FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 13, 2014Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed PHI by 12 after three quarters and won 120–115.

Final
GSW105
DAL98
Q1 GSW +21; Q2 GSW +22; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +7
Final
BKN114
CHA87
Q1 BKN +15; Q2 BKN +10; Q3 BKN +26; Q4 BKN +27
Final
POR95
IND85
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +20; Q3 POR +16; Q4 POR +10
Final
ATL99
ORL100
Q1 ORL -5; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL 0; Q4 ORL +1
Final
LAC106
MIL111
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +5
Final · OT
MEM120
PHI115
Q1 MEM -7; Q2 MEM -7; Q3 MEM -12; Q4 MEM 0; OT1 MEM +5
Final
DEN96
HOU108
Q1 HOU -10; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +12
Final
DET95
SAC90
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +5
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 13, 2013: 13 games. Top scorer: Kevin Love (MIN @ SAS), 42 points.
The lead · MEM @ PHI

Mike Conley scores 36, Memphis wins in overtime

Tied 109–109 after regulation. Final: 120–115.

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7-7-120+5MEM AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
MEM2122254111120
PHI282230296115
Who led
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 19, 21, 10, 15, 23, 18, 22, 19, 36MEM36 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 14, 22, 8, 10, 17, 17, 20, 24MEM24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 4, 9, 17, 21, 25, 9, 20, 24PHI24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hollis ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 10, 7, 3, 5, 13, 8, 2, 21PHI21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 13 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg14.2Last 3

14.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 20 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg38.4Today

38 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Brooklyn by 27.

ORL over ATL1MIL over LAC5MEM over PHI5DET over SAC5GSW over DAL7POR over IND10HOU over DEN12BKN over CHA27Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Mike Conley leads the day with 36

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.
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 19, 21, 10, 15, 23, 18, 22, 19, 36MEM @ PHI · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 40, 28, 26, 16, 22, 19, 19, 21, 20, 29GSW @ DAL · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 11, 26, 32, 22, 21, 12, 15, 26HOU vs DEN · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Matt BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 8, 8, 17, 14, 8, 11, 11, 26LAC @ MIL · L
9.5 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 13, 23, 20, 21, 17, 16, 10, 25LAC @ MIL · L
14.4 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 17, 15, 20, 23, 24, 21, 21, 25GSW @ DAL · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 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
Donatas MotiejunasHOU+5.7 16.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
Eric BledsoePHX+3.3 19.1 last 10 · 15.8 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+3.1 19.3 last 10 · 16.2 season
Andre DrummondDET+3.0 14.8 last 10 · 11.8 season
JJ RedickLAC+2.6 17.0 last 10 · 14.4 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsDET−4.0 8.7 last 10 · 12.7 season
Chris CopelandIND−3.6 6.7 last 10 · 10.3 season
Shawne WilliamsMIA−3.6 4.6 last 10 · 8.2 season
Iman ShumpertNYK−3.1 6.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Evan FournierORL−3.0 11.6 last 10 · 14.6 season