FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 18, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed LAL by 16 at halftime and won 115–113.

Final · Box score
ORL84
NYK91
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
MIN97
ATL108
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
SAS125
POR104
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +21
Final · Box score
PHX104
MEM108
Q1 MEM -6; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
MIL123
BKN125
Q1 BKN -6; Q2 BKN +1; Q3 BKN +5; Q4 BKN +2
Final · Box score
DAL93
TOR116
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR 0; Q3 TOR +9; Q4 TOR +23
Final · Box score
HOU120
CHI125
Q1 CHI +12; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
DET107
MIA113
Q1 MIA -12; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
GSW115
LAL113
Q1 GSW -12; Q2 GSW -16; Q3 GSW -11; Q4 GSW +2
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 18, 2020: 11 games. Top scorer: Zach LaVine (CHI vs CLE), 42 points.
The lead · GSW @ LAL

Golden State erases 16-point lead, steals one from Lakers

Lakers led 64–48 at halftime. Golden State won the second half 67–49 to take it 115–113. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 26 points, 1 rebound and 7 assists.

Game flow · GSW 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 Q3Final0-12-16-11+2GSW AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW22263334115
LAL34302821113
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 62, 30, 13, 38, 11, 20, 35, 26GSW26 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 14, 10, 17, 18, 8, 6, 12, 17, 14, 23GSW23 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 11, 6, 17, 8, 14, 14, 12, 25LAL25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 26, 27, 28, 18, 26, 26, 21, 19LAL19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Toronto by 23.

BKN over MIL2GSW over LAL2MEM over PHX4CHI over HOU5MIA over DET6NYK over ORL7ATL over MIN11SAS over POR21TOR over DAL23Final 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
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg13.0Last 5

13.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 11 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 11 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.0Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 35

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.
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 34, 32, 24, 39, 17, 23, 40, 22, 36, 35POR vs SAS · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 9, 26, 29, 43, 25, 35, 22, 22, 31, 34MIL @ BKN · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 44, 34, 33, 21, 15, 15, 20, 16, 32, 34BKN vs MIL · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 39, 18, 32, 38, 45, 35, 10, 33CHI vs HOU · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 24, 16, 16, 25, 18, 16, 21, 32HOU @ CHI · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 4, 22, 14, 18, 33, 26, 16, 27, 25, 31MIN @ ATL · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST