FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 18, 2022Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed NYK by 5 after three quarters and won 112–110.

Final
MIN112
NYK110
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN -5; Q4 MIN +2
Final
DET86
GSW102
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +28; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +16
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 18, 2021: 9 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (POR vs SAS), 35 points.
The lead · MIN @ NYK

Minnesota takes over late to edge New York

Down 5 after three, Minnesota won the fourth 26–19. Final: 112–110. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+10-5+2MIN AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN30312526112
NYK23284019110
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 28, 22, 24, 19, 28, 30, 9, 21MIN21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 26, 17, 19, 40, 26, 25, 26, 20MIN20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 13, 3, 20, 0, 41, 18, 13, 18, 6, 27NYK27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 30, 22, 13, 2, 17, 24, 18, 21NYK21 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Second story · DET @ GSW

Golden State controls Detroit start to finish

Golden State won 102–86, leading by as many as 28 at a break. Klay Thompson led Golden State with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · GSW vs DET
Klay Thompson · GSWRodney McGruder · DETPTS2119REB35AST41Top 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
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 30 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.1 in 40 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Evan Fournier leads the day with 27

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.
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 13, 3, 20, 0, 41, 18, 13, 18, 6, 27NYK vs MIN · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 30, 22, 13, 2, 17, 24, 18, 21NYK vs MIN · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 5 games: 17, 14, 11, 13, 21GSW vs DET · W
15.2 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 28, 22, 24, 19, 28, 30, 9, 21MIN @ NYK · W
22.2 PPG season to date · −1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 26, 17, 19, 40, 26, 25, 26, 20MIN @ NYK · W
24.5 PPG season to date · −4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 17, 29, 21, 44, 10, 10, 2, 19NYK vs MIN · L
13.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 4 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+6.4 23.3 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
Stephen CurryGSW−4.9 21.1 last 10 · 26.1 season
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