FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 22, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed ORL by 15 after three quarters and won 120–116.

Final · OT
CHA120
ORL116
Q1 CHA -5; Q2 CHA -6; Q3 CHA -15; Q4 CHA 0; OT1 CHA +4
Final
UTA108
BKN86
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA +28; Q4 UTA +22
Final
CHI101
BOS110
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +9
Final
LAC116
NYK88
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC +22; Q4 LAC +28
Final
MIL98
HOU102
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +12; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +4
Final
MIA81
TOR101
Q1 TOR +11; Q2 TOR +16; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +20
Final
OKC109
DAL106
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC -8; Q3 OKC +11; Q4 OKC +3
Final
IND110
GSW122
Q1 GSW +14; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +13; Q4 GSW +12
Final
SAS108
LAL95
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +13
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 22, 2015: 4 games. Top scorer: Gordon Hayward (UTA @ MIL), 24 points.
The lead · CHA @ ORL

Kemba Walker scores 40 as Charlotte beats Orlando

Charlotte won 120–116. Kemba Walker: 40 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists.

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-5-6-150+4CHA AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
CHA3025243011120
ORL352633157116
Who led
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 11, 11, 23, 25, 12, 52, 21, 40CHA40 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Troy DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 3, 13, 5, 6, 3, 3, 11, 17CHA17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 20, 6, 18, 20, 20, 17, 27, 29ORL29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 11, 6, 9, 11, 16, 6, 15, 22ORL22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Clippers rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Clippers beat New York by 28.

OKC over DAL3CHA over ORL4HOU over MIL4BOS over CHI9GSW over IND12SAS over LAL13TOR over MIA20UTA over BKN22LAC over NYK28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 20 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.9 in 43 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.4Season avg32.3Today

32 minutes today, against 8.4 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kemba Walker leads the day with 40

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.
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 11, 11, 23, 25, 12, 52, 21, 40CHA @ ORL · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: James Harden HOU, Nov 11, 2018: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 38, 31, 38, 26, 38, 35, 25, 39GSW vs IND · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Steve Nash PHX, May 20, 2005: 39 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
39 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 19, 15, 35, 19, 13, 30, 34, 33TOR vs MIA · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 5, 4, 4, 9, 10, 25, 15, 31IND @ GSW · L
8.5 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 21, 25, 27, 11, 31, 20, 33, 30HOU vs MIL · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 20, 6, 18, 20, 20, 17, 27, 29ORL vs CHA · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 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
Devin BookerPHX+8.0 17.1 last 10 · 9.1 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+5.0 15.8 last 10 · 10.8 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+5.0 22.6 last 10 · 17.6 season
JR SmithCLE+4.8 17.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
DeMarcus CousinsSAC+4.8 30.9 last 10 · 26.1 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−5.6 6.4 last 10 · 12.0 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−5.2 5.7 last 10 · 10.9 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−5.2 18.7 last 10 · 23.9 season
CJ MilesIND−4.3 8.7 last 10 · 13.0 season
Jeff TeagueATL−3.9 10.6 last 10 · 14.5 season