FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 21, 2015Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed LAC by 6 after the first quarter and won 100–99.

Final · Box score
Kings99
Wizards113
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +14
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Celtics113
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +7; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +14
Final · Box score
Magic107
Knicks99
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Blazers97
Hawks106
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +19; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Nets105
Bulls102
Q1 BKN +7; Q2 BKN +3; Q3 BKN +7; Q4 BKN +3
Final · Box score
Hornets95
Rockets102
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Pacers92
Spurs106
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Suns89
Jazz110
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +21
Final · Box score
Thunder100
Clippers99
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC -5; Q4 OKC +1
On this day · 2014–15Dec 21, 2014: 9 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Thunder), 38 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Clippers

Russell Westbrook scores 33 as OKC wins in LA

Marcin Gortat goes for 27 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-2-5+1OKC AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder23272228100
Clippers2923252299
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 13, 23, 24, 25, 13, 27, 13, 33OKC33 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 32, 25, 21, 31, 24, 25, 22, 24OKC24 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 18, 12, 15, 13, 21, 27, 12, 32LAC32 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 21, 18, 21, 34, 15, 25, 22, 15LAC15 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Hornets-Rockets17
Thunder-Clippers10
Nets-Bulls8
Pacers-Spurs6
Blazers-Hawks1
Wolves-Celtics0
Magic-Knicks0
Suns-Jazz0
Shot of the night

KD's jumper with 5 seconds left puts the Thunder ahead, 100-99 final

The night in charts
Wolves-Celtics combined for 212
Points by game
Wolves-CelticsWolves 99, Celtics 113
212
Kings-WizardsKings 99, Wizards 113
212
Nets-BullsNets 105, Bulls 102
207
Magic-KnicksMagic 107, Knicks 99
206
Blazers-HawksBlazers 97, Hawks 106
203
Thunder-ClippersThunder 100, Clippers 99
199
Suns-JazzSuns 89, Jazz 110
199
Pacers-SpursPacers 92, Spurs 106
198
Hornets-RocketsHornets 95, Rockets 102
197
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-ClippersThunder 100, Clippers 99
+1 OKC
Nets-BullsNets 105, Bulls 102
+3 BKN
Hornets-RocketsHornets 95, Rockets 102
+7 HOU
Magic-KnicksMagic 107, Knicks 99
+8 ORL
Blazers-HawksBlazers 97, Hawks 106
+9 ATL
Wolves-CelticsWolves 99, Celtics 113
+14 BOS
Pacers-SpursPacers 92, Spurs 106
+14 SAS
Kings-WizardsKings 99, Wizards 113
+14 WAS
Suns-JazzSuns 89, Jazz 110
+21 UTA
OKC rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-ClippersOKC won · Thunder 100, Clippers 99
6 pts
Kings-WizardsWAS won · Kings 99, Wizards 113
1 pt
Hornets-RocketsHOU won · Hornets 95, Rockets 102
1 pt
Olynyk shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OlynykBOS · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
ZellerBOS · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Jordan HillIND · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
SchroderATL · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
VucevicORL · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
68% (13-19)
Final · Thunder-Clippers
Thunder 100Clippers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder23272228100
Clippers2923252299
The story
Kevin Durant had 24 points as Oklahoma City beat LA 100-99

Blake Griffin led LA with 15 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 10-24 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 28-22.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −6−2−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul led the game in fantasy with 59.0 FPTS (32 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Nets-Bulls
Nets 105Bulls 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets29292720105
Bulls22332324102
The story
Brook Lopez's 21 points and 12 rebounds carried Brooklyn past Chicago, 105-102

For Chicago, Pau Gasol had 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 29-22, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +7+3+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Celtics
Wolves 99Celtics 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2627192799
Celtics34263221113
The story
Boston beat Minnesota 113-99 behind 12 assists and 8 points from Isaiah Thomas

Gorgui Dieng paced Minnesota: 12 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 12 AST, 8 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL · 3-9 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 32-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +8+7+20+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns topped the game at 57.2 FPTS: 25 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 28 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg3.8Last 3

3.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+44.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.6Season avg47.6Today

48 minutes today, against 3.6 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · Hornets-Rockets

Houston makes it three straight

Houston beat Charlotte 102–95 and moved to 15–14. James Harden led Houston with 36 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Streak strip · HOU
W@ DAL100–96Wvs SAC120–113L@ BKN105–110W@ WAS109–103Wvs LAL126–97L@ DEN108–114L@ SAC97–107W@ LAL107–87Wvs LAC107–97Wvs CHA102–95
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 36

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 10, 42, 30, 24, 33, 25, 18, 36Rockets-Hornets · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 13, 23, 24, 25, 13, 27, 13, 33Thunder-Clippers · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 18, 12, 15, 13, 21, 27, 12, 32Clippers-Thunder · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 18, 18, 10, 14, 10, 20, 18, 27Wizards-Kings · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 18, 21, 14, 18, 14, 25, 20, 26Magic-Knicks · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 21, 1, 25, 12, 17, 10, 9, 26Suns-Jazz · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 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
Lance ThomasNYK+4.2 13.1 last 10 · 8.9 season
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN+3.9 20.0 last 10 · 16.1 season
Michael Carter-WilliamsMIL+3.3 15.3 last 10 · 12.0 season
Pau GasolCHI+3.3 19.2 last 10 · 15.9 season
Cold
Evan FournierORL−4.7 9.6 last 10 · 14.3 season
Ish SmithNOP−4.2 5.0 last 10 · 9.2 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−3.9 21.5 last 10 · 25.4 season
Brandon KnightPHX−3.8 15.9 last 10 · 19.7 season
DeMarcus CousinsSAC−3.4 21.1 last 10 · 24.5 season