FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 16, 2014Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed UTA by 11 after three quarters and won 119–111.

Final
MIN95
WAS109
Q1 WAS +11; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +5; Q4 WAS +14
Final
MIA95
BKN91
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +4
Final
GSW98
MEM105
Q1 MEM -6; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +7
Final
UTA111
NOP119
Q1 NOP -6; Q2 NOP -3; Q3 NOP -11; Q4 NOP +8
Final
DAL107
NYK87
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +20
Final
OKC104
SAC92
Q1 OKC +14; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +12
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 16, 2013: 8 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (BKN vs PHI), 37 points.
The lead · UTA @ NOP

Anthony Davis scores 31, New Orleans rallies past Utah

New Orleans trailed by 11 after three and won 119–111.

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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-3-11+8NOP AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA26303322111
NOP20332541119
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 25, 30, 26, 23, 18, 31, 8, 31NOP31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 4, 16, 11, 4, 13, 30, 15, 28NOP28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 17, 19, 16, 13, 12, 25, 10, 29UTA29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 25, 16, 9, 19, 20, 18, 16, 17UTA17 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · GSW @ MEM

Memphis extends win streak to 5

105–98 over Golden State. Record: 20–4. Marc Gasol led Memphis with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · MEM
W@ LAL99–93W@ POR112–99W@ SAC97–85L@ HOU96–105Lvs SAS101–107Wvs MIA103–87Wvs DAL114–105Wvs CHA113–107W@ PHI120–115Wvs GSW105–98MEM: last 10 games through Dec 16, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg9.9Last 3

9.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 9 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg33.1Today

33 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 32

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.
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 2, 32, 21, 27, 22, 28, 26, 34, 28, 32OKC @ SAC · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 25, 30, 26, 23, 18, 31, 8, 31NOP vs UTA · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 17, 19, 16, 13, 12, 25, 10, 29UTA @ NOP · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 16, 19, 14, 13, 13, 16, 8, 29MIN @ WAS · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 28, 28, 25, 16, 10, 29, 17, 28MIA @ BKN · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 4, 16, 11, 4, 13, 30, 15, 28NOP vs UTA · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 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
Patrick PattersonTOR+3.0 11.6 last 10 · 8.6 season
JJ RedickLAC+3.0 17.4 last 10 · 14.4 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+2.9 19.0 last 10 · 16.1 season
Andre DrummondDET+2.8 14.9 last 10 · 12.1 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsDET−5.0 7.4 last 10 · 12.4 season
Reggie JacksonOKC−4.7 11.5 last 10 · 16.2 season
Chris CopelandIND−4.4 5.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
Shawne WilliamsMIA−3.7 4.4 last 10 · 8.1 season
Robin LopezPOR−3.5 6.1 last 10 · 9.6 season