FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 6, 2016Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed MIN by 3 after the first quarter and won 105–91.

Final · Box score
Magic124
Wizards116
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Bulls91
Pistons102
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +11
Final · Box score
Knicks114
Heat103
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Sixers91
Grizzlies96
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM -1; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Wolves91
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +14
Final · Box score
Suns105
Jazz112
Q1 UTA +14; Q2 UTA +20; Q3 UTA +19; Q4 UTA +7
On this day · 2015–16Dec 6, 2015: 5 games. Top scorer: Wesley Matthews (Mavs-Wizards), 36 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Wolves

Kawhi Leonard scores 31 as San Antonio wins in Minnesota

John Wall goes for 52 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-3+8+14SAS AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs19242933105
Wolves2224182791
Who led
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 30, 25, 19, 21, 21, 23, 21, 31SAS31 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Patty MillsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 8, 19, 13, 7, 23, 10, 1, 15SAS15 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 26, 13, 31, 28, 17, 23, 17, 25MIN25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Gorgui DiengPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 13, 11, 15, 11, 8, 2, 7, 16MIN16 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: San Antonio by 14.

MEM over PHI5UTA over PHX7ORL over WAS8DET over CHI11NYK over MIA11SAS over MIN14Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Knicks-Heat17
Sixers-Grizzlies11
Bulls-Pistons10
Magic-Wizards8
Spurs-Wolves5
The night in charts
Magic-Wizards combined for 240, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-WizardsMagic 124, Wizards 116
240
Suns-JazzSuns 105, Jazz 112
217
Knicks-HeatKnicks 114, Heat 103
217
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 105, Wolves 91
196
Bulls-PistonsBulls 91, Pistons 102
193
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 91, Grizzlies 96
187
MEM won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 91, Grizzlies 96
+5 MEM
Suns-JazzSuns 105, Jazz 112
+7 UTA
Magic-WizardsMagic 124, Wizards 116
+8 ORL
Bulls-PistonsBulls 91, Pistons 102
+11 DET
Knicks-HeatKnicks 114, Heat 103
+11 NYK
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 105, Wolves 91
+14 SAS
SAS rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-WolvesSAS won · Spurs 105, Wolves 91
3 pts
Bulls-PistonsDET won · Bulls 91, Pistons 102
1 pt
Sixers-GrizzliesMEM won · Sixers 91, Grizzlies 96
1 pt
Knicks-HeatNYK won · Knicks 114, Heat 103
1 pt
Elfrid Payton shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Elfrid PaytonORL · 25 PTS, 9 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK
75% (9-12)
KawhiSAS · 31 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
73% (11-15)
BookerPHX · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
DragicMIA · 29 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
WallWAS · 52 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
58% (18-31)
Final · Sixers-Grizzlies
Sixers 91Grizzlies 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2023341491
Grizzlies2819292096
The story
Marc Gasol's 26 points and 12 rebounds carried Memphis past Philadelphia, 96-91

For Philadelphia, Dario Saric had 17 PTS, 7 REB 26 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 9-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-20, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +8+4−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ersan Ilyasova was the fantasy play: 58.4 FPTS on 23 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST

Final · Magic-Wizards
Magic 124Wizards 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic25403128124
Wizards24282935116
The story
Elfrid Payton had 25 points and 9 assists as Orlando beat Washington 124-116

Bradley Beal led Washington with 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 9 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 1 REB · 9-12 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the second 40-28, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1+13+15+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 114Heat 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks26273130114
Heat25292326103
The story
New York beat Miami 114-103 behind 35 points from Carmelo Anthony

Goran Dragic paced Miami: 29 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 35 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 13-27 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 31-23 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +1−1+7+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hassan Whiteside topped the game at 53.3 FPTS: 23 PTS, 14 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 11 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 2 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
20.72015–16 avg6.9Last 2

6.9 minutes a game over his last two games, against 20.7 in 2015–16 (61 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg34.0Today

34 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

John Wall leads the day with 52

John WallPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 18, 26, 21, 19, 15, 17, 25, 52Wizards-Magic · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +29.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Mo Williams MIN, Jan 13, 2015: 52 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Career high52 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 17, 35, 18, 18, 14, 29, 20, 35Knicks-Heat · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 40, 35, 26, 22, 26, 26, 26, 32Bulls-Pistons · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 30, 25, 19, 21, 21, 23, 21, 31Spurs-Wolves · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 6, 16, 22, 10, 6, 27, 16, 27, 18, 29Heat-Knicks · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 22, 24, 24, 31, 32, 32, 23, 28Jazz-Suns · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 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−5.6 16.6 last 10 · 22.2 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−2.3 11.1 last 10 · 13.4 season
Damian LillardPOR−2.3 25.6 last 10 · 27.9 season
Markieff MorrisWAS−2.2 10.7 last 10 · 12.8 season