FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 7, 2015Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed GSW by 12 at halftime and won 103–100.

Final
PHX69
ATL96
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +27
Final
CHA100
MIA105
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA 0; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +5
Final
GSW100
NOP103
Q1 NOP -8; Q2 NOP -12; Q3 NOP +1; Q4 NOP +3
Final
SAS113
OKC88
Q1 SAS +19; Q2 SAS +22; Q3 SAS +31; Q4 SAS +25
Final
MIN111
SAC116
Q1 SAC -8; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +5
Final
LAL100
LAC105
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +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
The lead · GSW @ NOP

New Orleans rallies from 12 down to beat Golden State

Trailing by 12 at the half, New Orleans outscored the Warriors 60–45 the rest of the way. Final: 103–100. Anthony Davis led New Orleans with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

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 Q3Final0-8-12+1+3NOP AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW27282322100
NOP19243624103
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 36, 20, 26, 24, 24, 28, 20, 20, 19, 29NOP29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Quincy PondexterPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 12, 10, 16, 10, 10, 18, 3, 20NOP20 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 33, 38, 25, 27, 28, 11, 24, 25GSW25 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 6, 15, 13, 14, 10, 5, 6, 24GSW24 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Second story · MIN @ SAC

Sacramento climbs out of an 8-point hole against Minnesota

Down 8 after one, the Kings won the third quarter 36–25 and the game 116–111. Rudy Gay led Sacramento with 33 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · SAC vs MIN
Rudy Gay · SACKevin Martin · MINPTS3337REB75AST58Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 62 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.9 in 60 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.1Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 18.1 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Martin leads the day with 37

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.
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 14, 19, 23, 37, 22, 15, 12, 37MIN @ SAC · L
20.4 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 23, 33, 26, 21, 14, 18, 24, 33SAC vs MIN · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Omri CasspiPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 5, 10, 10, 7, 18, 17, 14, 31SAC vs MIN · W
8.2 PPG season to date · +23.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 36, 20, 26, 24, 24, 28, 20, 20, 19, 29NOP vs GSW · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 23, 11, 20, 17, 14, 12, 7, 29CHA @ MIA · L
12.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 22, 6, 10, 19, 11, 21, 15, 28MIA vs CHA · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 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
Zach LaVineMIN+8.6 17.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Brook LopezBKN+8.5 25.6 last 10 · 17.1 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL+7.1 18.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Reggie JacksonDET+6.4 20.7 last 10 · 14.3 season
James HardenHOU+6.2 33.9 last 10 · 27.7 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Donald SloanIND−6.8 1.2 last 10 · 8.0 season
KJ McDanielsHOU−6.5 1.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Mason PlumleeBKN−4.4 4.5 last 10 · 8.9 season
D.J. AugustinOKC−4.1 5.7 last 10 · 9.8 season