FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 13, 2019Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed SAC by 12 after the first quarter and won 103–101.

Final
LAL113
MIA110
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL -8; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +3
Final
HOU130
ORL107
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +23
Final
NOP109
PHI116
Q1 PHI +14; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +7
Final
IND110
ATL100
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +10
Final
CHA83
CHI73
Q1 CHA +9; Q2 CHA +4; Q3 CHA +9; Q4 CHA +10
Final
MIL127
MEM114
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL -5; Q4 MIL +13
Final
GSW106
UTA114
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 UTA -7; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +8
Final
LAC124
MIN117
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +21; Q4 LAC +7
Final
NYK103
SAC101
Q1 NYK -12; Q2 NYK -9; Q3 NYK -8; Q4 NYK +2
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 · 2018–19Dec 13, 2018: 4 games. Top scorer: James Harden (HOU vs LAL), 50 points.
The lead · NYK @ SAC

New York rallies from 12 down to beat Sacramento

Trailing by 12 after one, New York outscored the Kings 83–69 the rest of the way. Final: 103–101. Julius Randle led New York with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · NYK 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 Q3Final0-12-9-8+2NYK AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK20252731103
SAC32222621101
Who led
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 22, 26, 19, 6, 16, 15, 24, 26NYK26 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Elfrid PaytonPoints, last 9 games: 11, 10, 8, 3, 4, 9, 2, 14, 16NYK16 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 41, 22, 21, 26, 23, 23, 26, 26, 23, 34SAC34 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 30, 16, 8, 21, 13, 19, 5, 18SAC18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.1Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.1 in 20 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 24 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.7Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 6.7 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Houston by 23.

NYK over SAC2LAL over MIA3PHI over NOP7LAC over MIN7UTA over GSW8IND over ATL10CHA over CHI10MIL over MEM13HOU over ORL23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 54

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: 37, 32, 34, 60, 50, 23, 34, 27, 55, 54HOU @ ORL · W
39.3 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Stephen Curry GSW, Feb 27, 2013: 54 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
54 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 5, 31, 25, 13, 27, 36, 13, 46LAC @ MIN · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 2, 2001: 47 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Season high46 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 28, 17, 9, 12, 31, 15, 26, 16, 24, 43MEM vs MIL · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +26.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: JR Smith DEN, Feb 22, 2008: 43 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Career high43 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 28, 19, 34, 11, 17, 34, 23, 42LAC @ MIN · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Jan 19, 2001: 41 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Season high42 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 28, 23, 21, 26, 30, 19, 33, 21, 39MIN vs LAC · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 28, 50, 30, 33, 26, 29, 35, 27, 32, 37MIL @ MEM · W
31.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 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
Ben McLemoreHOU+4.6 14.9 last 10 · 10.3 season
Buddy HieldSAC+4.5 26.5 last 10 · 22.0 season
Jaren Jackson Jr.MEM+4.5 22.1 last 10 · 17.6 season
Evan FournierORL+3.7 23.9 last 10 · 20.2 season
Garrett TempleBKN+3.6 13.9 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsLAC−4.4 15.5 last 10 · 19.9 season
Eric BledsoeMIL−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Bradley BealWAS−3.7 23.7 last 10 · 27.4 season
Coby WhiteCHI−3.5 8.4 last 10 · 11.9 season
Damian LillardPOR−3.3 23.0 last 10 · 26.3 season