FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 2, 2023Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed CHI by 18 at halftime and won 145–134.

Final
PHX83
NYK102
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +23; Q3 NYK +21; Q4 NYK +19
Final
LAL121
CHA115
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +6
Final · OT
CHI134
CLE145
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE -18; Q3 CLE -5; Q4 CLE 0; OT1 CLE +11
Final
TOR114
IND122
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +8
Final
NOP111
PHI120
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +9
Final
SAS103
BKN139
Q1 BKN +12; Q2 BKN +27; Q3 BKN +29; Q4 BKN +36
Final
DAL111
HOU106
Q1 DAL -8; Q2 DAL -11; Q3 DAL -4; Q4 DAL +5
Final
DEN111
MIN124
Q1 MIN 0; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +13
Final · 2OT
ATL141
GSW143
Q1 GSW +12; Q2 GSW +17; Q3 GSW 0; Q4 GSW 0; OT1 GSW 0; OT2 GSW +2
Final
DET106
POR135
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +20; Q4 POR +29
Final
MIA110
LAC100
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +18; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +10
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 · 2021–22Jan 2, 2022: 7 games. Top scorer: Jaylen Brown (BOS vs ORL), 50 points.
The lead · CHI @ CLE

Donovan Mitchell scores 71, Cleveland wins in overtime

Tied 130–130 after regulation. Final: 145–134. DeMar DeRozan scored 44 for Chicago in the loss.

Game flow · CLE 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.Final0-7-18-50+11CLE AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
CHI343131344134
CLE2720443915145
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 34, 41, 25, 23, 36, 12, 15, 28, 15, 71CLE71 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 8, 20, 19, 11, 10, 19, 6, 21CLE21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 24, 28, 25, 31, 42, 22, 21, 44CHI44 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 21, 22, 33, 22, 24, 43, 15, 26CHI26 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Brooklyn posts the night's biggest win

Brooklyn beat San Antonio by 36, the widest margin of 11 games.

GSW over ATL2DAL over HOU5LAL over CHA6IND over TOR8PHI over NOP9MIA over LAC10CLE over CHI11MIN over DEN13NYK over PHX19POR over DET29BKN over SAS36Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.1Season avg29.8Last 5

29.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.1 in 29 earlier games. Today: 54 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.2Season avg22.3Last 3

22.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.2 in 16 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 71

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.
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 34, 41, 25, 23, 36, 12, 15, 28, 15, 71CLE vs CHI · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +43.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Luka Doncic DAL, Jan 26, 2024: 73 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Career high71 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 34, 14, 12, 17, 11, 24, 29, 31, 54GSW vs ATL · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +34.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kevin Durant BKN, Apr 2, 2022: 55 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Season high54 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 24, 28, 25, 31, 42, 22, 21, 44CHI @ CLE · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Mike Bibby SAC, Jan 24, 2006: 44 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
44 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 33, 31, 34, 38, 28, 27, 47, 43LAL @ CHA · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Nikola Jokic DEN, Apr 23, 2023: 43 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
43 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 28, 22, 44, 35, 48, 37, 16, 42PHI vs NOP · W
33.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Hakeem Olajuwon HOU, Feb 29, 1996: 42 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
42 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 19, 25, 50, 32, 60, 35, 51, 39DAL @ HOU · W
34.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 12 REB · 8 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
Jordan PooleGSW+7.7 28.2 last 10 · 20.5 season
CJ McCollumNOP+6.0 26.0 last 10 · 20.0 season
LeBron JamesLAL+5.4 34.4 last 10 · 29.0 season
Quentin GrimesNYK+5.1 15.2 last 10 · 10.1 season
Immanuel QuickleyNYK+4.9 16.7 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
Anfernee SimonsPOR−3.7 18.9 last 10 · 22.6 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.7 26.3 last 10 · 30.0 season
Terry RozierCHA−3.2 16.8 last 10 · 20.0 season
Chris BoucherTOR−3.1 6.9 last 10 · 10.0 season
Kyle LowryMIA−3.0 10.5 last 10 · 13.5 season