FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 21, 2014Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed LAL by 8 at halftime and won 108–101.

Final · Box score
Knicks108
Raptors118
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Cavs105
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Pistons105
Nets110
Q1 BKN +10; Q2 BKN +2; Q3 BKN +5; Q4 BKN +5
Final · Box score
Celtics84
Heat100
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +16
Final · Box score
Sixers96
Magic88
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI -5; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Lakers101
Kings108
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC -8; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Suns104
Wizards92
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +12
Final · Box score
Pacers100
Wolves96
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Pelicans101
Thunder99
Q1 NOP -3; Q2 NOP +5; Q3 NOP -5; Q4 NOP +2
On this day · 2013–14Dec 21, 2013: 12 games. Top scorer: Dwight Howard (Rockets-Pistons), 35 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Kings

Sacramento turns it around against Lakers

Anthony Davis goes for 38 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-8+1+7SAC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers23372021101
Kings26262927108
Who led
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 25, 24, 22, 31, 22, 29, 27, 29SAC29 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 16, 29, 23, 13, 20, 22, 20, 24SAC24 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 16, 13, 12, 29, 7, 18, 10, 26LAL26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 29, 22, 14, 32, 22, 26, 21, 9, 25LAL25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Kings10
Pelicans-Thunder10
Sixers-Magic9
Pacers-Wolves5
Pistons-Nets2
Celtics-Heat1
Knicks-Raptors0
Grizzlies-Cavs0
The night in charts
Knicks-Raptors combined for 226, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 108, Raptors 118
226
Pistons-NetsPistons 105, Nets 110
215
Lakers-KingsLakers 101, Kings 108
209
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 101, Thunder 99
200
Suns-WizardsSuns 104, Wizards 92
196
Pacers-WolvesPacers 100, Wolves 96
196
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 91, Cavs 105
196
Celtics-HeatCeltics 84, Heat 100
184
Sixers-MagicSixers 96, Magic 88
184
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 101, Thunder 99
+2 NOP
Pacers-WolvesPacers 100, Wolves 96
+4 IND
Pistons-NetsPistons 105, Nets 110
+5 BKN
Lakers-KingsLakers 101, Kings 108
+7 SAC
Sixers-MagicSixers 96, Magic 88
+8 PHI
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 108, Raptors 118
+10 TOR
Suns-WizardsSuns 104, Wizards 92
+12 PHX
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 91, Cavs 105
+14 CLE
Celtics-HeatCeltics 84, Heat 100
+16 MIA
SAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-KingsSAC won · Lakers 101, Kings 108
8 pts
Sixers-MagicPHI won · Sixers 96, Magic 88
5 pts
Pelicans-ThunderNOP won · Pelicans 101, Thunder 99
5 pts
Suns-WizardsPHX won · Suns 104, Wizards 92
1 pt
Plumlee shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PlumleeBKN · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
90% (9-10)
VarejaoCLE · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
ADNOP · 38 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
73% (16-22)
MonroeDET · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
VasquezTOR · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
69% (9-13)
Final · Pelicans-Thunder
Pelicans 101Thunder 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans25282325101
Thunder2820331899
The story
Jrue Holiday had 15 assists and 11 points as New Orleans beat Oklahoma City 101-99

Steven Adams led Oklahoma City with 12 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 15 AST, 11 PTS, 4 STL, 1 REB · 4-12 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Pelicans took the second 28-20.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −3+5−5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Wolves
Pacers 100Wolves 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers20322325100
Wolves1721302896
The story
Indiana beat Minnesota 100-96 behind 15 points from Roy Hibbert

Mo Williams paced Minnesota: 24 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 15 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 32-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +3+14+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Nets
Pistons 105Nets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons18332727105
Nets28253027110
The story
Mason Plumlee's 21 points and 12 rebounds carried Brooklyn past Detroit, 110-105

For Detroit, Josh Smith had 13 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 21 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 9-10 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 28-18, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +10+2+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 25 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg11.1Last 3

11.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 25 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg40.1Today

40 minutes today, against 21.5 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Miami by 16.

NOP over OKC2IND over MIN4BKN over DET5SAC over LAL7PHI over ORL8TOR over NYK10PHX over WAS12CLE over MEM14MIA over BOS16Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 38

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 26, 23, 18, 31, 8, 31, 30, 7, 38Pelicans-Thunder · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 25, 24, 22, 31, 22, 29, 27, 29Kings-Lakers · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 28, 26, 34, 28, 32, 33, 31, 29Thunder-Pelicans · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 32, 23, 17, 22, 34, 26, 25, 28Knicks-Raptors · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 6, 15, 30, 5, 20, 17, 16, 28Pacers-Wolves · W
11.3 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 16, 13, 12, 29, 7, 18, 10, 26Lakers-Kings · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Shabazz MuhammadMIN+5.1 18.3 last 10 · 13.2 season
Donatas MotiejunasHOU+5.0 15.6 last 10 · 10.6 season
CJ MilesIND+4.6 15.9 last 10 · 11.3 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+4.2 20.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK+3.8 14.5 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsDET−5.0 7.6 last 10 · 12.6 season
Reggie JacksonOKC−4.8 11.4 last 10 · 16.2 season
Chris CopelandIND−4.5 5.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Jared SullingerBOS−4.1 9.5 last 10 · 13.6 season
Donald SloanIND−3.6 6.7 last 10 · 10.3 season