FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 9, 2014Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAC by 9 at halftime and won 98–95.

Final
TOR101
CLE105
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE -8; Q3 CLE -7; Q4 CLE +4
Final
POR98
DET86
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +12
Final
DAL105
MEM114
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM -6; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +9
Final
NYK93
NOP104
Q1 NOP +1; Q2 NOP +2; Q3 NOP +4; Q4 NOP +11
Final
MIL101
OKC114
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC +9; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +13
Final
MIA103
PHX97
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +6
Final
SAS96
UTA100
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +4
Final
SAC95
LAL98
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -9; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL +3
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 9, 2013: 6 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW @ CHA), 43 points.
The lead · SAC @ LAL

Kobe Bryant scores 32, Lakers rally past Sacramento

Lakers trailed by 9 at the half and won 98–95.

Game flow · LAL 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 Q3Final0-5-9-3+3LAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC2926261495
LAL2422322098
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 22, 26, 31, 12, 29, 22, 14, 32LAL32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 4, 15, 18, 14, 10, 2, 12, 15LAL15 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 19, 15, 16, 4, 20, 22, 16, 26SAC26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 14, 23, 20, 20, 27, 16, 29, 23SAC23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.5Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.5 in 22 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg3.1Last 3

3.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 19 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.6Season avg23.2Today

23 minutes today, against 3.6 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: OKC by 13.

LAL over SAC3CLE over TOR4UTA over SAS4MIA over PHX6MEM over DAL9NOP over NYK11POR over DET12OKC over MIL13Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 35

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 29, 29, 19, 26, 19, 24, 18, 35CLE vs TOR · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 20, 26, 20, 21, 27, 21, 12, 34MIA @ PHX · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 22, 26, 31, 12, 29, 22, 14, 32LAL vs SAC · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 30, 19, 26, 18, 8, 28, 2, 30MEM vs DAL · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 13, 16, 17, 24, 14, 15, 28, 30DAL @ MEM · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 7 games: 38, 2, 32, 21, 27, 22, 28OKC vs MIL · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 7 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
Donatas MotiejunasHOU+3.9 13.1 last 10 · 9.2 season
Andre DrummondDET+3.6 14.9 last 10 · 11.3 season
Wilson ChandlerDEN+3.5 18.1 last 10 · 14.6 season
Lou WilliamsTOR+2.9 16.8 last 10 · 13.9 season
Eric BledsoePHX+2.6 18.4 last 10 · 15.8 season
Cold
Chris CopelandIND−3.4 7.7 last 10 · 11.1 season
Evan FournierORL−3.3 11.2 last 10 · 14.5 season
Iman ShumpertNYK−3.3 6.3 last 10 · 9.6 season
Shawne WilliamsMIA−3.2 5.2 last 10 · 8.4 season
Channing FryeORL−2.5 5.7 last 10 · 8.2 season