FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 4, 2017Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed NYK by 14 after three quarters and won 105–104.

Final
OKC112
CHA123
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA -1; Q4 CHA +11
Final
ATL111
ORL92
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +5; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +19
Final
MIL105
NYK104
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL 0; Q3 MIL -14; Q4 MIL +1
Final
CHI106
CLE94
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +12
Final
POR117
GSW125
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +8
Final
MEM106
LAC115
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -10; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +9
Final
MIA107
SAC102
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +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 · 2015–16Jan 4, 2016: 10 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (SAC @ OKC), 33 points.
The lead · MIL @ NYK

Milwaukee climbs out of a 14-point hole against New York

Down 14 after three, the Bucks won the fourth quarter 32–17 and the game 105–104. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · MIL 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+20-14+1MIL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL27252132105
NYK25273517104
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 28, 39, 22, 23, 25, 35, 26, 27MIL27 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 8, 12, 16, 14, 8, 15, 15, 18MIL18 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 35, 15, 29, 10, 26, 7, 19, 30NYK30 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 25, 2, 24, 19, 25, 26, 20, 21, 18, 15NYK15 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · MEM @ LAC

Clippers turn it around against Memphis

From 10 down at the half to a 9-point win: 115–106. Austin Rivers led Clippers with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · LAC vs MEM
Austin Rivers · LACMarc Gasol · MEMPTS2823REB44AST76Top 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
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.9Season avg31.2Last 5

31.2 points a game over his last five games, against 22.9 in 36 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg18.9Last 3

18.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 36 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg33.3Today

33 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

CJ McCollum leads the day with 35

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.
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 36, 13, 16, 29, 20, 29, 43, 35POR @ GSW · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 25, 15, 25, 15, 28, 14, 22, 35GSW vs POR · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 26, 46, 42, 45, 31, 29, 21, 17, 30, 33OKC @ CHA · L
30.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 34, 29, 19, 31, 23, 32, 26, 31CLE vs CHI · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 35, 15, 29, 10, 26, 7, 19, 30NYK vs MIL · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 34, 22, 26, 32, 36, 22, 19, 21, 30GSW vs POR · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 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
Raymond FeltonLAC+4.4 11.2 last 10 · 6.8 season
Nikola JokicDEN+4.2 17.1 last 10 · 12.9 season
Nicolas BatumCHA+4.0 19.2 last 10 · 15.2 season
Isaiah ThomasBOS+3.7 31.5 last 10 · 27.8 season
Austin RiversLAC+3.6 14.1 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Jamal MurrayDEN−4.2 3.9 last 10 · 8.1 season
T.J. WarrenPHX−4.1 10.4 last 10 · 14.5 season
Anthony DavisNOP−3.9 25.0 last 10 · 28.9 season
Marcus MorrisDET−3.7 9.4 last 10 · 13.1 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.6 20.6 last 10 · 24.2 season