FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, October 26, 2017Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed SAC by 14 at halftime and won 114–106.

Final
ATL86
CHI91
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +5
Final
DAL91
MEM96
Q1 MEM +14; Q2 MEM +19; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +5
Final
BOS96
MIL89
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +7
Final
LAC104
POR103
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +1
Final
NOP114
SAC106
Q1 NOP -13; Q2 NOP -14; Q3 NOP +1; Q4 NOP +8
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 · 2016–17Oct 26, 2016: 10 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (NOP vs DEN), 50 points.
The lead · NOP @ SAC

DeMarcus Cousins scores 41 as New Orleans beats Sacramento

New Orleans won 114–106. DeMarcus Cousins: 41 points, 23 rebounds, 6 assists.

Game flow · NOP 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 Q3Final0-13-14+1+8NOP AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOP27293226114
SAC40301719106
Who led
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 5 games: 28, 35, 22, 39, 41NOP41 PTS · 23 REB · 6 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 5 games: 4, 13, 14, 14, 20NOP20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 5 games: 14, 9, 18, 19, 14SAC14 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 4 games: 13, 11, 0, 13SAC13 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · ATL @ CHI

Atlanta's skid reaches four

Chicago won 91–86; the Hawks fall to 1–4. Robin Lopez led Chicago with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · ATL
W@ DAL117–111L@ CHA91–109L@ BKN104–116L@ MIA93–104L@ CHI86–91ATL: last 5 games through Oct 26, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+2.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.0Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.0 in 4 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg17.4Last 3

17.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 4 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg35.4Today

35 minutes today, against 22.3 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 41

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.
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 5 games: 28, 35, 22, 39, 41NOP @ SAC · W
33.0 PPG season to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Nikola Jokic DEN, May 5, 2025: 42 PTS · 22 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 23 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 5 games: 37, 34, 44, 32, 28MIL vs BOS · L
35.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 5 games: 9, 13, 17, 13, 27BOS @ MIL · W
15.8 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 5 games: 14, 34, 26, 26, 25MEM vs DAL · W
25.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 4 games: 29, 29, 22, 25LAC @ POR · W
26.2 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 5 games: 27, 18, 26, 13, 25POR vs LAC · L
21.8 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST