FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 4, 2014Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed NOP by 12 after the first quarter and won 99–82.

Final
NOP82
IND99
Q1 IND -12; Q2 IND -5; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +17
Final
MIA110
ORL94
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +16
Final
CLE82
BKN89
Q1 BKN +5; Q2 BKN +13; Q3 BKN +2; Q4 BKN +7
Final
ATL84
CHI91
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +7
Final
OKC115
MIN111
Q1 OKC -4; Q2 OKC -6; Q3 OKC -10; Q4 OKC +4
Final
LAC92
SAS116
Q1 SAS +20; Q2 SAS +35; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +24
Final
MIL100
PHX116
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +16
Final
PHI101
POR99
Q1 PHI +13; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI -7; Q4 PHI +2
Final
CHA113
SAC103
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +13; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +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 · 2012–13Jan 4, 2013: 11 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ LAC), 38 points.
The lead · NOP @ IND

Indiana climbs out of a 12-point hole against New Orleans

Down 12 after one, the Pacers won the third quarter 30–12 and the game 99–82. Paul George led Indiana with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · IND 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-5+13+17IND AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOP2722122182
IND1529302599
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 25, 24, 24, 26, 24, 21, 12, 24IND24 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Lance StephensonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 13, 16, 12, 26, 23, 6, 8, 19IND19 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 10, 5, 9, 18, 17, 12, 12, 21NOP21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Alexis AjincaPoints, last 8 games: 4, 6, 4, 2, 0, 2, 0, 17NOP17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · OKC @ MIN

OKC fights back late to top Minnesota

Minnesota led 87–77 after three. OKC won the fourth 38–24 and the game 115–111. Kevin Durant led OKC with 48 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · OKC vs MIN
Kevin Durant · OKCNikola Pekovic · MINPTS4831REB711AST70Top 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
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.9Season avg26.0Last 5

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.9 in 29 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 26 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 48

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.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 17, 24, 29, 34, 33, 37, 24, 48OKC @ MIN · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Latrell Sprewell NYK, Jan 26, 2002: 48 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Season high48 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Nikola PekovicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 30, 22, 34, 18, 19, 18, 22, 31MIN vs OKC · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 29, 25, 45, 25, 33, 36, 21, 30MIN vs OKC · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 20, 25, 18, 16, 18, 14, 6, 30CHA @ SAC · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 14, 25, 30, 30, 25, 17, 28, 30PHI @ POR · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 15, 18, 32, 22, 28, 25, 10, 29POR vs PHI · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 3 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
Brandon KnightMIL+6.4 21.5 last 10 · 15.1 season
Thaddeus YoungPHI+4.9 23.2 last 10 · 18.3 season
Nick YoungLAL+4.8 21.3 last 10 · 16.5 season
David LeeGSW+4.7 23.6 last 10 · 18.9 season
Nikola PekovicMIN+4.5 22.6 last 10 · 18.1 season
Cold
Rodney StuckeyDET−4.9 9.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Kevin MartinMIN−4.4 15.4 last 10 · 19.8 season
Harrison BarnesGSW−3.8 7.9 last 10 · 11.7 season
Bradley BealWAS−3.6 14.4 last 10 · 18.0 season
Corey BrewerMIN−3.5 8.5 last 10 · 12.0 season