FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 6, 2017Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CHI by 16 at halftime and won 98–96.

Final
SAC95
CLE101
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -9; Q3 CLE -5; Q4 CLE +6
Final
CHI96
IND98
Q1 IND -10; Q2 IND -16; Q3 IND -14; Q4 IND +2
Final · OT
ATL106
ORL110
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL -8; Q3 ORL -5; Q4 ORL 0; OT1 ORL +4
Final
DAL90
BOS97
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -10; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 BOS +7
Final
MEM88
NYK99
Q1 NYK -9; Q2 NYK 0; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +11
Final
GSW101
CHA87
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +15; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +14
Final
DET100
MIL104
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL 0; Q4 MIL +4
Final
DEN114
NOP123
Q1 NOP 0; Q2 NOP +1; Q3 NOP +6; Q4 NOP +9
Final
MIA105
SAS117
Q1 SAS -8; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +12
Final
MIN113
LAC107
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +6
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 6, 2016: 6 games. Top scorer: John Wall (WAS vs ORL), 52 points.
The lead · CHI @ IND

Indiana erases 16-point lead, steals one from Chicago

Chicago led 55–39 at halftime. Indiana won the second half 59–41 to take it 98–96. Victor Oladipo led Indiana with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · IND 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-16-14+2IND AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI3025281396
IND2019302998
Who led
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 15, 29, 21, 26, 19, 36, 16, 27IND27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 26, 19, 10, 22, 15, 6, 19, 17IND17 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kris DunnPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 12, 6, 2, 24, 19, 6, 15, 18CHI18 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Robin LopezPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 15, 7, 10, 10, 20, 14, 14, 16CHI16 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Golden State by 14.

IND over CHI2ORL over ATL4MIL over DET4CLE over SAC6MIN over LAC6BOS over DAL7NOP over DEN9NYK over MEM11SAS over MIA12GSW over CHA14Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 23 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg15.2Last 3

15.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 21 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Season avg33.0Today

33 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 16 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 40

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 10 games: 14, 18, 24, 19, 15, 17, 23, 38, 19, 40NOP vs DEN · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Karl-Anthony Towns MIN, Apr 9, 2017: 40 PTS · 21 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 22 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 24, 27, 21, 29, 25, 24, 19, 35GSW @ CHA · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Mar 30, 2001: 35 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Season high35 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 39, 18, 33, 27, 30, 21, 24, 34, 23, 32CLE vs SAC · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 8, 17, 26, 13, 14, 14, 11, 27DET @ MIL · L
14.7 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 20 REB · 6 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 15, 29, 21, 26, 19, 36, 16, 27IND vs CHI · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 13, 18, 24, 27, 11, 17, 34, 27NOP vs DEN · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 7 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
Kyrie IrvingBOS+4.8 28.3 last 10 · 23.5 season
Dwyane WadeCLE+3.8 15.4 last 10 · 11.6 season
Kyle LowryTOR+3.8 20.4 last 10 · 16.6 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+3.5 20.2 last 10 · 16.7 season
Gary HarrisDEN+3.4 18.7 last 10 · 15.3 season
Cold
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−4.6 20.8 last 10 · 25.4 season
Goran DragicMIA−3.9 13.3 last 10 · 17.2 season
Eric GordonHOU−3.8 15.6 last 10 · 19.4 season
DeMarcus CousinsNOP−3.2 22.7 last 10 · 25.9 season
Avery BradleyDET−2.8 12.9 last 10 · 15.8 season