.J. McConnellPoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 15, 6, 4, 0, 14, 13, 13, 29IND29 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Wizards13
Pacers-Bucks8
Suns-Grizzlies8
Jazz-Wolves6
Raptors-Knicks5
Rockets-Lakers4
Heat-Hawks0
The night in charts
Rockets-Lakers combined for 272, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-LakersRockets 132, Lakers 140
272
Pacers-BucksPacers 119, Bucks 132
251
Jazz-WolvesJazz 126, Wolves 125
251
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 130, Hornets 118
248
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 127, Wizards 118
245
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 123, Knicks 121 · OT
244
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 106, Grizzlies 136
242
Heat-HawksHeat 113, Hawks 121
234
Pelicans-CavsPelicans 103, Cavs 113
216
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-WolvesJazz 126, Wolves 125
+1 UTA
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 123, Knicks 121 · OT
+2 TOR
Rockets-LakersRockets 132, Lakers 140
+8 LAL
Heat-HawksHeat 113, Hawks 121
+8 ATL
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 127, Wizards 118
+9 GSW
Pelicans-CavsPelicans 103, Cavs 113
+10 CLE
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 130, Hornets 118
+12 BOS
Pacers-BucksPacers 119, Bucks 132
+13 MIL
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 106, Grizzlies 136
+30 MEM
MIL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-BucksMIL won · Pacers 119, Bucks 132
11 pts
Jazz-WolvesUTA won · Jazz 126, Wolves 125
8 pts
Suns-GrizzliesMEM won · Suns 106, Grizzlies 136
7 pts
Raptors-KnicksTOR won · Raptors 123, Knicks 121 · OT
6 pts
Pelicans-CavsCLE won · Pelicans 103, Cavs 113
3 pts
Bane shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BaneMEM · 28 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
SengunHOU · 33 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK
82% (14-17)
MobleyCLE · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
Brook LopezMIL · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Jazz-Wolves
Jazz 126Wolves 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz27253539126
Wolves27313730125
The story
Walker Kessler's 21 rebounds and 20 points carried Utah past Minnesota, 126-125

For Minnesota, Anthony Edwards had 29 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 21 REB, 20 PTS, 4 AST · 9-13 FG

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 39-30.

UTA lead by quarter
200 0−6−8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Knicks
Raptors 123Knicks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors2927252913123
Knicks2534282311121
The story
Fred VanVleet had 33 points and 8 assists as Toronto beat New York 123-121 in OT

Julius Randle led New York with 21 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST 33 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 10-23 FG, 5-13 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Raptors took the fourth 29-23.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +4−3−60+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 132Lakers 140
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets35263734132
Lakers37362938140
The story
Los Angeles beat Houston 140-132 behind 24 points from Russell Westbrook

Jalen Green paced Houston: 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 9-16 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 36-26 second quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2+12+4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.3Season avg33.0Last 5

33.0 points a game over his last five games, against 22.3 in 41 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs 2021–22 avg
Minutes per game
28.62021–22 avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.6 in 2021–22 (34 games). Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Memphis posts the night's biggest win

Memphis beat Phoenix by 30, the widest margin of 9 games.

UTA over MIN1TOR over NYK2ATL over MIA8LAL over HOU8GSW over WAS9CLE over NOP10BOS over CHA12MIL over IND13MEM over PHX30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 51

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 27, 29, 34, 32, 31, 20, 33, 51Celtics-Hornets · W
31.1 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dirk Nowitzki DAL, Mar 23, 2006: 51 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Season high51 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 28, 27, 47, 43, 25, 37, 24, 35, 48Lakers-Rockets · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady HOU, Dec 2, 2004: 48 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Season high48 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 12, 32, 20, 38, 24, 15, 20, 41Warriors-Wizards · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Paul Pierce BOS, Nov 24, 2000: 41 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
41 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 23, 6, 12, 15, 27, 24, 12, 35Bucks-Pacers · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 9, 27, 20, 26, 35, 17, 16, 34Heat-Hawks · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 0, 11, 16, 13, 20, 18, 10, 14, 15, 33Rockets-Lakers · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Immanuel QuickleyNYK+6.5 18.9 last 10 · 12.4 season
Jalen BrunsonNYK+6.4 28.8 last 10 · 22.4 season
Lauri MarkkanenUTA+5.9 30.5 last 10 · 24.6 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+5.8 26.7 last 10 · 20.9 season
CJ McCollumNOP+5.7 27.0 last 10 · 21.3 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−4.2 25.1 last 10 · 29.3 season
Larry Nance Jr.NOP−4.1 3.6 last 10 · 7.7 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−3.6 12.9 last 10 · 16.5 season
Reggie JacksonLAC−3.5 7.6 last 10 · 11.1 season
Desmond BaneMEM−3.1 18.6 last 10 · 21.7 season