FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, November 18, 2014Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 9 points, by UTA (vs OKC) and NOP (vs SAC).

Final
LAL114
ATL109
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +5
Final
NYK113
MIL117
Q1 MIL 0; Q2 MIL +17; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +4
Final
OKC81
UTA98
Q1 UTA -9; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +17
Final
NOP106
SAC100
Q1 NOP -7; Q2 NOP -9; Q3 NOP +7; Q4 NOP +6
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 · 2013–14Nov 18, 2013: 6 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (OKC vs DEN), 38 points.
The lead · NOP @ SAC

New Orleans climbs back to beat Sacramento

Sacramento led by 9 at the half. New Orleans won it 106–100. Anthony Davis led New Orleans with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · NOP 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 Q3Final0-7-9+7+6NOP AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOP20253130106
SAC27271531100
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 14, 24, 27, 27, 25, 22, 31, 28NOP28 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 7, 16, 9, 32, 17, 16, 12, 22NOP22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 34, 19, 30, 25, 16, 16, 22, 25, 24SAC24 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Jason ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 4, 0, 8, 2, 0, 6, 4, 15SAC15 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · OKC @ UTA

OKC's skid reaches three

Utah won 98–81; the Thunder fall to 3–9. Alec Burks led Utah with 20 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · OKC
Wvs DEN102–91L@ BKN85–116L@ TOR88–100Lvs MEM89–91Wvs SAC101–93L@ MIL78–85W@ BOS109–94Lvs DET89–96Lvs HOU65–69L@ UTA81–98OKC: last 10 games through Nov 18, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.9Season avg30.4Last 5

30.4 points a game over his last five games, against 23.9 in 11 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 11 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Season avg34.5Today

35 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Paul Millsap leads the day with 29

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.
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 17, 13, 11, 19, 30, 19, 16, 29ATL vs LAL · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 14, 24, 27, 27, 25, 22, 31, 28NOP @ SAC · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 28, 39, 21, 28, 33, 9, 44, 28LAL @ ATL · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 13, 19, 20, 25, 27, 46, 28, 26NYK @ MIL · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 34, 19, 30, 25, 16, 16, 22, 25, 24SAC vs NOP · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 9, 7, 20, 16, 15, 15, 2, 3, 6, 24NYK @ MIL · L
10.3 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST