FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 14, 2018Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed NYK by 16 after the first quarter and won 123–118.

Final
MIL79
MIA97
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +18
Final · OT
NOP123
NYK118
Q1 NOP -16; Q2 NOP -9; Q3 NOP -14; Q4 NOP 0; OT1 NOP +5
Final
IND120
PHX97
Q1 IND +14; Q2 IND +20; Q3 IND +30; Q4 IND +23
Final
POR103
MIN120
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +17
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 14, 2017: 5 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (PHX vs SAS), 39 points.
The lead · NOP @ NYK

Anthony Davis scores 48 as New Orleans beats New York

New Orleans won 123–118. Anthony Davis: 48 points, 17 rebounds, 0 assists.

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-16-9-140+5NOP AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
NOP1335342714123
NYK292839139118
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 33, 33, 31, 29, 16, 30, 36, 48NOP48 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 23, 13, 24, 13, 14, 12, 25, 31NOP31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 30, 13, 16, 15, 29, 24, 17, 25NYK25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 26, 13, 13, 38, 22, 11, 16, 12, 16, 25NYK25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · POR @ MIN

Minnesota makes it five straight

Minnesota beat Portland 120–103 and moved to 29–16. Jimmy Butler led Minnesota with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · MIN
L@ MIL96–102W@ IND107–90Wvs LAL114–96L@ BKN97–98L@ BOS84–91Wvs NOP116–98Wvs CLE127–99Wvs OKC104–88Wvs NYK118–108Wvs POR120–103MIN: last 10 games through Jan 14, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 40 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg12.6Last 3

12.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.5 in 42 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg28.8Today

29 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 48

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: 20, 17, 33, 33, 31, 29, 16, 30, 36, 48NOP @ NYK · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Jan 6, 2024: 48 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Season high48 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 23, 13, 24, 13, 14, 12, 25, 31NOP @ NYK · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 30, 13, 16, 15, 29, 24, 17, 25NYK vs NOP · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 26, 13, 13, 38, 22, 11, 16, 12, 16, 25NYK vs NOP · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 11, 25, 24, 19, 16, 24, 20, 25MIA vs MIL · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 28, 30, 14, 21, 21, 26, 13, 24MIN vs POR · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 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
Lou WilliamsLAC+7.5 30.6 last 10 · 23.1 season
Trey LylesDEN+6.0 16.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Jarrett JackNYK+4.8 13.0 last 10 · 8.2 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+4.8 29.9 last 10 · 25.1 season
Reggie BullockDET+4.5 12.0 last 10 · 7.5 season
Cold
Damian LillardPOR−4.5 20.3 last 10 · 24.8 season
Kyle KuzmaLAL−4.3 12.4 last 10 · 16.7 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−3.6 24.8 last 10 · 28.4 season
Jonathon SimmonsORL−3.5 10.5 last 10 · 14.0 season