FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 14, 2014Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed UTA by 5 at halftime and won 93–84.

Final · Box score
Bulls93
Heat75
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +24; Q4 CHI +18
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors128
Pelicans122
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Jazz84
Wizards93
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS -5; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Wolves94
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +6
Final · Box score
Suns88
Thunder112
Q1 OKC +12; Q2 OKC +22; Q3 OKC +25; Q4 OKC +24
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors95
Knicks90
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Nuggets91
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +8
On this day · 2013–14Dec 14, 2013: 8 games. Top scorer: Chris Paul (Clippers-Wizards), 38 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Wizards

Washington makes it four straight

Kawhi Leonard goes for 18 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-5+9+9WAS AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2418162684
Wizards2215302693
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 8, 27, 14, 10, 14, 9, 29, 22WAS22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 18, 17, 9, 17, 26, 21, 10, 16WAS16 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 10, 16, 12, 22, 16, 14, 16, 19UTA19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 24, 30, 25, 16, 9, 19, 20, 18, 16UTA16 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Bulls-Heat

Chicago beats Miami, 93–75

Chicago led 72–48 after three and won by 18. Mike Dunleavy led Chicago with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over NYK5GSW over NOP6LAL over MIN6SAS over DEN8WAS over UTA9CHI over MIA18OKC over PHX24Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over MIA.
Lead changes
Warriors-Pelicans16
Raptors-Knicks12
Jazz-Wizards9
Spurs-Nuggets7
The night in charts
Warriors-Pelicans combined for 250, 50 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 128, Pelicans 122
250
Suns-ThunderSuns 88, Thunder 112
200
Lakers-WolvesLakers 100, Wolves 94
194
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 99, Nuggets 91
190
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 95, Knicks 90
185
Jazz-WizardsJazz 84, Wizards 93
177
Bulls-HeatBulls 93, Heat 75
168
TOR won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 95, Knicks 90
+5 TOR
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 128, Pelicans 122
+6 GSW
Lakers-WolvesLakers 100, Wolves 94
+6 LAL
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 99, Nuggets 91
+8 SAS
Jazz-WizardsJazz 84, Wizards 93
+9 WAS
Bulls-HeatBulls 93, Heat 75
+18 CHI
Suns-ThunderSuns 88, Thunder 112
+24 OKC
WAS rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-WizardsWAS won · Jazz 84, Wizards 93
5 pts
Bulls-HeatCHI won · Bulls 93, Heat 75
4 pts
Warriors-PelicansGSW won · Warriors 128, Pelicans 122
3 pts
Spurs-NuggetsSAS won · Spurs 99, Nuggets 91
2 pts
Raptors-KnicksTOR won · Raptors 95, Knicks 90
1 pt
Dunleavy shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DunleavyCHI · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
BoozerLAL · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
KDOKC · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
AfflaloDEN · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
60% (12-20)
ChandlerDEN · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Raptors-Knicks
Raptors 95Knicks 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors27182714995
Knicks27192119490
The story
Kyle Lowry's 21 points and 11 assists carried Toronto past New York, 95-90 in OT

For New York, Jose Calderon had 13 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 11 AST, 6 STL, 3 REB · 8-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 27-21.

TOR lead by quarter
200 0−1+50+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Carmelo Anthony was the fantasy play: 51.3 FPTS on 34 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST

Final · Warriors-Pelicans
Warriors 128Pelicans 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors2832292217128
Pelicans3120382211122
The story
Klay Thompson had 29 points as Golden State beat New Orleans 128-122 in OT

Tyreke Evans led New Orleans with 34 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 10-22 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Warriors took the second 32-20.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −3+900+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jrue Holiday led the game in fantasy with 63.1 FPTS (30 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 100Wolves 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers22272229100
Wolves1925252594
The story
Los Angeles beat Minnesota 100-94 behind 26 points from Kobe Bryant

Shabazz Muhammad paced Minnesota: 28 PTS, 9 REB 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 7-20 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 29-25 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3+5+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carlos Boozer topped the game at 39.6 FPTS: 22 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 22 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.2Season avg22.9Last 3

22.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.2 in 20 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg33.3Today

33 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 34

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 16, 22, 19, 19, 21, 20, 29, 34Warriors-Pelicans · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 18, 4, 30, 11, 13, 11, 27, 8, 31, 34Pelicans-Warriors · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 31, 20, 9, 32, 23, 17, 22, 34Knicks-Raptors · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 14, 18, 4, 10, 25, 16, 12, 31Nuggets-Spurs · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 16, 12, 7, 22, 13, 30, 16, 30Pelicans-Warriors · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 15, 20, 23, 24, 21, 21, 25, 29Warriors-Pelicans · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Donatas MotiejunasHOU+5.7 16.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
Zach LaVineMIN+3.2 12.3 last 10 · 9.2 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+3.1 19.3 last 10 · 16.2 season
Andre DrummondDET+3.0 14.8 last 10 · 11.8 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+2.7 16.1 last 10 · 13.4 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsDET−4.0 8.7 last 10 · 12.7 season
Reggie JacksonOKC−3.7 12.9 last 10 · 16.6 season
Chris CopelandIND−3.6 6.7 last 10 · 10.3 season
Shawne WilliamsMIA−3.5 4.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Iman ShumpertNYK−3.1 6.2 last 10 · 9.3 season