FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 12, 2015Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed NOP by 6 after the first quarter and won 121–114.

Final
CLE78
BOS117
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +24; Q3 BOS +29; Q4 BOS +39
Final
BKN73
MIL96
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +23
Final
CHA77
DET116
Q1 DET +20; Q2 DET +25; Q3 DET +28; Q4 DET +39
Final
SAC111
DEN122
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +11
Final
OKC104
IND116
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +12
Final
ATL99
WAS108
Q1 WAS +16; Q2 WAS +21; Q3 WAS +15; Q4 WAS +9
Final
NOP114
HOU121
Q1 HOU -6; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU 0; Q4 HOU +7
Final
PHX91
SAS107
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +16
Final
DAL120
LAL106
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +14
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 · 2013–14Apr 12, 2014: 8 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (DAL vs PHX), 37 points.
The lead · NOP @ HOU

James Harden scores 30 in Houston win over New Orleans

Final: 121–114. James Harden added 1 rebound and 7 assists.

Game flow · HOU 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 Q3Final0-6-30+7HOU AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOP28273128114
HOU22303435121
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 24, 31, 51, 24, 41, 22, 16, 30HOU30 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Corey BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 15, 13, 2, 14, 5, 2, 11, 20HOU20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 28, 20, 20, 19, 29, 12, 19, 27NOP27 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 13, 7, 13, 16, 23, 4, 2, 17NOP17 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 65 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Season avg15.6Last 3

15.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.2 in 38 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.4Season avg35.2Today

35 minutes today, against 11.4 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 7. Widest: Boston by 39.

HOU over NOP7WAS over ATL9DEN over SAC11IND over OKC12DAL over LAL14SAS over PHX16MIL over BKN23BOS over CLE39DET over CHA39Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 54

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.
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 37, 33, 31, 18, 40, 17, 27, 54OKC @ IND · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +26.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kobe Bryant LAL, Dec 15, 2006: 53 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Career high54 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 28, 0, 12, 12, 17, 13, 24, 30IND vs OKC · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 24, 31, 51, 24, 41, 22, 16, 30HOU vs NOP · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 5, 14, 19, 10, 10, 29, 14, 30DEN vs SAC · W
12.5 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 28, 20, 20, 19, 29, 12, 19, 27NOP @ HOU · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 26, 18, 27, 2, 20, 21, 18, 26LAL vs DAL · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 6 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+9.5 19.3 last 10 · 9.8 season
Danilo GallinariDEN+8.1 20.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Andrew WigginsMIN+7.4 24.3 last 10 · 16.9 season
Omri CasspiSAC+7.4 16.0 last 10 · 8.6 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL+7.3 19.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
KJ McDanielsHOU−6.8 1.1 last 10 · 7.9 season
Donald SloanIND−6.0 1.7 last 10 · 7.7 season
Ryan AndersonNOP−5.6 8.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Paul PierceWAS−4.7 7.4 last 10 · 12.1 season