FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 22, 2013Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed OKC by 9 after three quarters and won 104–98.

Final · Box score
Celtics79
Pacers106
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +22; Q4 IND +27
Final · Box score
Raptors104
Thunder98
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR -9; Q4 TOR +6
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves116
Clippers120
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC -2; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +4
On this day · 2012–13Dec 22, 2012: 9 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (Bucks-Cavs), 37 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Thunder

Toronto fights back late to top OKC

Kevin Love goes for 45 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+6-9+6TOR AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors25371329104
Thunder2135281498
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 21, 23, 11, 6, 16, 17, 20, 22TOR22 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Amir JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 16, 22, 32, 19, 17, 14, 10, 15, 17TOR17 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 14, 27, 19, 20, 21, 20, 31, 27OKC27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 36, 30, 18, 31, 28, 30, 32, 17, 24OKC24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Wolves-Clippers

Clippers need overtime to survive Minnesota

Tied 106–106 after regulation. Clippers won the final period 14–10 for a 120–116 win. Blake Griffin led Clippers with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Clippers-Wolves
Blake Griffin · LACKevin Love · MINPTS3245REB1019AST26Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Raptors-Thunder13
Wolves-Clippers10
Celtics-Pacers2
The night in charts
Wolves-Clippers combined for 236, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-ClippersWolves 116, Clippers 120
236
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 104, Thunder 98
202
Celtics-PacersCeltics 79, Pacers 106
185
LAC won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Wolves-ClippersWolves 116, Clippers 120
+4 LAC
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 104, Thunder 98
+6 TOR
Celtics-PacersCeltics 79, Pacers 106
+27 IND
TOR rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-ThunderTOR won · Raptors 104, Thunder 98
9 pts
Wolves-ClippersLAC won · Wolves 116, Clippers 120
2 pts
George shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GeorgeIND · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
CollisonLAC · 18 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
LoveMIN · 45 PTS, 19 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
65% (15-23)
HibbertIND · 15 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
64% (7-11)
Amir JohnsonTOR · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Wolves-Clippers
Wolves 116Clippers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves2430312110116
Clippers2432272314120
The story
Blake Griffin had 32 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Minnesota 120-116 in OT

Nikola Pekovic led Minnesota with 34 PTS, 14 REB 32 PTS, 10 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 11-20 FG

The swing

The Clippers won the overtime 14-10.

LAC lead by quarter
200 0+2−20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Raptors-Thunder
Raptors 104Thunder 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors25371329104
Thunder2135281498
The story
Kyle Lowry's 22 points and 9 assists carried Toronto past Oklahoma City, 104-98

For Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook had 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 4 STL · 6-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 29-14.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +4+6−9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 79Pacers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1720212179
Pacers20322826106
The story
Indiana beat Boston 106-79 behind 15 points and 12 rebounds from Roy Hibbert

Avery Bradley paced Boston: 13 PTS, 6 REB 15 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 7-11 FG

The swing

A 32-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
300 +3+15+22+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.9Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.9 in 27 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.9 in 22 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg42.3Today

42 minutes today, against 28.4 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Love leads the day with 45

Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 26, 26, 42, 30, 27, 29, 25, 45Wolves-Clippers · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, May 13, 2022: 44 PTS · 20 REB · 6 AST
Season high45 PTS · 19 REB · 6 AST
Nikola PekovicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 18, 20, 18, 19, 13, 30, 22, 34Wolves-Clippers · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 26, 18, 12, 16, 27, 21, 24, 32Clippers-Wolves · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 14, 27, 19, 20, 21, 20, 31, 27Thunder-Raptors · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 36, 30, 18, 31, 28, 30, 32, 17, 24Thunder-Raptors · L
28.1 PPG season to date · −4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 43, 19, 28, 32, 17, 10, 17, 25, 24, 24Pacers-Celtics · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Amir JohnsonTOR+4.2 16.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Nikola PekovicMIN+3.9 21.4 last 10 · 17.5 season
Luol DengCHI+3.8 23.3 last 10 · 19.6 season
John HensonMIL+3.5 16.0 last 10 · 12.5 season
Xavier HenryLAL+3.5 13.6 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cold
Ty LawsonDEN−4.6 13.0 last 10 · 17.6 season
Kevin MartinMIN−4.3 15.9 last 10 · 20.2 season
Corey BrewerMIN−4.0 8.0 last 10 · 12.0 season
Evan TurnerPHI−3.7 15.6 last 10 · 19.3 season
Enes KanterUTA−2.8 8.5 last 10 · 11.3 season