FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 10, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed BOS by 18 after the first quarter and won 101–98.

Final · OT
NOP111
LAC114
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC 0; OT1 LAC +3
Final
DAL93
MIN87
Q1 DAL 0; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +6
Final
BOS98
MEM101
Q1 MEM -18; Q2 MEM -15; Q3 MEM -8; Q4 MEM +3
Final
CLE95
PHI85
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +10
Final · OT
IND103
HOU107
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU -13; Q4 HOU 0; OT1 HOU +4
Final
MIL88
NYK100
Q1 NYK 0; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +22; Q4 NYK +12
Final
CHA92
DEN95
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +3
Final
OKC110
POR115
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR -5; Q4 POR +5
Final
UTA86
LAL74
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +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 10, 2015: 9 games. Top scorer: Pau Gasol (CHI vs MIL), 46 points.
The lead · BOS @ MEM

Memphis storms back from 18 down to beat Boston

The Grizzlies trailed by 18 after one and won 101–98. Zach Randolph led Memphis with 25 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists. Isaiah Thomas scored 35 for Boston in the loss.

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-15-8+3MEM AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS3419232298
MEM16223033101
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 18, 16, 17, 8, 26, 12, 24, 25MEM25 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Mario ChalmersPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 5, 11, 12, 8, 10, 23, 12, 18MEM18 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 17, 21, 24, 24, 19, 22, 14, 35BOS35 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Amir JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 12, 8, 0, 7, 12, 16, 12, 14BOS14 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New York by 12.

LAC over NOP3MEM over BOS3DEN over CHA3HOU over IND4POR over OKC5DAL over MIN6CLE over PHI10NYK over MIL12UTA over LAL12Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.0Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.0 in 36 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg8.1Last 3

8.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 35 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.7Season avg29.4Today

29 minutes today, against 9.7 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 37

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 12, 14, 34, 29, 20, 34, 13, 37CLE @ PHI · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 17, 21, 24, 24, 19, 22, 14, 35BOS @ MEM · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 30, 20, 19, 32, 17, 20, 40, 31POR vs OKC · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 9, 9, 11, 11, 20, 11, 15, 29NOP @ LAC · L
13.5 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 16, 7, 18, 11, 24, 23, 20, 29DAL @ MIN · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 8, 4, 23, 19, 15, 13, 9, 28MIL @ NYK · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 10 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+6.1 23.0 last 10 · 16.9 season
Garrett TempleWAS+4.7 12.3 last 10 · 7.6 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+4.7 25.8 last 10 · 21.1 season
Chris BoshMIA+4.4 23.6 last 10 · 19.2 season
Ish SmithPHI+3.9 14.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−7.0 22.5 last 10 · 29.5 season
Zach LaVineMIN−6.2 6.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−4.9 6.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Robert CovingtonPHI−4.5 5.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
CJ MilesIND−4.3 9.4 last 10 · 13.7 season