FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 26, 2015Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed ORL by 12 at halftime and won 108–101.

Final · Box score
Wizards111
Nets96
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +15
Final · Box score
Raptors111
Bucks90
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR -3; Q4 TOR +21
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Hornets98
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 CHA +6
Final · Box score
Rockets108
Pelicans110
Q1 NOP -8; Q2 NOP +1; Q3 NOP -7; Q4 NOP +2
Final · Box score
Heat108
Magic101
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA -12; Q3 MIA -7; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Knicks98
Hawks117
Q1 ATL -10; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +19
Final · Box score
Celtics99
Pistons93
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Wolves88
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Bulls111
Mavs118
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets86
Spurs101
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Sixers111
Suns104
Q1 PHI +14; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Clippers109
Jazz104
Q1 LAC -8; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Cavs76
Blazers105
Q1 POR +22; Q2 POR +29; Q3 POR +31; Q4 POR +29
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The lead · Heat-Magic

Miami climbs out of a 12-point hole against Orlando

Andre Drummond goes for 22 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-12-7+7MIA AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat20242539108
Magic24322025101
Who led
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 7, 23, 22, 24, 7, 11, 29, 20, 30, 24MIA24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 14, 7, 28, 21, 18, 19, 19, 24MIA24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 14, 18, 14, 25, 20, 26, 21, 22ORL22 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Elfrid PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 9, 17, 12, 19, 14, 5, 12, 18ORL18 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Nets9
Rockets-Pelicans9
Nuggets-Spurs8
Celtics-Pistons6
Clippers-Jazz6
Heat-Magic4
Raptors-Bucks2
Cavs-Blazers1
The night in charts
Bulls-Mavs combined for 229, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-MavsBulls 111, Mavs 118
229
Rockets-PelicansRockets 108, Pelicans 110
218
Sixers-SunsSixers 111, Suns 104
215
Knicks-HawksKnicks 98, Hawks 117
215
Clippers-JazzClippers 109, Jazz 104
213
Heat-MagicHeat 108, Magic 101
209
Wizards-NetsWizards 111, Nets 96
207
Raptors-BucksRaptors 111, Bucks 90
201
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 99, Pistons 93
192
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 92, Hornets 98
190
Pacers-WolvesPacers 102, Wolves 88
190
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 86, Spurs 101
187
Cavs-BlazersCavs 76, Blazers 105
181
2 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-PelicansRockets 108, Pelicans 110
+2 NOP
Clippers-JazzClippers 109, Jazz 104
+5 LAC
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 92, Hornets 98
+6 CHA
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 99, Pistons 93
+6 BOS
Heat-MagicHeat 108, Magic 101
+7 MIA
Sixers-SunsSixers 111, Suns 104
+7 PHI
Bulls-MavsBulls 111, Mavs 118
+7 DAL
Pacers-WolvesPacers 102, Wolves 88
+14 IND
Wizards-NetsWizards 111, Nets 96
+15 WAS
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 86, Spurs 101
+15 SAS
Knicks-HawksKnicks 98, Hawks 117
+19 ATL
Raptors-BucksRaptors 111, Bucks 90
+21 TOR
Cavs-BlazersCavs 76, Blazers 105
+29 POR
MIA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-MagicMIA won · Heat 108, Magic 101
12 pts
Knicks-HawksATL won · Knicks 98, Hawks 117
10 pts
Rockets-PelicansNOP won · Rockets 108, Pelicans 110
8 pts
Clippers-JazzLAC won · Clippers 109, Jazz 104
8 pts
Raptors-BucksTOR won · Raptors 111, Bucks 90
3 pts
Eric Gordon shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Eric GordonNOP · 26 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
RedickLAC · 25 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
LandryPHI · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
StauskasPHI · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MonroeMIL · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Rockets-Pelicans
Rockets 108Pelicans 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets41212917108
Pelicans33302126110
The story
Anthony Davis had 24 points and 13 rebounds as New Orleans beat Houston 110-108

James Harden led Houston with 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Pelicans took the second 30-21.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −8+1−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Magic
Heat 108Magic 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat20242539108
Magic24322025101
The story
Chris Bosh's 24 points and 10 rebounds carried Miami past Orlando, 108-101

For Orlando, Elfrid Payton had 18 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 10-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 39-25.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −4−12−7+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Vucevic was the fantasy play: 53.0 FPTS on 22 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST

Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 98Hawks 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks3231122398
Hawks22382730117
The story
Atlanta beat New York 117-98 behind 22 points from Paul Millsap

Al Horford backed him with 19 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 22 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 8-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 27-12 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −10−3+12+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 24 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.9 in 22 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg31.6Today

32 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Portland posts the night's biggest win

Portland beat Cleveland by 29, the widest margin of 13 games.

NOP over HOU2LAC over UTA5CHA over MEM6BOS over DET6MIA over ORL7DAL over CHI7PHI over PHX7IND over MIN14WAS over BKN15SAS over DEN15ATL over NYK19TOR over MIL21POR over CLE29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Gordon Hayward leads the day with 28

Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 19, 22, 4, 20, 26, 24, 8, 28Jazz-Clippers · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 15, 14, 9, 19, 15, 20, 11, 16, 26Pelicans-Rockets · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 0, 21, 1, 8, 7, 8, 32, 26Mavs-Bulls · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Allen CrabbePoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 15, 7, 3, 14, 8, 19, 12, 26Blazers-Cavs · W
10.7 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 42, 30, 24, 33, 25, 18, 36, 31, 20, 25Rockets-Pelicans · L
28.4 PPG season to date · −3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 10, 14, 10, 20, 18, 27, 12, 25Wizards-Nets · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Klay ThompsonGSW+5.4 24.7 last 10 · 19.3 season
Terrence RossTOR+4.4 12.6 last 10 · 8.2 season
Will BartonDEN+3.8 19.5 last 10 · 15.7 season
Randy FoyeDEN+3.6 10.4 last 10 · 6.8 season
Garrett TempleWAS+3.5 10.5 last 10 · 7.0 season
Cold
Paul GeorgeIND−5.5 19.3 last 10 · 24.8 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC−4.6 6.7 last 10 · 11.3 season
Ish SmithPHI−4.3 4.7 last 10 · 9.0 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−4.2 7.4 last 10 · 11.6 season
DeMarcus CousinsSAC−4.0 20.5 last 10 · 24.5 season