FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 13, 2023Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed IND by 5 after three quarters and won 113–111.

Final
NOP116
DET110
Q1 NOP +4; Q2 NOP +9; Q3 NOP +9; Q4 NOP +6
Final
ATL113
IND111
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL -5; Q4 ATL +2
Final
NYK112
WAS108
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK -3; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +4
Final
GSW144
SAS113
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +25; Q4 GSW +31
Final
OKC124
CHI110
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +1; Q4 OKC +14
Final
PHX116
MIN121
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN +15; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +5
Final
ORL108
UTA112
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +4
Final
DEN115
LAC103
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +12
Final
HOU114
SAC139
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +20; Q4 SAC +25
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 13, 2022: 5 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC @ BKN), 33 points.
The lead · ATL @ IND

Atlanta takes over late to edge Indiana

Down 5 after three, Atlanta won the fourth 29–22. Final: 113–111. Trae Young led Atlanta with 26 points, 2 rebounds and 11 assists.

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9-3-5+2ATL AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL36192929113
IND27313122111
Who led
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 37, 34, 26, 22, 29, 30, 21, 32, 30, 26ATL26 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
De'Andre HunterPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 10, 9, 17, 22, 16, 20, 16, 25ATL25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 23, 15, 21, 19, 19, 4, 20, 26IND26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 12, 28, 25, 18, 19, 24, 11, 21, 31, 18IND18 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Warriors rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Golden State beat San Antonio by 31.

ATL over IND2NYK over WAS4UTA over ORL4MIN over PHX5NOP over DET6DEN over LAC12OKC over CHI14SAC over HOU25GSW over SAS31Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+13.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.9Season avg35.2Last 5

35.2 points a game over his last five games, against 21.9 in 39 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.3Season avg25.0Last 3

25.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.3 in 36 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kyle Kuzma leads the day with 40

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.
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 22, 23, 10, 20, 23, 19, 21, 40WAS vs NYK · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Nick Van Exel DAL, May 10, 2003: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Season high40 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 12, 23, 24, 38, 26, 44, 34, 34NYK @ WAS · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 6, 12, 16, 12, 25, 27, 13, 33NOP @ DET · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 30, 30, 29, 32, 5, 21, 20, 31MIN vs PHX · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Damion LeePoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 6, 10, 2, 5, 7, 22, 11, 31PHX @ MIN · L
9.1 PPG season to date · +22.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 36, 29, 28, 49, 28, 21, 25, 28UTA vs ORL · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 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
Luka DoncicDAL+5.9 40.2 last 10 · 34.3 season
Immanuel QuickleyNYK+5.9 18.2 last 10 · 12.3 season
Lauri MarkkanenUTA+5.9 30.5 last 10 · 24.6 season
Jordan PooleGSW+5.2 26.1 last 10 · 20.9 season
CJ McCollumNOP+5.2 26.4 last 10 · 21.2 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−4.5 24.7 last 10 · 29.2 season
Chris BoucherTOR−3.9 5.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Desmond BaneMEM−3.8 17.4 last 10 · 21.2 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR−3.6 18.4 last 10 · 22.0 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−3.4 13.3 last 10 · 16.7 season