FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 19, 2014Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed BKN by 7 after the first quarter and won 95–91.

Final · Box score
Jazz101
Magic94
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Hornets109
Sixers91
Q1 CHA +11; Q2 CHA +20; Q3 CHA +13; Q4 CHA +18
Final · Box score
Wolves98
Celtics114
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +16
Final · Box score
Nets91
Cavs95
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Raptors110
Pistons100
Q1 TOR -5; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Wizards105
Heat103
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +2
Final · Box score
Bulls103
Grizzlies97
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +6
Final · 3OT · Box score
Blazers129
Spurs119
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR -5; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 Blazers 0; OT2 Blazers 0; OT3 POR +10
Final · Box score
Clippers106
Nuggets109
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +16; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Thunder104
Lakers103
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +1
On this day · 2013–14Dec 19, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Bulls), 32 points.
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The lead · Nets-Cavs

Brooklyn's skid reaches three

LaMarcus Aldridge goes for 32 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+5+3+4CLE AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3316222091
Cavs2628202195
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 19, 24, 18, 35, 41, 27, 21, 22CLE22 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 3, 3, 0, 0, 0, 3, 2, 6, 0, 21CLE21 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 3, 22, 8, 12, 12, 22, 16, 17, 26BKN26 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Mason PlumleePoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 0, 9, 8, 18, 11, 21, 23, 14BKN14 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Heat18
Blazers-Spurs10
Nets-Cavs9
Wolves-Celtics8
Hornets-Sixers7
Clippers-Nuggets5
Jazz-Magic3
Raptors-Pistons1
The night in charts
Blazers-Spurs combined for 248, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-SpursBlazers 129, Spurs 119
248
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 106, Nuggets 109
215
Wolves-CelticsWolves 98, Celtics 114
212
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 110, Pistons 100
210
Wizards-HeatWizards 105, Heat 103
208
Thunder-LakersThunder 104, Lakers 103
207
Hornets-SixersHornets 109, Sixers 91
200
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 103, Grizzlies 97
200
Jazz-MagicJazz 101, Magic 94
195
Nets-CavsNets 91, Cavs 95
186
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-LakersThunder 104, Lakers 103
+1 OKC
Wizards-HeatWizards 105, Heat 103
+2 WAS
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 106, Nuggets 109
+3 DEN
Nets-CavsNets 91, Cavs 95
+4 CLE
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 103, Grizzlies 97
+6 CHI
Jazz-MagicJazz 101, Magic 94
+7 UTA
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 110, Pistons 100
+10 TOR
Blazers-SpursBlazers 129, Spurs 119
+10 POR
Wolves-CelticsWolves 98, Celtics 114
+16 BOS
Hornets-SixersHornets 109, Sixers 91
+18 CHA
CLE rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-CavsCLE won · Nets 91, Cavs 95
7 pts
Thunder-LakersOKC won · Thunder 104, Lakers 103
6 pts
Raptors-PistonsTOR won · Raptors 110, Pistons 100
5 pts
Blazers-SpursPOR won · Blazers 129, Spurs 119
5 pts
Wizards-HeatWAS won · Wizards 105, Heat 103
3 pts
Ed Davis shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ed DavisLAL · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
HilarioWAS · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
BarnesLAC · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
MuhammadMIN · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
73% (11-15)
MiroticCHI · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Thunder-Lakers
Thunder 104Lakers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder20323022104
Lakers26242330103
The story
Russell Westbrook's 31 points and 10 assists carried Oklahoma City past Los Angeles, 104-103

For Los Angeles, Ed Davis had 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 9-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 32-24.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −6+2+9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 106Nuggets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers20233132106
Nuggets29301238109
The story
Denver beat Los Angeles 109-106 behind 20 points from Nate Robinson

Chris Paul paced Los Angeles: 17 PTS, 15 AST, 5 REB 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 6-11 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 29-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +9+16−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Blake Griffin topped the game at 53.9 FPTS: 32 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST

Final · Blazers-Spurs
Blazers 129Spurs 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Blazers172725287817129
Spurs20262823787119
The story
Wesley Matthews had 16 points as Portland beat San Antonio 129-119 in OT

Danny Green led San Antonio with 27 PTS, 10 REB 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 5-19 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the third overtime 17-7.

POR lead by quarter
200 −3−2−5000+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 24 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg11.8Last 3

11.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.6 in 24 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.0Season avg33.2Today

33 minutes today, against 6.0 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Charlotte by 18.

OKC over LAL1WAS over MIA2DEN over LAC3CLE over BKN4CHI over MEM6UTA over ORL7TOR over DET10POR over SAS10BOS over MIN16CHA over PHI18Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 43

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 20, 14, 23, 35, 18, 23, 29, 43Blazers-Spurs · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Dec 1, 2000: 43 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Career high43 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 39, 18, 24, 23, 10, 35, 19, 23, 23, 32Blazers-Spurs · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 30, 45, 17, 14, 10, 18, 31, 32Clippers-Nuggets · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 14, 14, 13, 23, 19, 15, 23, 32Spurs-Blazers · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 22, 28, 26, 34, 28, 32, 33, 31Thunder-Lakers · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 15, 24, 18, 11, 17, 22, 35, 31Bulls-Grizzlies · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 1 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
Danny GreenSAS+3.4 16.1 last 10 · 12.7 season
Goran DragicPHX+3.3 19.5 last 10 · 16.2 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsDET−5.0 7.8 last 10 · 12.8 season
Reggie JacksonOKC−4.8 11.2 last 10 · 16.0 season
Chris CopelandIND−4.4 5.5 last 10 · 9.9 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC−4.0 12.0 last 10 · 16.0 season
Robin LopezPOR−3.5 6.1 last 10 · 9.6 season