FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 27, 2015Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DEN by 8 at halftime and won 122–112.

Final
LAL96
MEM112
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +13; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +16
Final
NYK91
BOS100
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +9
Final
DEN112
OKC122
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC -8; Q3 OKC +1; Q4 OKC +10
Final
POR98
SAC94
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR 0; 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 27, 2014: 10 games. Top scorer: Kemba Walker (CHA vs ORL), 42 points.
The lead · DEN @ OKC

Russell Westbrook scores 30, OKC rallies past Denver

OKC trailed by 8 at the half and won 122–112.

Game flow · OKC 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+1-8+1+10OKC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN31302922112
OKC32213831122
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 25, 13, 27, 13, 33, 23, 26, 30OKC30 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 31, 24, 25, 22, 24, 21, 29, 26OKC26 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 11, 19, 8, 21, 14, 11, 8, 25DEN25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 23, 14, 16, 32, 25, 17, 16, 19DEN19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · POR @ SAC

Portland handles Sacramento by 4

The Trail Blazers won the third quarter 31–29. Final: 98–94. CJ McCollum led Portland with 35 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over SAC4BOS over NYK9OKC over DEN10MEM over LAL16Final margin, points. Pink = POR over SAC.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 30 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Season avg18.1Last 3

18.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.3 in 30 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.7Season avg24.9Today

25 minutes today, against 7.7 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 36

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.
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 23, 27, 26, 24, 15, 22, 25, 36SAC vs POR · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 22, 16, 24, 27, 20, 19, 16, 35POR @ SAC · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 25, 13, 27, 13, 33, 23, 26, 30OKC vs DEN · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 23, 37, 20, 16, 27, 23, 18, 29NYK @ BOS · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 31, 24, 25, 22, 24, 21, 29, 26OKC vs DEN · W
26.6 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 11, 19, 8, 21, 14, 11, 8, 25DEN @ OKC · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 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
Klay ThompsonGSW+5.4 24.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Terrence RossTOR+4.4 12.6 last 10 · 8.2 season
Will BartonDEN+4.0 19.8 last 10 · 15.8 season
Garrett TempleWAS+3.5 10.5 last 10 · 7.0 season
JJ RedickLAC+3.5 19.0 last 10 · 15.5 season
Cold
Paul GeorgeIND−5.5 19.3 last 10 · 24.8 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC−4.6 6.7 last 10 · 11.3 season
Ish SmithPHI−4.3 4.7 last 10 · 9.0 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−4.2 7.4 last 10 · 11.6 season
Evan FournierORL−3.9 10.4 last 10 · 14.3 season