FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 29, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed MEM by 17 at halftime and won 112–103.

Final
BKN115
MIL129
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +20; Q4 MIL +14
Final
HOU108
NOP104
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +4
Final
CHA126
WAS130
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +4
Final
CLE108
ATL111
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +3
Final
BOS112
MEM103
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS -17; Q3 BOS -8; Q4 BOS +9
Final
NYK97
UTA129
Q1 UTA +22; Q2 UTA +37; Q3 UTA +31; Q4 UTA +32
Final
DEN122
PHX118
Q1 DEN +20; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +4
Final
GSW115
POR105
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +10
Final
SAS122
LAC111
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS 0; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +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 29, 2017: 9 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (OKC vs MIL), 40 points.
The lead · BOS @ MEM

Boston erases 17-point lead, steals one from Memphis

Memphis led 64–47 at halftime. Boston won the second half 65–39 to take it 112–103. Kyrie Irving led Boston with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists.

Game flow · BOS 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+3-17-8+9BOS AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS29183233112
MEM26382316103
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 38, 24, 26, 29, 15, 25, 40, 23, 26BOS26 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 31, 27, 20, 9, 12, 23, 19, 22BOS22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 23, 22, 22, 23, 23, 17, 15, 26MEM26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 6, 17, 18, 4, 2, 2, 2, 19MEM19 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 26 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg3.5Last 3

3.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 33 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.9Season avg27.9Today

28 minutes today, against 3.9 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Jazz rout

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Utah beat New York by 32.

ATL over CLE3HOU over NOP4WAS over CHA4DEN over PHX4BOS over MEM9GSW over POR10SAS over LAC11MIL over BKN14UTA over NYK32Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Kemba Walker 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.
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 16, 4, 30, 22, 21, 35, 29, 47CHA @ WAS · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Ray Allen MIL, Apr 14, 2002: 47 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
47 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 4, 16, 19, 19, 22, 18, 9, 31, 46DEN @ PHX · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +28.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Bradley Beal WAS, Oct 30, 2019: 46 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
46 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 50, 32, 47, 35, 35, 39, 41, 45, 41HOU @ NOP · W
33.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Paul Pierce BOS, Dec 13, 2003: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 34, 14, 24, 39, 24, 19, 33, 20, 21, 40POR vs GSW · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 3, 2000: 40 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 29, 20, 20, 10, 18, 27, 24, 38SAS @ LAC · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 18, 21, 23, 26, 26, 8, 16, 33PHX vs DEN · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 14 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 KnoxNYK+6.7 18.7 last 10 · 12.0 season
James HardenHOU+6.4 39.4 last 10 · 33.0 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+4.6 30.9 last 10 · 26.3 season
Thaddeus YoungIND+4.6 16.8 last 10 · 12.2 season
Emmanuel MudiayNYK+4.4 18.6 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cold
Victor OladipoIND−4.8 14.7 last 10 · 19.5 season
DeMar DeRozanSAS−4.4 18.7 last 10 · 23.1 season
E'Twaun MooreNOP−4.2 8.8 last 10 · 13.0 season
Klay ThompsonGSW−3.9 17.3 last 10 · 21.2 season
Zach LaVineCHI−3.5 20.4 last 10 · 23.9 season