FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 27, 2014Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed ATL by 8 after three quarters and won 111–109.

Final
PHX124
PHI113
Q1 PHX +14; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +11
Final
TOR104
BKN103
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +1
Final
MIN95
CHI86
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +9
Final
LAC114
MIL86
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +23; Q3 LAC +23; Q4 LAC +28
Final
ATL109
OKC111
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC -7; Q3 OKC -8; Q4 OKC +2
Final
SAC99
UTA106
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA 0; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +7
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 27, 2013: 7 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (NYK vs ATL), 42 points.
The lead · ATL @ OKC

Kevin Durant scores 41, OKC holds off Atlanta

Final: 111–109. Kevin Durant added 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · OKC 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-7-8+2OKC AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL32253022109
OKC26242932111
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 37, 36, 54, 30, 46, 36, 32, 41OKC41 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 17, 23, 14, 16, 15, 27, 14, 5, 18OKC18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 20, 21, 13, 26, 24, 15, 20, 23ATL23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Mike ScottPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 14, 15, 17, 12, 10, 10, 14, 16ATL16 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Clippers by 28.

TOR over BKN1OKC over ATL2UTA over SAC7MIN over CHI9PHX over PHI11LAC over MIL28Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 33 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg11.9Last 3

11.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 37 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 41

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, 33, 37, 36, 54, 30, 46, 36, 32, 41OKC vs ATL · W
31.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Michael Jordan CHI, May 19, 1998: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
41 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 23, 15, 18, 3, 13, 12, 6, 33BKN vs TOR · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +20.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 18, 24, 21, 21, 3, 18, 11, 31TOR @ BKN · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 14, 27, 16, 18, 19, 26, 15, 31MIN @ CHI · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Gerald GreenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 4, 28, 12, 9, 23, 8, 12, 30PHX @ PHI · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 16, 29, 22, 26, 20, 19, 37, 25LAC @ MIL · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 0 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
D.J. AugustinCHI+8.7 18.9 last 10 · 10.2 season
Kevin DurantOKC+6.2 37.5 last 10 · 31.3 season
Randy FoyeDEN+5.6 16.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Al JeffersonCHA+5.3 24.2 last 10 · 18.9 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC+5.1 23.1 last 10 · 18.0 season
Cold
Kevin LoveMIN−4.9 20.0 last 10 · 24.9 season
Harrison BarnesGSW−4.6 5.6 last 10 · 10.2 season
Damian LillardPOR−3.9 16.8 last 10 · 20.7 season
James HardenHOU−3.5 20.2 last 10 · 23.7 season
O.J. MayoMIL−3.2 9.0 last 10 · 12.2 season