FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 20, 2014Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed IND by 6 after the first quarter and won 76–73.

Final
PHX99
NYK90
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +9
Final
UTA86
CHA104
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +13; Q3 CHA +21; Q4 CHA +18
Final
POR114
NOP88
Q1 POR +15; Q2 POR +18; Q3 POR +32; Q4 POR +26
Final
ATL104
HOU97
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL 0; Q4 ATL +7
Final
SAS93
DAL99
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -5; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +6
Final
IND73
DEN76
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN 0; Q4 DEN +3
Final
MIL102
LAC106
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC -1; Q4 LAC +4
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 20, 2013: 9 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (CLE vs MIL), 39 points.
The lead · IND @ DEN

Denver survives Indiana, 76–73

A three-point finish after it was 55–55 through three. Danilo Gallinari led Denver with 19 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-10+3DEN AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND2112221873
DEN1517232176
Who led
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 0, 11, 6, 9, 7, 0, 0, 16, 10, 19DEN19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 4, 22, 10, 19, 6, 12, 10, 15DEN15 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 16, 8, 2, 12, 12, 12, 17, 19IND19 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 5, 6, 15, 30, 5, 20, 17, 16IND16 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 18 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg3.4Last 3

3.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 25 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 0 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg38.8Today

39 minutes today, against 21.0 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Portland posts the night's biggest win

Portland beat New Orleans by 26, the widest margin of 7 games.

DEN over IND3LAC over MIL4DAL over SAS6ATL over HOU7PHX over NYK9CHA over UTA18POR over NOP26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 38

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.
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 38, 23, 33, 19, 2, 26, 24, 14, 25, 38DAL vs SAS · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 23, 10, 35, 19, 23, 23, 32, 27POR @ NOP · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 20, 17, 19, 10, 11, 20, 17, 27LAC vs MIL · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 9, 32, 23, 17, 22, 34, 26, 25NYK vs PHX · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 23, 27, 4, 16, 12, 11, 15, 25PHX @ NYK · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 45, 17, 14, 10, 18, 31, 32, 24LAC vs MIL · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 8 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+5.0 15.6 last 10 · 10.6 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK+4.8 15.5 last 10 · 10.7 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+4.2 20.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Marco BelinelliSAS+3.8 13.2 last 10 · 9.4 season
Danny GreenSAS+3.4 16.1 last 10 · 12.7 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsDET−5.0 7.8 last 10 · 12.8 season
Reggie JacksonOKC−4.8 11.2 last 10 · 16.0 season
Chris CopelandIND−4.5 5.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Donald SloanIND−4.3 6.0 last 10 · 10.3 season
Robin LopezPOR−3.5 6.1 last 10 · 9.6 season