FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 12, 2017Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed BKN by 6 at halftime and won 104–95.

Final
IND112
DEN140
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +30; Q4 DEN +28
Final
NOP104
BKN95
Q1 NOP +4; Q2 NOP -6; Q3 NOP -6; Q4 NOP +9
Final
CHI89
NYK104
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +15
Final
LAL94
SAS134
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +31; Q4 SAS +40
Final
DAL113
PHX108
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +5
Final
DET107
GSW127
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +24; Q4 GSW +20
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 12, 2016: 8 games. Top scorer: Isaiah Thomas (BOS @ NYK), 34 points.
The lead · NOP @ BKN

New Orleans handles Brooklyn by 9

The Pelicans won the first quarter 35–31. Final: 104–95. Tyreke Evans led New Orleans with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · NOP 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+4-6-6+9NOP AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOP35162231104
BKN3126221695
Who led
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 2, 12, 16, 4, 7, 4, 12, 29NOP29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Terrence JonesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 5, 10, 5, 6, 12, 4, 11, 24NOP24 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 33, 11, 14, 12, 17, 26, 20, 20BKN20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Sean KilpatrickPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 18, 7, 8, 13, 4, 10, 14, 18BKN18 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Lakers by 40, the widest margin of 6 games.

DAL over PHX5NOP over BKN9NYK over CHI15GSW over DET20DEN over IND28SAS over LAL40Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.1Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.1 in 33 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg11.2Last 3

11.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 36 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.7Season avg34.2Today

34 minutes today, against 5.7 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 39

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.
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 8, 19, 20, 13, 27, 22, 28, 39PHX vs DAL · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high39 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 33, 25, 13, 25, 24, 19, 30, 31SAS vs LAL · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 2, 12, 16, 4, 7, 4, 12, 29NOP @ BKN · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 22, 19, 21, 30, 27, 28, 28, 25GSW vs DET · W
25.9 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Terrence JonesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 5, 10, 5, 6, 12, 4, 11, 24NOP @ BKN · W
10.7 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 28, 14, 22, 35, 40, 30, 24, 24GSW vs DET · W
24.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 7 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+5.6 18.9 last 10 · 13.3 season
Austin RiversLAC+4.9 15.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
CJ McCollumPOR+4.9 28.6 last 10 · 23.7 season
Ty LawsonSAC+4.2 12.7 last 10 · 8.5 season
Malcolm BrogdonMIL+3.9 13.0 last 10 · 9.1 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsLAL−4.4 13.2 last 10 · 17.6 season
Damian LillardPOR−4.0 22.1 last 10 · 26.1 season
Rodney HoodUTA−3.8 9.8 last 10 · 13.6 season
Joe HarrisBKN−3.6 5.0 last 10 · 8.6 season
Jamal MurrayDEN−3.4 4.6 last 10 · 8.0 season