FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 5, 2014Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed MIA by 5 after the first quarter and won 109–85.

Final · Box score
Knicks102
Hornets103
Q1 CHA +10; Q2 CHA +12; Q3 CHA +16; Q4 CHA +1
Final · Box score
Thunder103
Sixers91
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC +15; Q4 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets89
Wizards119
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +19; Q3 WAS +21; Q4 WAS +30
Final · Box score
Hawks98
Nets75
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL +21; Q3 ATL +23; Q4 ATL +23
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Celtics113
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +17
Final · Box score
Cavs105
Raptors91
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Spurs107
Grizzlies101
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +6
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets114
Wolves112
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Suns118
Mavs106
Q1 PHX +13; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
Heat85
Bucks109
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +24
Final · Box score
Magic98
Jazz93
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +5
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers101
Kings102
Q1 SAC +14; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +1
On this day · 2013–14Dec 5, 2013: 3 games. Top scorer: Carlos Boozer (Bulls-Heat), 27 points.
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The lead · Heat-Bucks

Milwaukee pulls away from Miami in the second half

LeBron James goes for 24 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+4+9+24MIL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3020211485
Bucks25292629109
Who led
Kendall MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 0, 3, 3, 0, 5, 0, 9, 0, 6, 20MIL20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 3, 3, 5, 11, 12, 11, 3, 21, 14MIL14 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 25, 25, 20, 20, 27, 20, 28, 28MIA28 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 28, 32, 20, 26, 20, 21, 27, 21MIA21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Bucks12
Nuggets-Wizards7
Rockets-Wolves7
Knicks-Hornets6
Hawks-Nets2
Cavs-Raptors2
Suns-Mavs2
Lakers-Celtics1
Magic-Jazz1
Thunder-Sixers0
Spurs-Grizzlies0
Shot of the night

Johnson's layup at the buzzer of OT breaks the tie, 114-112 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Wolves combined for 226, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-WolvesRockets 114, Wolves 112
226
Suns-MavsSuns 118, Mavs 106
224
Lakers-CelticsLakers 96, Celtics 113
209
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 107, Grizzlies 101
208
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 89, Wizards 119
208
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 102, Hornets 103
205
Pacers-KingsPacers 101, Kings 102
203
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 105, Raptors 91
196
Thunder-SixersThunder 103, Sixers 91
194
Heat-BucksHeat 85, Bucks 109
194
Magic-JazzMagic 98, Jazz 93
191
Hawks-NetsHawks 98, Nets 75
173
4 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 102, Hornets 103
+1 CHA
Pacers-KingsPacers 101, Kings 102
+1 SAC
Rockets-WolvesRockets 114, Wolves 112
+2 HOU
Magic-JazzMagic 98, Jazz 93
+5 ORL
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 107, Grizzlies 101
+6 SAS
Thunder-SixersThunder 103, Sixers 91
+12 OKC
Suns-MavsSuns 118, Mavs 106
+12 PHX
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 105, Raptors 91
+14 CLE
Lakers-CelticsLakers 96, Celtics 113
+17 BOS
Hawks-NetsHawks 98, Nets 75
+23 ATL
Heat-BucksHeat 85, Bucks 109
+24 MIL
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 89, Wizards 119
+30 WAS
MIL rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-BucksMIL won · Heat 85, Bucks 109
5 pts
Rockets-WolvesHOU won · Rockets 114, Wolves 112
2 pts
Hawks-NetsATL won · Hawks 98, Nets 75
2 pts
Zeller shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZellerBOS · 24 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
91% (10-11)
Jeff GreenBOS · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
HendersonCHA · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
OladipoORL · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Amir JohnsonTOR · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Final · Pacers-Kings
Pacers 101Kings 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers202527245101
Kings342224166102
The story
Darren Collison's 20 points carried Sacramento past Indiana, 102-101 in OT

For Indiana, Rodney Stuckey had 14 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL · 8-19 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-20, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +14+11+80+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 114Wolves 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets332228229114
Wolves243317317112
The story
Jason Terry had 19 points as Houston beat Minnesota 114-112 in OT

Gorgui Dieng led Minnesota with 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 7-16 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Rockets took the third 28-17.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +9−2+90+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Grizzlies
Spurs 107Grizzlies 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs25332029107
Grizzlies14322233101
The story
San Antonio beat Memphis 107-101 behind 17 points from Manu Ginobili

Mike Conley paced Memphis: 23 PTS, 10 AST 17 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 5-10 FG, 5-5 3PT

The swing

A 25-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +11+12+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marc Gasol topped the game at 56.4 FPTS: 28 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.6Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 20.6 in 19 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Season avg2.6Last 3

2.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.6 in 15 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Season avg43.0Today

43 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Wizards rout

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Washington beat Denver by 30.

CHA over NYK1SAC over IND1HOU over MIN2ORL over UTA5SAS over MEM6OKC over PHI12PHX over DAL12CLE over TOR14BOS over LAL17ATL over BKN23MIL over MIA24WAS over DEN30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 38

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 24, 32, 36, 26, 16, 34, 21, 38Rockets-Wolves · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 17, 24, 8, 30, 18, 38, 23, 33Mavs-Suns · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 46, 28, 26, 20, 25, 14, 31, 20, 9, 32Knicks-Hornets · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 10, 11, 6, 20, 7, 22, 34, 28Suns-Mavs · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 22, 32, 30, 19, 26, 18, 8, 28Grizzlies-Spurs · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 25, 25, 20, 20, 27, 20, 28, 28Heat-Bucks · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsTOR+3.4 17.1 last 10 · 13.7 season
Monta EllisDAL+3.2 24.5 last 10 · 21.3 season
Kyle LowryTOR+2.4 23.1 last 10 · 20.7 season
Eric BledsoePHX+2.2 17.6 last 10 · 15.4 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+2.1 14.8 last 10 · 12.8 season
Cold
Evan FournierORL−3.4 11.1 last 10 · 14.5 season
Chris CopelandIND−2.9 8.4 last 10 · 11.3 season
Ed DavisLAL−2.5 4.2 last 10 · 6.7 season
Iman ShumpertNYK−2.5 7.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Channing FryeORL−2.2 6.1 last 10 · 8.3 season