FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 17, 2022Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MIL by 12 at halftime and won 121–114.

Final
NOP92
BOS104
Q1 BOS -11; Q2 BOS -7; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +12
Final
CHA97
NYK87
Q1 CHA +11; Q2 CHA +18; Q3 CHA +19; Q4 CHA +10
Final
PHI98
WAS117
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +19
Final
BKN107
CLE114
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE +7
Final
IND133
LAC139
Q1 LAC +13; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +6
Final
CHI106
MEM119
Q1 MEM 0; Q2 MEM +13; Q3 MEM +20; Q4 MEM +13
Final
MIL114
ATL121
Q1 ATL -9; Q2 ATL -12; Q3 ATL -5; Q4 ATL +7
Final
POR98
ORL88
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +14; Q3 POR +20; Q4 POR +10
Final
TOR99
MIA104
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +5
Final
OKC102
DAL104
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +2
Final
PHX121
SAS107
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 PHX +14
Final
UTA95
LAL101
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL -6; Q4 LAL +6
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 · 2020–21Jan 17, 2021: 5 games. Top scorer: De'Aaron Fox (SAC vs NOP), 43 points.
The lead · MIL @ ATL

Trae Young scores 30, Atlanta rallies past Milwaukee

Atlanta trailed by 12 at the half and won 121–114.

Game flow · ATL 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 Q3Final0-9-12-5+7ATL AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL26362626114
ATL17333338121
Who led
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 35, 56, 25, 19, 15, 24, 29, 30ATL30 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
De'Andre HunterPoints, last 10 games: 11, 26, 14, 2, 11, 2, 15, 20, 8, 20ATL20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 10, 25, 20, 27, 27, 23, 16, 34MIL34 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 35, 31, 31, 43, 26, 30, 30, 27MIL27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · NOP @ BOS

Boston climbs back to beat New Orleans

New Orleans led by 11 after one. Boston won it 104–92. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · BOS vs NOP
Jayson Tatum · BOSJonas Valanciunas · NOPPTS2722REB814AST34Top 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
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 29 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 9 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 26.6 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 48

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: 38, 22, 24, 33, 11, 26, 16, 35, 30, 48PHX @ SAS · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +24.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Jun 6, 2001: 48 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Season high48 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 10, 23, 19, 21, 17, 21, 20, 38CHA @ NYK · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 10, 25, 20, 27, 27, 23, 16, 34MIL @ ATL · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 23, 19, 12, 8, 32, 33, 21, 34OKC @ DAL · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 36, 34, 31, 31, 31, 31, 31, 25, 32, 32PHI @ WAS · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 3, 4, 4, 1, 9, 10, 6, 6, 13, 32LAC vs IND · W
9.1 PPG season to date · +23.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 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
Kyle KuzmaWAS+8.4 24.1 last 10 · 15.7 season
RJ BarrettNYK+6.2 23.1 last 10 · 16.9 season
Amir CoffeyLAC+5.9 13.3 last 10 · 7.4 season
Malik MonkLAL+5.9 18.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR+5.7 20.3 last 10 · 14.6 season
Cold
Pat ConnaughtonMIL−4.8 5.8 last 10 · 10.6 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−3.9 8.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Al HorfordBOS−3.8 7.0 last 10 · 10.8 season
Zach LaVineCHI−3.6 21.3 last 10 · 24.9 season
Russell WestbrookLAL−3.5 15.1 last 10 · 18.6 season