FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 5, 2018Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed BKN by 18 after three quarters and won 114–112.

Final
GSW129
CLE105
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW -6; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +24
Final · OT
DEN124
ORL118
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN 0; OT1 DEN +6
Final
WAS131
ATL117
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +23; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +14
Final
OKC114
BKN112
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC -16; Q3 OKC -18; Q4 OKC +2
Final
LAC86
MEM96
Q1 MEM +12; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM 0; Q4 MEM +10
Final
DET92
MIL115
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +20; Q4 MIL +23
Final
CHA104
MIN121
Q1 MIN 0; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN 0; Q4 MIN +17
Final
DAL106
NOP132
Q1 NOP +1; Q2 NOP +16; Q3 NOP +17; Q4 NOP +26
Final
PHI102
TOR113
Q1 TOR -6; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +11
Final
SAS113
LAL121
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +8
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 · 2017–18Dec 5, 2017: 3 games. Top scorer: Bradley Beal (WAS @ POR), 51 points.
The lead · OKC @ BKN

Paul George scores 47 as OKC beats Brooklyn

OKC won 114–112. Paul George: 47 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists.

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-16-18+2OKC AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC24222939114
BKN26363119112
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 27, 25, 19, 24, 18, 20, 17, 47OKC47 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 29, 11, 30, 16, 23, 23, 18, 21OKC21 PTS · 15 REB · 17 AST
Allen CrabbePoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 27, 11, 0, 9, 9, 14, 5, 22BKN22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Joe HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 9, 19, 11, 8, 18, 9, 8, 19BKN19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.0Season avg36.2Last 5

36.2 points a game over his last five games, against 30.0 in 25 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg4.3Last 3

4.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 16 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg38.4Today

38 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

New Orleans posts the night's biggest win

New Orleans beat Dallas by 26, the widest margin of 10 games.

OKC over BKN2DEN over ORL6LAL over SAS8MEM over LAC10TOR over PHI11WAS over ATL14MIN over CHA17MIL over DET23GSW over CLE24NOP over DAL26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 47

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.
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 27, 25, 19, 24, 18, 20, 17, 47OKC @ BKN · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +23.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kevin Durant OKC, Jan 23, 2009: 46 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Season high47 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 23, 37, 28, 19, 10, 27, 30, 42GSW @ CLE · W
30.2 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Ray Allen MIL, Feb 26, 2001: 42 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
42 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 51, 32, 22, 24, 14, 38, 28, 22, 42LAL vs SAS · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: James Harden HOU, Feb 13, 2019: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
42 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 16, 13, 22, 34, 7, 11, 21, 38PHI @ TOR · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 20, 18, 32, 16, 19, 22, 27, 36WAS @ ATL · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 18, 27, 29, 17, 37, 34, 27, 36TOR vs PHI · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 1 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
Kevin DurantGSW+4.4 34.2 last 10 · 29.8 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN+3.9 13.4 last 10 · 9.5 season
Allen CrabbeBKN+3.3 12.0 last 10 · 8.7 season
Jeremy LambCHA+3.3 18.6 last 10 · 15.3 season
Nikola VucevicORL+3.3 24.3 last 10 · 21.0 season
Cold
Zach LaVineCHI−3.7 20.8 last 10 · 24.5 season
Josh HartLAL−3.4 5.6 last 10 · 9.0 season
Willie Cauley-SteinSAC−3.2 11.1 last 10 · 14.3 season
JaVale McGeeLAL−3.1 8.9 last 10 · 12.0 season
Kent BazemoreATL−3.0 9.8 last 10 · 12.8 season