FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 30, 2016Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed POR by 10 after the first quarter and won 110–94.

Final
CHI101
IND111
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +10
Final
BKN95
WAS118
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +14; Q4 WAS +23
Final
MIA114
BOS117
Q1 BOS 0; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +3
Final
DET98
ATL105
Q1 ATL 0; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +7
Final
LAC116
HOU140
Q1 HOU +14; Q2 HOU +17; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +24
Final
MIL99
MIN116
Q1 MIN +13; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +17
Final
NYK92
NOP104
Q1 NOP +10; Q2 NOP +4; Q3 NOP +10; Q4 NOP +12
Final
POR94
SAS110
Q1 SAS -10; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +16
Final
PHI124
DEN122
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI 0; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +2
Final
DAL99
GSW108
Q1 GSW 0; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +22; Q4 GSW +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 30, 2015: 10 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (TOR vs WAS), 34 points.
The lead · POR @ SAS

San Antonio rallies from 10 down to beat Portland

Trailing by 10 after one, San Antonio outscored the Trail Blazers 88–62 the rest of the way. Final: 110–94. Jonathon Simmons led San Antonio with 19 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · SAS 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-5+7+16SAS AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR3220212194
SAS22253330110
Who led
Jonathon SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 1, 4, 12, 3, 6, 10, 3, 4, 19SAS19 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 16, 11, 12, 8, 2, 13, 20, 18SAS18 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 23, 10, 36, 13, 16, 29, 20, 29POR29 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Maurice HarklessPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 9, 17, 11, 8, 8, 10, 12, 12POR12 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Houston by 24.

PHI over DEN2BOS over MIA3ATL over DET7GSW over DAL9IND over CHI10NOP over NYK12SAS over POR16MIN over MIL17WAS over BKN23HOU over LAC24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
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
7.7Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 24 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Season avg16.6Last 3

16.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.8 in 25 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg30.1Today

30 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Isaiah Thomas leads the day with 52

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.
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 23, 44, 28, 34, 27, 21, 31, 52BOS vs MIA · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +25.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Jamal Crawford NYK, Jan 26, 2007: 52 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Career high52 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 18, 26, 27, 16, 19, 14, 34, 32IND vs CHI · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 13, 26, 19, 15, 23, 21, 25, 31MIN vs MIL · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 36, 15, 29, 28, 31, 27, 16, 32, 34, 30HOU vs LAC · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Julius Randle NYK, Feb 14, 2022: 30 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
30 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 25, 16, 17, 23, 17, 24, 21, 29GSW vs DAL · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 6, 4, 9, 17, 16, 14, 7, 29HOU vs LAC · W
8.5 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 2 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+4.9 17.3 last 10 · 12.4 season
Dennis SchroderATL+4.4 21.9 last 10 · 17.5 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL+3.8 27.2 last 10 · 23.4 season
Austin RiversLAC+3.6 13.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
Garrett TempleSAC+3.2 10.5 last 10 · 7.3 season
Cold
Wilson ChandlerDEN−4.8 11.4 last 10 · 16.2 season
T.J. WarrenPHX−4.6 10.8 last 10 · 15.4 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.8 20.1 last 10 · 23.9 season
Jamal MurrayDEN−3.5 4.9 last 10 · 8.4 season
Anthony DavisNOP−3.4 25.8 last 10 · 29.2 season