FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 18, 2014Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed OKC by 8 after the first quarter and won 114–109.

Final · Box score
Knicks97
Bulls103
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans99
Rockets90
Q1 NOP -1; Q2 NOP +7; Q3 NOP -3; Q4 NOP +9
Final · Box score
Bucks108
Kings107
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +1
Final · Box score
Thunder109
Warriors114
Q1 GSW -8; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +5
On this day · 2013–14Dec 18, 2013: 12 games. Top scorer: Brandon Knight (Bucks-Knicks), 36 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Warriors

Golden State climbs back to beat OKC

Anthony Davis goes for 30 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+2+5+5GSW AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder40232620109
Warriors32332920114
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 19, 19, 21, 20, 29, 34, 19, 34GSW34 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 23, 24, 21, 21, 25, 29, 22, 19GSW19 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 27, 22, 28, 26, 34, 28, 32, 33OKC33 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 9 games: 27, 10, 28, 23, 19, 16, 23, 26, 30OKC30 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Bucks-Kings

Milwaukee wins a tight one over Sacramento

108–107. Neither team led by more than 4 at any break. Brandon Knight led Milwaukee with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over SAC1GSW over OKC5CHI over NYK6NOP over HOU9Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over SAC.
Lead changes
Bucks-Kings10
Knicks-Bulls8
The night in charts
Thunder-Warriors combined for 223, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 109, Warriors 114
223
Bucks-KingsBucks 108, Kings 107
215
Knicks-BullsKnicks 97, Bulls 103
200
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 99, Rockets 90
189
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-KingsBucks 108, Kings 107
+1 MIL
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 109, Warriors 114
+5 GSW
Knicks-BullsKnicks 97, Bulls 103
+6 CHI
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 99, Rockets 90
+9 NOP
GSW rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-WarriorsGSW won · Thunder 109, Warriors 114
8 pts
Bucks-KingsMIL won · Bucks 108, Kings 107
4 pts
Pelicans-RocketsNOP won · Pelicans 99, Rockets 90
3 pts
Knicks-BullsCHI won · Knicks 97, Bulls 103
1 pt
McLemore shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McLemoreSAC · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
KDOKC · 30 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
DudleyMIL · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
CousinsSAC · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
GaySAC · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Bucks-Kings
Bucks 108Kings 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks25322427108
Kings29252726107
The story
Brandon Knight had 20 points as Milwaukee beat Sacramento 108-107

Rudy Gay led Sacramento with 20 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 6-16 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Bucks took the second 32-25.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −4+30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMarcus Cousins led the game in fantasy with 44.7 FPTS (27 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Thunder-Warriors
Thunder 109Warriors 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder40232620109
Warriors32332920114
The story
Stephen Curry's 34 points and 9 assists carried Golden State past Oklahoma City, 114-109

For Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook had 33 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 34 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 4 STL · 14-24 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 33-23.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −8+2+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Bulls
Knicks 97Bulls 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2025292397
Bulls30222130103
The story
Chicago beat New York 103-97 behind 20 points from Pau Gasol

Amar'e Stoudemire paced New York: 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

A 30-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +10+7−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 27 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Season avg21.2Last 3

21.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.8 in 22 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg25.6Today

26 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 35

Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 23, 15, 24, 18, 11, 17, 22, 35Bulls-Knicks · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 19, 19, 21, 20, 29, 34, 19, 34Warriors-Thunder · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 27, 22, 28, 26, 34, 28, 32, 33Thunder-Warriors · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 30, 26, 23, 18, 31, 8, 31, 30Pelicans-Rockets · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 9 games: 27, 10, 28, 23, 19, 16, 23, 26, 30Thunder-Warriors · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 22, 25, 24, 22, 31, 22, 29, 27Kings-Bucks · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Donatas MotiejunasHOU+4.7 15.4 last 10 · 10.7 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+4.2 20.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK+3.6 14.1 last 10 · 10.5 season
Goran DragicPHX+3.3 19.5 last 10 · 16.2 season
Patrick PattersonTOR+3.1 11.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
Cold
Reggie JacksonOKC−6.0 9.7 last 10 · 15.7 season
Brandon JenningsDET−4.6 7.8 last 10 · 12.4 season
Chris CopelandIND−4.4 5.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC−3.6 12.2 last 10 · 15.8 season
Shawne WilliamsMIA−3.6 4.4 last 10 · 8.0 season