FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 15, 2021Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed OKC by 6 at halftime and won 113–110.

Final
HOU89
CLE124
Q1 CLE +19; Q2 CLE +31; Q3 CLE +37; Q4 CLE +35
Final
ATL111
ORL99
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL +20; Q4 ATL +12
Final
MIA101
PHI96
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +5
Final · OT
LAL107
DAL104
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL 0; Q4 LAL 0; OT1 LAL +3
Final
IND99
MIL114
Q1 MIL 0; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL 0; Q4 MIL +15
Final
NOP113
OKC110
Q1 NOP -4; Q2 NOP -6; Q3 NOP -3; Q4 NOP +3
Final
CHA131
SAS115
Q1 CHA +15; Q2 CHA +16; Q3 CHA +28; Q4 CHA +16
Final
MIN124
DEN107
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +20; Q4 MIN +17
Final
MEM113
POR103
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 MEM +10
Final
WAS105
SAC119
Q1 SAC -5; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC -5; Q4 SAC +14
Final
LAC103
UTA124
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +21
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · NOP @ OKC

Brandon Ingram scores 34 as New Orleans wins in Oklahoma City

Final: 113–110. Brandon Ingram made 11 of 21 shots from the field.

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-6-3+3NOP AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOP24213038113
OKC28232732110
Who led
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 27, 29, 24, 40, 16, 26, 27, 34NOP34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 39, 6, 14, 17, 27, 17, 17, 19NOP19 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 15, 22, 39, 30, 26, 11, 18, 33OKC33 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Josh GiddeyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 19, 11, 2, 12, 13, 12, 6, 17OKC17 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Second story · WAS @ SAC

Sacramento takes care of Washington

A 14-point win, 119–105. De'Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over DAL3NOP over OKC3MIA over PHI5MEM over POR10ATL over ORL12SAC over WAS14MIL over IND15CHA over SAS16MIN over DEN17UTA over LAC21CLE over HOU35Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over WAS.
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
8.9Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 22 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.4Season avg26.3Last 3

26.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.4 in 23 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Gordon Hayward leads the day with 41

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.
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 22, 18, 18, 12, 31, 19, 17, 41CHA @ SAS · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +23.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kobe Bryant LAL, Feb 23, 2003: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Season high41 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 21, 25, 19, 20, 18, 13, 24, 38MIN @ DEN · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 27, 29, 24, 40, 16, 26, 27, 34NOP @ OKC · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 15, 22, 39, 30, 26, 11, 18, 33OKC vs NOP · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 28, 32, 34, 31, 22, 21, 23, 32MIN @ DEN · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 19, 14, 14, 34, 25, 21, 19, 30WAS @ SAC · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 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
Kelly Oubre Jr.CHA+5.7 22.3 last 10 · 16.6 season
Derrick WhiteSAS+5.0 19.1 last 10 · 14.1 season
Trae YoungATL+3.7 30.7 last 10 · 27.0 season
Gary HarrisORL+3.6 11.7 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cameron JohnsonPHX+3.4 13.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cold
Harrison BarnesSAC−4.9 12.6 last 10 · 17.5 season
Montrezl HarrellWAS−4.4 10.3 last 10 · 14.7 season
Ricky RubioCLE−3.8 8.8 last 10 · 12.6 season
Spencer DinwiddieWAS−3.7 9.1 last 10 · 12.8 season
Grayson AllenMIL−3.3 9.4 last 10 · 12.7 season