FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 20, 2014Regular season · 7 games
← Dec 19CalendarDec 21 →

7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed IND by 6 after the first quarter and won 76–73.

Final · Box score
Suns99
Knicks90
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Jazz86
Hornets104
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +13; Q3 CHA +21; Q4 CHA +18
Final · Box score
Blazers114
Pelicans88
Q1 POR +15; Q2 POR +18; Q3 POR +32; Q4 POR +26
Final · Box score
Hawks104
Rockets97
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Spurs93
Mavs99
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL -5; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Pacers73
Nuggets76
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Bucks102
Clippers106
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC -1; Q4 LAC +4
On this day · 2013–14Dec 20, 2013: 9 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Cavs-Bucks), 39 points.
Dec 20 in other seasons20252024202320222021201920182017201620152012201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199719961995
The lead · Pacers-Nuggets

Denver survives Indiana, 76–73

LaMarcus Aldridge goes for 27 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-10+3DEN AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2112221873
Nuggets1517232176
Who led
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 0, 11, 6, 9, 7, 0, 0, 16, 10, 19DEN19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 4, 22, 10, 19, 6, 12, 10, 15DEN15 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 16, 8, 2, 12, 12, 12, 17, 19IND19 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 5, 6, 15, 30, 5, 20, 17, 16IND16 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Bucks-Clippers18
Pacers-Nuggets14
Hawks-Rockets9
Suns-Knicks6
Spurs-Mavs5
Blazers-Pelicans0
The night in charts
Bucks-Clippers combined for 208, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-ClippersBucks 102, Clippers 106
208
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 114, Pelicans 88
202
Hawks-RocketsHawks 104, Rockets 97
201
Spurs-MavsSpurs 93, Mavs 99
192
Jazz-HornetsJazz 86, Hornets 104
190
Suns-KnicksSuns 99, Knicks 90
189
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 73, Nuggets 76
149
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 73, Nuggets 76
+3 DEN
Bucks-ClippersBucks 102, Clippers 106
+4 LAC
Spurs-MavsSpurs 93, Mavs 99
+6 DAL
Hawks-RocketsHawks 104, Rockets 97
+7 ATL
Suns-KnicksSuns 99, Knicks 90
+9 PHX
Jazz-HornetsJazz 86, Hornets 104
+18 CHA
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 114, Pelicans 88
+26 POR
DEN rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-NuggetsDEN won · Pacers 73, Nuggets 76
6 pts
Spurs-MavsDAL won · Spurs 93, Mavs 99
5 pts
Suns-KnicksPHX won · Suns 99, Knicks 90
3 pts
Bucks-ClippersLAC won · Bucks 102, Clippers 106
2 pts
Kaman shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KamanPOR · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
DwightHOU · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
GiannisMIL · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
HendersonCHA · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
EllisDAL · 38 PTS, 4 STL, 1 AST
65% (15-23)
Final · Pacers-Nuggets
Pacers 73Nuggets 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2112221873
Nuggets1517232176
The story
Ty Lawson had 15 points and 10 assists as Denver beat Indiana 76-73

CJ Miles led Indiana with 16 PTS, 5 REB 15 PTS, 10 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 6-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Nuggets took the second 17-12.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −6−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

David West led the game in fantasy with 40.0 FPTS (19 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Bucks-Clippers
Bucks 102Clippers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks24283119102
Clippers28223224106
The story
Chris Paul's 27 points and 9 assists carried Los Angeles past Milwaukee, 106-102

For Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 18 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 27 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 6-16 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 24-19.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +4−2−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 93Mavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2522301693
Mavs2121332499
The story
Dallas beat San Antonio 99-93 behind 16 points and 11 rebounds from Chandler Parsons

Cory Joseph paced San Antonio: 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 6-15 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 24-16 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −4−5−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 18 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg3.4Last 3

3.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 25 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 0 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg38.8Today

39 minutes today, against 21.0 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Portland posts the night's biggest win

Portland beat New Orleans by 26, the widest margin of 7 games.

DEN over IND3LAC over MIL4DAL over SAS6ATL over HOU7PHX over NYK9CHA over UTA18POR over NOP26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Monta Ellis leads the day with 38

Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 38, 23, 33, 19, 2, 26, 24, 14, 25, 38Mavs-Spurs · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 23, 10, 35, 19, 23, 23, 32, 27Blazers-Pelicans · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 20, 17, 19, 10, 11, 20, 17, 27Clippers-Bucks · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 9, 32, 23, 17, 22, 34, 26, 25Knicks-Suns · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 23, 27, 4, 16, 12, 11, 15, 25Suns-Knicks · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 45, 17, 14, 10, 18, 31, 32, 24Clippers-Bucks · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Donatas MotiejunasHOU+5.0 15.6 last 10 · 10.6 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK+4.8 15.5 last 10 · 10.7 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+4.2 20.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Marco BelinelliSAS+3.8 13.2 last 10 · 9.4 season
Danny GreenSAS+3.4 16.1 last 10 · 12.7 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−4.5 5.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Donald SloanIND−4.3 6.0 last 10 · 10.3 season
Robin LopezPOR−3.5 6.1 last 10 · 9.6 season