FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 28, 2021Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed POR by 15 after the first quarter and won 104–101.

Final
POR101
HOU104
Q1 HOU -15; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +3
Final
LAL92
DET107
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +15
Final
LAC109
MIA105
Q1 LAC -14; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +19; Q4 LAC +4
Final
GSW93
PHX114
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +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 28, 2020: 8 games. Top scorer: Khris Middleton (MIL vs WAS), 51 points.
The lead · POR @ HOU

Houston overcomes 15-point deficit, beats Portland 104–101

The Rockets trailed by 15 after one and finished 87–69. Victor Oladipo led Houston with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · HOU 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 Q3Final0-15+3+9+3HOU AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR32182724101
HOU17363318104
Who led
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 18, 16, 21, 32, 22, 13, 20, 25HOU25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Christian WoodPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 22, 23, 18, 27, 24, 30, 20, 22HOU22 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 39, 17, 23, 40, 22, 36, 35, 39, 26, 30POR30 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 9, 10, 8, 16, 7, 18, 2, 11, 22, 23POR23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · LAC @ MIA

Clippers climb back to beat Miami

Miami led by 14 after one. Clippers won it 109–105. Nicolas Batum led Clippers with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · LAC vs MIA
Nicolas Batum · LACTyler Herro · MIAPTS1819REB610AST25Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg12.4Last 5

12.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 13 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg25.0Last 3

25.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 9 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.1Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 15.1 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 30

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.
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 39, 17, 23, 40, 22, 36, 35, 39, 26, 30POR @ HOU · L
28.8 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 35, 26, 26, 30, 24, 36, 16, 27GSW @ PHX · L
27.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 18, 16, 21, 32, 22, 13, 20, 25HOU vs POR · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 10, 12, 15, 5, 17, 7, 7, 23DET vs LAL · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 9, 10, 8, 16, 7, 18, 2, 11, 22, 23POR @ HOU · L
12.3 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 26, 21, 19, 34, 17, 46, 34, 22LAL @ DET · L
25.4 PPG season to date · −3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST