FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 9, 2016Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed MIA by 10 after the first quarter and won 98–83.

Final
CHA83
LAC97
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +14
Final
CHI105
ATL120
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +13; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +15
Final
WAS105
ORL99
Q1 WAS +10; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +15; Q4 WAS +6
Final
BKN89
DET103
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +14
Final
TOR108
PHI95
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +13
Final
MIA83
UTA98
Q1 UTA -10; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +15
Final
GSW128
SAC116
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +12
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 · 2014–15Jan 9, 2015: 11 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (SAC vs DEN), 32 points.
The lead · MIA @ UTA

Gordon Hayward scores 34 in Utah win over Miami

Final: 98–83. Gordon Hayward added 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · UTA 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-4+4+15UTA AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2920191583
UTA1926272698
Who led
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 28, 24, 14, 23, 14, 20, 18, 15, 34UTA34 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Chris JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 5, 3, 7, 3, 3, 7, 11, 14UTA14 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 24, 22, 16, 23, 31, 28, 14, 24MIA24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 7, 22, 9, 16, 15, 18, 13, 10, 22, 16MIA16 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.3Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.3 in 33 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg9.6Last 3

9.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 29 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.3Season avg31.0Today

31 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · CHA @ LAC

Clippers extend win streak to 8

97–83 over Charlotte. Record: 24–13. Chris Paul led Clippers with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

Streak strip · LAC
L@ HOU97–107Lvs OKC99–100W@ LAL94–84W@ UTA109–104W@ WAS108–91W@ CHA122–117W@ NOP95–89Wvs PHI130–99W@ POR109–98Wvs CHA97–83LAC: last 10 games through Jan 9, oldest first. Pink = win.
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 38

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.
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 16, 19, 23, 5, 30, 17, 26, 38GSW @ SAC · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 28, 24, 14, 23, 14, 20, 18, 15, 34UTA vs MIA · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 15, 19, 10, 30, 13, 13, 18, 33ATL vs CHI · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 36, 7, 21, 32, 33, 35, 29, 33SAC vs GSW · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Ish SmithPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 14, 22, 18, 9, 4, 21, 12, 28PHI vs TOR · L
10.5 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 17, 5, 28, 23, 42, 32, 19, 27CHI @ ATL · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 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
Khris MiddletonMIL+6.8 23.6 last 10 · 16.8 season
Garrett TempleWAS+4.7 12.3 last 10 · 7.6 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+4.7 25.8 last 10 · 21.1 season
Jeremy LinCHA+4.6 17.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Chris BoshMIA+4.4 23.6 last 10 · 19.2 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−7.0 22.5 last 10 · 29.5 season
Paul GeorgeIND−5.0 19.3 last 10 · 24.3 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−4.9 6.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Zach LaVineMIN−4.9 7.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Robert CovingtonPHI−4.5 6.0 last 10 · 10.5 season