FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 5, 2016Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed BKN by 15 at halftime and won 118–113.

Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Sixers98
Q1 DEN -9; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Thunder102
Hawks99
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +3
Final · Box score
Wizards118
Nets113
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS -15; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Cavs116
Raptors112
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Blazers112
Bulls110
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Celtics106
Rockets107
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU -6; Q4 HOU +1
Final · Box score
Spurs97
Bucks96
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS -13; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS +1
Final · 2OT · Box score
Grizzlies110
Pelicans108
Q1 MEM -4; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 Grizzlies 0; OT2 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Hornets109
Mavs101
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHA -2; Q3 CHA -3; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Pacers106
Warriors142
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +30; Q3 GSW +33; Q4 GSW +36
Final · Box score
Jazz107
Lakers101
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +6
On this day · 2015–16Dec 5, 2015: 10 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Pacers-Jazz), 48 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Nets

Washington erases 15-point lead, steals one from Brooklyn

Marc Gasol posts a triple-double

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-15+2+5WAS AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards29223235118
Nets32341532113
Who led
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 34, 18, 26, 21, 19, 15, 17, 25WAS25 PTS · 1 REB · 13 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 3, 18, 34, 42, 14, 25, 31, 31, 23, 18WAS18 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 21, 13, 20, 17, 27, 15, 13, 25BKN25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Sean KilpatrickPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 3, 23, 16, 22, 38, 14, 19, 21BKN21 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six close finishes and one Warriors rout

Six of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Golden State beat Indiana by 36.

HOU over BOS1SAS over MIL1POR over CHI2MEM over NOP2OKC over ATL3CLE over TOR4WAS over BKN5UTA over LAL6DEN over PHI8CHA over DAL8GSW over IND36Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Spurs-Bucks21
Hornets-Mavs18
Blazers-Bulls13
Grizzlies-Pelicans12
Thunder-Hawks11
Jazz-Lakers10
Cavs-Raptors6
Wizards-Nets6
Celtics-Rockets6
Pacers-Warriors2
Shot of the night

Aldridge's jumper with 21 seconds left puts the Spurs ahead, 97-96 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Warriors combined for 248, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 106, Warriors 142
248
Wizards-NetsWizards 118, Nets 113
231
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 116, Raptors 112
228
Blazers-BullsBlazers 112, Bulls 110
222
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 110, Pelicans 108
218
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 106, Rockets 107
213
Hornets-MavsHornets 109, Mavs 101
210
Jazz-LakersJazz 107, Lakers 101
208
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 106, Sixers 98
204
Thunder-HawksThunder 102, Hawks 99
201
Spurs-BucksSpurs 97, Bucks 96
193
7 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-BucksSpurs 97, Bucks 96
+1 SAS
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 106, Rockets 107
+1 HOU
Blazers-BullsBlazers 112, Bulls 110
+2 POR
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 110, Pelicans 108
+2 MEM
Thunder-HawksThunder 102, Hawks 99
+3 OKC
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 116, Raptors 112
+4 CLE
Wizards-NetsWizards 118, Nets 113
+5 WAS
Jazz-LakersJazz 107, Lakers 101
+6 UTA
Hornets-MavsHornets 109, Mavs 101
+8 CHA
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 106, Sixers 98
+8 DEN
Pacers-WarriorsPacers 106, Warriors 142
+36 GSW
WAS erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-NetsWAS won · Wizards 118, Nets 113
15 pts
Spurs-BucksSAS won · Spurs 97, Bucks 96
13 pts
Nuggets-SixersDEN won · Nuggets 106, Sixers 98
9 pts
Celtics-RocketsHOU won · Celtics 106, Rockets 107
6 pts
Grizzlies-PelicansMEM won · Grizzlies 110, Pelicans 108
4 pts
Kilpatrick shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KilpatrickBKN · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
MurrayDEN · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
KDGSW · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
Tony AllenMEM · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
KlayGSW · 60 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
64% (21-33)
Final · Spurs-Bucks
Spurs 97Bucks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs269362697
Bucks2424252396
The story
San Antonio beat Milwaukee 97-96 behind 18 points from LaMarcus Aldridge

Jabari Parker paced Milwaukee: 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 7-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 36-25 third quarter erased a 13-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2−13−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo topped the game at 45.7 FPTS: 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Pelicans
Grizzlies 110Pelicans 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Grizzlies17273020610110
Pelicans2125232568108
The story
Tony Allen had 19 points and 13 rebounds as Memphis beat New Orleans 110-108 in OT

Langston Galloway led New Orleans with 26 PTS, 2 AST 19 PTS, 13 REB · 9-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Grizzlies took the third 30-23.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −4−2+500+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Thunder-Hawks
Thunder 102Hawks 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder23322819102
Hawks2133153099
The story
Russell Westbrook's a 32-13-12 triple-double carried Oklahoma City past Atlanta, 102-99

For Atlanta, Paul Millsap had 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 13 REB, 12 AST · 10-22 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 28-15, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +2+1+14+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 10 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Season avg21.5Last 3

21.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 21 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg46.6Today

47 minutes today, against 26.4 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 60

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 25, 26, 18, 23, 20, 15, 26, 60Warriors-Pacers · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +39.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Feb 2, 2009: 61 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Career high60 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 16, 13, 21, 16, 18, 13, 40, 38Lakers-Jazz · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 28, 29, 23, 38, 26, 29, 20, 37Rockets-Celtics · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 21, 31, 19, 26, 22, 16, 27, 34Cavs-Raptors · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 19, 18, 28, 22, 26, 17, 24, 34Bulls-Blazers · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 34, 31, 36, 17, 27, 35, 28, 32Thunder-Hawks · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Mar 10, 2009: 32 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
32 PTS · 13 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Klay ThompsonGSW+4.5 27.0 last 10 · 22.5 season
Jamal MurrayDEN+3.2 13.2 last 10 · 10.0 season
DeMarcus CousinsSAC+3.1 32.1 last 10 · 29.1 season
Lou WilliamsLAL+2.9 21.3 last 10 · 18.4 season
Evan TurnerPOR+2.7 11.8 last 10 · 9.1 season
Cold
DeMar DeRozanTOR−5.7 22.3 last 10 · 28.0 season
Andrew WigginsMIN−3.8 19.0 last 10 · 22.8 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−2.3 11.1 last 10 · 13.4 season
Damian LillardPOR−2.3 25.6 last 10 · 27.9 season
Harrison BarnesDAL−2.1 18.8 last 10 · 20.9 season