FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, November 16, 2017Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed GSW by 10 after the first quarter and won 92–88.

Final
GSW88
BOS92
Q1 BOS -10; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS 0; Q4 BOS +4
Final
HOU142
PHX116
Q1 HOU +22; Q2 HOU +25; Q3 HOU +29; Q4 HOU +26
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 · 2016–17Nov 16, 2016: 11 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW @ TOR), 35 points.
The lead · GSW @ BOS

Boston climbs back to beat Golden State

Golden State led by 10 after one. Boston won it 92–88. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · BOS 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 Q3Final0-10-50+4BOS AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW2819212088
BOS1824262492
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 10, 18, 11, 9, 10, 18, 14, 22BOS22 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 14, 7, 20, 14, 15, 21, 17, 18BOS18 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 28, 19, 24, 25, 21, 29, 21, 24GSW24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 15, 27, 15, 13, 28, 23, 15, 13GSW13 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · HOU @ PHX

Houston never trails at a break against Phoenix

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 142–116. James Harden led Houston with 48 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · HOU vs PHX
James Harden · HOUTroy Daniels · PHXPTS4823REB23AST71Top 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
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.7Season avg37.0Last 5

37.0 points a game over his last five games, against 30.7 in 15 earlier games. Today: 48 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg21.5Last 3

21.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 14 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 34 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg25.9Today

26 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 48

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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 31, 29, 56, 35, 38, 26, 38, 48HOU @ PHX · W
31.8 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Mar 9, 2001: 47 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
48 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 28, 19, 24, 25, 21, 29, 21, 24GSW @ BOS · L
24.8 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 21, 11, 6, 5, 12, 5, 9, 24HOU @ PHX · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Troy DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 9, 14, 3, 9, 0, 0, 0, 23PHX vs HOU · L
5.9 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 10, 18, 11, 9, 10, 18, 14, 22BOS vs GSW · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 6 games: 10, 8, 0, 8, 8, 20PHX vs HOU · L
9.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high20 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST