FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 10, 2016Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed POR by 13 after the first quarter and won 118–111.

Final
POR111
IND118
Q1 IND -13; Q2 IND -7; Q3 IND -8; Q4 IND +7
Final
DEN121
ORL113
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +8
Final
MIL105
WAS110
Q1 WAS -9; Q2 WAS 0; Q3 WAS 0; Q4 WAS +5
Final
CHA105
CLE116
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +11
Final
MIA100
CHI105
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI 0; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +5
Final
DAL87
HOU109
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +22
Final
GSW89
MEM110
Q1 MEM +15; Q2 MEM +23; Q3 MEM +22; Q4 MEM +21
Final
BKN101
SAS130
Q1 SAS +15; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +33; Q4 SAS +29
Final
SAC84
UTA104
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +20
Final
NOP105
LAC133
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +18; Q4 LAC +28
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 · 2015–16Dec 10, 2015: 4 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (SAC vs NYK), 27 points.
The lead · POR @ IND

Paul George scores 37, Indiana rallies past Portland

Indiana trailed by 13 after one and won 118–111.

Game flow · IND 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-7-8+7IND AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR44272713111
IND31332628118
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 13, 21, 18, 16, 21, 25, 22, 37IND37 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 11, 11, 4, 17, 10, 9, 5, 24IND24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 24, 28, 19, 17, 24, 23, 24, 34POR34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 40, 27, 27, 28, 19, 30, 30, 19, 33POR33 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Second story · MIL @ WAS

Washington climbs out of a 9-point hole against Milwaukee

Down 9 after one, the Wizards won the fourth quarter 33–28 and the game 110–105. John Wall led Washington with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists.

Top-scorer duel · WAS vs MIL
John Wall · WASGiannis Antetokounmpo · MILPTS2428REB413AST117Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.1Season avg31.4Last 5

31.4 points a game over his last five games, against 24.1 in 20 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.8 in 20 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg37.9Today

38 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 44

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: 31, 19, 26, 22, 16, 27, 34, 25, 27, 44CLE vs CHA · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Rajon Rondo BOS, May 30, 2012: 44 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Season high44 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 13, 21, 18, 16, 21, 25, 22, 37IND vs POR · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 24, 28, 19, 17, 24, 23, 24, 34POR @ IND · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 40, 27, 27, 28, 19, 30, 30, 19, 33POR @ IND · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 40, 35, 26, 22, 26, 26, 26, 32, 13, 31CHI vs MIA · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 19, 21, 21, 23, 21, 31, 24, 30SAS vs BKN · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 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
Lou WilliamsLAL+4.1 23.4 last 10 · 19.3 season
Eric BledsoePHX+3.5 22.8 last 10 · 19.3 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL+3.4 19.5 last 10 · 16.1 season
Dwyane WadeCHI+3.4 23.6 last 10 · 20.2 season
Rudy GobertUTA+2.9 14.7 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
DeMar DeRozanTOR−4.6 23.2 last 10 · 27.8 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−4.1 8.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Andrew WigginsMIN−3.5 18.6 last 10 · 22.1 season
Jonas ValanciunasTOR−2.4 9.8 last 10 · 12.2 season
Arron AfflaloSAC−2.3 5.4 last 10 · 7.7 season