FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 11, 2024Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final
BKN102
CLE111
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +20; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +9
Final
BOS102
MIL135
Q1 MIL +18; Q2 MIL +37; Q3 MIL +41; Q4 MIL +33
Final
POR77
OKC139
Q1 OKC +12; Q2 OKC +36; Q3 OKC +62; Q4 OKC +62
Final
NYK124
DAL128
Q1 DAL +18; Q2 DAL +19; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +4
Final
PHX127
LAL109
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +27; Q4 PHX +18
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 11, 2023: 8 games. Top scorer: Jaylen Brown (BOS vs NOP), 41 points.
The lead · NYK @ DAL

Kyrie Irving hits six threes, Dallas tops New York

44 points for Kyrie Irving. Final: 128–124.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+18+19+15+4DAL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK26293138124
DAL44302727128
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 26, 11, 14, 29, 24, 35, 33, 44DAL44 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 18, 14, 32, 16, 6, 14, 19, 12, 9, 32DAL32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 38, 28, 39, 35, 8, 39, 20, 32NYK32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 24, 20, 28, 16, 31, 29, 33, 12, 30NYK30 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Second story · BKN @ CLE

Cleveland never trails at a break against Brooklyn

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 111–102. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 45 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over NYK4CLE over BKN9PHX over LAL18MIL over BOS33OKC over POR62Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over BKN.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.9Season avg33.0Last 5

33.0 points a game over his last five games, against 23.9 in 22 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.5Season avg24.7Last 3

24.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.5 in 36 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.7Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 13.7 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 45

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.
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 22, 37, 34, 26, 22, 26, 17, 45CLE vs BKN · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Tracy McGrady HOU, Jan 9, 2005: 45 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Season high45 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 26, 11, 14, 29, 24, 35, 33, 44DAL vs NYK · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kobe Bryant LAL, Dec 20, 2002: 44 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Season high44 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 6, 25, 21, 21, 25, 12, 15, 37PHX @ LAL · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 38, 28, 39, 35, 8, 39, 20, 32NYK @ DAL · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 18, 14, 32, 16, 6, 14, 19, 12, 9, 32DAL vs NYK · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 35, 21, 10, 35, 20, 24, 20, 31PHX @ LAL · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 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+6.0 28.9 last 10 · 22.9 season
Alperen SengunHOU+4.6 26.2 last 10 · 21.6 season
Julius RandleNYK+4.4 28.8 last 10 · 24.4 season
Jarrett AllenCLE+4.2 19.0 last 10 · 14.8 season
Tari EasonHOU+3.8 13.6 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
Cam ThomasBKN−6.7 13.8 last 10 · 20.5 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Ausar ThompsonDET−4.8 3.4 last 10 · 8.2 season
Killian HayesDET−4.7 2.9 last 10 · 7.6 season
Reggie JacksonDEN−4.4 7.5 last 10 · 11.9 season