FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 2, 2020Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MEM by 16 after the first quarter and won 128–123.

Final
CHA109
CLE106
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA -7; Q3 CHA -3; Q4 CHA +3
Final
DEN124
IND116
Q1 DEN -10; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +8
Final
TOR76
MIA84
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +8
Final
UTA102
CHI98
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +4
Final
GSW84
MIN99
Q1 MIN +15; Q2 MIN +17; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +15
Final
BKN111
DAL123
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL -5; Q3 DAL 0; Q4 DAL +12
Final
OKC109
SAS103
Q1 OKC 0; Q2 OKC -9; Q3 OKC -2; Q4 OKC +6
Final
MEM123
SAC128
Q1 SAC -16; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC -7; Q4 SAC +5
Final
DET112
LAC126
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +27; Q4 LAC +14
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 · 2018–19Jan 2, 2019: 9 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (PHI @ PHX), 42 points.
The lead · MEM @ SAC

Sacramento storms back from 16 down to beat Memphis

The Kings trailed by 16 after one and won 128–123. De'Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · SAC 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 Q3Final0-16+3-7+5SAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM42183726123
SAC26372738128
Who led
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 19, 8, 22, 31, 2, 18, 9, 27SAC27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 7, 8, 10, 17, 23, 20, 20, 26SAC26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 22, 8, 13, 19, 10, 16, 6, 23MEM23 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 10, 3, 10, 17, 4, 5, 4, 19MEM19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.2Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.2 in 24 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg4.3Last 3

4.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.8 in 33 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.6Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 3.6 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · DEN @ IND

Denver climbs back to beat Indiana

Indiana led by 10 after one. Denver won it 124–116. Michael Porter Jr. led Denver with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · DEN vs IND
Michael Porter Jr. · DENJeremy Lamb · INDPTS2530REB56AST12Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 31

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.
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 27, 41, 2, 24, 31, 19, 35, 31DAL vs BKN · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 11, 3, 11, 35, 29, 14, 26, 9, 10, 30CHA @ CLE · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jeremy LambPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 11, 9, 4, 12, 16, 7, 13, 30IND vs DEN · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 12, 12, 24, 26, 21, 29, 24, 30SAS vs OKC · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 19, 8, 22, 31, 2, 18, 9, 27SAC vs MEM · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 7, 8, 10, 17, 23, 20, 20, 26SAC vs MEM · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 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
Joe InglesUTA+6.5 16.6 last 10 · 10.1 season
Julius RandleNYK+5.2 24.0 last 10 · 18.8 season
Spencer DinwiddieBKN+5.2 28.0 last 10 · 22.8 season
Norman PowellTOR+4.8 19.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Russell WestbrookHOU+4.8 29.0 last 10 · 24.2 season
Cold
Eric PaschallGSW−6.5 7.7 last 10 · 14.2 season
Buddy HieldSAC−4.0 16.4 last 10 · 20.4 season
Larry Nance Jr.CLE−3.9 4.1 last 10 · 8.0 season
Lou WilliamsLAC−3.7 15.4 last 10 · 19.1 season
Eric BledsoeMIL−3.6 11.3 last 10 · 14.9 season