FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 20, 2013Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed DET by 15 at halftime and won 116–106.

Final · OT
BKN120
PHI121
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI 0; OT1 PHI +1
Final
UTA85
ATL118
Q1 ATL +14; Q2 ATL +21; Q3 ATL +27; Q4 ATL +33
Final · OT
MIL111
CLE114
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE 0; Q3 CLE 0; Q4 CLE 0; OT1 CLE +3
Final
CHA116
DET106
Q1 CHA -9; Q2 CHA -15; Q3 CHA -14; Q4 CHA +10
Final
SAC103
MIA122
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +19
Final
HOU81
IND114
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +22; Q4 IND +33
Final · OT
TOR109
DAL108
Q1 TOR -11; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR -3; Q4 TOR 0; OT1 TOR +1
Final
PHX103
DEN99
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 PHX -14; Q3 PHX -10; Q4 PHX +4
Final
MIN91
LAL104
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +13
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 · 2012–13Dec 20, 2012: 3 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (OKC @ MIN), 33 points.
The lead · CHA @ DET

Kemba Walker drops 34 in 15-point comeback win over Detroit

Detroit led by 15 at the half. Final: 116–106.

Game flow · CHA 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 Q3Final0-9-15-14+10CHA AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHA22223141116
DET31283017106
Who led
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 18, 31, 10, 13, 24, 24, 29, 34CHA34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 14, 11, 10, 21, 14, 10, 24, 24CHA24 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 19, 20, 25, 8, 15, 18, 28, 26DET26 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 13, 17, 11, 10, 31, 30, 20, 18DET18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Hawks rout

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Atlanta beat Utah by 33.

PHI over BKN1TOR over DAL1CLE over MIL3PHX over DEN4CHA over DET10LAL over MIN13MIA over SAC19ATL over UTA33IND over HOU33Final 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
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.1Season avg30.2Last 5

30.2 points a game over his last five games, against 21.1 in 24 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 18 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg50Today

50 minutes today, against 27.6 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 39

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.
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 23, 0, 20, 37, 31, 19, 25, 39CLE vs MIL · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 18, 31, 10, 13, 24, 24, 29, 34CHA @ DET · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 16, 6, 25, 13, 21, 3, 9, 29PHI vs BKN · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 28, 32, 21, 15, 21, 30, 28, 27SAC @ MIA · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Alan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 8, 13, 15, 3, 5, 13, 0, 26BKN @ PHI · L
8.7 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 19, 20, 25, 8, 15, 18, 28, 26DET vs CHA · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 5 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
Stephen CurryGSW+4.6 29.1 last 10 · 24.5 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+4.2 22.6 last 10 · 18.4 season
Mike DunleavyCHI+4.1 14.6 last 10 · 10.5 season
Derrick WilliamsSAC+3.9 12.3 last 10 · 8.4 season
Luol DengCHI+3.8 23.3 last 10 · 19.6 season
Cold
Ty LawsonDEN−3.8 14.0 last 10 · 17.8 season
Corey BrewerMIN−3.4 9.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Gerald GreenPHX−3.2 9.4 last 10 · 12.6 season
Kevin MartinMIN−3.2 17.2 last 10 · 20.4 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.0 16.6 last 10 · 19.6 season