FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 19, 2017Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed PHI by 9 at halftime and won 101–95.

Final
SAC101
PHI95
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC -9; Q3 SAC -7; Q4 SAC +6
Final
NOP106
WAS116
Q1 WAS +17; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +23; Q4 WAS +10
Final
CLE116
MIL119
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +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 19, 2016: 5 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (OKC vs ATL), 46 points.
The lead · SAC @ PHI

Sacramento climbs back to beat Philadelphia

Philadelphia led by 9 at the half. Sacramento won it 101–95. Zach Randolph led Sacramento with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · SAC 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-9-7+6SAC AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC30182330101
PHI2730211795
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 25, 22, 18, 35, 19, 17, 15, 27SAC27 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 19, 17, 18, 17, 14, 10, 7, 24SAC24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 11, 25, 10, 19, 19, 11, 10, 17PHI17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 6, 12, 2, 3, 6, 14, 10, 15PHI15 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · CLE @ MIL

Milwaukee holds off Cleveland, 119–116

Milwaukee led 98–83 after three and held on to win by three. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over CLE3SAC over PHI6WAS over NOP10Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over CLE.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.2Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.2 in 26 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.6 in 28 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg36.2Today

36 minutes today, against 25.5 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 39

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 32, 29, 30, 25, 25, 29, 20, 39CLE @ MIL · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 30, 17, 19, 18, 29, 25, 28, 37NOP @ WAS · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 40, 25, 27, 37, 32, 29, 28, 27MIL vs CLE · W
29.7 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 25, 22, 18, 35, 19, 17, 15, 27SAC @ PHI · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 38, 19, 40, 38, 23, 24, 26, 29, 26NOP @ WAS · L
26.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 51, 34, 25, 28, 18, 20, 27, 26WAS vs NOP · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 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
Donovan MitchellUTA+5.9 23.6 last 10 · 17.7 season
Josh RichardsonMIA+5.6 16.9 last 10 · 11.3 season
Jimmy ButlerMIN+5.0 25.1 last 10 · 20.1 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+4.8 22.8 last 10 · 18.0 season
Lou WilliamsLAC+4.6 24.5 last 10 · 19.9 season
Cold
Goran DragicMIA−5.0 11.6 last 10 · 16.6 season
Carmelo AnthonyOKC−4.6 12.7 last 10 · 17.3 season
Brook LopezLAL−3.6 9.2 last 10 · 12.8 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−3.3 22.2 last 10 · 25.5 season
Pau GasolSAS−3.2 7.0 last 10 · 10.2 season