FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 5, 2019Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed DET by 18 after the first quarter and won 110–105.

Final
CHA110
DEN123
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +13
Final
UTA110
DET105
Q1 UTA -18; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA -2; Q4 UTA +5
Final
DAL100
PHI106
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +17; Q4 PHI +6
Final
NOP133
CLE98
Q1 NOP +2; Q2 NOP +9; Q3 NOP +26; Q4 NOP +35
Final
TOR123
MIL116
Q1 TOR -7; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +7
Final
MEM88
SAS108
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +20
Final
HOU101
POR110
Q1 POR 0; Q2 POR +13; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +9
Final
GSW127
SAC123
Q1 GSW +14; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW -7; Q4 GSW +4
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 · 2017–18Jan 5, 2018: 10 games. Top scorer: Bradley Beal (WAS @ MEM), 34 points.
The lead · UTA @ DET

Utah storms back from 18 down to beat Detroit

The Jazz trailed by 18 after one and won 110–105. Donovan Mitchell led Utah with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · UTA 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 Q3Final0-18-5-2+5UTA AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA13352834110
DET31222527105
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 3, 20, 19, 23, 15, 19, 18, 26UTA26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Ricky RubioPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 3, 24, 12, 14, 5, 14, 15, 18UTA18 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 34, 23, 15, 23, 18, 15, 29, 26, 34DET34 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Reggie BullockPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 11, 8, 5, 13, 15, 6, 13, 19DET19 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · GSW @ SAC

Golden State beats Sacramento by 4

The Warriors won 127–123 in Sacramento. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 42 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
GSW over SAC4UTA over DET5PHI over DAL6TOR over MIL7POR over HOU9DEN over CHA13SAS over MEM20NOP over CLE35Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over SAC.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 30 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 35 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.2Season avg30.1Today

30 minutes today, against 8.2 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 43

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.
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 30, 9, 30, 31, 31, 15, 16, 43MIL vs TOR · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Jun 7, 2000: 43 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
43 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 22, 42, 15, 29, 25, 34, 35, 42GSW @ SAC · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Amar'e Stoudemire PHX, Jan 28, 2005: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
42 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 32, 19, 4, 21, 23, 19, 26, 39DEN vs CHA · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 47, 35, 35, 39, 41, 45, 41, 43, 44, 38HOU @ POR · L
33.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 34, 23, 15, 23, 18, 15, 29, 26, 34DET vs UTA · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 21, 37, 28, 28, 11, 6, 21, 27, 29, 32SAC vs GSW · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 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
James HardenHOU+7.1 40.8 last 10 · 33.7 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+6.4 33.4 last 10 · 27.0 season
Kevin KnoxNYK+5.2 17.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Emmanuel MudiayNYK+5.1 19.4 last 10 · 14.3 season
Nikola JokicDEN+4.5 23.3 last 10 · 18.8 season
Cold
Klay ThompsonGSW−4.4 16.7 last 10 · 21.1 season
Justin HolidayMEM−3.7 7.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Allonzo TrierNYK−3.7 6.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
Dennis SchroderOKC−3.4 12.2 last 10 · 15.6 season
Chris PaulHOU−3.3 12.3 last 10 · 15.6 season