FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 18, 2014Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed OKC by 8 after the first quarter and won 114–109.

Final
NYK97
CHI103
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI +6
Final
NOP99
HOU90
Q1 NOP -1; Q2 NOP +7; Q3 NOP -3; Q4 NOP +9
Final
MIL108
SAC107
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL 0; Q4 MIL +1
Final
OKC109
GSW114
Q1 GSW -8; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +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 18, 2013: 12 games. Top scorer: Brandon Knight (MIL vs NYK), 36 points.
The lead · OKC @ GSW

Golden State climbs back to beat OKC

OKC led by 8 after one. Golden State won it 114–109. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 34 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · GSW 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 Q3Final0-8+2+5+5GSW AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC40232620109
GSW32332920114
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 19, 19, 21, 20, 29, 34, 19, 34GSW34 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 23, 24, 21, 21, 25, 29, 22, 19GSW19 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 27, 22, 28, 26, 34, 28, 32, 33OKC33 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 9 games: 27, 10, 28, 23, 19, 16, 23, 26, 30OKC30 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · MIL @ SAC

Milwaukee wins a tight one over Sacramento

108–107. Neither team led by more than 4 at any break. Brandon Knight led Milwaukee with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over SAC1GSW over OKC5CHI over NYK6NOP over HOU9Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over SAC.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 27 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Season avg21.2Last 3

21.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 22 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg25.6Today

26 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler 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.
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 23, 15, 24, 18, 11, 17, 22, 35CHI vs NYK · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 19, 19, 21, 20, 29, 34, 19, 34GSW vs OKC · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 27, 22, 28, 26, 34, 28, 32, 33OKC @ GSW · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 30, 26, 23, 18, 31, 8, 31, 30NOP @ HOU · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 9 games: 27, 10, 28, 23, 19, 16, 23, 26, 30OKC @ GSW · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 22, 25, 24, 22, 31, 22, 29, 27SAC vs MIL · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 5 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+4.7 15.4 last 10 · 10.7 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+4.2 20.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK+3.6 14.1 last 10 · 10.5 season
Goran DragicPHX+3.3 19.5 last 10 · 16.2 season
Patrick PattersonTOR+3.1 11.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Cold
Reggie JacksonOKC−6.0 9.7 last 10 · 15.7 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