FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 19, 2015Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Lakers78
Thunder118
Q1 OKC +20; Q2 OKC +26; Q3 OKC +37; Q4 OKC +40
Final · Box score
Hornets101
Wizards109
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +8
Final · Box score
Bulls91
Knicks107
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +10; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +16
Final · Box score
Clippers97
Rockets107
Q1 HOU +21; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Pacers84
Grizzlies96
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +4; Q4 MEM +12
On this day · 2014–15Dec 19, 2014: 10 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Spurs), 43 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Wizards

Washington handles Charlotte by 8

John Wall goes for 27 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+6+11+8WAS AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27262226101
Wizards28312723109
Who led
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 34, 17, 28, 26, 26, 26, 26, 6, 20, 27WAS27 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Garrett TemplePoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 0, 3, 5, 10, 5, 6, 3, 21WAS21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 4, 17, 14, 18, 33, 16, 12, 27, 18CHA18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 9, 13, 5, 16, 14, 8, 35, 15CHA15 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Clippers-Rockets

Houston leads Clippers wire to wire

Houston was ahead at every break and won 107–97. Best quarter: the first, 38–17. Dwight Howard led Houston with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over CHA8HOU over LAC10MEM over IND12NYK over CHI16OKC over LAL40Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over LAC.
Lead changes
Hornets-Wizards13
Clippers-Rockets2
Pacers-Grizzlies2
Lakers-Thunder1
Bulls-Knicks1
The night in charts
Hornets-Wizards combined for 210, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-WizardsHornets 101, Wizards 109
210
Clippers-RocketsClippers 97, Rockets 107
204
Bulls-KnicksBulls 91, Knicks 107
198
Lakers-ThunderLakers 78, Thunder 118
196
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 84, Grizzlies 96
180
WAS won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Hornets-WizardsHornets 101, Wizards 109
+8 WAS
Clippers-RocketsClippers 97, Rockets 107
+10 HOU
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 84, Grizzlies 96
+12 MEM
Bulls-KnicksBulls 91, Knicks 107
+16 NYK
Lakers-ThunderLakers 78, Thunder 118
+40 OKC
Dwight shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightHOU · 22 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
DudleyWAS · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
BlakeLAC · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
ArizaHOU · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
KanterOKC · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Hornets-Wizards
Hornets 101Wizards 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27262226101
Wizards28312723109
The story
Jared Dudley had 19 points as Washington beat Charlotte 109-101

Nicolas Batum led Charlotte with 14 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 7-10 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the second 31-26, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +1+6+11+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Rockets
Clippers 97Rockets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers1729252697
Rockets38192624107
The story
Houston beat LA 107-97 behind 22 points and 14 rebounds from Dwight Howard

Blake Griffin paced LA: 22 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 22 PTS, 14 REB · 8-11 FG

The swing

A 38-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +21+11+12+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Grizzlies
Pacers 84Grizzlies 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1627231884
Grizzlies2123262696
The story
Marc Gasol's 19 points and 12 rebounds carried Memphis past Indiana, 96-84

For Indiana, Jordan Hill had 13 REB, 10 PTS 19 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 9-18 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 26-18, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +5+1+4+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.5Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 25 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Season avg23.5Last 3

23.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.9 in 23 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.5Season avg27.4Today

27 minutes today, against 3.5 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 29

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 31, 11, 48, 33, 23, 13, 16, 19, 23, 29Pacers-Grizzlies · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 34, 17, 28, 26, 26, 26, 26, 6, 20, 27Wizards-Hornets · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 28, 18, 17, 12, 23, 37, 20, 16, 27Knicks-Bulls · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 16, 21, 18, 21, 34, 15, 25, 22Clippers-Rockets · L
23.9 PPG season to date · −2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 22, 10, 4, 18, 13, 4, 16, 22Rockets-Clippers · W
13.1 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 20, 32, 25, 21, 31, 24, 25, 22Thunder-Lakers · W
27.0 PPG season to date · −5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Klay ThompsonGSW+4.6 23.9 last 10 · 19.3 season
Jon LeuerPHX+4.2 12.9 last 10 · 8.8 season
John WallWAS+3.7 23.6 last 10 · 19.9 season
Patrick BeverleyHOU+3.3 11.7 last 10 · 8.4 season
Lance ThomasNYK+3.3 11.7 last 10 · 8.4 season
Cold
Evan FournierORL−5.7 8.4 last 10 · 14.1 season
Eric GordonNOP−4.5 11.3 last 10 · 15.8 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−3.5 21.6 last 10 · 25.1 season
Brandon KnightPHX−3.4 16.5 last 10 · 19.9 season
Nikola MiroticCHI−3.1 7.5 last 10 · 10.6 season