FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 5, 2017Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed UTA by 12 after three quarters and won 100–94.

Final
PHX113
TOR126
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +18; Q4 TOR +13
Final
UTA94
OKC100
Q1 OKC -9; Q2 OKC -8; Q3 OKC -12; Q4 OKC +6
Final
WAS106
POR92
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +14; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +14
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 5, 2016: 11 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (GSW vs IND), 60 points.
The lead · UTA @ OKC

Russell Westbrook posts 34-12-14 as OKC tops Utah

A triple-double in a 100–94 win.

Game flow · OKC 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 Q3Final0-9-8-12+6OKC AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA2819331494
OKC19202932100
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 22, 34, 27, 28, 37, 15, 22, 34OKC34 PTS · 12 REB · 14 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 26, 20, 16, 2, 22, 36, 8, 21OKC21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 17, 4, 24, 16, 24, 41, 21, 31UTA31 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Joe InglesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 8, 12, 15, 5, 12, 13, 11, 16UTA16 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · PHX @ TOR

Toronto never trails at a break against Phoenix

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 126–113. Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over UTA6TOR over PHX13WAS over POR14Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over PHX.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 23 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg7.6Last 3

7.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 23 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg24.8Today

25 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 51

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.
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 23, 22, 26, 8, 21, 10, 11, 51WAS @ POR · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +28.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kobe Bryant LAL, Feb 12, 2003: 51 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Career high51 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 22, 34, 27, 28, 37, 15, 22, 34OKC vs UTA · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: LeBron James LAL, Mar 1, 2020: 34 PTS · 12 REB · 13 AST
34 PTS · 12 REB · 14 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 17, 4, 24, 16, 24, 41, 21, 31UTA @ OKC · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 21, 30, 34, 29, 32, 18, 29, 30POR vs WAS · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 26, 20, 16, 2, 22, 36, 8, 21OKC vs UTA · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 22, 10, 25, 24, 15, 36, 11, 20TOR vs PHX · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 10 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+3.8 20.4 last 10 · 16.6 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
Goran DragicMIA−3.0 14.6 last 10 · 17.6 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−3.0 7.0 last 10 · 10.0 season
Malcolm BrogdonMIL−2.9 10.1 last 10 · 13.0 season