FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 6, 2021Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed UTA by 12 at halftime and won 112–100.

Final · Box score
HOU107
IND114
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
CLE94
ORL105
Q1 ORL -8; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +19; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
WAS136
PHI141
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +5
Final · Box score
CHA102
ATL94
Q1 CHA +16; Q2 CHA +19; Q3 CHA +14; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
BOS107
MIA105
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS 0; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
UTA100
NYK112
Q1 NYK -7; Q2 NYK -12; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
DET115
MIL130
Q1 MIL +11; Q2 MIL +26; Q3 MIL +26; Q4 MIL +15
Final · Box score
OKC111
NOP110
Q1 OKC -8; Q2 OKC -5; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +1
Final · Box score
TOR115
PHX123
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
LAC108
GSW101
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +7
Final · Box score
CHI124
SAC128
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC 0; Q4 SAC +4
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 · 2019–20Jan 6, 2020: 9 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (DEN @ ATL), 47 points.
The lead · UTA @ NYK

Julius Randle scores 30, New York rallies past Utah

New York trailed by 12 at the half and won 112–100.

Game flow · NYK 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 Q3Final0-7-12+3+12NYK AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA27291925100
NYK20243434112
Who led
Julius RandlePoints, last 8 games: 17, 25, 29, 28, 16, 12, 28, 30NYK30 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Austin RiversPoints, last 4 games: 7, 15, 8, 23NYK23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 8 games: 15, 23, 16, 12, 9, 18, 12, 19UTA19 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 8 games: 20, 21, 20, 23, 15, 22, 31, 18UTA18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Milwaukee by 15.

OKC over NOP1BOS over MIA2SAC over CHI4PHI over WAS5IND over HOU7LAC over GSW7CHA over ATL8PHX over TOR8ORL over CLE11NYK over UTA12MIL over DET15Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.6points, last 3 vs 2019–20 avg
Points per game
5.42019–20 avg12.0Last 3

12.0 points a game over his last three games, against 5.4 in 2019–20 (34 games). Today: 12 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.0Season avg24.0Last 3

24.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.0 in 7 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 27.3 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 60

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.
Bradley BealPoints, last 8 games: 31, 39, 29, 29, 28, 31, 27, 60WAS @ PHI · L
34.2 PPG season to date · +29.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kemba Walker CHA, Nov 17, 2018: 60 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Career high60 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 8 games: 28, 12, 28, 11, 14, 20, 18, 44CHA @ ATL · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +25.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jaren Jackson Jr. MEM, Dec 13, 2023: 44 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Career high44 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 7 games: 29, 27, 29, 21, 19, 14, 38PHI vs WAS · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Coby WhitePoints, last 9 games: 9, 12, 20, 18, 16, 12, 23, 21, 36CHI @ SAC · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 8 games: 21, 18, 25, 19, 17, 33, 21, 35IND vs HOU · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 6 games: 20, 16, 20, 10, 22, 32TOR @ PHX · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST