FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, November 19, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed CHA by 11 after three quarters and won 121–116.

Final
UTA102
HOU111
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +9
Final
BOS94
DET92
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +2
Final · OT
CHA116
NOP121
Q1 NOP -2; Q2 NOP +1; Q3 NOP -11; Q4 NOP 0; OT1 NOP +5
Final
DAL87
ORL95
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL -3; Q4 ORL +8
Final
MIA114
WAS111
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +3
Final
PHX105
PHI120
Q1 PHI +13; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +17; Q4 PHI +15
Final
MIN71
MEM93
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +22
Final
GSW124
MIL121
Q1 GSW -9; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +3
Final
CHI95
LAC102
Q1 LAC -10; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC -5; Q4 LAC +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 · 2015–16Nov 19, 2015: 3 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW @ LAC), 40 points.
The lead · CHA @ NOP

Anthony Davis scores 38, New Orleans wins in overtime

Tied 108–108 after regulation. Final: 121–116.

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-2+1-110+5NOP AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
CHA232339238116
NOP2126273413121
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 35, 10, 22, 33, 34, 30, 34, 25, 38, 38NOP38 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Langston GallowayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 9, 4, 5, 12, 21, 15, 5, 23NOP23 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 30, 24, 21, 40, 21, 30, 21, 25CHA25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 2, 12, 13, 6, 9, 12, 6, 22CHA22 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Grizzlies rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Memphis beat Minnesota by 22.

BOS over DET2MIA over WAS3GSW over MIL3NOP over CHA5LAC over CHI7ORL over DAL8HOU over UTA9PHI over PHX15MEM over MIN22Final 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
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.8Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 13 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 10 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg42.7Today

43 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 38

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.
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 35, 10, 22, 33, 34, 30, 34, 25, 38, 38NOP vs CHA · W
31.7 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 33, 21, 21, 19, 28, 27, 23, 34WAS vs MIA · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 9 games: 13, 14, 15, 28, 15, 20, 3, 18, 34WAS vs MIA · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 39, 27, 22, 28, 18, 29, 30, 23, 33GSW @ MIL · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 41, 30, 30, 32, 24, 25, 33, 13, 26, 31HOU vs UTA · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 27, 17, 11, 17, 27, 26, 14, 30MIL vs GSW · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST