FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 18, 2013Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed BOS by 19 after the first quarter and won 107–106.

Final · Box score
Pacers94
Heat97
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA -11; Q3 MIA -5; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Jazz86
Magic82
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +4
Final · OT · Box score
Bobcats104
Raptors102
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA -10; Q3 Bobcats 0; Q4 Bobcats 0; OT1 CHA +2
Final · Box score
Kings107
Hawks124
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +17
Final · Box score
Wizards113
Nets107
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +6
Final · Box score
Pistons107
Celtics106
Q1 DET -19; Q2 DET -11; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +1
Final · 2OT · Box score
Knicks107
Bucks101
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 Knicks 0; OT2 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Blazers109
Wolves120
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +26; Q3 MIN +20; Q4 MIN +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Mavs105
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +13; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +14
Final · Box score
Spurs108
Suns101
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +1; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Bulls94
Rockets109
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Pelicans95
Clippers108
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +13; Q4 LAC +13
On this day · 2012–13Dec 18, 2012: 10 games. Top scorer: Brandon Jennings (Bucks-Pacers), 34 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Celtics

Detroit storms back from 19 down to beat Boston

Damian Lillard goes for 36 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-19-11-1+1DET AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons23292827107
Celtics42211825106
Who led
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 33, 19, 20, 25, 8, 15, 18, 28DET28 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 7, 13, 17, 11, 10, 31, 30, 20DET20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jared SullingerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 12, 8, 21, 15, 10, 19, 24, 19BOS19 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jordan CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 25, 22, 23, 15, 20, 2, 15, 17BOS17 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Twelve games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Atlanta by 17.

DET over BOS1CHA over TOR2MIA over IND3UTA over ORL4WAS over BKN6NYK over MIL6SAS over PHX7MIN over POR11LAC over NOP13DAL over MEM14HOU over CHI15ATL over SAC17Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Kings-Hawks22
Jazz-Magic14
Bobcats-Raptors13
Pistons-Celtics9
Wizards-Nets7
Pacers-Heat4
Grizzlies-Mavs4
Blazers-Wolves3
Bulls-Rockets2
Shot of the night

Kemba's jumper at the buzzer of OT breaks the tie, 104-102 final

The night in charts
Kings-Hawks combined for 231, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-HawksKings 107, Hawks 124
231
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 109, Wolves 120
229
Wizards-NetsWizards 113, Nets 107
220
Pistons-CelticsPistons 107, Celtics 106
213
Spurs-SunsSpurs 108, Suns 101
209
Knicks-BucksKnicks 107, Bucks 101
208
Bobcats-RaptorsBobcats 104, Raptors 102
206
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 95, Clippers 108
203
Bulls-RocketsBulls 94, Rockets 109
203
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 91, Mavs 105
196
Pacers-HeatPacers 94, Heat 97
191
Jazz-MagicJazz 86, Magic 82
168
4 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-CelticsPistons 107, Celtics 106
+1 DET
Bobcats-RaptorsBobcats 104, Raptors 102
+2 CHA
Pacers-HeatPacers 94, Heat 97
+3 MIA
Jazz-MagicJazz 86, Magic 82
+4 UTA
Wizards-NetsWizards 113, Nets 107
+6 WAS
Knicks-BucksKnicks 107, Bucks 101
+6 NYK
Spurs-SunsSpurs 108, Suns 101
+7 SAS
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 109, Wolves 120
+11 MIN
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 95, Clippers 108
+13 LAC
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 91, Mavs 105
+14 DAL
Bulls-RocketsBulls 94, Rockets 109
+15 HOU
Kings-HawksKings 107, Hawks 124
+17 ATL
DET erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-CelticsDET won · Pistons 107, Celtics 106
19 pts
Pacers-HeatMIA won · Pacers 94, Heat 97
11 pts
Bobcats-RaptorsCHA won · Bobcats 104, Raptors 102
10 pts
Spurs-SunsSAS won · Spurs 108, Suns 101
5 pts
Kings-HawksATL won · Kings 107, Hawks 124
2 pts
Pierce shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PierceBKN · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
DwightHOU · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
PekovicMIN · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
74% (14-19)
FryePHX · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
KorverATL · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Pistons-Celtics
Pistons 107Celtics 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons23292827107
Celtics42211825106
The story
Josh Smith's 20 points carried Detroit past Boston, 107-106

For Boston, Jared Sullinger had 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 8-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 28-18.

DET lead by quarter
200 −19−11−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Raptors
Bobcats 104Raptors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bobcats181933259104
Raptors153223257102
The story
Kemba Walker had 29 points as Charlotte beat Toronto 104-102 in OT

Amir Johnson led Toronto with 13 REB, 10 PTS, 4 AST 29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 10-18 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Bobcats took the third 33-23.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +3−1000+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

DeMar DeRozan led the game in fantasy with 48.7 FPTS (30 PTS, 6 REB)

Final · Pacers-Heat
Pacers 94Heat 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2626241894
Heat2219302697
The story
Miami beat Indiana 97-94 behind 24 points from LeBron James

Paul George paced Indiana: 25 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 8-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 26-18 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −4−11−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 16 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 50 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 24 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg51.6Today

52 minutes today, against 26.6 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Brandon Knight leads the day with 36

Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 12, 20, 10, 19, 8, 11, 16, 36Bucks-Knicks · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +24.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 21, 32, 18, 8, 16, 23, 36, 36Blazers-Wolves · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 22, 22, 17, 19, 17, 24, 27, 32Heat-Pacers · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Trey BurkePoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 7, 19, 15, 11, 10, 20, 3, 30Jazz-Magic · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Nikola PekovicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 22, 18, 18, 20, 18, 19, 13, 30Wolves-Blazers · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 17, 26, 13, 26, 19, 27, 15, 30Raptors-Bobcats · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Stephen CurryGSW+5.0 29.3 last 10 · 24.3 season
Luol DengCHI+3.8 23.3 last 10 · 19.6 season
Derrick WilliamsSAC+3.5 12.0 last 10 · 8.5 season
Alec BurksUTA+3.5 16.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
Tim DuncanSAS+3.5 17.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Cold
Monta EllisDAL−4.2 16.5 last 10 · 20.7 season
Gerald GreenPHX−3.8 8.5 last 10 · 12.3 season
Ty LawsonDEN−3.4 14.6 last 10 · 18.0 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.4 15.9 last 10 · 19.3 season
Kevin MartinMIN−3.0 17.6 last 10 · 20.6 season