FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 15, 2014Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed PHX by 12 after the first quarter and won 96–94.

Final
CHA88
CLE97
Q1 CLE +17; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +9
Final
LAL91
IND110
Q1 IND +19; Q2 IND +33; Q3 IND +31; Q4 IND +19
Final
BOS105
PHI87
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +19; Q3 BOS +24; Q4 BOS +18
Final
CHI86
ATL93
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +7
Final
ORL82
TOR95
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR -8; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +13
Final
MIL96
PHX94
Q1 MIL -12; Q2 MIL -9; Q3 MIL -5; Q4 MIL +2
Final
SAS95
POR108
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +13
Final
DET91
LAC113
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +23; Q4 LAC +22
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 15, 2013: 6 games. Top scorer: Josh Smith (DET vs POR), 31 points.
The lead · MIL @ PHX

Milwaukee rallies from 12 down to beat Phoenix

Trailing by 12 after one, Milwaukee outscored the Suns 82–68 the rest of the way. Final: 96–94. Brandon Knight led Milwaukee with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · MIL 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-9-5+2MIL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL1430232996
PHX2627192294
Who led
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 12, 27, 25, 13, 16, 9, 22, 20MIL20 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 11, 3, 21, 14, 2, 7, 14, 14MIL14 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 15, 22, 4, 21, 17, 17, 4, 25PHX25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 5, 5, 23, 16, 16, 10, 6, 20PHX20 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 14 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg7.5Last 3

7.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.1 in 24 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg39.6Today

40 minutes today, against 22.3 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · ORL @ TOR

Toronto fights back from 8 down against Orlando

Final: 95–82, after trailing by 8 at the half. Lou Williams led Toronto with 18 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · TOR vs ORL
Lou Williams · TORTobias Harris · ORLPTS1818REB36AST23Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Kelly Olynyk leads the day with 30

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.
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 10 games: 4, 3, 4, 20, 6, 0, 19, 8, 11, 30BOS @ PHI · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 19, 26, 19, 24, 18, 35, 41, 27CLE vs CHA · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 15, 22, 4, 21, 17, 17, 4, 25PHX vs MIL · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 13, 4, 23, 11, 18, 28, 11, 24CHA @ CLE · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 17, 23, 20, 14, 23, 35, 18, 23POR vs SAS · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 39, 18, 24, 23, 10, 35, 19, 23POR vs SAS · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 14 REB · 1 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
Zach LaVineMIN+3.2 12.3 last 10 · 9.2 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+3.1 19.3 last 10 · 16.2 season
Patrick PattersonTOR+3.0 11.6 last 10 · 8.6 season
JJ RedickLAC+3.0 17.4 last 10 · 14.4 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsDET−5.0 7.4 last 10 · 12.4 season
Chris CopelandIND−4.4 5.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
Reggie JacksonOKC−3.7 12.9 last 10 · 16.6 season
Shawne WilliamsMIA−3.5 4.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Robin LopezPOR−3.5 6.1 last 10 · 9.6 season