FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 22, 2015Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed MIA by 16 after the first quarter and won 93–92.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies104
Sixers90
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +14
Final · Box score
Pistons93
Heat92
Q1 DET -16; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET -3; Q4 DET +1
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Raptors103
Q1 TOR +16; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Lakers111
Nuggets107
Q1 LAL -8; Q2 LAL -13; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +4
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The lead · Pistons-Heat

Detroit storms back from 16 down to beat Miami

Kobe Bryant goes for 31 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16+2-3+1DET AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1836182193
Heat3418231792
Who led
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 4, 18, 21, 21, 34, 23, 31, 18DET18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Stanley JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 4, 4, 4, 11, 0, 8, 16, 14DET14 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 7, 23, 22, 24, 7, 11, 29, 20MIA20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 11, 20, 14, 7, 28, 21, 18, 19MIA19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Heat13
Grizzlies-Sixers8
Lakers-Nuggets6
Mavs-Raptors0
The night in charts
Lakers-Nuggets combined for 218, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 111, Nuggets 107
218
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 99, Raptors 103
202
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 104, Sixers 90
194
Pistons-HeatPistons 93, Heat 92
185
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-HeatPistons 93, Heat 92
+1 DET
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 111, Nuggets 107
+4 LAL
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 99, Raptors 103
+4 TOR
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 104, Sixers 90
+14 MEM
DET erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-HeatDET won · Pistons 93, Heat 92
16 pts
Lakers-NuggetsLAL won · Lakers 111, Nuggets 107
13 pts
Okafor shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OkaforPHI · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
UdrihMIA · 14 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
Gary HarrisDEN · 21 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
RandolphMEM · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
DeRozanTOR · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
59% (10-17)
Final · Pistons-Heat
Pistons 93Heat 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1836182193
Heat3418231792
The story
Reggie Jackson had 18 points as Detroit beat Miami 93-92

Dwyane Wade led Miami with 19 PTS, 5 REB 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 8-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the first, the Pistons took the second 36-18.

DET lead by quarter
200 −16+2−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hassan Whiteside led the game in fantasy with 45.2 FPTS (16 PTS, 16 REB)

Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 111Nuggets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers26253228111
Nuggets34301627107
The story
Jordan Clarkson's 19 points carried Los Angeles past Denver, 111-107

For Denver, Nikola Jokic had 15 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 6-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 13 going into the third, then won it 32-16.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −8−13+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Raptors
Mavs 99Raptors 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1620313299
Raptors32172331103
The story
Toronto beat Dallas 103-99 behind 28 points from DeMar DeRozan

Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas: 20 PTS, 7 REB 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 10-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 32-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +16+13+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyle Lowry topped the game at 41.5 FPTS: 17 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 23 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Season avg34.0Today

34 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Lakers-Nuggets

Lakers fight back from 13 down against Denver

Final: 111–107, after trailing by 13 at the half. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 31 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Lakers-Nuggets
Kobe Bryant · LALWill Barton · DENPTS3125REB38AST52Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 31

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 5, 21, 11, 12, 25, 22, 22, 31Lakers-Nuggets · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 28, 27, 25, 20, 31, 30, 28, 28Raptors-Mavs · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 16, 23, 13, 23, 14, 16, 32, 25Nuggets-Lakers · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Gary HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 14, 5, 12, 21, 4, 12, 2, 21Nuggets-Lakers · L
10.4 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high21 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 19, 25, 13, 13, 14, 13, 20, 20Mavs-Raptors · L
17.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 7, 23, 22, 24, 7, 11, 29, 20Heat-Pistons · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 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
Will BartonDEN+4.3 20.0 last 10 · 15.7 season
Lance ThomasNYK+4.2 13.1 last 10 · 8.9 season
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN+3.9 20.0 last 10 · 16.1 season
Terrence RossTOR+3.6 11.3 last 10 · 7.8 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