FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 14, 2015Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by CHI (vs PHI) and POR (vs NOP).

Final
TOR90
IND106
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +16
Final
ORL105
BKN82
Q1 ORL 0; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +23
Final · OT
LAC105
DET103
Q1 LAC 0; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC 0; OT1 LAC +2
Final
MIA100
ATL88
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +12
Final
PHI96
CHI115
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI -5; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +19
Final
WAS95
MEM112
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +22; Q4 MEM +17
Final
PHX94
DAL104
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +10
Final
UTA81
SAS118
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +23; Q3 SAS +40; Q4 SAS +37
Final
HOU108
DEN114
Q1 DEN +14; Q2 DEN -4; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +6
Final
NOP101
POR105
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +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 · 2014–15Dec 14, 2014: 7 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW @ NOP), 34 points.
The lead · NOP @ POR

Damian Lillard scores 30 in Portland win over New Orleans

Final: 105–101. Damian Lillard added 3 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+2+9+4POR AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOP31172132101
POR26242827105
Who led
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 7, 25, 26, 19, 23, 33, 18, 29, 30POR30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 8, 20, 4, 8, 2, 8, 7, 19POR19 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 36, 17, 29, 31, 16, 18, 22, 28NOP28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 7 games: 20, 10, 14, 0, 27, 22, 19NOP19 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.2Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.2 in 22 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 22 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg36.6Today

37 minutes today, against 21.5 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · PHI @ CHI

Chicago makes it three straight

Chicago beat Philadelphia 115–96 and moved to 14–8. Jimmy Butler led Chicago with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · CHI
W@ POR93–88L@ IND92–104Wvs SAS92–89Wvs DEN99–90Lvs CHA96–102Lvs PHX101–103L@ BOS100–105Wvs LAC83–80Wvs NOP98–94Wvs PHI115–96CHI: last 10 games through Dec 14, oldest first. Pink = win.
Top performances

Reggie Jackson leads the day with 34

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.
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 31, 34, 23, 20, 4, 18, 21, 21, 34DET vs LAC · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 23, 19, 28, 16, 21, 18, 21, 34LAC @ DET · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 7, 25, 26, 19, 23, 33, 18, 29, 30POR vs NOP · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 36, 17, 29, 31, 16, 18, 22, 28NOP @ POR · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kent BazemorePoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 11, 7, 9, 15, 12, 22, 9, 28ATL vs MIA · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 38, 15, 22, 11, 19, 17, 12, 24MEM vs WAS · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 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
John WallWAS+4.6 24.2 last 10 · 19.6 season
Jon LeuerPHX+4.1 12.8 last 10 · 8.7 season
Allen CrabbePOR+2.7 12.7 last 10 · 10.0 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL+2.7 15.9 last 10 · 13.2 season
Elfrid PaytonORL+2.7 14.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
Evan FournierORL−5.9 8.7 last 10 · 14.6 season
Eric GordonNOP−3.9 11.8 last 10 · 15.7 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−3.7 22.4 last 10 · 26.1 season
Hassan WhitesideMIA−3.1 9.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Langston GallowayNYK−3.1 5.0 last 10 · 8.1 season