FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 15, 2021Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed CHI by 18 at halftime and won 127–125.

Final
ORL97
BOS124
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +27
Final
NYK103
CLE106
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE 0; Q4 CLE +3
Final
DAL109
MIL112
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +3
Final · OT
CHI125
OKC127
Q1 OKC -8; Q2 OKC -18; Q3 OKC -8; Q4 OKC 0; OT1 OKC +2
Final
ATL92
UTA116
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +24
Final
NOP95
LAL112
Q1 LAL -8; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +17
Final
LAC138
SAC100
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +29; Q4 LAC +38
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 15, 2020: 10 games. Top scorer: Tobias Harris (PHI vs BKN), 34 points.
The lead · CHI @ OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 33, OKC wins in overtime

Tied 118–118 after regulation. Final: 127–125. Zach LaVine scored 35 for Chicago in the loss.

Game flow · OKC 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.Final0-8-18-80+2OKC AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
CHI303827237125
OKC222837319127
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 16, 18, 21, 25, 31, 20, 17, 33OKC33 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Luguentz DortPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 9, 12, 9, 5, 13, 12, 9, 21OKC21 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 22, 16, 39, 18, 32, 38, 45, 35CHI35 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 16, 12, 23, 21, 36, 14, 9, 22CHI22 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.7Season avg33.6Last 5

33.6 points a game over his last five games, against 27.7 in 11 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.8minutes, last 2 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
27.82019–20 avg8.0Last 2

8.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 27.8 in 2019–20 (59 games). Today: 3 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.0Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Clippers rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Clippers beat Sacramento by 38.

OKC over CHI2CLE over NYK3MIL over DAL3LAL over NOP17UTA over ATL24BOS over ORL27LAC over SAC38Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Zach LaVine leads the day with 35

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.
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 22, 16, 39, 18, 32, 38, 45, 35CHI @ OKC · L
28.3 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 11, 12, 10, 19, 22, 26, 19, 33CLE vs NYK · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high33 PTS · 23 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 16, 18, 21, 25, 31, 20, 17, 33OKC vs CHI · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 9, 26, 29, 43, 25, 35, 22, 22, 31MIL vs DAL · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 24, 12, 27, 33, 38, 20, 34, 28DAL @ MIL · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +0.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Russell Westbrook HOU, Oct 26, 2019: 28 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
28 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 12, 28, 30, 18, 29, 11, 30, 28NYK @ CLE · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST