FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 20, 2023Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MEM by 8 after three quarters and won 122–121.

Final
NOP110
ORL123
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +13
Final
NYK124
ATL139
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +15
Final
GSW120
CLE114
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +6
Final
MIA90
DAL115
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +25; Q4 DAL +25
Final
LAC131
SAS126
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC -7; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +5
Final
IND111
DEN134
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +23
Final
BKN117
UTA106
Q1 BKN +6; Q2 BKN -4; Q3 BKN 0; Q4 BKN +11
Final
MEM121
LAL122
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL -8; Q4 LAL +1
Final
OKC113
SAC118
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC -7; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +5
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 20, 2022: 3 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW vs IND), 39 points.
The lead · MEM @ LAL

Lakers climb out of an 8-point hole against Memphis

Down 8 after three, the Lakers won the fourth quarter 41–32 and the game 122–121. Russell Westbrook led Lakers with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · LAL 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-4-8+1LAL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM23303632121
LAL26233241122
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 2, 21, 18, 23, 25, 28, 20, 24, 19, 29LAL29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 47, 43, 25, 37, 24, 35, 48, 32, 23LAL23 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 35, 23, 32, 38, 23, 29, 24, 22MEM22 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Brandon ClarkePoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 9, 8, 4, 12, 11, 13, 7, 20MEM20 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · LAC @ SAS

Clippers handle San Antonio by 5

The Clippers won the first quarter 41–36. Final: 131–126. Kawhi Leonard led Clippers with 36 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over MEM1LAC over SAS5SAC over OKC5GSW over CLE6BKN over UTA11ORL over NOP13ATL over NYK15DEN over IND23DAL over MIA25Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over SAS.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4Season avg30.0Last 5

30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.4 in 22 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 40 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 1 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 48

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.
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 27, 25, 19, 29, 24, 15, 30, 48BKN @ UTA · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Joel Embiid PHI, Nov 6, 2023: 48 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Season high48 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 14, 33, 30, 33, 26, 37, 21, 28, 23, 37OKC @ SAC · L
30.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 24, 6, 29, 33, 24, 30, 27, 36LAC @ SAS · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 51, 39, 23, 34, 43, 35, 15, 30, 34DAL vs MIA · W
33.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 32, 25, 14, 23, 42, 21, 14, 32NYK @ ATL · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 41, 28, 24, 21, 27, 25, 15, 32, 24, 32GSW @ CLE · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 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
Jalen BrunsonNYK+7.9 30.4 last 10 · 22.5 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+6.5 27.4 last 10 · 20.9 season
Naji MarshallNOP+5.9 16.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Jordan PooleGSW+5.6 26.9 last 10 · 21.3 season
Harrison BarnesSAC+5.6 20.8 last 10 · 15.2 season
Cold
Larry Nance Jr.NOP−4.9 2.6 last 10 · 7.5 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−4.7 11.4 last 10 · 16.1 season
Malik MonkSAC−4.6 8.7 last 10 · 13.3 season
Reggie JacksonLAC−4.2 6.9 last 10 · 11.1 season
Jalen SuggsORL−3.7 6.4 last 10 · 10.1 season