FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 8, 2015Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed POR by 9 at halftime and won 105–100.

Final · Box score
Blazers100
Cavs105
Q1 CLE -8; Q2 CLE -9; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Warriors131
Pacers123
Q1 GSW +16; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +28; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Nets110
Q1 BKN +7; Q2 BKN +11; Q3 BKN +8; Q4 BKN +5
Final · Box score
Thunder125
Grizzlies88
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +12; Q3 OKC +35; Q4 OKC +37
Final · Box score
Magic85
Nuggets74
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL -7; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Jazz106
Kings114
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +8
On this day · 2014–15Dec 8, 2014: 7 games. Top scorer: Blake Griffin (Clippers-Suns), 45 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Cavs

LeBron James scores 33, Cleveland rallies past Portland

Paul George goes for 33 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-9+2+5CLE AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers25311925100
Cavs17303028105
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 19, 15, 24, 25, 26, 24, 37, 33CLE33 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 34, 21, 18, 26, 8, 15, 5, 18CLE18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 19, 29, 7, 25, 26, 19, 23, 33POR33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 18, 28, 12, 11, 21, 17, 17, 24POR24 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Nets6
Blazers-Cavs4
Warriors-Pacers3
Thunder-Grizzlies2
The night in charts
Warriors-Pacers combined for 254, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-PacersWarriors 131, Pacers 123
254
Jazz-KingsJazz 106, Kings 114
220
Rockets-NetsRockets 105, Nets 110
215
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 125, Grizzlies 88
213
Blazers-CavsBlazers 100, Cavs 105
205
Magic-NuggetsMagic 85, Nuggets 74
159
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-NetsRockets 105, Nets 110
+5 BKN
Blazers-CavsBlazers 100, Cavs 105
+5 CLE
Jazz-KingsJazz 106, Kings 114
+8 SAC
Warriors-PacersWarriors 131, Pacers 123
+8 GSW
Magic-NuggetsMagic 85, Nuggets 74
+11 ORL
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 125, Grizzlies 88
+37 OKC
CLE rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-CavsCLE won · Blazers 100, Cavs 105
9 pts
Magic-NuggetsORL won · Magic 85, Nuggets 74
7 pts
KD shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KDOKC · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
79% (11-14)
GaySAC · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
Thaddeus YoungBKN · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
77% (10-13)
ThorntonHOU · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
67% (12-18)
Brook LopezBKN · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Blazers-Cavs
Blazers 100Cavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers25311925100
Cavs17303028105
The story
Kevin Love had 18 points as Cleveland beat Portland 105-100

CJ McCollum led Portland with 24 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 5-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Cavaliers took the third 30-19.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −8−9+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Nets
Rockets 105Nets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets24222633105
Nets31262330110
The story
Brook Lopez's 24 points carried Brooklyn past Houston, 110-105

For Houston, Corey Brewer had 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK · 9-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 31-24, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +7+11+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marcus Thornton was the fantasy play: 54.2 FPTS on 32 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST

Final · Warriors-Pacers
Warriors 131Pacers 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors44353220131
Pacers28322340123
The story
Golden State beat Indiana 131-123 behind 29 points and 10 assists from Stephen Curry

Chase Budinger paced Indiana: 12 PTS, 7 REB 29 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 11-23 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

A 44-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +16+19+28+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.2Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 17.2 in 21 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.2minutes, last 2 vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
28.72014–15 avg6.5Last 2

6.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.7 in 2014–15 (71 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Season avg34.5Today

35 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Magic-Nuggets

Orlando takes care of Denver

An 11-point win, 85–74. Nikola Vucevic led Orlando with 18 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over POR5BKN over HOU5GSW over IND8SAC over UTA8ORL over DEN11OKC over MEM37Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over DEN.
Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 39

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 11, 15, 15, 20, 21, 26, 21, 39Warriors-Pacers · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +21.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 20, 40, 33, 39, 31, 11, 48, 33Pacers-Warriors · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 19, 15, 24, 25, 26, 24, 37, 33Cavs-Blazers · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 19, 29, 7, 25, 26, 19, 23, 33Blazers-Cavs · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 14, 27, 30, 34, 25, 25, 20, 32Thunder-Grizzlies · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Marcus ThorntonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 12, 2, 6, 18, 18, 6, 2, 3, 32Rockets-Nets · L
11.2 PPG season to date · +21.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paul GeorgeIND+3.6 31.5 last 10 · 27.9 season
Ed DavisPOR+2.6 10.0 last 10 · 7.4 season
Matt BarnesMEM+2.6 10.4 last 10 · 7.8 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+2.5 19.9 last 10 · 17.4 season
Deron WilliamsDAL+2.4 17.6 last 10 · 15.2 season
Cold
Evan FournierORL−3.5 12.1 last 10 · 15.6 season
Langston GallowayNYK−3.4 4.8 last 10 · 8.2 season
Eric GordonNOP−3.2 12.9 last 10 · 16.1 season
Al-Farouq AminuPOR−2.9 7.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−2.6 13.4 last 10 · 16.0 season