FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 12, 2015Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed TOR by 12 after the first quarter and won 114–111.

Final
HOU113
BKN99
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +14
Final
NOP100
BOS108
Q1 BOS 0; Q2 BOS 0; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS +8
Final
DET114
TOR111
Q1 DET -12; Q2 DET -12; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +3
Final
ORL121
CHI114
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +7
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2013–14Jan 12, 2014: 3 games. Top scorer: Isaiah Thomas (SAC vs CLE), 26 points.
The lead · DET @ TOR

Brandon Jennings scores 34, Detroit rallies past Toronto

Detroit trailed by 12 after one and won 114–111.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-12-1+3DET AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET20283432114
TOR32282328111
Who led
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 5, 29, 35, 13, 14, 14, 20, 34DET34 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 9, 12, 14, 17, 27, 15, 16, 22DET22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 22, 7, 14, 8, 21, 10, 15, 31TOR31 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Greivis VasquezPoints, last 10 games: 21, 2, 16, 2, 13, 25, 2, 11, 6, 16TOR16 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · NOP @ BOS

Boston takes care of New Orleans

An 8-point win, 108–100. Jared Sullinger led Boston with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over TOR3ORL over CHI7BOS over NOP8HOU over BKN14Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over NOP.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.7Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.7 in 35 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.5Season avg27.0Last 3

27.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.5 in 37 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.8Season avg30.8Today

31 minutes today, against 6.8 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 34

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 29, 19, 21, 7, 21, 32, 20, 34NOP @ BOS · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 5, 29, 35, 13, 14, 14, 20, 34DET @ TOR · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 26, 10, 10, 20, 20, 14, 34, 33ORL @ CHI · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 22, 16, 17, 21, 17, 17, 18, 33ORL @ CHI · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 22, 7, 14, 8, 21, 10, 15, 31TOR vs DET · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 36, 11, 28, 20, 21, 25, 30, 30HOU @ BKN · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Andrew WigginsMIN+6.5 21.0 last 10 · 14.5 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+6.0 24.9 last 10 · 18.9 season
Brandon JenningsDET+5.5 20.3 last 10 · 14.8 season
Mason PlumleeBKN+4.1 14.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Ty LawsonDEN+3.8 20.5 last 10 · 16.7 season
Cold
Deron WilliamsBKN−5.6 8.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Kobe BryantLAL−5.5 17.5 last 10 · 23.0 season
Mario ChalmersMIA−5.0 5.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Jeff GreenBOS−4.6 13.0 last 10 · 17.6 season
Robin LopezPOR−3.5 6.1 last 10 · 9.6 season