FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 2, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed WAS by 15 after the first quarter and won 101–91.

Final
NOP82
CLE90
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +8
Final
OKC94
MIL98
Q1 MIL -8; Q2 MIL -6; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +4
Final
UTA101
BKN89
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA 0; Q4 UTA +12
Final
ORL115
NYK103
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +12
Final
CHA111
CHI118
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 CHI +7
Final
WAS91
HOU101
Q1 HOU -15; Q2 HOU -12; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +10
Final
DEN119
GSW127
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +8
Final
PHX98
LAC109
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +13; Q4 LAC +11
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 · 2015–16Jan 2, 2016: 11 games. Top scorer: Paul George (IND vs DET), 32 points.
The lead · WAS @ HOU

Eric Gordon drops 31 in 15-point comeback win over Washington

Washington led by 15 after one. Final: 101–91.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-12+8+10HOU AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
WAS2924172191
HOU14273723101
Who led
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 13, 24, 17, 15, 13, 19, 15, 31HOU31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 31, 27, 16, 32, 34, 30, 53, 23HOU23 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 25, 41, 22, 21, 10, 22, 12, 27WAS27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 18, 19, 23, 18, 18, 36, 19, 18WAS18 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Second story · OKC @ MIL

Milwaukee fights back from 8 down against OKC

Final: 98–94, after trailing by 8 after one. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · MIL vs OKC
Giannis Antetokounmpo · MILRussell Westbrook · OKCPTS2630REB107AST56Top 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
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.6Season avg31.8Last 5

31.8 points a game over his last five games, against 24.6 in 34 earlier games. Today: 52 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Season avg8.1Last 3

8.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.0 in 34 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Season avg37.0Today

37 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler 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.
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 19, 20, 26, 19, 16, 40, 25, 26, 52CHI vs CHA · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +27.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Joel Embiid PHI, Apr 4, 2023: 52 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Season high52 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 18, 28, 20, 15, 21, 22, 37, 34CHA @ CHI · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 13, 24, 17, 15, 13, 19, 15, 31HOU vs WAS · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 46, 42, 45, 31, 29, 21, 17, 30OKC @ MIL · L
30.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 22, 6, 28, 23, 31, 20, 18, 30UTA @ BKN · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 25, 41, 22, 21, 10, 22, 12, 27WAS @ HOU · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 2 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+5.3 18.0 last 10 · 12.7 season
Aaron GordonORL+3.7 14.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL+3.7 27.5 last 10 · 23.8 season
Nicolas BatumCHA+3.5 18.4 last 10 · 14.9 season
Raymond FeltonLAC+3.4 10.1 last 10 · 6.7 season
Cold
T.J. WarrenPHX−4.7 10.4 last 10 · 15.1 season
Anthony DavisNOP−3.9 25.0 last 10 · 28.9 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.8 20.1 last 10 · 23.9 season
Rodney HoodUTA−3.4 11.0 last 10 · 14.4 season
Wilson ChandlerDEN−3.4 13.0 last 10 · 16.4 season