FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 30, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed SAC by 11 after the first quarter and won 105–104.

Final
MIL114
CHA126
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +4; Q3 CHA +3; Q4 CHA +12
Final
POR123
CHI122
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +1
Final
SAC104
MIA105
Q1 MIA -11; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +1
Final
HOU126
NOP112
Q1 HOU -8; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +14
Final
LAL96
BOS95
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL -7; Q4 LAL +1
Final
MEM129
SAS112
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 MEM +17
Final
PHX111
DAL105
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX 0; Q3 PHX -5; Q4 PHX +6
Final
DET91
GSW118
Q1 GSW +12; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +26; Q4 GSW +27
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 30, 2020: 6 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (ATL vs PHI), 39 points.
The lead · SAC @ MIA

Jimmy Butler scores 30, Miami rallies past Sacramento

Miami trailed by 11 after one and won 105–104.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-2+7+1MIA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC35241827104
MIA24332721105
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 7 games: 19, 4, 2, 18, 26, 26, 30MIA30 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 9, 28, 28, 14, 14, 41, 26, 15, 16, 18MIA18 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 29, 14, 43, 25, 22, 16, 24, 30SAC30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 26, 9, 18, 13, 11, 29, 22, 18SAC18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Warriors rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Golden State beat Detroit by 27.

POR over CHI1MIA over SAC1LAL over BOS1PHX over DAL6CHA over MIL12HOU over NOP14MEM over SAS17GSW over DET27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 14 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.3 in 6 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 44

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: 17, 23, 40, 22, 36, 35, 39, 26, 30, 44POR @ CHI · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Chris Paul NOH, Dec 7, 2007: 43 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Season high44 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 22, 31, 34, 25, 27, 24, 38, 34MIL @ CHA · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 18 REB · 9 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 9, 16, 29, 18, 23, 12, 18, 31CHI vs POR · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 7 games: 19, 4, 2, 18, 26, 26, 30MIA vs SAC · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 29, 14, 43, 25, 22, 16, 24, 30SAC @ MIA · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 28, 24, 40, 27, 32, 24, 25, 30BOS vs LAL · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 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
Jeff GreenBKN+3.2 11.5 last 10 · 8.3 season
Devonte' GrahamCHA+3.0 16.8 last 10 · 13.8 season
DeAndre JordanBKN+2.4 8.9 last 10 · 6.5 season
James JohnsonDAL+2.1 9.3 last 10 · 7.2 season
Kelly Oubre Jr.GSW+1.8 13.8 last 10 · 12.0 season
Cold
Elfrid PaytonNYK−2.8 8.8 last 10 · 11.7 season
Terry RozierCHA−1.8 16.8 last 10 · 18.6 season
Jerami GrantDET−1.6 22.0 last 10 · 23.6 season
Dejounte MurraySAS−1.2 13.8 last 10 · 15.0 season
Lonnie Walker IVSAS−1.1 11.0 last 10 · 12.1 season