FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 25, 2025Regular season · 14 games
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14 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed DET by 12 after the first quarter and won 121–113.

Final
IND136
SAS98
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +38
Final
DEN104
MIN133
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +11; Q3 MIN +18; Q4 MIN +29
Final
BOS122
DAL107
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +15
Final
MIA106
BKN97
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +9
Final
NOP92
CHA123
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +18; Q3 CHA +25; Q4 CHA +31
Final
DET113
ORL121
Q1 ORL -12; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +8
Final
TOR117
ATL94
Q1 TOR -5; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +23
Final
HOU135
CLE131
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +4
Final
SAC120
NYK143
Q1 NYK +13; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +23
Final
PHI109
CHI97
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI -3; Q4 PHI +12
Final
UTA103
MEM125
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +27; Q4 MEM +22
Final
LAL118
GSW108
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +10
Final
WAS109
PHX119
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +10
Final
MIL117
LAC127
Q1 LAC 0; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +10
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 25, 2024: 7 games. Top scorer: Harrison Barnes (SAC @ GSW), 39 points.
The lead · DET @ ORL

Paolo Banchero scores 32, Orlando rallies past Detroit

Orlando trailed by 12 after one and won 121–113. Cade Cunningham scored 35 for Detroit in the loss.

Game flow · ORL 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 Q3Final0-12+1-2+8ORL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET30232832113
ORL18362542121
Who led
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 50, 31, 34, 20, 22, 21, 10, 26, 8, 32ORL32 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 21, 29, 20, 30, 35, 30, 20, 32ORL32 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 32, 13, 32, 22, 36, 20, 20, 32, 29, 35DET35 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Malik BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 5, 23, 21, 18, 22, 3, 14, 17, 19, 18DET18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · TOR @ ATL

Toronto wins big in Atlanta

Toronto beat the Hawks 117–94, leading by as many as 23 at a break. Scottie Barnes led Toronto with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over CLE4ORL over DET8MIA over BKN9LAL over GSW10PHX over WAS10LAC over MIL10PHI over CHI12BOS over DAL15MEM over UTA22TOR over ATL23NYK over SAC23MIN over DEN29CHA over NOP31IND over SAS38Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over ATL.
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
8.2Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 28 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 40 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.6Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 40

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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 16, 26, 21, 19, 21, 17, 17, 40LAC vs MIL · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Nov 30, 2005: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 18, 40, 20, 24, 20, 29, 16, 26, 26, 39CLE vs HOU · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 30, 21, 30, 22, 16, 29, 24, 36LAL @ GSW · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 41, 24, 33, 26, 35, 34, 25, 36MIL @ LAC · L
31.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 32, 13, 32, 22, 36, 20, 20, 32, 29, 35DET @ ORL · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 15, 41, 28, 36, 28, 32, 21, 34MIN vs DEN · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 9 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 GreenHOU+6.0 27.4 last 10 · 21.4 season
Malik MonkSAC+5.5 23.5 last 10 · 18.0 season
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+4.8 15.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Donte DiVincenzoMIN+4.8 15.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Isaiah CollierUTA+4.5 9.6 last 10 · 5.1 season
Cold
Derrick WhiteBOS−4.6 11.3 last 10 · 15.9 season
Gradey DickTOR−4.5 11.3 last 10 · 15.8 season
Royce O'NealePHX−4.3 5.0 last 10 · 9.3 season
De'Andre HunterATL−3.9 14.8 last 10 · 18.7 season
Justin ChampagnieWAS−3.8 4.2 last 10 · 8.0 season