FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 31, 2018Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed BOS by 6 after the first quarter and won 120–111.

Final
ATL108
IND116
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +8
Final
ORL100
CHA125
Q1 CHA +13; Q2 CHA +10; Q3 CHA +18; Q4 CHA +25
Final
MEM101
HOU113
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +23; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +12
Final
BOS111
SAS120
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS -6; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +9
Final
MIN114
NOP123
Q1 NOP +5; Q2 NOP +12; Q3 NOP -1; Q4 NOP +9
Final
DAL102
OKC122
Q1 OKC +11; Q2 OKC +17; Q3 OKC +17; Q4 OKC +20
Final
GSW132
PHX109
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +17; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +23
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 31, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: James Harden (HOU vs LAL), 40 points.
The lead · BOS @ SAS

LaMarcus Aldridge scores 32 in San Antonio win over Boston

Final: 120–111. LaMarcus Aldridge added 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-6+10+9SAS AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS23293029111
SAS17294628120
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 20, 20, 10, 18, 27, 24, 38, 32SAS32 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 11, 0, 8, 9, 7, 5, 7, 10, 12, 22SAS22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 2, 6, 21, 8, 4, 18, 6, 30BOS30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 31, 27, 20, 9, 12, 23, 19, 22, 18BOS18 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · MIN @ NOP

New Orleans gets past Minnesota

123–114, with New Orleans ahead 63–51 at halftime. Julius Randle led New Orleans with 33 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over ATL8SAS over BOS9NOP over MIN9HOU over MEM12OKC over DAL20GSW over PHX23CHA over ORL25Final margin, points. Pink = NOP over MIN.
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
33.0Season avg41.8Last 5

41.8 points a game over his last five games, against 33.0 in 32 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 6 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.4Season avg27.2Today

27 minutes today, against 6.4 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 43

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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 50, 32, 47, 35, 35, 39, 41, 45, 41, 43HOU vs MEM · W
33.3 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Luka Doncic LAL, Nov 25, 2025: 43 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
43 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 35, 20, 32, 22, 42, 15, 29, 25, 34GSW @ PHX · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 22, 17, 21, 18, 23, 22, 23, 33NOP vs MIN · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 13, 19, 8, 23, 21, 40, 9, 32OKC vs DAL · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: LeBron James CLE, Jan 4, 2006: 32 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
32 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 20, 20, 10, 18, 27, 24, 38, 32SAS vs BOS · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 2, 6, 21, 8, 4, 18, 6, 30BOS @ SAS · L
12.0 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 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
James HardenHOU+7.5 40.8 last 10 · 33.3 season
Kevin KnoxNYK+6.7 18.7 last 10 · 12.0 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+5.3 31.7 last 10 · 26.4 season
LaMarcus AldridgeSAS+4.7 24.5 last 10 · 19.8 season
Emmanuel MudiayNYK+4.4 18.6 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cold
Klay ThompsonGSW−4.8 16.2 last 10 · 21.0 season
E'Twaun MooreNOP−4.3 8.8 last 10 · 13.1 season
Zach LaVineCHI−4.2 19.3 last 10 · 23.5 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL−3.4 10.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
DeMar DeRozanSAS−3.4 19.5 last 10 · 22.9 season