FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 9, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed SAC by 8 after the first quarter and won 98–85.

Final
TOR108
DET98
Q1 TOR 0; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +10
Final
CHI105
BKN114
Q1 BKN +3; Q2 BKN +7; Q3 BKN +3; Q4 BKN +9
Final
OKC115
MIA93
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC -3; Q3 OKC -5; Q4 OKC +22
Final
CLE123
NYK109
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +14
Final
ORL86
MIL102
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +16
Final
MEM94
MIN113
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +19
Final
SAC85
SAS98
Q1 SAS -8; Q2 SAS -7; Q3 SAS -6; Q4 SAS +13
Final
POR82
DEN88
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN -7; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +6
Final
NOP113
LAC100
Q1 NOP +8; Q2 NOP +10; Q3 NOP +22; Q4 NOP +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 · 2016–17Apr 9, 2017: 7 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (OKC @ DEN), 50 points.
The lead · SAC @ SAS

San Antonio rallies from 8 down to beat Sacramento

Trailing by 8 after one, San Antonio outscored the Kings 81–60 the rest of the way. Final: 98–85. Rudy Gay led San Antonio with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · SAS 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 Q3Final0-8-7-6+13SAS AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC2525161985
SAS1726173898
Who led
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 10, 8, 9, 21, 13, 14, 16, 18SAS18 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 3, 7, 18, 2, 3, 10, 6, 4, 17, 17SAS17 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Willie Cauley-SteinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 14, 13, 19, 12, 11, 18, 18, 25SAC25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 11, 5, 8, 15, 14, 14, 13, 21SAC21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+13.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 50 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Season avg15.1Last 3

15.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 46 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg41.6Today

42 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · POR @ DEN

Denver makes it six straight

Denver beat Portland 88–82 and moved to 46–35. Will Barton led Denver with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · DEN
W@ CHI135–102W@ WAS108–100L@ PHI104–123L@ TOR110–114W@ OKC126–125Wvs MIL128–125Wvs IND107–104Wvs MIN100–96W@ LAC134–115Wvs POR88–82DEN: last 10 games through Apr 9, oldest first. Pink = win.
Top performances

Allen Crabbe leads the day with 41

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.
Allen CrabbePoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 18, 5, 13, 10, 4, 25, 20, 41BKN vs CHI · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +28.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kobe Bryant LAL, Nov 28, 2010: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Career high41 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 25, 36, 16, 25, 28, 33, 34, 28NOP @ LAC · W
28.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 20, 1, 8, 13, 18, 16, 17, 28CLE @ NYK · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 12, 16, 26, 13, 27, 20, 24, 27OKC @ MIA · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 37, 18, 41, 27, 16, 27, 33, 44, 26CLE @ NYK · W
27.7 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Willie Cauley-SteinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 14, 13, 19, 12, 11, 18, 18, 25SAC @ SAS · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 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
Josh JacksonPHX+9.5 22.6 last 10 · 13.1 season
Anthony TolliverDET+6.6 15.4 last 10 · 8.8 season
Quinn CookGSW+6.4 15.9 last 10 · 9.5 season
Tyler UlisPHX+6.4 14.1 last 10 · 7.7 season
Marcus MorrisBOS+6.2 19.9 last 10 · 13.7 season
Cold
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Elfrid PaytonPHX−5.1 7.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Myles TurnerIND−4.5 8.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
DeMar DeRozanTOR−4.4 18.7 last 10 · 23.1 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−3.8 18.9 last 10 · 22.7 season