FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 4, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed SAS by 11 after three quarters and won 122–111.

Final
PHI123
BKN94
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +17; Q3 PHI +25; Q4 PHI +29
Final
MIN105
DET119
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +14
Final
PHX108
IND126
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND 0; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +18
Final
NYK126
CHI139
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI -9; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +13
Final
UTA136
MIA100
Q1 UTA 0; Q2 UTA +21; Q3 UTA +32; Q4 UTA +36
Final
POR105
MIL102
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +3
Final · OT
DEN122
SAS111
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN -11; Q4 DEN 0; OT1 DEN +11
Final
MEM113
GSW121
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +8
Final
ATL105
LAC131
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +20; Q3 LAC +22; Q4 LAC +26
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 · 2023–24Jan 4, 2024: 2 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL @ SAS), 44 points.
The lead · DEN @ SAS

Nikola Jokic scores 46 as Denver beats San Antonio

Denver won 122–111. Nikola Jokic: 46 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+3-1-110+11DEN AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
DEN3024272714122
SAS272837163111
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 32, 25, 27, 37, 36, 23, 41, 46DEN46 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 16, 8, 24, 22, 18, 26, 21, 21, 22, 28DEN28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 9, 0, 3, 9, 24, 11, 8, 22SAS22 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 20, 42, 30, 26, 42, 19, 34, 27, 35, 20SAS20 PTS · 23 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Utah posts the night's biggest win

Utah beat Miami by 36, the widest margin of 9 games.

POR over MIL3GSW over MEM8DEN over SAS11CHI over NYK13DET over MIN14IND over PHX18LAC over ATL26PHI over BKN29UTA over MIA36Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 32 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.1Season avg23.3Last 3

23.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.1 in 32 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.8Season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 5.8 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 53

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.
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 19, 16, 26, 24, 14, 20, 15, 53MIN @ DET · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +28.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Andre Miller POR, Jan 30, 2010: 52 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Career high53 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 32, 25, 27, 37, 36, 23, 41, 46DEN @ SAS · W
31.5 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Dec 30, 2000: 46 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
46 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 11, 31, 21, 16, 30, 32, 31, 17, 44NYK @ CHI · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Amar'e Stoudemire PHX, Apr 8, 2005: 44 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
44 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 33, 28, 20, 33, 17, 19, 18, 40DET vs MIN · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Robert Horry HOU, Nov 16, 1995: 40 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Season high40 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Brice SensabaughPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 5, 8, 2, 6, 20, 5, 4, 34UTA @ MIA · W
8.8 PPG season to date · +26.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 13, 36, 14, 14, 37, 15, 32, 33CHI vs NYK · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 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
Max ChristieLAL+4.8 12.6 last 10 · 7.8 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+4.7 18.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
LeBron JamesLAL+4.6 28.7 last 10 · 24.1 season
Keon JohnsonBKN+4.2 12.0 last 10 · 7.8 season
Tristan Da SilvaORL+4.1 13.1 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Buddy HieldGSW−5.2 7.1 last 10 · 12.3 season
Dennis SchroderGSW−5.2 11.1 last 10 · 16.2 season
Anthony DavisLAL−3.3 22.5 last 10 · 25.8 season
DeMar DeRozanSAC−3.3 17.5 last 10 · 20.8 season
Stephon CastleSAS−3.0 7.9 last 10 · 10.9 season