FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 9, 2016Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by SAC (vs OKC) and GSW (vs MEM).

Final
PHX121
NOP100
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +18; Q4 PHX +21
Final
BOS107
ATL118
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL -4; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +11
Final
GSW100
MEM99
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW -8; Q4 GSW +1
Final
CLE102
CHI105
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 CHI +3
Final
MIN106
POR105
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +1
Final
OKC112
SAC114
Q1 SAC -8; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +2
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 · 2014–15Apr 9, 2015: 2 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW vs POR), 45 points.
The lead · GSW @ MEM

Golden State fights back late to top Memphis

Memphis led 78–70 after three. Golden State won the fourth 30–21 and the game 100–99. Draymond Green led Golden State with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 4 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+3-8+1GSW AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW31221730100
MEM2822282199
Who led
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 13, 15, 13, 16, 22, 12, 18, 23GSW23 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 40, 40, 16, 18, 15, 21, 28, 14, 20GSW20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Matt BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 14, 11, 6, 2, 24, 16, 11, 24MEM24 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 10, 14, 9, 10, 13, 17, 6, 15MEM15 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Suns rout

Four of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Phoenix beat New Orleans by 21.

GSW over MEM1MIN over POR1SAC over OKC2CHI over CLE3ATL over BOS11PHX over NOP21Final 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
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.1Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.1 in 41 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 78 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg33.8Today

34 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 33

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 26, 30, 27, 24, 29, 31, 17, 33CLE @ CHI · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 14, 23, 11, 7, 29, 13, 13, 31ATL vs BOS · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 23, 20, 31, 34, 31, 33, 26, 31OKC @ SAC · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 16, 13, 14, 18, 38, 22, 11, 31POR vs MIN · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 11, 17, 10, 13, 26, 14, 19, 27SAC vs OKC · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 14, 27, 16, 17, 11, 20, 17, 27MIN @ POR · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 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+7.9 21.6 last 10 · 13.7 season
J.J. BareaDAL+7.4 18.4 last 10 · 11.0 season
Mirza TeletovicPHX+6.4 18.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+6.0 22.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Toney DouglasNOP+6.0 14.3 last 10 · 8.3 season
Cold
Blake GriffinLAC−5.0 16.8 last 10 · 21.8 season
Dwight HowardHOU−4.9 8.8 last 10 · 13.7 season
Arron AfflaloNYK−4.8 8.2 last 10 · 13.0 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Damian LillardPOR−4.3 20.8 last 10 · 25.1 season