FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 18, 2015Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime.

Final
BKN97
IND104
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND -5; Q4 IND +7
Final
POR94
ORL102
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +8
Final
NYK107
PHI97
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +21; Q3 NYK +21; Q4 NYK +10
Final
ATL109
BOS101
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +8
Final · 4+OT
DET147
CHI144
Final
TOR108
MIA94
Q1 TOR +2; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR +4; Q4 TOR +14
Final
SAC95
MIN99
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +4
Final
LAC107
SAS115
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS 0; Q3 SAS -3; Q4 SAS +8
Final
MEM88
DAL97
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +9
Final
DEN88
UTA97
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +9
Final
MIL112
GSW121
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW -12; Q3 GSW -8; Q4 GSW +9
Final
NOP88
PHX104
Q1 PHX +11; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +16
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 18, 2014: 4 games. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (CHI vs NYK), 35 points.
The lead · MIL @ GSW

Golden State climbs back to beat Milwaukee

Milwaukee led by 12 at the half. Golden State won it 121–112. Klay Thompson led Golden State with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · GSW 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 Q3Final0-3-12-8+9GSW AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL36342319112
GSW33252736121
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 20, 21, 26, 21, 39, 12, 43, 27GSW27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 40, 44, 28, 29, 38, 28, 25, 26GSW26 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Michael Carter-WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 20, 8, 20, 2, 17, 19, 17, 24MIL24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 17, 17, 15, 15, 11, 15, 9, 20MIL20 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.0Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.0 in 24 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg7.9Last 3

7.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 24 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Season avg54.0Today

54 minutes today, against 25.9 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · ATL @ BOS

Boston's skid reaches three

Atlanta won 109–101; the Celtics fall to 14–13. Dennis Schroder led Atlanta with 22 points, 0 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · BOS
W@ MIA105–95W@ SAC114–97L@ SAS105–108W@ NOP111–93Wvs CHI105–100Lvs GSW119–124W@ CHA98–93Lvs CLE77–89L@ DET116–119Lvs ATL101–109BOS: last 10 games through Dec 18, oldest first. Pink = win.
Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 43

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.
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 25, 19, 36, 14, 15, 23, 24, 43CHI vs DET · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Robert Covington LAC, Apr 1, 2022: 43 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Career high43 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 19, 14, 12, 11, 9, 6, 19, 34CHI vs DET · L
14.1 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 18, 9, 18, 18, 8, 20, 16, 33DET @ CHI · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 17, 8, 19, 22, 13, 23, 23, 32MIN vs SAC · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 20, 4, 18, 21, 21, 34, 23, 31DET @ CHI · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 13, 22, 16, 24, 18, 13, 10, 30CHI vs DET · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 15 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
John WallWAS+4.8 24.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+4.6 23.9 last 10 · 19.3 season
Jon LeuerPHX+4.2 12.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Lance ThomasNYK+3.7 11.9 last 10 · 8.2 season
Patrick BeverleyHOU+3.6 12.0 last 10 · 8.4 season
Cold
Evan FournierORL−5.7 8.4 last 10 · 14.1 season
Eric GordonNOP−4.5 11.3 last 10 · 15.8 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−3.9 21.7 last 10 · 25.6 season
Brandon KnightPHX−3.4 16.5 last 10 · 19.9 season
Ish SmithNOP−3.1 6.5 last 10 · 9.6 season