FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 6, 2018Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed WAS by 8 after the first quarter and won 110–103.

Final
GSW121
LAC105
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +27; Q4 GSW +16
Final
BOS87
BKN85
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +2
Final
HOU101
DET108
Q1 DET -6; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +7
Final
CHI86
IND125
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +27; Q3 IND +34; Q4 IND +39
Final
CLE131
ORL127
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +20; Q4 CLE +4
Final
MIL110
WAS103
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL 0; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +7
Final
NOP98
MIN116
Q1 MIN +12; Q2 MIN +21; Q3 MIN +27; Q4 MIN +18
Final
DEN98
SAC106
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +8
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 · 2016–17Jan 6, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: Andrew Wiggins (MIN @ WAS), 41 points.
The lead · MIL @ WAS

Giannis Antetokounmpo posts 34 and 12 as Milwaukee beats Washington

34 points and 12 rebounds in a 110–103 win.

Game flow · MIL 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 Q3Final0-80-3+7MIL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL24292928110
WAS32213218103
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 26, 28, 22, 23, 26, 31, 24, 34MIL34 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 16, 22, 26, 8, 29, 7, 17, 21MIL21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 4, 17, 25, 20, 21, 39, 27, 34, 20WAS20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 5, 11, 2, 4, 8, 21, 8, 17WAS17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Indiana by 39.

BOS over BKN2CLE over ORL4DET over HOU7MIL over WAS7SAC over DEN8GSW over LAC16MIN over NOP18IND over CHI39Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 33 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 2 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
33.82016–17 avg20.2Last 2

20.2 minutes a game over his last two games, against 33.8 in 2016–17 (76 games). Today: 19 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg35.8Today

36 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 45

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: 33, 27, 28, 23, 30, 31, 38, 32, 29, 45GSW @ LAC · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kawhi Leonard LAC, Jun 4, 2021: 45 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Season high45 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 26, 28, 22, 23, 26, 31, 24, 34MIL @ WAS · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 39, 34, 20, 16, 29, 24, 19, 33CLE @ ORL · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 24, 14, 13, 14, 39, 20, 16, 30ORL vs CLE · L
19.2 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 10, 24, 30, 21, 12, 19, 14, 27DET vs HOU · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 21, 27, 31, 23, 20, 19, 2, 27CLE @ ORL · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 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
Josh RichardsonMIA+7.1 19.9 last 10 · 12.8 season
Reggie BullockDET+6.1 13.5 last 10 · 7.4 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+5.9 30.7 last 10 · 24.8 season
Lou WilliamsLAC+4.6 26.5 last 10 · 21.9 season
Elfrid PaytonORL+4.5 17.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
Cold
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−5.6 18.0 last 10 · 23.6 season
Thaddeus YoungIND−4.9 6.7 last 10 · 11.6 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Robert CovingtonPHI−3.2 10.7 last 10 · 13.9 season
Avery BradleyDET−3.1 12.1 last 10 · 15.2 season