FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 4, 2017Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed NOP by 20 at halftime and won 125–115.

Final
ORL94
CHA104
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA +1; Q4 CHA +10
Final
NYK97
IND115
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +26; Q3 IND +30; Q4 IND +18
Final
PHX115
PHI101
Q1 PHX 0; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +14
Final
BKN110
ATL90
Q1 BKN +1; Q2 BKN -1; Q3 BKN +15; Q4 BKN +20
Final
MIL100
BOS111
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +11
Final
CLE113
CHI91
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +16; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +22
Final
MIN92
MEM95
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +3
Final
GSW125
NOP115
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW -20; Q3 GSW -3; Q4 GSW +10
Final
DEN105
DAL122
Q1 DAL +16; Q2 DAL +17; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +17
Final
DET93
SAS96
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS -4; Q4 SAS +3
Final
WAS69
UTA116
Q1 UTA +14; Q2 UTA +34; Q3 UTA +36; Q4 UTA +47
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 · 2016–17Dec 4, 2016: 4 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (NOP @ OKC), 37 points.
The lead · GSW @ NOP

Stephen Curry drops 31 in 20-point comeback win over New Orleans

New Orleans led by 20 at the half. Final: 125–115.

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-20-3+10GSW AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW26233937125
NOP33362224115
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 9, 35, 39, 24, 33, 27, 28, 23, 30, 31GSW31 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 9, 29, 24, 21, 20, 27, 19, 22GSW22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 18, 13, 18, 24, 27, 11, 17, 34NOP34 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
E'Twaun MoorePoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 12, 6, 7, 16, 5, 18, 19, 27NOP27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 2 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
22.12016–17 avg5.5Last 2

5.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 22.1 in 2016–17 (46 games). Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg29.2Today

29 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · DET @ SAS

San Antonio takes over late to edge Detroit

Down 4 after three, San Antonio won the fourth 27–20. Final: 96–93. LaMarcus Aldridge led San Antonio with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over MIN3SAS over DET3CHA over ORL10GSW over NOP10BOS over MIL11PHX over PHI14DAL over DEN17IND over NYK18BKN over ATL20CLE over CHI22UTA over WAS47Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over DET.
Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 46

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: 36, 18, 33, 15, 23, 13, 33, 22, 38, 46PHX @ PHI · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +22.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Carmelo Anthony DEN, Dec 27, 2005: 45 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Season high46 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 21, 24, 23, 27, 32, 20, 33, 40MIL @ BOS · L
29.9 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: DeMar DeRozan TOR, Mar 31, 2017: 40 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 18, 13, 18, 24, 27, 11, 17, 34NOP vs GSW · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 47, 23, 30, 25, 18, 36, 19, 32BOS vs MIL · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 9, 35, 39, 24, 33, 27, 28, 23, 30, 31GSW @ NOP · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 26, 18, 25, 17, 19, 22, 33, 30MIN @ MEM · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 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
Jimmy ButlerMIN+4.1 23.0 last 10 · 18.9 season
Kyrie IrvingBOS+4.1 27.6 last 10 · 23.5 season
Kyle LowryTOR+3.9 20.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Dwyane WadeCLE+3.8 15.7 last 10 · 11.9 season
Spencer DinwiddieBKN+3.4 15.9 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
DeMarcus CousinsNOP−4.1 21.2 last 10 · 25.3 season
Eric GordonHOU−3.8 15.6 last 10 · 19.4 season
Ricky RubioUTA−3.1 9.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Goran DragicMIA−3.0 14.6 last 10 · 17.6 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−3.0 7.0 last 10 · 10.0 season