FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 31, 2016Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed HOU by 9 after three quarters and won 103–100.

Final
BKN87
CLE107
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +24; Q3 CLE +26; Q4 CLE +20
Final
CHI103
HOU100
Q1 CHI 0; Q2 CHI 0; Q3 CHI -9; Q4 CHI +3
Final
ORL114
IND94
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +20
Final
DEN95
NOP101
Q1 NOP +5; Q2 NOP +2; Q3 NOP -1; Q4 NOP +6
Final
LAC117
OKC119
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC -4; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC +2
Final
BOS109
POR116
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR -4; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +7
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 · 2014–15Mar 31, 2015: 4 games. Top scorer: Blake Griffin (LAC vs GSW), 40 points.
The lead · CHI @ HOU

Chicago climbs out of a 9-point hole against Houston

Down 9 after three, the Bulls won the fourth quarter 32–20 and the game 103–100. Nikola Mirotic led Chicago with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · CHI 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 Q3Final000-9+3CHI AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI24281932103
HOU24282820100
Who led
Nikola MiroticPoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 15, 6, 35, 8, 4, 5, 28, 28CHI28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 13, 11, 7, 19, 12, 15, 14, 21CHI21 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 33, 29, 25, 24, 26, 32, 34, 27, 24HOU24 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Patrick BeverleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 18, 4, 16, 5, 17, 6, 10, 22HOU22 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Second story · LAC @ OKC

OKC takes over late to edge Clippers

Down 4 after three, OKC won the fourth 26–20. Final: 119–117. Kevin Durant led OKC with 31 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over LAC2CHI over HOU3NOP over DEN6POR over BOS7CLE over BKN20ORL over IND20Final margin, points. Pink = OKC over LAC.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.5Season avg12.4Last 5

12.4 points a game over his last five games, against 3.5 in 43 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.9 in 70 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.1Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 5.1 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Austin Rivers leads the day with 32

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.
Austin RiversPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 10, 9, 16, 6, 8, 16, 10, 32LAC @ OKC · L
8.8 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 7, 14, 12, 25, 14, 15, 10, 32LAC @ OKC · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 28, 26, 33, 23, 20, 31, 34, 31OKC vs LAC · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Al-Farouq AminuPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 8, 7, 12, 10, 6, 20, 14, 28POR vs BOS · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Nikola MiroticPoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 15, 6, 35, 8, 4, 5, 28, 28CHI @ HOU · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 7, 25, 18, 45, 15, 15, 27, 25, 20, 27IND vs ORL · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 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
Bojan BogdanovicBKN+7.0 18.1 last 10 · 11.1 season
Devin BookerPHX+7.0 20.3 last 10 · 13.3 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+6.0 22.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Victor OladipoORL+5.5 21.4 last 10 · 15.9 season
J.J. BareaDAL+4.5 14.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Jimmy ButlerCHI−5.9 15.1 last 10 · 21.0 season
Dwight HowardHOU−5.6 8.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Arron AfflaloNYK−4.7 8.5 last 10 · 13.2 season
Jared DudleyWAS−4.5 3.5 last 10 · 8.0 season