FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 17, 2024Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed BKN by 9 after three quarters and won 105–103.

Final · Box score
Wolves124
Pistons117
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Magic104
Hawks106
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Spurs98
Celtics117
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +25; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +19
Final · Box score
Bucks95
Cavs135
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +25; Q3 CLE +41; Q4 CLE +40
Final · Box score
Rockets94
Knicks109
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +15
Final · Box score
Heat97
Raptors121
Q1 TOR +23; Q2 TOR +35; Q3 TOR +21; Q4 TOR +24
Final · Box score
Hornets112
Pelicans132
Q1 NOP +7; Q2 NOP +5; Q3 NOP +14; Q4 NOP +20
Final · Box score
Mavs110
Lakers127
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +17; Q4 LAL +17
Final · Box score
Nets103
Blazers105
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR -9; Q4 POR +2
On this day · 2022–23Jan 17, 2023: 4 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Nuggets), 44 points.
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The lead · Nets-Blazers

Jerami Grant scores 30, Portland holds off Brooklyn

Luka Doncic posts a triple-double

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-1-9+2POR AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets23293120103
Blazers24272331105
Who led
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 15, 10, 18, 27, 21, 9, 13, 30POR30 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 15, 6, 38, 12, 14, 5, 28, 20POR20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 22, 13, 15, 17, 42, 26, 26, 21BKN21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 13, 0, 11, 23, 5, 2, 3, 19BKN19 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Cleveland posts the night's biggest win

Cleveland beat Milwaukee by 40, the widest margin of 9 games.

ATL over ORL2POR over BKN2MIN over DET7NYK over HOU15LAL over DAL17BOS over SAS19NOP over CHA20TOR over MIA24CLE over MIL40Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Nets-Blazers25
Magic-Hawks19
Wolves-Pistons11
Spurs-Celtics8
Mavs-Lakers3
Bucks-Cavs0
Heat-Raptors0
Shot of the night

Simons's floater at the buzzer breaks the tie, 105-103 final

The night in charts
Hornets-Pelicans combined for 244, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-PelicansHornets 112, Pelicans 132
244
Wolves-PistonsWolves 124, Pistons 117
241
Mavs-LakersMavs 110, Lakers 127
237
Bucks-CavsBucks 95, Cavs 135
230
Heat-RaptorsHeat 97, Raptors 121
218
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 98, Celtics 117
215
Magic-HawksMagic 104, Hawks 106
210
Nets-BlazersNets 103, Blazers 105
208
Rockets-KnicksRockets 94, Knicks 109
203
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-HawksMagic 104, Hawks 106
+2 ATL
Nets-BlazersNets 103, Blazers 105
+2 POR
Wolves-PistonsWolves 124, Pistons 117
+7 MIN
Rockets-KnicksRockets 94, Knicks 109
+15 NYK
Mavs-LakersMavs 110, Lakers 127
+17 LAL
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 98, Celtics 117
+19 BOS
Hornets-PelicansHornets 112, Pelicans 132
+20 NOP
Heat-RaptorsHeat 97, Raptors 121
+24 TOR
Bucks-CavsBucks 95, Cavs 135
+40 CLE
POR rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-BlazersPOR won · Nets 103, Blazers 105
9 pts
Magic-HawksATL won · Magic 104, Hawks 106
2 pts
Rockets-KnicksNYK won · Rockets 94, Knicks 109
2 pts
Wolves-PistonsMIN won · Wolves 124, Pistons 117
1 pt
Niang shot 13-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NiangCLE · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
93% (13-14)
TrentTOR · 28 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
McDanielsMIN · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
GobertMIN · 19 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
ADLAL · 28 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 104Hawks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic26252528104
Hawks26232928106
The story
Dejounte Murray had 26 points as Atlanta beat Orlando 106-104

Wendell Carter Jr. led Orlando with 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 11-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Hawks took the third 29-25.

ATL lead by quarter
200 0−2+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paolo Banchero led the game in fantasy with 45.3 FPTS (26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Nets-Blazers
Nets 103Blazers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets23293120103
Blazers24272331105
The story
Malcolm Brogdon's 16 points carried Portland past Brooklyn, 105-103

For Brooklyn, Spencer Dinwiddie had 19 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 16 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 6-12 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 31-20.

POR lead by quarter
200 +1−1−9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Lakers
Mavs 110Lakers 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs26272730110
Lakers32234230127
The story
Los Angeles beat Dallas 127-110 behind 28 points and 12 rebounds from Anthony Davis

Dereck Lively II paced Dallas: 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST · 12-17 FG

The swing

A 42-27 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +6+2+17+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.8Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.8 in 36 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 38 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 33

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 39, 50, 39, 39, 19, 41, 34, 31, 33Mavs-Lakers · L
33.6 PPG season to date · −0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Garnett MIN, Mar 4, 2007: 33 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
33 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Georges NiangPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 2, 8, 15, 14, 11, 10, 9, 33Cavs-Bucks · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +24.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jaden IveyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 11, 12, 13, 22, 19, 18, 24, 32Pistons-Wolves · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 37, 34, 26, 22, 26, 17, 45, 34, 31Cavs-Bucks · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 28, 39, 35, 8, 39, 20, 32, 24, 15, 31Knicks-Rockets · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 28, 16, 31, 29, 33, 12, 30, 30Knicks-Rockets · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paolo BancheroORL+4.5 27.4 last 10 · 22.9 season
Donte DiVincenzoNYK+4.3 15.3 last 10 · 11.0 season
Jarrett AllenCLE+4.2 19.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Jaden IveyDET+4.0 18.2 last 10 · 14.2 season
Collin SextonUTA+3.9 20.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
Cold
Cam ThomasBKN−7.0 13.2 last 10 · 20.2 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC−5.3 22.7 last 10 · 28.0 season
Kevin DurantPHX−4.7 24.2 last 10 · 28.9 season
Brandon IngramNOP−4.4 17.2 last 10 · 21.6 season