FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 8, 2014Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed UTA by 8 after the first quarter and won 101–92.

Final · Box score
Hawks108
Pacers92
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +21; Q4 ATL +16
Final · 2OT · Box score
Celtics132
Wizards133
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +16; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 Wizards 0; OT2 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Cavs110
Nets88
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +22
Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets107
Raptors112
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Warriors102
Wolves86
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +16
Final · Box score
Jazz92
Kings101
Q1 SAC -8; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +9
Final · OT · Box score
Suns120
Clippers121
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +9; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +1
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The lead · Jazz-Kings

Sacramento climbs out of an 8-point hole against Utah

Eric Bledsoe posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+60+9SAC AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz3118192492
Kings23321333101
Who led
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 20, 14, 23, 20, 20, 27, 16, 29SAC29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 17, 19, 15, 16, 4, 20, 22, 16SAC16 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 31, 6, 24, 30, 25, 16, 9, 19UTA19 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 20, 9, 2, 10, 16, 12, 22, 16UTA16 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Clippers17
Celtics-Wizards11
Jazz-Kings11
Cavs-Nets9
Nuggets-Raptors9
Hawks-Pacers4
Warriors-Wolves0
Shot of the night

Blake's three with 1 second left in OT puts the Clippers ahead, 121-120 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Wizards combined for 265, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 132, Wizards 133
265
Suns-ClippersSuns 120, Clippers 121
241
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 107, Raptors 112
219
Hawks-PacersHawks 108, Pacers 92
200
Cavs-NetsCavs 110, Nets 88
198
Jazz-KingsJazz 92, Kings 101
193
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 102, Wolves 86
188
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-ClippersSuns 120, Clippers 121
+1 LAC
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 132, Wizards 133
+1 WAS
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 107, Raptors 112
+5 TOR
Jazz-KingsJazz 92, Kings 101
+9 SAC
Hawks-PacersHawks 108, Pacers 92
+16 ATL
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 102, Wolves 86
+16 GSW
Cavs-NetsCavs 110, Nets 88
+22 CLE
SAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-KingsSAC won · Jazz 92, Kings 101
8 pts
Cavs-NetsCLE won · Cavs 110, Nets 88
3 pts
Pierce shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PierceWAS · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
TeagueATL · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
ValanciunasTOR · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK
73% (8-11)
AfflaloDEN · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
PattersonTOR · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Suns-Clippers
Suns 120Clippers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns282923328120
Clippers283229239121
The story
Chris Paul had 20 points and 10 assists as Los Angeles beat Phoenix 121-120 in OT

Goran Dragic led Phoenix with 17 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 8-23 FG, 1-9 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the third 29-23, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 0+3+90+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Wizards
Celtics 132Wizards 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Celtics291631341111132
Wizards302834181112133
The story
John Wall's 26 points and 17 assists carried Washington past Boston, 133-132 in OT

For Boston, Kelly Olynyk had 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 17 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 10-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 28-16, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +1+13+1600+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Nuggets-Raptors
Nuggets 107Raptors 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets302229215107
Raptors3527202010112
The story
Toronto beat Denver 112-107 in OT behind 18 points and 12 rebounds from Jonas Valanciunas

Wilson Chandler paced Denver: 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK · 8-11 FG

The swing

A 35-30 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +5+10+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Ty Lawson topped the game at 51.2 FPTS: 22 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.0Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 16.0 in 21 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg1.5Last 3

1.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 17 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 0 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg49.2Today

49 minutes today, against 25.5 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games need overtime

Three of 7 games went past regulation.

WAS over BOS1LAC over PHX1TOR over DEN5SAC over UTA9ATL over IND16GSW over MIN16CLE over BKN22Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 45

Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 22, 15, 30, 28, 23, 21, 30, 45Clippers-Suns · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Glenn Robinson MIL, Feb 25, 2001: 45 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Season high45 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 20, 14, 23, 20, 20, 27, 16, 29Kings-Jazz · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 14, 15, 10, 4, 14, 11, 16, 28Wizards-Celtics · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 19, 10, 16, 25, 32, 19, 25, 28Celtics-Wizards · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 25, 21, 16, 13, 27, 19, 23, 27Suns-Clippers · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Terrell Brandon MIN, Feb 23, 2001: 27 PTS · 10 REB · 16 AST
Ties season high27 PTS · 11 REB · 16 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 21, 6, 11, 18, 17, 9, 17, 26Wizards-Celtics · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 17 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsTOR+4.1 18.4 last 10 · 14.3 season
Donatas MotiejunasHOU+3.9 13.1 last 10 · 9.2 season
Wilson ChandlerDEN+3.5 18.1 last 10 · 14.6 season
Eric BledsoePHX+3.0 19.3 last 10 · 16.3 season
Andre DrummondDET+2.9 14.3 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Iman ShumpertNYK−3.6 6.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Chris CopelandIND−3.4 7.7 last 10 · 11.1 season
Evan FournierORL−3.3 11.2 last 10 · 14.5 season
Shawne WilliamsMIA−3.1 5.7 last 10 · 8.8 season
Channing FryeORL−2.5 5.7 last 10 · 8.2 season