FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 6, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed SAS by 15 at halftime and won 114–110.

Final
POR115
DET118
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET -9; Q3 DET -2; Q4 DET +3
Final
PHX109
PHI99
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +10
Final
IND113
BKN99
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +14
Final
ORL103
NYK94
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +9
Final
MIL128
TOR104
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +24; Q4 MIL +24
Final
SAS110
CHI114
Q1 CHI -9; Q2 CHI -15; Q3 CHI -13; Q4 CHI +4
Final
DAL104
MEM119
Q1 MEM -10; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +15
Final
LAC106
MIN108
Q1 MIN -11; Q2 MIN -7; Q3 MIN +1; Q4 MIN +2
Final · 2OT
MIA118
SAC123
Q1 SAC -5; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC -10; Q4 SAC 0; OT1 SAC 0; OT2 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 · 2023–24Jan 6, 2024: 4 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL @ HOU), 48 points.
The lead · SAS @ CHI

Zach LaVine drops 35 in 15-point comeback win over San Antonio

San Antonio led by 15 at the half. Final: 114–110.

Game flow · CHI 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-15-13+4CHI AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS29363015110
CHI20303232114
Who led
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 30, 13, 36, 14, 14, 37, 15, 32, 33, 35CHI35 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 19, 17, 19, 23, 16, 12, 22, 24CHI24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 42, 30, 26, 42, 19, 34, 27, 35, 20, 23SAS23 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 12, 13, 5, 6, 7, 7, 2, 18SAS18 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Bucks rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Milwaukee beat Toronto by 24.

MIN over LAC2DET over POR3CHI over SAS4SAC over MIA5ORL over NYK9PHX over PHI10IND over BKN14MEM over DAL15MIL over TOR24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.0Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.0 in 31 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 2 vs 2023–24 avg
Minutes per game
34.32023–24 avg20.0Last 2

20.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 34.3 in 2023–24 (68 games). Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg49Today

49 minutes today, against 20.8 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 37

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: 17, 19, 16, 26, 24, 14, 20, 15, 53, 37MIN vs LAC · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 18, 10, 8, 22, 25, 23, 28, 36POR @ DET · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 17, 13, 24, 21, 33, 13, 38, 28, 23, 35MEM vs DAL · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 30, 13, 36, 14, 14, 37, 15, 32, 33, 35CHI vs SAS · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 28, 20, 33, 17, 19, 18, 40, 32DET vs POR · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 32, 33, 32, 23, 27, 14, 18, 31PHI vs PHX · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 0 REB · 10 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
Keon JohnsonBKN+4.8 12.7 last 10 · 7.9 season
Max ChristieLAL+4.5 12.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Donte DiVincenzoMIN+4.3 14.3 last 10 · 10.0 season
Victor WembanyamaSAS+4.2 29.8 last 10 · 25.6 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+4.2 17.9 last 10 · 13.7 season
Cold
Dennis SchroderGSW−5.9 9.9 last 10 · 15.8 season
Buddy HieldGSW−5.3 6.9 last 10 · 12.2 season
DeMar DeRozanSAC−3.7 17.1 last 10 · 20.8 season
Anthony DavisLAL−3.5 22.5 last 10 · 26.0 season
Payton PritchardBOS−3.4 11.8 last 10 · 15.2 season