FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 16, 2014Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed UTA by 11 after three quarters and won 119–111.

Final · Box score
Wolves95
Wizards109
Q1 WAS +11; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +5; Q4 WAS +14
Final · Box score
Heat95
Nets91
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Warriors98
Grizzlies105
Q1 MEM -6; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Jazz111
Pelicans119
Q1 NOP -6; Q2 NOP -3; Q3 NOP -11; Q4 NOP +8
Final · Box score
Mavs107
Knicks87
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +20
Final · Box score
Thunder104
Kings92
Q1 OKC +14; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +12
On this day · 2013–14Dec 16, 2013: 8 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (Nets-Sixers), 37 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Pelicans

Anthony Davis scores 31, New Orleans rallies past Utah

Russell Westbrook goes for 32 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-3-11+8NOP AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz26303322111
Pelicans20332541119
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 25, 30, 26, 23, 18, 31, 8, 31NOP31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 4, 16, 11, 4, 13, 30, 15, 28NOP28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 17, 19, 16, 13, 12, 25, 10, 29UTA29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 25, 16, 9, 19, 20, 18, 16, 17UTA17 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Warriors-Grizzlies

Memphis extends win streak to 5

105–98 over Golden State. Record: 20–4. Marc Gasol led Memphis with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · MEM
W@ LAL99–93W@ POR112–99W@ SAC97–85L@ HOU96–105Lvs SAS101–107Wvs MIA103–87Wvs DAL114–105Wvs CHA113–107W@ PHI120–115Wvs GSW105–98
Lead changes
Warriors-Grizzlies12
Heat-Nets6
Jazz-Pelicans4
Thunder-Kings4
Wolves-Wizards1
Mavs-Knicks0
The night in charts
Jazz-Pelicans combined for 230, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-PelicansJazz 111, Pelicans 119
230
Wolves-WizardsWolves 95, Wizards 109
204
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 98, Grizzlies 105
203
Thunder-KingsThunder 104, Kings 92
196
Mavs-KnicksMavs 107, Knicks 87
194
Heat-NetsHeat 95, Nets 91
186
MIA won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Heat-NetsHeat 95, Nets 91
+4 MIA
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 98, Grizzlies 105
+7 MEM
Jazz-PelicansJazz 111, Pelicans 119
+8 NOP
Thunder-KingsThunder 104, Kings 92
+12 OKC
Wolves-WizardsWolves 95, Wizards 109
+14 WAS
Mavs-KnicksMavs 107, Knicks 87
+20 DAL
NOP erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-PelicansNOP won · Jazz 111, Pelicans 119
11 pts
Warriors-GrizzliesMEM won · Warriors 98, Grizzlies 105
6 pts
AD shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ADNOP · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
80% (12-15)
Ryan AndersonNOP · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
RandolphMEM · 17 PTS, 10 REB
67% (8-12)
PlumleeBKN · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Thaddeus YoungMIN · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
63% (12-19)
Final · Heat-Nets
Heat 95Nets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3322211995
Nets2520212591
The story
Dwyane Wade's 28 points carried Miami past Brooklyn, 95-91

For Brooklyn, Deron Williams had 15 PTS, 11 AST 28 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 12-24 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-25, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +8+10+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Pelicans
Jazz 111Pelicans 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz26303322111
Pelicans20332541119
The story
Ryan Anderson had 28 points as New Orleans beat Utah 119-111

Enes Kanter led Utah with 29 PTS, 7 REB 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 10-15 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Pelicans took the fourth 41-22.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −6−3−11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Kings
Thunder 104Kings 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder34272023104
Kings2034172192
The story
Oklahoma City beat Sacramento 104-92 behind 26 points from Kevin Durant

Carl Landry paced Sacramento: 14 PTS, 4 REB 26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 12-25 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 34-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +14+7+10+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg9.9Last 3

9.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 9 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg33.1Today

33 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 32

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 2, 32, 21, 27, 22, 28, 26, 34, 28, 32Thunder-Kings · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 25, 30, 26, 23, 18, 31, 8, 31Pelicans-Jazz · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 17, 19, 16, 13, 12, 25, 10, 29Jazz-Pelicans · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 16, 19, 14, 13, 13, 16, 8, 29Wolves-Wizards · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 28, 28, 25, 16, 10, 29, 17, 28Heat-Nets · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 4, 16, 11, 4, 13, 30, 15, 28Pelicans-Jazz · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 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
Patrick PattersonTOR+3.0 11.6 last 10 · 8.6 season
JJ RedickLAC+3.0 17.4 last 10 · 14.4 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+2.9 19.0 last 10 · 16.1 season
Andre DrummondDET+2.8 14.9 last 10 · 12.1 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsDET−5.0 7.4 last 10 · 12.4 season
Reggie JacksonOKC−4.7 11.5 last 10 · 16.2 season
Chris CopelandIND−4.4 5.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
Shawne WilliamsMIA−3.7 4.4 last 10 · 8.1 season
Robin LopezPOR−3.5 6.1 last 10 · 9.6 season