FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 11, 2012Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed BKN by 14 after the first quarter and won 100–97.

Final
NYK100
BKN97
Q1 NYK -14; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK -5; Q4 NYK +3
Final
LAL94
CLE100
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +6
Final
DEN101
DET94
Q1 DEN -8; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +7
Final
WAS77
NOH70
Q1 WAS -11; Q2 WAS -6; Q3 WAS -4; Q4 WAS +7
Final
LAC94
CHI89
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +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
The lead · NYK @ BKN

Carmelo Anthony scores 45 as New York beats Brooklyn

New York won 100–97. Carmelo Anthony: 45 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

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 Q3Final0-14-4-5+3NYK AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK16332526100
BKN3023261897
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 37, 29, 35, 29, 20, 34, 23, 34, 45NYK45 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 3, 3, 17, 7, 6, 7, 11, 6, 17, 18NYK18 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Andray BlatchePoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 2, 17, 14, 20, 19, 22, 11, 23BKN23 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 16, 8, 11, 10, 33, 23, 18, 18BKN18 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Second story · WAS @ NOH

Washington rallies from 11 down to beat New Orleans

Trailing by 11 after one, Washington outscored the Hornets 66–48 the rest of the way. Final: 77–70. Jordan Crawford led Washington with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · WAS vs NOH
Jordan Crawford · WASRyan Anderson · NOHPTS2617REB611AST40Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 18 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 19 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.9Season avg37.2Today

37 minutes today, against 15.9 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 45

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.
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 37, 29, 35, 29, 20, 34, 23, 34, 45NYK @ BKN · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Victor Oladipo ORL, Mar 18, 2016: 45 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Season high45 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 40, 14, 34, 39, 29, 35, 34, 42LAL @ CLE · L
29.2 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Amar'e Stoudemire PHX, Jan 28, 2005: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Season high42 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 24, 28, 17, 20, 34, 26, 9, 28CLE vs LAL · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 3, 13, 0, 10, 8, 8, 10, 13, 15, 28CLE vs LAL · W
8.4 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 16, 17, 9, 16, 32, 2, 23, 26DEN @ DET · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jordan CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 9, 19, 19, 17, 22, 14, 22, 26WAS @ NOH · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 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
Antawn JamisonLAL+5.2 13.2 last 10 · 8.0 season
Tony ParkerSAS+4.9 23.8 last 10 · 18.9 season
Brandon KnightDET+4.2 18.9 last 10 · 14.7 season
Evan TurnerPHI+3.9 18.9 last 10 · 15.0 season
David LeeGSW+3.5 22.3 last 10 · 18.8 season
Cold
Nicolas BatumPOR−4.3 11.9 last 10 · 16.2 season
E'Twaun MooreORL−3.1 6.1 last 10 · 9.2 season
Harrison BarnesGSW−2.6 6.5 last 10 · 9.1 season
Greg MonroeDET−2.6 12.4 last 10 · 15.0 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC−2.5 15.0 last 10 · 17.5 season