FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 17, 2018Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed PHX by 8 at halftime and won 124–109.

Final
ATL117
MIL122
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +5
Final
HOU107
NOP101
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +6
Final
IND102
WAS109
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +12; Q3 WAS +15; Q4 WAS +7
Final
DAL106
BKN114
Q1 BKN +6; Q2 BKN +3; Q3 BKN -1; Q4 BKN +8
Final
CHA101
NYK124
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK +32; Q4 NYK +23
Final
CLE114
CHI109
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +5
Final
DEN94
MEM101
Q1 MEM +17; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +7
Final
MIN101
SAS117
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +16
Final
SAC97
UTA103
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +6
Final
GSW124
PHX109
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW -8; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +15
Final
DET87
POR100
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +17; Q4 POR +13
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 · 2016–17Mar 17, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: James Harden (HOU @ NOP), 41 points.
The lead · GSW @ PHX

Golden State turns it around against Phoenix

From 8 down at the half to a 15-point win: 124–109. Quinn Cook led Golden State with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Josh Jackson scored 36 for Phoenix in the loss.

Game flow · GSW 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-8+9+15GSW AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW30224230124
PHX34262524109
Who led
Quinn CookPoints, last 10 games: 6, 3, 4, 0, 2, 8, 4, 13, 25, 28GSW28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 11, 2, 16, 11, 7, 10, 14, 25GSW25 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Josh JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 20, 29, 19, 10, 3, 6, 19, 17, 36PHX36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Troy DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 0, 8, 3, 5, 6, 17, 9, 2, 18PHX18 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.2Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.2 in 69 earlier games. Today: 38 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.4Season avg15.5Last 3

15.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.4 in 59 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.4Season avg41.6Today

42 minutes today, against 15.4 a game in 67 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · ATL @ MIL

Atlanta's skid reaches six

Milwaukee won 122–117; the Hawks fall to 20–50. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 33 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.

Streak strip · ATL
Lvs LAL104–123Wvs IND107–102Lvs GSW109–114Wvs PHX113–112L@ TOR90–106L@ IND87–112Lvs CHI122–129Lvs OKC107–119Lvs CHA117–129L@ MIL117–122ATL: last 10 games through Mar 17, oldest first. Pink = win.
Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge 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.
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 38, 27, 8, 7, 30, 11, 24, 25, 39SAS vs MIN · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Taurean PrincePoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 15, 22, 9, 3, 38, 25, 22, 38ATL @ MIL · L
13.5 PPG season to date · +24.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high38 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Josh JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 20, 29, 19, 10, 3, 6, 19, 17, 36PHX vs GSW · L
12.1 PPG season to date · +24.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Denzel ValentinePoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 7, 20, 1, 4, 12, 4, 15, 34CHI vs CLE · L
10.1 PPG season to date · +24.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 25, 31, 39, 25, 24, 28, 35, 33CLE @ CHI · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Michael Finley DAL, Dec 23, 1999: 33 PTS · 13 REB · 13 AST
33 PTS · 13 REB · 12 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 24, 35, 18, 30, 28, 20, 38, 33MIL vs ATL · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 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
Taurean PrinceATL+7.6 21.1 last 10 · 13.5 season
Julius RandleLAL+7.0 22.9 last 10 · 15.9 season
Dillon BrooksMEM+6.8 16.9 last 10 · 10.1 season
Andrew HarrisonMEM+6.3 15.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Josh HartLAL+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Rodney HoodCLE−6.3 8.8 last 10 · 15.1 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Gerald GreenHOU−4.7 6.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Wesley JohnsonLAC−4.5 1.1 last 10 · 5.6 season