FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 8, 2021Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed NOP by 16 after the first quarter and won 118–110.

Final · OT
PHX105
DET110
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -8; Q3 DET -4; Q4 DET 0; OT1 DET +5
Final
WAS107
BOS116
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +19; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +9
Final
CHA118
NOP110
Q1 CHA -16; Q2 CHA -12; Q3 CHA -5; Q4 CHA +8
Final
OKC101
NYK89
Q1 OKC -9; Q2 OKC 0; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +12
Final
ORL90
HOU132
Q1 HOU +15; Q2 HOU +29; Q3 HOU +36; Q4 HOU +42
Final
BKN110
MEM115
Q1 MEM +12; Q2 MEM +15; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +5
Final
UTA131
MIL118
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +13
Final
LAC105
GSW115
Q1 GSW -8; Q2 GSW -14; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 GSW +10
Final
CHI115
LAL117
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +2
Final
TOR144
SAC123
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR +8; Q4 TOR +21
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 · 2019–20Jan 8, 2020: 9 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (ATL vs HOU), 42 points.
The lead · CHA @ NOP

Charlotte overcomes 16-point deficit, beats New Orleans 118–110

The Hornets trailed by 16 after one and finished 96–72. Gordon Hayward led Charlotte with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · CHA 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 Q3Final0-16-12-5+8CHA AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHA22253536118
NOP38212823110
Who led
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 9 games: 28, 12, 28, 11, 14, 20, 18, 44, 26CHA26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 9 games: 6, 14, 10, 20, 2, 8, 7, 2, 20CHA20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 9 games: 15, 32, 18, 20, 12, 21, 24, 29, 26NOP26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Josh HartPoints, last 9 games: 6, 12, 12, 3, 12, 9, 3, 0, 19NOP19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Houston by 42.

LAL over CHI2DET over PHX5MEM over BKN5CHA over NOP8BOS over WAS9GSW over LAC10OKC over NYK12UTA over MIL13TOR over SAC21HOU over ORL42Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.6Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.6 in 7 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 2 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
31.22019–20 avg18.0Last 2

18.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 31.2 in 2019–20 (62 games). Today: 2 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.0Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 8.0 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Caris LeVert 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.
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 10, 28, 10, 8, 6, 24, 22, 43BKN @ MEM · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +27.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kevin Durant OKC, Mar 25, 2014: 43 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Season high43 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 9 games: 31, 39, 29, 29, 28, 31, 27, 60, 41WAS @ BOS · L
35.0 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Todd Day BOS, Dec 22, 1995: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 9 games: 20, 19, 36, 31, 26, 62, 30, 13, 38GSW vs LAC · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 33, 23, 22, 16, 39, 18, 32, 38CHI @ LAL · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 9 games: 35, 15, 27, 9, 26, 29, 43, 25, 35MIL vs UTA · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 8 games: 9, 27, 8, 25, 27, 35, 13, 34TOR @ SAC · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST