FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 28, 2017Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed PHX by 12 after the first quarter and won 123–112.

Final
SAC109
CHA106
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +3
Final
DET103
MIA116
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +13
Final · OT
BOS112
MIL108
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS 0; OT1 BOS +4
Final
LAC98
GSW144
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +21; Q3 GSW +43; Q4 GSW +46
Final
BKN109
MIN129
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +20
Final
DEN123
PHX112
Q1 DEN -12; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +11
Final
MEM102
UTA95
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +7
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 28, 2016: 6 games. Top scorer: Ryan Anderson (NOP vs SAC), 36 points.
The lead · DEN @ PHX

Danilo Gallinari scores 32 in Denver win over Phoenix

Final: 123–112. Danilo Gallinari added 8 rebounds and 1 assist. Eric Bledsoe scored 41 for Phoenix in the loss.

Game flow · DEN 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 Q3Final0-12-2+12+11DEN AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN21383628123
PHX33282229112
Who led
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 18, 15, 14, 18, 14, 11, 25, 32DEN32 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 20, 20, 5, 13, 0, 11, 15, 21DEN21 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 31, 11, 17, 31, 22, 23, 40, 18, 28, 41PHX41 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 39, 39, 25, 21, 26, 20, 26, 24, 23PHX23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · MEM @ UTA

Memphis gets past Utah

102–95, with Memphis ahead 52–43 at halftime. Zach Randolph led Memphis with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over CHA3BOS over MIL4MEM over UTA7DEN over PHX11MIA over DET13MIN over BKN20GSW over LAC46Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over UTA.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.1Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.1 in 27 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.6 in 31 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg35.9Today

36 minutes today, against 20.8 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 43

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.
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 24, 20, 24, 24, 27, 21, 28, 43GSW vs LAC · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Gilbert Arenas WAS, Feb 7, 2005: 43 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
43 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 31, 11, 17, 31, 22, 23, 40, 18, 28, 41PHX vs DEN · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Mitch Richmond SAC, Feb 13, 1997: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Career high41 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 29, 18, 27, 37, 32, 18, 33, 37MIN vs BKN · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 38, 28, 35, 39, 41, 25, 38, 21, 37BOS @ MIL · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 31, 25, 19, 42, 22, 28, 26, 35SAC @ CHA · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 18, 15, 14, 18, 14, 11, 25, 32DEN @ PHX · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 1 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+8.7 24.2 last 10 · 15.5 season
Austin RiversLAC+6.7 18.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
Devin BookerPHX+6.3 27.1 last 10 · 20.8 season
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN+5.8 28.8 last 10 · 23.0 season
Eric BledsoePHX+4.8 26.2 last 10 · 21.4 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−6.0 13.3 last 10 · 19.3 season
Kevin LoveCLE−4.5 15.8 last 10 · 20.3 season
Anthony DavisNOP−4.3 23.5 last 10 · 27.8 season
Tim FrazierNOP−4.3 5.0 last 10 · 9.3 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−4.2 14.5 last 10 · 18.7 season