FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 7, 2024Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed PHX by 11 after three quarters and won 121–115.

Final
SAS115
CLE117
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +2
Final · OT
POR134
BKN127
Q1 POR -4; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR -8; Q4 POR 0; OT1 POR +7
Final · OT
ATL110
ORL117
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL -9; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL 0; OT1 ORL +7
Final
NOP133
SAC100
Q1 NOP +12; Q2 NOP +25; Q3 NOP +42; Q4 NOP +33
Final
MIN108
DAL115
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +7
Final
DET114
DEN131
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +23; Q4 DEN +17
Final
MEM121
PHX115
Q1 MEM -6; Q2 MEM -5; Q3 MEM -11; Q4 MEM +6
Final
TOR133
GSW118
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +27; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +15
Final
LAC103
LAL106
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +3
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 · 2022–23Jan 7, 2023: 5 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (LAL @ SAC), 37 points.
The lead · MEM @ PHX

Memphis fights back late to top Phoenix

Phoenix led 97–86 after three. Memphis won the fourth 35–18 and the game 121–115. Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · MEM 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 Q3Final0-6-5-11+6MEM AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM26322835121
PHX32313418115
Who led
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 21, 20, 19, 14, 22, 18, 10, 24, 31, 28MEM28 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 17, 3, 13, 17, 22, 12, 5, 6, 29, 25MEM25 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 20, 20, 35, 21, 10, 35, 20, 24PHX24 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 28, 40, 28, 16, 27, 21, 31, 23PHX23 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 9 games went past regulation.

CLE over SAS2LAL over LAC3MEM over PHX6POR over BKN7ORL over ATL7DAL over MIN7TOR over GSW15DEN over DET17NOP over SAC33Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.7Season avg33.0Last 5

33.0 points a game over his last five games, against 22.7 in 35 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 18 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.4Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 8.4 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Mikal Bridges leads the day with 42

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.
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 21, 6, 19, 22, 13, 15, 17, 42BKN vs POR · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Dwyane Wade MIA, Dec 17, 2014: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
42 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 33, 24, 23, 41, 25, 29, 15, 6, 38POR @ BKN · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 13, 21, 14, 19, 19, 14, 14, 37TOR @ GSW · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 20, 28, 23, 9, 25, 25, 20, 37DEN vs DET · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 34, 25, 44, 31, 35, 35, 24, 36MIN @ DAL · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 24, 19, 29, 28, 27, 43, 32, 35ORL vs ATL · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 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
Paolo BancheroORL+6.3 29.4 last 10 · 23.1 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN+5.0 31.8 last 10 · 26.8 season
Julius RandleNYK+4.5 28.8 last 10 · 24.3 season
Jarrett AllenCLE+4.0 18.8 last 10 · 14.8 season
Tari EasonHOU+3.8 13.6 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
Cam ThomasBKN−6.8 13.5 last 10 · 20.3 season
Jordan HawkinsNOP−4.8 5.4 last 10 · 10.2 season
Ausar ThompsonDET−4.6 4.0 last 10 · 8.6 season
Killian HayesDET−4.5 3.3 last 10 · 7.8 season
Reggie JacksonDEN−4.4 7.7 last 10 · 12.1 season