FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 15, 2015Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed BOS by 6 at halftime and won 89–77.

Final · Box score
Cavs89
Celtics77
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -6; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets112
Wolves100
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +12
Final · Box score
Rockets97
Kings107
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +10
Final · Box score
Bucks95
Lakers113
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +20; Q4 LAL +18
On this day · 2014–15Dec 15, 2014: 8 games. Top scorer: Kelly Olynyk (Celtics-Sixers), 30 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Celtics

Cleveland beats Boston, 89–77

Rudy Gay goes for 17 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-6+8+12CLE AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2317292089
Celtics2521151677
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 24, 25, 26, 24, 37, 33, 25, 24CLE24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 34, 21, 18, 26, 8, 15, 5, 18, 8, 20CLE20 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 25, 20, 18, 11, 10, 19, 23, 17BOS17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 13, 20, 15, 17, 13, 15, 16, 14BOS14 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Rockets-Kings

Sacramento gets past Houston

107–97, with Sacramento ahead 57–50 at halftime. DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over HOU10CLE over BOS12DEN over MIN12LAL over MIL18Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over HOU.
Lead changes
Bucks-Lakers9
Rockets-Kings6
Cavs-Celtics5
Nuggets-Wolves3
The night in charts
Nuggets-Wolves combined for 212, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 112, Wolves 100
212
Bucks-LakersBucks 95, Lakers 113
208
Rockets-KingsRockets 97, Kings 107
204
Cavs-CelticsCavs 89, Celtics 77
166
SAC won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Rockets-KingsRockets 97, Kings 107
+10 SAC
Cavs-CelticsCavs 89, Celtics 77
+12 CLE
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 112, Wolves 100
+12 DEN
Bucks-LakersBucks 95, Lakers 113
+18 LAL
Casspi shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CasspiSAC · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
FariedDEN · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
HardenHOU · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
GiannisMIL · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
55% (6-11)
GaySAC · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 6 STL, 3 AST
55% (6-11)
Final · Rockets-Kings
Rockets 97Kings 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3119242397
Kings31262525107
The story
Sacramento beat Houston 107-97 behind 26 points and 12 rebounds from DeMarcus Cousins

Jason Terry paced Houston: 14 PTS, 4 AST 26 PTS, 12 REB · 7-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 26-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 0+7+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 112Wolves 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets27362920112
Wolves24253120100
The story
Kenneth Faried's 19 points and 10 rebounds carried Denver past Minnesota, 112-100

For Minnesota, Zach LaVine had 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 36-25, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +3+14+12+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Lakers
Bucks 95Lakers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2521202995
Lakers30253127113
The story
D'Angelo Russell had 19 points as Los Angeles beat Milwaukee 113-95

Michael Carter-Williams led Milwaukee with 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 7-13 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the third 31-20, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +5+9+20+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 23 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 24 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.3Season avg24.2Today

24 minutes today, against 6.3 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 33

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 24, 25, 31, 10, 42, 30, 24, 33Rockets-Kings · L
29.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 30, 31, 16, 14, 13, 23, 27, 26Kings-Rockets · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 24, 25, 26, 24, 37, 33, 25, 24Cavs-Celtics · W
26.3 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 21, 27, 17, 8, 19, 22, 13, 23Wolves-Nuggets · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 31, 14, 5, 21, 11, 12, 25, 22Lakers-Bucks · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 34, 21, 18, 26, 8, 15, 5, 18, 8, 20Cavs-Celtics · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
John WallWAS+4.6 24.2 last 10 · 19.6 season
Jon LeuerPHX+4.1 12.8 last 10 · 8.7 season
Allen CrabbePOR+2.7 12.7 last 10 · 10.0 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL+2.7 15.9 last 10 · 13.2 season
Elfrid PaytonORL+2.7 14.5 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
Evan FournierORL−5.9 8.7 last 10 · 14.6 season
Eric GordonNOP−3.9 11.8 last 10 · 15.7 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−3.7 22.4 last 10 · 26.1 season
Hassan WhitesideMIA−3.1 9.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−3.1 12.6 last 10 · 15.7 season