FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 6, 2023Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed NOP by 11 at halftime and won 108–102.

Final
POR99
IND108
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +9
Final
CHI126
PHI112
Q1 CHI -5; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +14
Final
BKN108
NOP102
Q1 BKN -1; Q2 BKN -11; Q3 BKN +3; Q4 BKN +6
Final
NYK112
TOR108
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +4
Final
CHA138
MIL109
Q1 CHA +23; Q2 CHA +24; Q3 CHA +25; Q4 CHA +29
Final
WAS110
OKC127
Q1 OKC +18; Q2 OKC +26; Q3 OKC +23; Q4 OKC +17
Final
DET109
SAS121
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +12
Final
CLE108
DEN121
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +13
Final
LAC115
MIN128
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +21; Q4 MIN +13
Final
MIA104
PHX96
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +8
Final
ATL114
LAL130
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +21; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +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 · 2021–22Jan 6, 2022: 4 games. Top scorer: Evan Fournier (NYK vs BOS), 41 points.
The lead · BKN @ NOP

Kevin Durant scores 33, Brooklyn rallies past New Orleans

Brooklyn trailed by 11 at the half and won 108–102.

Game flow · BKN 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 Q3Final0-1-11+3+6BKN AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BKN27263520108
NOP28362117102
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 43, 23, 24, 32, 26, 23, 25, 44, 33BKN33 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 38, 18, 32, 28, 28, 27, 25, 19BKN19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 31, 40, 17, 19, 20, 42, 10, 26, 28, 28NOP28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Naji MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 3, 7, 17, 22, 12, 5, 12, 10, 16, 23NOP23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eleven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Charlotte by 29.

NYK over TOR4BKN over NOP6MIA over PHX8IND over POR9SAS over DET12DEN over CLE13MIN over LAC13CHI over PHI14LAL over ATL16OKC over WAS17CHA over MIL29Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 39 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 34 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.9Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 6.9 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Zach LaVine leads the day with 41

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.
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 33, 22, 24, 43, 15, 26, 13, 41CHI @ PHI · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 21, 2003: 41 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 23, 7, 19, 10, 16, 27, 21, 39CHA @ MIL · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 43, 23, 24, 32, 26, 23, 25, 44, 33BKN @ NOP · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 29, 35, 29, 41, 35, 28, 25, 32NYK @ TOR · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 37, 34, 26, 22, 29, 30, 21, 32ATL @ LAL · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 27, 35, 35, 27, 44, 28, 28, 14, 33, 30OKC vs WAS · W
30.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 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
Jordan PooleGSW+8.0 28.6 last 10 · 20.6 season
Immanuel QuickleyNYK+6.8 18.7 last 10 · 11.9 season
Lauri MarkkanenUTA+5.9 30.4 last 10 · 24.5 season
CJ McCollumNOP+5.7 26.1 last 10 · 20.4 season
Julius RandleNYK+5.5 29.9 last 10 · 24.4 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−3.7 26.3 last 10 · 30.0 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR−3.4 19.0 last 10 · 22.4 season
Terry RozierCHA−3.3 17.4 last 10 · 20.7 season
Chris BoucherTOR−3.3 6.5 last 10 · 9.8 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−2.9 10.8 last 10 · 13.7 season