FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 20, 2015Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed POR by 10 at halftime and won 116–109.

Final · Box score
Wolves100
Nets85
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +15
Final · Box score
Blazers109
Heat116
Q1 MIA -9; Q2 MIA -10; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Sixers86
Cavs108
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +28; Q4 CLE +22
Final · Box score
Bucks101
Suns95
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL -8; Q3 MIL -1; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Hawks103
Magic100
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL +10; Q3 ATL -1; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Kings104
Raptors94
Q1 SAC +19; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +10
Final · Box score
Pelicans130
Nuggets125
Q1 NOP +5; Q2 NOP -7; Q3 NOP +3; Q4 NOP +5
On this day · 2014–15Dec 20, 2014: 7 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (Mavs-Spurs), 38 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Heat

Miami rallies from 10 down to beat Portland

Hassan Whiteside goes for 22 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-10-4+7MIA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers32302423109
Heat23293034116
Who led
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 18, 7, 23, 22, 24, 7, 11, 29MIA29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hassan WhitesidePoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 14, 6, 8, 9, 8, 20, 8, 22MIA22 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 23, 33, 18, 29, 30, 20, 19, 32POR32 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 17, 24, 26, 22, 16, 24, 27, 20POR20 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Heat16
Pelicans-Nuggets12
Sixers-Cavs5
Bucks-Suns5
Wolves-Nets1
Kings-Raptors0
Shot of the night

Monroe's layup with 20 seconds left breaks the tie, 101-95 final

The night in charts
Pelicans-Nuggets combined for 255, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 130, Nuggets 125
255
Blazers-HeatBlazers 109, Heat 116
225
Hawks-MagicHawks 103, Magic 100
203
Kings-RaptorsKings 104, Raptors 94
198
Bucks-SunsBucks 101, Suns 95
196
Sixers-CavsSixers 86, Cavs 108
194
Wolves-NetsWolves 100, Nets 85
185
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-MagicHawks 103, Magic 100
+3 ATL
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 130, Nuggets 125
+5 NOP
Bucks-SunsBucks 101, Suns 95
+6 MIL
Blazers-HeatBlazers 109, Heat 116
+7 MIA
Kings-RaptorsKings 104, Raptors 94
+10 SAC
Wolves-NetsWolves 100, Nets 85
+15 MIN
Sixers-CavsSixers 86, Cavs 108
+22 CLE
MIA erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-HeatMIA won · Blazers 109, Heat 116
10 pts
Bucks-SunsMIL won · Bucks 101, Suns 95
8 pts
Pelicans-NuggetsNOP won · Pelicans 130, Nuggets 125
7 pts
Hawks-MagicATL won · Hawks 103, Magic 100
4 pts
Sixers-CavsCLE won · Sixers 86, Cavs 108
4 pts
Whiteside shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WhitesideMIA · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
DiengMIN · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
ADNOP · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Brook LopezBKN · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
DellavedovaCLE · 20 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Hawks-Magic
Hawks 103Magic 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks25272526103
Magic29133622100
The story
Paul Millsap had 13 points and 13 rebounds as Atlanta beat Orlando 103-100

Elfrid Payton led Orlando with 14 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 13 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 5-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Hawks took the second 27-13.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −4+10−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Heat
Blazers 109Heat 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers32302423109
Heat23293034116
The story
Chris Bosh's 29 points carried Miami past Portland, 116-109

For Portland, CJ McCollum had 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 11-19 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 34-23.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −9−10−4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nets
Wolves 100Nets 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves26262325100
Nets1627222085
The story
Minnesota beat Brooklyn 100-85 behind 24 points and 10 rebounds from Karl-Anthony Towns

Thaddeus Young paced Brooklyn: 12 PTS, 8 REB 24 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 10-19 FG

The swing

A 26-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +10+9+10+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brook Lopez topped the game at 46.9 FPTS: 20 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.6Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.6 in 23 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.4 in 25 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg32.5Today

32 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Cleveland by 22.

ATL over ORL3NOP over DEN5MIL over PHX6MIA over POR7SAC over TOR10MIN over BKN15CLE over PHI22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Will Barton leads the day with 32

Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 22, 16, 23, 13, 23, 14, 16, 32Nuggets-Pelicans · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 23, 33, 18, 29, 30, 20, 19, 32Blazers-Heat · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 18, 7, 23, 22, 24, 7, 11, 29Heat-Blazers · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 34, 16, 16, 28, 27, 25, 20, 31, 30, 28Raptors-Kings · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 29, 31, 16, 18, 22, 28, 17, 16, 27Pelicans-Nuggets · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 14, 9, 26, 7, 16, 15, 16, 26Bucks-Suns · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Klay ThompsonGSW+4.6 23.9 last 10 · 19.3 season
John WallWAS+3.7 23.6 last 10 · 19.9 season
Michael Carter-WilliamsMIL+3.3 15.3 last 10 · 12.0 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−5.0 9.2 last 10 · 14.2 season
Brandon KnightPHX−4.3 15.2 last 10 · 19.5 season
Ish SmithNOP−4.2 5.0 last 10 · 9.2 season
Marco BelinelliSAC−3.9 6.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−3.5 21.6 last 10 · 25.1 season