FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 31, 2013Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed OKC by 12 at halftime and won 98–94.

Final · Box score
Hawks92
Celtics91
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL -5; Q3 ATL -5; Q4 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Cavs76
Pacers91
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Warriors94
Magic81
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +23; Q3 GSW +15; Q4 GSW +13
Final · Box score
Kings110
Rockets106
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC -6; Q4 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Nets92
Spurs113
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +23; Q3 SAS +30; Q4 SAS +21
Final · Box score
Raptors85
Bulls79
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR -6; Q3 TOR -5; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Blazers98
Thunder94
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR -12; Q3 POR -7; Q4 POR +4
Final · Box score
Bucks94
Lakers79
Q1 MIL +11; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +15
On this day · 2012–13Dec 31, 2012: 6 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Magic), 36 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Thunder

Portland fights back from 12 down against OKC

Paul Millsap goes for 34 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-12-7+4POR AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2418292798
Thunder3024241694
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 27, 26, 15, 18, 32, 22, 28, 25POR25 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 23, 36, 36, 29, 14, 16, 29, 21POR21 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 28, 30, 32, 17, 24, 29, 34, 33, 37OKC37 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 17, 5, 14, 9, 24, 12, 8, 17OKC17 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Kings-Rockets

Sacramento upsets Houston

Sacramento (9–20) beat Houston (21–12) 110–106. Rudy Gay led Sacramento with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over BOS1SAC over HOU4POR over OKC4TOR over CHI6GSW over ORL13IND over CLE15MIL over LAL15SAS over BKN21Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over HOU.
Lead changes
Cavs-Pacers16
Hawks-Celtics15
Kings-Rockets14
Blazers-Thunder13
Nets-Spurs3
Raptors-Bulls2
Warriors-Magic1
Bucks-Lakers0
The night in charts
Kings-Rockets combined for 216, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-RocketsKings 110, Rockets 106
216
Nets-SpursNets 92, Spurs 113
205
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 98, Thunder 94
192
Hawks-CelticsHawks 92, Celtics 91
183
Warriors-MagicWarriors 94, Magic 81
175
Bucks-LakersBucks 94, Lakers 79
173
Cavs-PacersCavs 76, Pacers 91
167
Raptors-BullsRaptors 85, Bulls 79
164
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-CelticsHawks 92, Celtics 91
+1 ATL
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 98, Thunder 94
+4 POR
Kings-RocketsKings 110, Rockets 106
+4 SAC
Raptors-BullsRaptors 85, Bulls 79
+6 TOR
Warriors-MagicWarriors 94, Magic 81
+13 GSW
Cavs-PacersCavs 76, Pacers 91
+15 IND
Bucks-LakersBucks 94, Lakers 79
+15 MIL
Nets-SpursNets 92, Spurs 113
+21 SAS
POR erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-ThunderPOR won · Blazers 98, Thunder 94
12 pts
Raptors-BullsTOR won · Raptors 85, Bulls 79
6 pts
Kings-RocketsSAC won · Kings 110, Rockets 106
6 pts
Hawks-CelticsATL won · Hawks 92, Celtics 91
5 pts
Cavs-PacersIND won · Cavs 76, Pacers 91
3 pts
David Lee shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
David LeeGSW · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (11-15)
OlynykBOS · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
LinHOU · 14 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
DuncanSAS · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
MillsapATL · 34 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
63% (12-19)
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 92Celtics 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2019233092
Celtics2321232491
The story
Jeff Teague's 16 points carried Atlanta past Boston, 92-91

For Boston, Kris Humphries had 18 PTS, 10 REB 16 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 6-17 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 30-24.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −3−5−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Thunder
Blazers 98Thunder 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2418292798
Thunder3024241694
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and 14 rebounds as Portland beat Oklahoma City 98-94

Reggie Jackson led Oklahoma City with 12 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 25 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 10-23 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 27-16.

POR lead by quarter
200 −6−12−7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Durant led the game in fantasy with 61.8 FPTS (37 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Kings-Rockets
Kings 110Rockets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings29292230110
Rockets24283420106
The story
Sacramento beat Houston 110-106 behind 17 points and 16 rebounds from DeMarcus Cousins

Terrence Jones paced Houston: 12 PTS, 11 REB 17 PTS, 16 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

A 30-20 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +5+6−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.0Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.0Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.0 in 16 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.6Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 16.6 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 38

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 25, 19, 12, 28, 27, 21, 8, 38Rockets-Kings · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 28, 30, 32, 17, 24, 29, 34, 33, 37Thunder-Blazers · L
28.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 16, 36, 17, 21, 26, 11, 18, 37Bucks-Lakers · W
15.0 PPG season to date · +23.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 18, 14, 14, 25, 20, 33, 17, 34Hawks-Celtics · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 27, 26, 15, 18, 32, 22, 28, 25Blazers-Thunder · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 4, 22, 14, 23, 11, 26, 24, 25Kings-Rockets · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin LoveMIN+5.3 31.8 last 10 · 26.5 season
Brandon KnightMIL+5.1 20.1 last 10 · 15.0 season
Terrence RossTOR+4.7 13.6 last 10 · 8.9 season
Nick YoungLAL+4.5 21.0 last 10 · 16.5 season
Manu GinobiliSAS+4.2 16.8 last 10 · 12.6 season
Cold
Kevin MartinMIN−5.9 14.0 last 10 · 19.9 season
Rodney StuckeyDET−4.9 9.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Evan TurnerPHI−4.0 15.4 last 10 · 19.4 season
Enes KanterUTA−3.9 6.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Andre IguodalaGSW−3.8 6.9 last 10 · 10.7 season