FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 8, 2023Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHA by 12 after the first quarter and won 116–111.

Final
PHI123
DET111
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +17; Q3 PHI +18; Q4 PHI +12
Final
POR105
TOR117
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +12
Final
CHA111
IND116
Q1 IND -12; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND -6; Q4 IND +5
Final
UTA118
MEM123
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +5
Final
BKN102
MIA101
Q1 BKN +1; Q2 BKN +2; Q3 BKN -3; Q4 BKN +1
Final
MIN104
HOU96
Q1 MIN -9; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN -4; Q4 MIN +8
Final
DAL109
OKC120
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +13; Q4 OKC +11
Final
CLE112
PHX98
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +14
Final
ATL112
LAC108
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +4
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 8, 2022: 6 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL @ CHA), 43 points.
The lead · CHA @ IND

Indiana climbs out of a 12-point hole against Charlotte

Down 12 after one, the Pacers won the fourth quarter 43–32 and the game 116–111. Myles Turner led Indiana with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · IND 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 Q3Final0-12+2-6+5IND AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHA27183432111
IND15322643116
Who led
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 14, 18, 14, 34, 18, 14, 17, 29IND29 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 12, 28, 25, 18, 19, 24, 11, 21IND21 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 22, 14, 25, 12, 12, 15, 23, 22CHA22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 2, 23, 7, 19, 10, 16, 27, 21, 39, 19CHA19 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · MIN @ HOU

Minnesota climbs back to beat Houston

Houston led by 9 after one. Minnesota won it 104–96. D'Angelo Russell led Minnesota with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · MIN vs HOU
D'Angelo Russell · MINKevin Porter Jr. · HOUPTS2225REB36AST65Top 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
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.3Season avg27.0Last 5

27.0 points a game over his last five games, against 18.3 in 32 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.1Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 38 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 34

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: 25, 28, 16, 34, 17, 34, 19, 27, 19, 34POR @ TOR · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 35, 35, 27, 44, 28, 28, 14, 33, 30, 33OKC vs DAL · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 31, 37, 34, 26, 22, 29, 30, 21, 32, 30ATL @ LAC · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 31, 16, 28, 15, 26, 24, 6, 29LAC vs ATL · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 14, 18, 14, 34, 18, 14, 17, 29IND vs CHA · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 32, 38, 18, 32, 28, 28, 27, 25, 19, 29BKN @ MIA · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 6 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+7.2 27.8 last 10 · 20.6 season
Immanuel QuickleyNYK+6.8 18.7 last 10 · 11.9 season
Lauri MarkkanenUTA+6.6 31.1 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
Tyrese MaxeyPHI−3.4 18.1 last 10 · 21.5 season
Chris BoucherTOR−3.3 6.3 last 10 · 9.6 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−3.2 13.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
Reggie JacksonLAC−3.1 8.2 last 10 · 11.3 season