FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 17, 2014Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by ATL (vs CLE) and TOR (vs BKN).

Final
PHX111
CHA106
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX -7; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 PHX +5
Final
ATL127
CLE98
Q1 ATL -8; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +20; Q4 ATL +29
Final
ORL92
BOS109
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +17
Final
DAL117
DET106
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +11
Final
UTA105
MIA87
Q1 UTA +17; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +18
Final
BKN89
TOR105
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +16
Final · 3OT
MEM117
SAS116
Q1 MEM +15; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM 0; OT1 MEM 0; OT2 MEM 0; OT3 MEM +1
Final
MIL97
POR104
Q1 POR -7; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +7
Final · OT
HOU115
DEN111
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU 0; OT1 HOU +4
Final
IND100
LAC102
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +2
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 17, 2013: 5 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (POR @ CLE), 36 points.
The lead · BKN @ TOR

Toronto climbs out of an 8-point hole against Brooklyn

Down 8 after one, the Raptors won the second quarter 31–22 and the game 105–89. Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 20 points, 3 rebounds and 12 assists.

Game flow · TOR 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+1+3+16TOR AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BKN3022211689
TOR22312329105
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 39, 22, 13, 16, 9, 21, 17, 20TOR20 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 9, 7, 18, 18, 10, 8, 6, 16TOR16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Mason PlumleePoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 2, 0, 9, 8, 18, 11, 21, 23BKN23 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 3, 22, 8, 12, 12, 22, 16, 17BKN17 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Hawks rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Atlanta beat Cleveland by 29.

MEM over SAS1LAC over IND2HOU over DEN4PHX over CHA5POR over MIL7DAL over DET11TOR over BKN16BOS over ORL17UTA over MIA18ATL over CLE29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 23 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg17.5Last 3

17.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 23 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg41.2Today

41 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 42

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.
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 28, 25, 16, 10, 29, 17, 28, 42MIA vs UTA · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Lou Williams LAC, Nov 27, 2017: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Season high42 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 34, 21, 38, 15, 34, 44, 24, 41HOU @ DEN · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Mar 19, 1999: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
41 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 24, 14, 15, 28, 30, 20, 13, 32DAL @ DET · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 21, 30, 45, 17, 14, 10, 18, 31LAC vs IND · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 16, 9, 19, 20, 18, 16, 17, 29UTA @ MIA · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 23, 20, 14, 23, 35, 18, 23, 29POR vs MIL · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 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+5.9 16.6 last 10 · 10.8 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+4.2 20.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Goran DragicPHX+3.3 19.5 last 10 · 16.2 season
Patrick PattersonTOR+3.1 11.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
JJ RedickLAC+3.0 17.5 last 10 · 14.5 season
Cold
Reggie JacksonOKC−4.7 11.5 last 10 · 16.2 season
Brandon JenningsDET−4.6 7.8 last 10 · 12.4 season
Chris CopelandIND−4.4 5.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC−3.6 12.2 last 10 · 15.8 season
Shawne WilliamsMIA−3.6 4.4 last 10 · 8.0 season