FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 3, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed CHA by 10 after the first quarter and won 125–120.

Final · Box score
Nets103
Bucks112
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +3; Q4 MIL +9
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves125
Hornets120
Q1 MIN -10; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN -10; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Celtics107
Sixers106
Q1 BOS -8; Q2 BOS -8; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Hawks84
Raptors128
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +44
Final · Box score
Lakers100
Grizzlies103
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM -8; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Bulls82
Mavs107
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +16; Q4 DAL +25
Final · Box score
Nuggets98
Jazz105
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Heat92
Blazers99
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Suns109
Warriors138
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +24; Q4 GSW +29
On this day · 2015–16Dec 3, 2015: 6 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Raptors-Nuggets), 34 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Hornets

Minnesota needs overtime to survive Charlotte

Hassan Whiteside goes for 28 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-10-3-100+5MIN AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wolves1930253219125
Hornets2923322214120
Who led
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 35, 7, 14, 13, 25, 16, 13, 19, 19, 29MIN29 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 27, 9, 22, 18, 19, 47, 20, 27MIN27 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 17, 26, 17, 28, 21, 23, 18, 22CHA22 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Frank KaminskyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 23, 13, 13, 14, 12, 2, 1, 21CHA21 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Celtics-Sixers

Boston climbs out of an 8-point hole against Philadelphia

Down 8 after one, the Celtics won the fourth quarter 33–32 and the game 107–106. Isaiah Thomas led Boston with 37 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Celtics-Sixers
Isaiah Thomas · BOSDario Saric · PHIPTS3721REB411AST72Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Nets-Bucks19
Lakers-Grizzlies17
Heat-Blazers9
Celtics-Sixers6
Wolves-Hornets3
Suns-Warriors3
Hawks-Raptors2
Bulls-Mavs0
The night in charts
Suns-Warriors combined for 247, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-WarriorsSuns 109, Warriors 138
247
Wolves-HornetsWolves 125, Hornets 120
245
Nets-BucksNets 103, Bucks 112
215
Celtics-SixersCeltics 107, Sixers 106
213
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 84, Raptors 128
212
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 100, Grizzlies 103
203
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 98, Jazz 105
203
Heat-BlazersHeat 92, Blazers 99
191
Bulls-MavsBulls 82, Mavs 107
189
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-SixersCeltics 107, Sixers 106
+1 BOS
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 100, Grizzlies 103
+3 MEM
Wolves-HornetsWolves 125, Hornets 120
+5 MIN
Heat-BlazersHeat 92, Blazers 99
+7 POR
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 98, Jazz 105
+7 UTA
Nets-BucksNets 103, Bucks 112
+9 MIL
Bulls-MavsBulls 82, Mavs 107
+25 DAL
Suns-WarriorsSuns 109, Warriors 138
+29 GSW
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 84, Raptors 128
+44 TOR
MIN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-HornetsMIN won · Wolves 125, Hornets 120
10 pts
Heat-BlazersPOR won · Heat 92, Blazers 99
8 pts
Celtics-SixersBOS won · Celtics 107, Sixers 106
8 pts
Lakers-GrizzliesMEM won · Lakers 100, Grizzlies 103
8 pts
Whiteside shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WhitesideMIA · 28 PTS, 16 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
75% (12-16)
StephGSW · 31 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
PowellDAL · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
HensonMIL · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
DellavedovaMIL · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 107Sixers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics22232933107
Sixers30232132106
The story
Boston beat Philadelphia 107-106 behind 37 points from Isaiah Thomas

Dario Saric paced Philadelphia: 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 37 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 11-19 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 third quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −8−80+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Grizzlies
Lakers 100Grizzlies 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25372018100
Grizzlies25292821103
The story
Troy Daniels' 31 points carried Memphis past Los Angeles, 103-100

For Los Angeles, Luol Deng had 18 PTS, 5 REB 31 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 12-23 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 28-20.

MEM lead by quarter
200 0−80+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Hornets
Wolves 125Hornets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves1930253219125
Hornets2923322214120
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 15 rebounds as Minnesota beat Charlotte 125-120 in OT

Nicolas Batum led Charlotte with 15 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB 27 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 10-22 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 32-22.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −10−3−100+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.7Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.7 in 9 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.0minutes, last 3 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
20.02015–16 avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 2015–16 (64 games). Today: 3 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg35.2Today

35 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Lou Williams leads the day with 40

Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 13, 16, 13, 21, 16, 18, 13, 40Lakers-Grizzlies · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +23.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jerami Grant DET, Mar 19, 2022: 40 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Season high40 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 24, 29, 23, 24, 25, 27, 20, 37Celtics-Sixers · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 9, 25, 22, 24, 24, 31, 32, 32Jazz-Nuggets · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Troy DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 0, 0, 6, 3, 0, 19, 19, 31Grizzlies-Lakers · W
8.2 PPG season to date · +25.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 35, 16, 20, 22, 31, 24, 34, 25, 28, 31Warriors-Suns · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 35, 7, 14, 13, 25, 16, 13, 19, 19, 29Wolves-Hornets · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Trey LylesUTA+3.2 12.8 last 10 · 9.6 season
JJ RedickLAC+2.8 18.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Evan TurnerPOR+2.6 11.6 last 10 · 9.0 season
Jamal MurrayDEN+2.5 11.9 last 10 · 9.4 season
Lou WilliamsLAL+2.4 19.9 last 10 · 17.5 season
Cold
DeMar DeRozanTOR−5.3 22.6 last 10 · 27.9 season
Andrew WigginsMIN−3.8 19.0 last 10 · 22.8 season
Damian LillardPOR−3.3 24.5 last 10 · 27.8 season
James HardenHOU−2.0 26.3 last 10 · 28.3 season
Kemba WalkerCHA−2.0 21.8 last 10 · 23.8 season