FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 10, 2015Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed PHI by 4 after three quarters and won 100–91.

Final · Box score
Sixers91
Nets100
Q1 BKN +11; Q2 BKN +8; Q3 BKN -4; Q4 BKN +9
Final · Box score
Clippers80
Bulls83
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Hawks94
Thunder107
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +13
Final · Box score
Knicks97
Kings99
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +2
On this day · 2014–15Dec 10, 2014: 10 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Warriors), 34 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Nets

Philadelphia's skid reaches four

Russell Westbrook goes for 23 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+8-4+9BKN AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1331301791
Nets24281830100
Who led
Andrea BargnaniPoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 0, 8, 5, 12, 13, 6, 0, 23BKN23 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 18, 16, 19, 8, 18, 25, 20, 18BKN18 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Jahlil OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 16, 25, 19, 11, 9, 12, 10, 22PHI22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
T.J. McConnellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 6, 6, 7, 7, 9, 10, 2, 17PHI17 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Clippers-Bulls

Chicago holds off Clippers, 83–80

Chicago led 64–54 after three and held on to win by three. Pau Gasol led Chicago with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over NYK2CHI over LAC3BKN over PHI9OKC over ATL13Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over LAC.
Lead changes
Sixers-Nets8
Knicks-Kings6
Clippers-Bulls1
Hawks-Thunder1
The night in charts
Hawks-Thunder combined for 201, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-ThunderHawks 94, Thunder 107
201
Knicks-KingsKnicks 97, Kings 99
196
Sixers-NetsSixers 91, Nets 100
191
Clippers-BullsClippers 80, Bulls 83
163
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-KingsKnicks 97, Kings 99
+2 SAC
Clippers-BullsClippers 80, Bulls 83
+3 CHI
Sixers-NetsSixers 91, Nets 100
+9 BKN
Hawks-ThunderHawks 94, Thunder 107
+13 OKC
BKN rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-NetsBKN won · Sixers 91, Nets 100
4 pts
Clippers-BullsCHI won · Clippers 80, Bulls 83
1 pt
Rondo shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RondoSAC · 16 PTS, 12 AST, 9 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
IbakaOKC · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
BazemoreATL · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
CollisonSAC · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
58% (7-12)
TeagueATL · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Knicks-Kings
Knicks 97Kings 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1623263297
Kings2422302399
The story
Rajon Rondo had 16 points and 12 assists as Sacramento beat New York 99-97

Carmelo Anthony led New York with 23 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 12 AST, 9 REB · 7-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the first 24-16, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +8+7+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Bulls
Clippers 80Bulls 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2411192680
Bulls2321201983
The story
Pau Gasol's 24 points carried Chicago past LA, 83-80

For LA, Blake Griffin had 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB · 10-19 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 21-11.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −1+9+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jimmy Butler was the fantasy play: 44.0 FPTS on 14 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB

Final · Hawks-Thunder
Hawks 94Thunder 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2821261994
Thunder35252324107
The story
Oklahoma City beat Atlanta 107-94 behind a 25-12-10 triple-double from Kevin Durant

Jeff Teague paced Atlanta: 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST · 8-14 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 35-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +7+11+8+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.8Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.8 in 19 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
29.82014–15 avg14.6Last 3

14.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.8 in 2014–15 (30 games). Today: 9 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Season avg40.3Today

40 minutes today, against 27.6 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 27

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 36, 24, 29, 30, 31, 16, 14, 13, 23, 27Kings-Knicks · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 27, 30, 34, 25, 25, 20, 32, 25Thunder-Hawks · W
27.7 PPG season to date · −2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Gilbert Arenas WAS, Nov 5, 2003: 25 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
25 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 12, 9, 18, 26, 13, 22, 16, 24Bulls-Clippers · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 28, 11, 12, 28, 18, 17, 12, 23Knicks-Kings · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 34, 31, 20, 27, 14, 34, 25, 19, 13, 23Thunder-Hawks · W
26.2 PPG season to date · −3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 11, 12, 14, 17, 9, 12, 17, 23Thunder-Hawks · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high23 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paul GeorgeIND+3.6 31.5 last 10 · 27.9 season
Gordon HaywardUTA+3.1 22.0 last 10 · 18.9 season
John WallWAS+3.0 22.6 last 10 · 19.6 season
Ed DavisPOR+2.6 10.0 last 10 · 7.4 season
Kyle LowryTOR+2.3 24.3 last 10 · 22.0 season
Cold
Evan FournierORL−4.6 10.9 last 10 · 15.5 season
Langston GallowayNYK−3.6 4.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Eric GordonNOP−3.2 12.9 last 10 · 16.1 season
Dennis SchroderATL−3.2 6.8 last 10 · 10.0 season
Al-Farouq AminuPOR−2.9 7.9 last 10 · 10.8 season