FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 22, 2023Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed POR by 25 at halftime and won 121–112.

Final
LAC112
DAL98
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC 0; Q4 LAC +14
Final
NOP96
MIA100
Q1 MIA -9; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 MIA +4
Final
NYK116
TOR125
Q1 TOR +15; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR 0; Q4 TOR +9
Final
OKC101
DEN99
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +7; Q4 OKC +2
Final
MEM110
PHX112
Q1 PHX +14; Q2 PHX +25; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +2
Final
BKN120
GSW116
Q1 BKN -5; Q2 BKN -12; Q3 BKN -4; Q4 BKN +4
Final
LAL121
POR112
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL -25; Q3 LAL -5; Q4 LAL +9
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 22, 2022: 3 games. Top scorer: Khris Middleton (MIL vs SAC), 34 points.
The lead · LAL @ POR

LeBron James posts 37 and 11 as Lakers beat Portland

37 points and 11 rebounds in a 121–112 win.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7-25-5+9LAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL33134035121
POR26452021112
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 47, 43, 25, 37, 24, 35, 48, 32, 23, 37LAL37 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Thomas BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 29, 17, 11, 10, 6, 8, 8, 31LAL31 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 22, 15, 15, 21, 20, 14, 16, 31POR31 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 34, 30, 50, 36, 40, 44, 25, 24POR24 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Clippers by 14.

OKC over DEN2PHX over MEM2MIA over NOP4BKN over GSW4TOR over NYK9LAL over POR9LAC over DAL14Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
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
20.1Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.1 in 23 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 41 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 38

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, 27, 25, 19, 29, 24, 15, 30, 48, 38BKN @ GSW · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 47, 43, 25, 37, 24, 35, 48, 32, 23, 37LAL @ POR · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 33, 30, 33, 26, 37, 21, 28, 23, 37, 34OKC @ DEN · W
30.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Thomas BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 29, 17, 11, 10, 6, 8, 8, 31LAL @ POR · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 22, 15, 15, 21, 20, 14, 16, 31POR vs LAL · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 6, 29, 33, 24, 30, 27, 36, 30LAC @ DAL · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 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+7.6 30.1 last 10 · 22.5 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+6.7 27.3 last 10 · 20.6 season
Harrison BarnesSAC+6.4 21.9 last 10 · 15.5 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+6.0 26.5 last 10 · 20.5 season
Naji MarshallNOP+5.9 16.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Malik MonkSAC−4.5 8.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
Jalen SuggsORL−4.3 5.5 last 10 · 9.8 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−4.3 11.7 last 10 · 16.0 season
Kyle LowryMIA−4.2 8.6 last 10 · 12.8 season
OG AnunobyTOR−4.0 13.4 last 10 · 17.4 season