FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 4, 2014Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed NOP by 6 after the first quarter and won 112–85.

Final
CLE90
NYK87
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE -5; Q4 CLE +3
Final
IND82
POR88
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +6
Final
NOP85
GSW112
Q1 GSW -6; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 GSW +27
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 · 2013–14Dec 4, 2013: 7 games. Top scorer: LaMarcus Aldridge (POR vs OKC), 38 points.
The lead · NOP @ GSW

Golden State 112, New Orleans 85

Golden State won the fourth quarter 32–19 on the way to a 27-point win. Klay Thompson led Golden State with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+13+14+27GSW AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOP2812261985
GSW22312732112
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 14, 20, 24, 12, 17, 15, 20, 23GSW23 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 8, 15, 40, 28, 26, 16, 22, 19GSW19 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 28, 18, 43, 14, 14, 30, 25, 30NOP30 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 9, 12, 19, 11, 20, 17, 16, 12NOP12 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Second story · CLE @ NYK

Cleveland survives New York, 90–87

A three-point finish after it was 68–73 through three. Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 37 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over NYK3POR over IND6GSW over NOP27Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over NYK.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 18 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg15.5Last 3

15.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 17 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Season avg40.4Today

40 minutes today, against 30.3 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 37

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: 20, 20, 20, 22, 21, 12, 18, 24, 28, 37CLE @ NYK · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 28, 18, 43, 14, 14, 30, 25, 30NOP @ GSW · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 21, 12, 16, 22, 20, 17, 17, 23POR vs IND · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 14, 20, 24, 12, 17, 15, 20, 23GSW vs NOP · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 6, 24, 6, 2, 5, 4, 11, 2, 2, 20NYK vs CLE · L
8.8 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 15, 22, 15, 29, 29, 19, 26, 19CLE @ NYK · W
24.6 PPG season to date · −5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 12 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
Monta EllisDAL+2.3 23.0 last 10 · 20.7 season
Jabari ParkerMIL+1.6 13.8 last 10 · 12.2 season
Elfrid PaytonORL+1.0 7.7 last 10 · 6.7 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+0.8 15.7 last 10 · 14.8 season
Tyson ChandlerDAL+0.1 11.4 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
Evan FournierORL−3.0 11.8 last 10 · 14.8 season
Channing FryeORL−2.0 6.2 last 10 · 8.2 season
Brandon KnightMIL−0.4 17.5 last 10 · 17.9 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−0.2 11.4 last 10 · 11.6 season
O.J. MayoMIL−0.1 10.9 last 10 · 11.0 season