FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 28, 2018Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed DAL by 11 at halftime and won 114–112.

Final
BKN87
CHA100
Q1 CHA +16; Q2 CHA +12; Q3 CHA +8; Q4 CHA +13
Final
DET88
IND125
Q1 IND +11; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +22; Q4 IND +37
Final
TOR87
ORL116
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +29; Q4 ORL +29
Final
CHI101
WAS92
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +9
Final
CLE94
MIA118
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +24
Final · OT
ATL123
MIN120
Q1 ATL +15; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL 0; Q4 ATL 0; OT1 ATL +3
Final
DAL112
NOP114
Q1 NOP -3; Q2 NOP -11; Q3 NOP -2; Q4 NOP +2
Final
SAS99
DEN102
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +3
Final
OKC118
PHX102
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC -3; Q4 OKC +16
Final
LAC118
LAL107
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +11
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 28, 2017: 5 games. Top scorer: James Harden (HOU @ BOS), 34 points.
The lead · DAL @ NOP

Anthony Davis posts 48 and 17 as New Orleans beats Dallas

48 points and 17 rebounds in a 114–112 win.

Game flow · NOP 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 Q3Final0-3-11-2+2NOP AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL29372224112
NOP26293128114
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 6, 41, 44, 27, 27, 30, 26, 32, 48NOP48 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 28, 20, 22, 17, 21, 18, 23, 22NOP22 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 7, 24, 13, 28, 23, 32, 19, 23, 21, 34DAL34 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 15, 15, 30, 16, 17, 27, 16, 21DAL21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Indiana by 37.

NOP over DAL2ATL over MIN3DEN over SAS3CHI over WAS9LAC over LAL11CHA over BKN13OKC over PHX16MIA over CLE24ORL over TOR29IND over DET37Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.5Season avg13.2Last 5

13.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.5 in 15 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 19 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 32 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.5Season avg33.2Today

33 minutes today, against 3.5 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 48

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.
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 6, 41, 44, 27, 27, 30, 26, 32, 48NOP vs DAL · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kevin Garnett MIN, Jan 4, 2005: 47 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Season high48 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 13, 13, 13, 19, 8, 23, 21, 40OKC @ PHX · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Jun 7, 2002: 40 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Season high40 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 12, 18, 7, 26, 6, 25, 24, 36LAC @ LAL · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 31, 25, 29, 28, 40, 7, 21, 34WAS vs CHI · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 7, 24, 13, 28, 23, 32, 19, 23, 21, 34DAL @ NOP · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 8, 32, 22, 13, 3, 18, 16, 33BKN @ CHA · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 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
Kevin KnoxNYK+6.2 18.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
James HardenHOU+6.1 38.8 last 10 · 32.7 season
Spencer DinwiddieBKN+5.3 23.0 last 10 · 17.7 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+4.6 30.9 last 10 · 26.3 season
Thaddeus YoungIND+4.6 16.8 last 10 · 12.2 season
Cold
E'Twaun MooreNOP−5.4 7.3 last 10 · 12.7 season
Victor OladipoIND−4.8 14.7 last 10 · 19.5 season
Klay ThompsonGSW−4.8 16.1 last 10 · 20.9 season
DeMar DeRozanSAS−4.3 18.8 last 10 · 23.1 season
George HillMIL−3.9 4.5 last 10 · 8.4 season