FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 9, 2014Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAC by 9 at halftime and won 98–95.

Final · Box score
Raptors101
Cavs105
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE -8; Q3 CLE -7; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Blazers98
Pistons86
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Mavs105
Grizzlies114
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM -6; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +9
Final · Box score
Knicks93
Pelicans104
Q1 NOP +1; Q2 NOP +2; Q3 NOP +4; Q4 NOP +11
Final · Box score
Bucks101
Thunder114
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC +9; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +13
Final · Box score
Heat103
Suns97
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Spurs96
Jazz100
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Kings95
Lakers98
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -9; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL +3
On this day · 2013–14Dec 9, 2013: 6 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Hornets), 43 points.
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The lead · Kings-Lakers

Kobe Bryant scores 32, Lakers rally past Sacramento

Tim Duncan goes for 23 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-9-3+3LAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2926261495
Lakers2422322098
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 22, 26, 31, 12, 29, 22, 14, 32LAL32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 4, 15, 18, 14, 10, 2, 12, 15LAL15 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 19, 15, 16, 4, 20, 22, 16, 26SAC26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 14, 23, 20, 20, 27, 16, 29, 23SAC23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Jazz15
Heat-Suns11
Kings-Lakers9
Knicks-Pelicans8
Bucks-Thunder8
Mavs-Grizzlies5
Raptors-Cavs2
The night in charts
Mavs-Grizzlies combined for 219, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 105, Grizzlies 114
219
Bucks-ThunderBucks 101, Thunder 114
215
Raptors-CavsRaptors 101, Cavs 105
206
Heat-SunsHeat 103, Suns 97
200
Knicks-PelicansKnicks 93, Pelicans 104
197
Spurs-JazzSpurs 96, Jazz 100
196
Kings-LakersKings 95, Lakers 98
193
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 98, Pistons 86
184
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-LakersKings 95, Lakers 98
+3 LAL
Spurs-JazzSpurs 96, Jazz 100
+4 UTA
Raptors-CavsRaptors 101, Cavs 105
+4 CLE
Heat-SunsHeat 103, Suns 97
+6 MIA
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 105, Grizzlies 114
+9 MEM
Knicks-PelicansKnicks 93, Pelicans 104
+11 NOP
Blazers-PistonsBlazers 98, Pistons 86
+12 POR
Bucks-ThunderBucks 101, Thunder 114
+13 OKC
LAL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-LakersLAL won · Kings 95, Lakers 98
9 pts
Raptors-CavsCLE won · Raptors 101, Cavs 105
8 pts
Mavs-GrizzliesMEM won · Mavs 105, Grizzlies 114
6 pts
Bucks-ThunderOKC won · Bucks 101, Thunder 114
5 pts
Heat-SunsMIA won · Heat 103, Suns 97
5 pts
Marcus Morris shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Marcus MorrisPHX · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
DengMIA · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
Tyreke EvansNOP · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
WaitersCLE · 18 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
AsikNOP · 16 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 95Lakers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2926261495
Lakers2422322098
The story
Carlos Boozer had 15 points as Los Angeles beat Sacramento 98-95

Rudy Gay led Sacramento with 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 15 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Lakers took the third 32-26.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −5−9−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Jazz
Spurs 96Jazz 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2221292496
Jazz21233422100
The story
Derrick Favors' 21 points carried Utah past San Antonio, 100-96

Gordon Hayward chipped in 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 10-20 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 34-29, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −1+1+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Suns
Heat 103Suns 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat28182730103
Suns2526212597
The story
Miami beat Phoenix 103-97 behind 34 points from Chris Bosh

Marcus Morris paced Phoenix: 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 34 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 14-21 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 27-21 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3−5+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.5Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.5 in 22 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg3.1Last 3

3.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 19 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.6Season avg23.2Today

23 minutes today, against 3.6 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: OKC by 13.

LAL over SAC3CLE over TOR4UTA over SAS4MIA over PHX6MEM over DAL9NOP over NYK11POR over DET12OKC over MIL13Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 35

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 29, 29, 19, 26, 19, 24, 18, 35Cavs-Raptors · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 20, 26, 20, 21, 27, 21, 12, 34Heat-Suns · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 22, 26, 31, 12, 29, 22, 14, 32Lakers-Kings · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 30, 19, 26, 18, 8, 28, 2, 30Grizzlies-Mavs · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 13, 16, 17, 24, 14, 15, 28, 30Mavs-Grizzlies · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 7 games: 38, 2, 32, 21, 27, 22, 28Thunder-Bucks · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Donatas MotiejunasHOU+3.9 13.1 last 10 · 9.2 season
Andre DrummondDET+3.6 14.9 last 10 · 11.3 season
Wilson ChandlerDEN+3.5 18.1 last 10 · 14.6 season
Lou WilliamsTOR+2.9 16.8 last 10 · 13.9 season
Eric BledsoePHX+2.6 18.4 last 10 · 15.8 season
Cold
Chris CopelandIND−3.4 7.7 last 10 · 11.1 season
Evan FournierORL−3.3 11.2 last 10 · 14.5 season
Iman ShumpertNYK−3.3 6.3 last 10 · 9.6 season
Shawne WilliamsMIA−3.2 5.2 last 10 · 8.4 season
Channing FryeORL−2.5 5.7 last 10 · 8.2 season