FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 31, 2016Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed BOS by 8 after the first quarter and won 119–114.

Final
CHI93
LAC120
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +27
Final
ATL87
MIA105
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +18
Final
BOS114
ORL119
Q1 ORL -8; Q2 ORL -7; Q3 ORL 0; Q4 ORL +5
Final
PHX78
DAL91
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 DAL +13
Final
GSW116
NYK95
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +21
Final
MIN93
POR96
Q1 POR 0; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +3
Final
CHA101
LAL82
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +15; Q3 CHA +23; Q4 CHA +19
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 31, 2015: 11 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE @ MIN), 36 points.
The lead · BOS @ ORL

Orlando rallies from 8 down to beat Boston

Trailing by 8 after one, Orlando outscored the Celtics 95–82 the rest of the way. Final: 119–114. Evan Fournier led Orlando with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · ORL 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-70+5ORL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS32222733114
ORL24233438119
Who led
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 21, 6, 9, 15, 16, 15, 8, 24ORL24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 0, 18, 7, 10, 10, 9, 12, 19ORL19 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 20, 6, 8, 16, 13, 4, 16, 26BOS26 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 20, 21, 22, 20, 23, 16, 14, 23BOS23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · MIN @ POR

Portland takes over late to edge Minnesota

Down 2 after three, Portland won the fourth 33–28. Final: 96–93. Damian Lillard led Portland with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over MIN3ORL over BOS5DAL over PHX13MIA over ATL18CHA over LAL19GSW over NYK21LAC over CHI27Final margin, points. Pink = POR over MIN.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 41 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.6Season avg22.3Last 3

22.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.6 in 45 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Season avg36.4Today

36 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Klay Thompson 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.
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 24, 15, 20, 18, 11, 45, 32, 34GSW @ NYK · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 20, 12, 22, 4, 11, 12, 8, 27DAL vs PHX · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 20, 6, 8, 16, 13, 4, 16, 26BOS @ ORL · L
9.8 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high26 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 17, 16, 13, 3, 9, 21, 15, 26LAC vs CHI · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 24, 17, 19, 30, 16, 9, 19, 24NYK vs GSW · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 21, 6, 9, 15, 16, 15, 8, 24ORL vs BOS · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 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
Devin BookerPHX+7.8 17.8 last 10 · 10.0 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+7.0 19.0 last 10 · 12.0 season
Ish SmithPHI+5.5 17.1 last 10 · 11.6 season
Rodney HoodUTA+4.5 18.7 last 10 · 14.2 season
DeMarcus CousinsSAC+4.1 31.1 last 10 · 27.0 season
Cold
Mo WilliamsCLE−6.1 3.8 last 10 · 9.9 season
Kobe BryantLAL−5.2 10.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
CJ MilesIND−5.0 7.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−5.0 19.1 last 10 · 24.1 season
Nicolas BatumCHA−4.8 9.8 last 10 · 14.6 season