FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 24, 2015Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed WAS by 12 after the first quarter and won 103–96.

Final
NYK71
CHA76
Q1 CHA -7; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA +3; Q4 CHA +5
Final
DET86
MIL101
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL +14; Q3 MIL +24; Q4 MIL +15
Final
PHI83
MEM101
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +19; Q3 MEM +20; Q4 MEM +18
Final
BKN73
UTA108
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +21; Q3 UTA +22; Q4 UTA +35
Final
WAS96
POR103
Q1 POR -12; Q2 POR -10; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +7
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 · 2013–14Jan 24, 2014: 13 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (NYK vs CHA), 62 points.
The lead · WAS @ POR

Portland climbs back to beat Washington

Washington led by 12 after one. Portland won it 103–96. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · POR 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 Q3Final0-12-10-1+7POR AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
WAS3223152696
POR20252434103
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 24, 25, 15, 37, 24, 32, 10, 26POR26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 34, 15, 23, 23, 22, 22, 21, 20POR20 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 15, 25, 21, 13, 11, 11, 18, 25WAS25 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 11, 13, 22, 8, 7, 10, 14, 19WAS19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.4Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.4 in 43 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg6.1Last 3

6.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 38 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 20.7 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · NYK @ CHA

Charlotte beats New York, 76–71

Charlotte led 57–54 after three and won by 5. Brian Roberts led Charlotte with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHA over NYK5POR over WAS7MIL over DET15MEM over PHI18UTA over BKN35Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over NYK.
Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 26

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.
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 24, 25, 15, 37, 24, 32, 10, 26POR vs WAS · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 15, 25, 21, 13, 11, 11, 18, 25WAS @ POR · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 17, 12, 7, 7, 15, 10, 11, 13, 13, 25NYK @ CHA · L
11.4 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 27, 9, 17, 31, 10, 14, 24, 24UTA vs BKN · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 34, 15, 23, 23, 22, 22, 21, 20POR vs WAS · W
22.0 PPG season to date · −2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 4, 15, 12, 12, 22, 13, 12, 20MIL vs DET · W
11.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 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
Mo WilliamsMIN+6.3 18.8 last 10 · 12.5 season
Victor OladipoORL+5.1 21.5 last 10 · 16.4 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+4.8 27.4 last 10 · 22.6 season
Nikola VucevicORL+4.6 24.0 last 10 · 19.4 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+4.5 14.8 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Deron WilliamsBKN−5.6 8.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−4.8 20.2 last 10 · 25.0 season
Al JeffersonCHA−4.6 12.8 last 10 · 17.4 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI−4.6 15.9 last 10 · 20.5 season