FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 6, 2013Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAC by 6 after three quarters and won 106–100.

Final · Box score
Sixers88
Bobcats105
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +11; Q3 CHA +12; Q4 CHA +17
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks109
Wizards105
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Cavs89
Hawks108
Q1 ATL +17; Q2 ATL +20; Q3 ATL +18; Q4 ATL +19
Final · Box score
Nuggets98
Celtics106
Q1 BOS +24; Q2 BOS +20; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Magic83
Knicks121
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +20; Q4 NYK +38
Final · Box score
Warriors83
Rockets105
Q1 HOU +19; Q2 HOU +24; Q3 HOU +21; Q4 HOU +22
Final · Box score
Thunder109
Pelicans95
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +14
Final · Box score
Raptors97
Suns106
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Blazers130
Q1 POR +17; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +38; Q4 POR +32
Final · Box score
Lakers106
Kings100
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL -6; Q4 LAL +6
On this day · 2012–13Dec 6, 2012: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Knicks), 31 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Kings

Sacramento's skid reaches six

Trevor Ariza goes for 22 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-3-6+6LAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers28242925106
Kings30253213100
Who led
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 25, 10, 12, 24, 20, 17, 21, 13, 6, 19LAL19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jodie MeeksPoints, last 10 games: 3, 25, 19, 8, 14, 10, 11, 10, 20, 19LAL19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 9, 27, 19, 23, 17, 25, 24, 20SAC20 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Ben McLemorePoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 19, 8, 5, 15, 14, 4, 14, 20SAC20 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

New York posts the night's biggest win

New York beat Orlando by 38, the widest margin of 10 games.

MIL over WAS4LAL over SAC6BOS over DEN8PHX over TOR9OKC over NOP14CHA over PHI17ATL over CLE19HOU over GSW22POR over UTA32NYK over ORL38Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Bucks-Wizards15
Lakers-Kings12
Thunder-Pelicans6
Raptors-Suns4
Magic-Knicks3
Sixers-Bobcats2
Warriors-Rockets1
Jazz-Blazers1
The night in charts
Jazz-Blazers combined for 228, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-BlazersJazz 98, Blazers 130
228
Bucks-WizardsBucks 109, Wizards 105
214
Lakers-KingsLakers 106, Kings 100
206
Magic-KnicksMagic 83, Knicks 121
204
Thunder-PelicansThunder 109, Pelicans 95
204
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 98, Celtics 106
204
Raptors-SunsRaptors 97, Suns 106
203
Cavs-HawksCavs 89, Hawks 108
197
Sixers-BobcatsSixers 88, Bobcats 105
193
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 83, Rockets 105
188
MIL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Bucks-WizardsBucks 109, Wizards 105
+4 MIL
Lakers-KingsLakers 106, Kings 100
+6 LAL
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 98, Celtics 106
+8 BOS
Raptors-SunsRaptors 97, Suns 106
+9 PHX
Thunder-PelicansThunder 109, Pelicans 95
+14 OKC
Sixers-BobcatsSixers 88, Bobcats 105
+17 CHA
Cavs-HawksCavs 89, Hawks 108
+19 ATL
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 83, Rockets 105
+22 HOU
Jazz-BlazersJazz 98, Blazers 130
+32 POR
Magic-KnicksMagic 83, Knicks 121
+38 NYK
LAL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-KingsLAL won · Lakers 106, Kings 100
6 pts
Magic-KnicksNYK won · Magic 83, Knicks 121
3 pts
Thunder-PelicansOKC won · Thunder 109, Pelicans 95
2 pts
Henson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HensonMIL · 19 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
Markieff MorrisPHX · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
79% (11-14)
MatthewsPOR · 24 PTS, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
BradleyBOS · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
HumphriesBOS · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Bucks-Wizards
Bucks 109Wizards 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks342222247109
Wizards301331283105
The story
Khris Middleton had 29 points as Milwaukee beat Washington 109-105 in OT

Marcin Gortat led Washington with 14 PTS, 8 REB 29 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 11-22 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the second 22-13, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +4+13+40+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Lakers-Kings
Lakers 106Kings 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers28242925106
Kings30253213100
The story
Los Angeles beat Sacramento 106-100 behind 19 points from Pau Gasol

Isaiah Thomas paced Sacramento: 14 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 6-15 FG

The swing

A 25-13 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −2−3−6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMarcus Cousins topped the game at 42.2 FPTS: 20 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST

Final · Magic-Knicks
Magic 83Knicks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3123151483
Knicks28313032121
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 20 points and 11 rebounds carried New York past Orlando, 121-83

For Orlando, Jameer Nelson had 13 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 6-10 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 32-14, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
400 −3+5+20+38 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 10 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.6 in 17 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Season avg47.3Today

47 minutes today, against 25.1 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 29 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 34

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 17, 15, 23, 9, 31, 37, 14, 34Rockets-Warriors · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 37, 31, 31, 19, 8, 26, 16, 30Wizards-Bucks · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 11, 14, 11, 24, 21, 20, 5, 30Cavs-Hawks · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 38, 28, 19, 24, 25, 32, 27, 33, 29Thunder-Pelicans · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 20, 14, 13, 9, 6, 14, 14, 29Bucks-Wizards · W
11.4 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 12, 12, 19, 23, 5, 10, 8, 25Suns-Raptors · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Channing FryePHX+2.5 12.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Jordan CrawfordBOS+2.1 15.6 last 10 · 13.5 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+1.6 22.5 last 10 · 20.9 season
Wesley MatthewsPOR+1.6 18.4 last 10 · 16.8 season
Gerald HendersonCHA+1.6 16.3 last 10 · 14.8 season
Cold
Enes KanterUTA−3.3 9.2 last 10 · 12.5 season
Gordon HaywardUTA−3.2 13.2 last 10 · 16.4 season
Evan TurnerPHI−2.2 19.0 last 10 · 21.2 season
Jeff TeagueATL−2.0 14.6 last 10 · 16.6 season
Blake GriffinLAC−1.9 19.1 last 10 · 21.0 season