FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 25, 2016Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed GSW by 7 after three quarters and won 109–108.

Final
BOS119
NYK114
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +5
Final
GSW108
CLE109
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE -7; Q4 CLE +1
Final
CHI100
SAS119
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +19
Final
MIN100
OKC112
Q1 OKC -4; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC +11; Q4 OKC +12
Final
LAC102
LAL111
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +9
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 25, 2015: 5 games. Top scorer: Chris Bosh (MIA vs NOP), 30 points.
The lead · GSW @ CLE

LeBron James posts 31 and 13 as Cleveland beats Golden State

31 points and 13 rebounds in a 109–108 win. Kevin Durant scored 36 for Golden State in the loss.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-3-7+1CLE AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW27283221108
CLE25272829109
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 27, 44, 23, 26, 34, 29, 19, 31CLE31 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 28, 23, 11, 21, 28, 31, 13, 25CLE25 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 22, 27, 15, 34, 22, 26, 32, 36GSW36 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 30, 17, 25, 16, 17, 23, 17, 24GSW24 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · BOS @ NYK

Boston beats New York, 119–114

Boston led 88–82 after three and won by 5. Isaiah Thomas led Boston with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over GSW1BOS over NYK5LAL over LAC9OKC over MIN12SAS over CHI19Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over NYK.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
31.8Season avg38.0Last 5

38.0 points a game over his last five games, against 31.8 in 30 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 33 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.9Season avg37.6Today

38 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists.

Cooling off
−6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.4Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 24.4 in 29 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 36 minutes.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 36

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.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 22, 27, 15, 34, 22, 26, 32, 36GSW @ CLE · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 10, 12, 14, 22, 17, 10, 18, 33SAS vs CHI · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 37, 20, 27, 26, 46, 42, 45, 31OKC vs MIN · W
31.7 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 15 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 27, 44, 23, 26, 34, 29, 19, 31CLE vs GSW · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 35, 8, 33, 13, 13, 29, 35, 15, 29NYK vs BOS · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 37, 20, 26, 23, 44, 28, 34, 27BOS @ NYK · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 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
Nikola JokicDEN+4.2 15.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
Luol DengLAL+4.1 12.5 last 10 · 8.4 season
Dennis SchroderATL+4.0 21.6 last 10 · 17.6 season
Robert CovingtonPHI+4.0 14.2 last 10 · 10.2 season
Rudy GobertUTA+3.8 16.3 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−4.2 25.5 last 10 · 29.7 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.9 20.2 last 10 · 24.1 season
Ish SmithDET−3.6 5.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Arron AfflaloSAC−3.1 4.1 last 10 · 7.2 season
Justin HamiltonBKN−2.8 3.7 last 10 · 6.5 season