FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 5, 2020Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed NYK by 16 after the first quarter and won 135–132.

Final
NYK132
LAC135
Q1 LAC -16; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +3
Final
POR111
MIA122
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +19; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +11
Final
MIN118
CLE103
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +18; Q3 MIN +15; Q4 MIN +15
Final
MEM121
PHX114
Q1 MEM -4; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +19; Q4 MEM +7
Final
DET99
LAL106
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +7
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 5, 2019: 8 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL vs TOR), 43 points.
The lead · NYK @ LAC

Montrezl Harrell scores 34, Clippers hold off New York

Final: 135–132. Montrezl Harrell added 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Marcus Morris scored 38 for New York in the loss.

Game flow · LAC 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+7+14+3LAC AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK45243132132
LAC29473821135
Who led
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 19, 21, 18, 18, 7, 23, 28, 34LAC34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 6, 20, 22, 6, 16, 22, 24, 32LAC32 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 22, 15, 11, 22, 10, 18, 25, 38NYK38 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 7, 27, 2, 17, 18, 5, 14, 7, 10, 24NYK24 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 21 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.1 in 35 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.0Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · MEM @ PHX

Memphis beats Phoenix, 121–114

Memphis led 96–77 after three and won by 7. Jonas Valanciunas led Memphis with 30 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over NYK3MEM over PHX7LAL over DET7MIA over POR11MIN over CLE15Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over PHX.
Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 40

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.
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 19, 11, 34, 32, 33, 32, 38, 40PHX vs MEM · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: D'Angelo Russell LAL, Mar 19, 2017: 40 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 22, 15, 11, 22, 10, 18, 25, 38NYK @ LAC · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 36, 29, 18, 34, 31, 33, 11, 35, 34POR @ MIA · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 19, 21, 18, 18, 7, 23, 28, 34LAC vs NYK · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 6, 20, 22, 6, 16, 22, 24, 32LAC vs NYK · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 34, 11, 18, 17, 20, 21, 12, 32LAC vs NYK · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 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+5.2 15.4 last 10 · 10.2 season
Spencer DinwiddieBKN+5.0 27.9 last 10 · 22.9 season
Norman PowellTOR+4.8 19.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Troy Brown Jr.WAS+4.3 14.2 last 10 · 9.9 season
Dennis SchroderOKC+4.3 22.8 last 10 · 18.5 season
Cold
Eric PaschallGSW−7.1 7.0 last 10 · 14.1 season
Jordan PooleGSW−4.8 2.2 last 10 · 7.0 season
Larry Nance Jr.CLE−3.9 4.1 last 10 · 8.0 season
Dario SaricPHX−3.6 6.6 last 10 · 10.2 season
Buddy HieldSAC−3.6 16.9 last 10 · 20.5 season