FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, January 12, 2016Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed CHI by 9 after the first quarter and won 106–101.

Final
PHX97
IND116
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +19
Final
SAS109
DET99
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +10
Final
BOS114
NYK120
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +6
Final
HOU107
MEM91
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +16
Final
CHI101
MIL106
Q1 MIL -9; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +5
Final
OKC101
MIN96
Q1 OKC +11; Q2 OKC +12; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +5
Final · OT
CLE110
DAL107
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -5; Q3 CLE -5; Q4 CLE 0; OT1 CLE +3
Final
NOP91
LAL95
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +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 · 2014–15Jan 12, 2015: 4 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (NOP @ BOS), 34 points.
The lead · CHI @ MIL

Milwaukee climbs out of a 9-point hole against Chicago

Down 9 after one, the Bucks won the fourth quarter 32–24 and the game 106–101. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · MIL 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-5-3+5MIL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI29222624101
MIL20262832106
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 27, 14, 11, 11, 18, 5, 8, 29MIL29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 4, 23, 19, 15, 13, 9, 28, 17MIL17 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 28, 23, 42, 32, 19, 27, 19, 30CHI30 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Tony SnellPoints, last 10 games: 3, 22, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 7, 4, 17CHI17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Indiana by 19.

CLE over DAL3LAL over NOP4MIL over CHI5OKC over MIN5NYK over BOS6SAS over DET10HOU over MEM16IND over PHX19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 33 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg12.9Last 3

12.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 29 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg31.5Today

31 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Isaiah Thomas 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.
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 21, 24, 24, 19, 22, 14, 35, 34BOS @ NYK · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 2, 13, 12, 12, 2, 16, 6, 31SAS @ DET · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 28, 23, 42, 32, 19, 27, 19, 30CHI @ MIL · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 26, 26, 23, 29, 26, 24, 28, 30OKC @ MIN · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 27, 14, 11, 11, 18, 5, 8, 29MIL vs CHI · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 14, 34, 29, 20, 34, 13, 37, 27CLE @ DAL · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 7 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
Khris MiddletonMIL+5.6 22.5 last 10 · 16.9 season
Lou WilliamsLAL+4.8 20.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+4.5 25.5 last 10 · 21.0 season
Larry Nance Jr.LAL+4.0 10.2 last 10 · 6.2 season
Ish SmithPHI+3.9 14.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−6.4 23.1 last 10 · 29.5 season
Zach LaVineMIN−6.1 6.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−4.9 6.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Robert CovingtonPHI−4.5 5.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Avery BradleyBOS−4.2 10.3 last 10 · 14.5 season