FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 29, 2019Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed HOU by 7 after three quarters and won 127–112.

Final
OKC98
TOR97
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC 0; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC +1
Final
SAC115
DEN120
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +5
Final
CHA104
MEM117
Q1 MEM +11; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +13
Final
HOU112
NOP127
Q1 NOP -1; Q2 NOP 0; Q3 NOP -7; Q4 NOP +15
Final
DAL95
LAL108
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +13
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 29, 2018: 9 games. Top scorer: Kemba Walker (CHA @ WAS), 47 points.
The lead · HOU @ NOP

Lonzo Ball posts 27-10-10 as New Orleans tops Houston

A triple-double in a 127–112 win.

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-7+15NOP AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU37272919112
NOP36282241127
Who led
Lonzo BallPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 9, 10, 10, 14, 7, 10, 13, 27NOP27 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 21, 22, 34, 25, 19, 31, 24, 27NOP27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Danuel House Jr.Points, last 10 games: 6, 2, 9, 4, 10, 11, 14, 18, 8, 22HOU22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 10, 15, 3, 4, 16, 9, 17, 20HOU20 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · OKC @ TOR

OKC wins a tight one over Toronto

98–97. Neither team led by more than 4 at any break. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over TOR1DEN over SAC5MEM over CHA13LAL over DAL13NOP over HOU15Final margin, points. Pink = OKC over TOR.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4Season avg28.8Last 5

28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.4 in 31 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 31 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.3Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 32

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.
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 16, 7, 20, 32, 32, 21, 27, 32OKC @ TOR · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lonzo BallPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 9, 10, 10, 14, 7, 10, 13, 27NOP vs HOU · W
10.8 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Jason Kidd DAL, Apr 16, 2008: 27 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Season high27 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 21, 22, 34, 25, 19, 31, 24, 27NOP vs HOU · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Nemanja BjelicaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 2, 12, 13, 15, 10, 7, 11, 27SAC @ DEN · L
11.8 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 15, 30, 18, 15, 12, 23, 16, 25OKC @ TOR · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
E'Twaun MoorePoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 1, 3, 7, 0, 13, 10, 11, 25NOP vs HOU · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 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
Joe InglesUTA+6.7 16.9 last 10 · 10.2 season
Dennis SchroderOKC+4.8 23.2 last 10 · 18.4 season
Norman PowellTOR+4.8 19.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Troy Brown Jr.WAS+4.6 14.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
Julius RandleNYK+4.6 23.3 last 10 · 18.7 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsLAC−4.7 14.3 last 10 · 19.0 season
Eric PaschallGSW−4.5 10.2 last 10 · 14.7 season
Eric BledsoeMIL−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Larry Nance Jr.CLE−4.0 4.4 last 10 · 8.4 season
Luka DoncicDAL−3.6 25.2 last 10 · 28.8 season