FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 8, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed ORL by 11 after the first quarter and won 103–89.

Final · OT
CHI119
CHA111
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI 0; Q3 CHI -4; Q4 CHI 0; OT1 CHI +8
Final
GSW102
DET98
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +4
Final
CLE102
IND106
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +4
Final
DEN103
ORL89
Q1 DEN -11; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +14
Final
TOR116
MEM107
Q1 TOR -9; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR -1; Q4 TOR +9
Final
DAL102
MIL109
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL -5; Q3 MIL -1; Q4 MIL +7
Final · OT
SAC116
NOP109
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC -6; Q3 SAC -5; Q4 SAC 0; OT1 SAC +7
Final
BOS102
SAS105
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS -5; Q4 SAS +3
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 8, 2016: 6 games. Top scorer: Marc Gasol (MEM vs POR), 36 points.
The lead · DEN @ ORL

Denver climbs out of an 11-point hole against Orlando

Down 11 after one, the Nuggets won the second quarter 35–23 and the game 103–89. Kenneth Faried led Denver with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · DEN 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 Q3Final0-11+1+11+14DEN AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN14353222103
ORL2523221989
Who led
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 6, 14, 11, 14, 13, 13, 6, 20DEN20 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 20, 9, 9, 37, 16, 23, 15, 19DEN19 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 14, 16, 15, 6, 34, 10, 22, 21ORL21 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Jonathon SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 13, 21, 6, 18, 16, 15, 15, 21ORL21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Denver by 14.

SAS over BOS3GSW over DET4IND over CLE4MIL over DAL7SAC over NOP7CHI over CHA8TOR over MEM9DEN over ORL14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.1Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.1 in 22 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg12.9Last 3

12.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 23 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.2Season avg32.3Today

32 minutes today, against 12.2 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 38

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: 18, 24, 19, 15, 17, 23, 38, 19, 40, 38NOP vs SAC · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 27, 21, 29, 25, 24, 19, 35, 36GSW @ DET · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 47, 23, 30, 25, 18, 36, 19, 32, 23, 36BOS @ SAS · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 22, 17, 11, 10, 25, 22, 18, 35SAC @ NOP · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 29, 21, 26, 19, 36, 16, 27, 33IND vs CLE · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 40, 9, 12, 26, 25, 19, 21, 31MIL vs DAL · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 3 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+4.9 28.9 last 10 · 24.0 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+4.1 21.6 last 10 · 17.5 season
Zach RandolphSAC+3.9 18.9 last 10 · 15.0 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+3.7 20.3 last 10 · 16.6 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+3.6 26.5 last 10 · 22.9 season
Cold
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−4.6 20.8 last 10 · 25.4 season
Eric GordonHOU−4.3 14.6 last 10 · 18.9 season
Goran DragicMIA−3.9 13.3 last 10 · 17.2 season
Brook LopezLAL−2.9 10.3 last 10 · 13.2 season
Anthony DavisNOP−2.8 22.1 last 10 · 24.9 season