FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 28, 2018Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed NOP by 11 at halftime and won 112–103.

Final
MIL110
CHI96
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +14
Final
PHX102
HOU113
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +11
Final
LAC112
NOP103
Q1 LAC -8; Q2 LAC -11; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +9
Final
DET104
CLE121
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +17
Final
PHI112
OKC122
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC -1; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +10
Final
LAL111
TOR123
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +12
Final
SAC98
SAS113
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +15
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 · 2016–17Jan 28, 2017: 7 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW vs LAC), 43 points.
The lead · LAC @ NOP

Clippers climb out of an 11-point hole against New Orleans

Down 11 at the half, the Clippers won the fourth quarter 32–26 and the game 112–103. Blake Griffin led Clippers with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · LAC 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 Q3Final0-8-11+3+9LAC AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC26252932112
NOP34281526103
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 11, 29, 20, 25, 32, 23, 14, 27LAC27 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 50, 30, 26, 31, 17, 31, 20, 20, 40, 22LAC22 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 48, 45, 8, 21, 34, 19, 27, 25NOP25 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 31, 23, 22, 27, 12, 19, 21, 20NOP20 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.5Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.5 in 48 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.8Season avg20.5Last 3

20.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.8 in 43 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg39.9Today

40 minutes today, against 20.0 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 9. Widest: Cleveland by 17.

LAC over NOP9OKC over PHI10HOU over PHX11TOR over LAL12MIL over CHI14SAS over SAC15CLE over DET17Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 37

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.
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 22, 38, 25, 19, 19, 23, 32, 46, 31, 37OKC vs PHI · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 14 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 27, 15, 43, 30, 14, 19, 12, 31PHX @ HOU · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 17, 18, 13, 36, 28, 18, 26, 31OKC vs PHI · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 11, 29, 20, 25, 32, 23, 14, 27LAC @ NOP · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 20, 40, 10, 22, 28, 25, 23, 27HOU vs PHX · W
30.9 PPG season to date · −4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 24, 34, 17, 26, 23, 22, 27, 22, 41, 27MIL @ CHI · W
28.4 PPG season to date · −1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 8 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
Lou WilliamsLAC+5.2 28.7 last 10 · 23.5 season
Chris PaulHOU+4.6 24.0 last 10 · 19.4 season
Wayne EllingtonMIA+3.9 15.4 last 10 · 11.5 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+3.7 22.9 last 10 · 19.2 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+3.5 29.2 last 10 · 25.7 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−5.2 13.0 last 10 · 18.2 season
James HardenHOU−5.1 25.8 last 10 · 30.9 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Jonathon SimmonsORL−4.1 9.5 last 10 · 13.6 season
Zach RandolphSAC−3.9 10.3 last 10 · 14.2 season