FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 31, 2016Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by MIL (vs CHI) and HOU (vs NYK).

Final
MEM112
SAC98
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 MEM +14
Final
CLE121
CHA109
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +12
Final
MIL116
CHI96
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +20
Final
NYK122
HOU129
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +7
Final
LAC88
OKC114
Q1 OKC +21; Q2 OKC +29; Q3 OKC +28; Q4 OKC +26
Final
PHX86
UTA91
Q1 UTA 0; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +5
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 31, 2015: 6 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (GSW @ HOU), 38 points.
The lead · NYK @ HOU

James Harden scores 53 as Houston beats New York

Houston won 129–122. James Harden: 53 points, 16 rebounds, 17 assists.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+14+7+7HOU AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK32233730122
HOU27423030129
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 28, 31, 27, 16, 32, 34, 30, 53HOU53 PTS · 16 REB · 17 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 28, 7, 15, 28, 15, 22, 6, 25HOU25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 3, 10, 14, 5, 4, 0, 2, 5, 32NYK32 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 25, 2, 24, 19, 25, 26, 20, 21NYK21 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Second story · MIL @ CHI

Milwaukee rolls past Chicago, 116–96

The Bulls were held to 20 points in the fourth quarter. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 35 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over PHX5HOU over NYK7CLE over CHA12MEM over SAC14MIL over CHI20OKC over LAC26Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over CHI.
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
8.5Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 25 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.5 in 33 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg31.2Today

31 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 53

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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 28, 31, 27, 16, 32, 34, 30, 53HOU vs NYK · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +25.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Nikola Jokic DEN, Dec 25, 2025: 56 PTS · 16 REB · 15 AST
Career high53 PTS · 16 REB · 17 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 17, 18, 28, 20, 15, 21, 22, 37CHA vs CLE · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 22, 25, 28, 39, 22, 23, 25, 35MIL @ CHI · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 44, 23, 26, 34, 29, 19, 31, 23, 32CLE @ CHA · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 3, 10, 14, 5, 4, 0, 2, 5, 32NYK @ HOU · L
8.2 PPG season to date · +24.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 22, 29, 27, 14, 20, 17, 30, 28CLE @ CHA · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 0 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+4.1 27.9 last 10 · 23.8 season
Ryan AndersonHOU+3.4 17.6 last 10 · 14.2 season
Garrett TempleSAC+3.3 10.5 last 10 · 7.2 season
Cold
T.J. WarrenPHX−5.9 8.8 last 10 · 14.7 season
Wilson ChandlerDEN−4.8 11.4 last 10 · 16.2 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