FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 8, 2016Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed DEN by 11 after the first quarter and won 92–85.

Final · Box score
Wolves110
Raptors124
Q1 TOR -10; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR -1; Q4 TOR +14
Final · Box score
Nuggets85
Wizards92
Q1 WAS -11; Q2 WAS -5; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Blazers86
Grizzlies88
Q1 MEM -8; Q2 MEM -7; Q3 MEM -8; Q4 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Sixers99
Pelicans88
Q1 PHI -5; Q2 PHI -5; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Warriors106
Jazz99
Q1 GSW +18; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Spurs91
Bulls95
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +4
On this day · 2015–16Dec 8, 2015: 6 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (Warriors-Pacers), 39 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Wizards

Washington rallies from 11 down to beat Denver

Draymond Green goes for 13 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-5+2+7WAS AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2923211285
Wizards1829281792
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 42, 14, 25, 31, 31, 23, 18, 19, 26WAS26 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 34, 18, 26, 21, 19, 15, 17, 25, 52, 15WAS15 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 12, 8, 9, 7, 13, 17, 14, 17DEN17 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 13, 15, 17, 16, 12, 24, 5, 14DEN14 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Wolves-Raptors

Toronto fights back from 10 down against Minnesota

Final: 124–110, after trailing by 10 after one. DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Raptors-Wolves
DeMar DeRozan · TORZach LaVine · MINPTS2729REB82AST56Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Wolves-Raptors11
Blazers-Grizzlies10
Nuggets-Wizards6
Warriors-Jazz1
Spurs-Bulls0
The night in charts
Wolves-Raptors combined for 234, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 110, Raptors 124
234
Warriors-JazzWarriors 106, Jazz 99
205
Sixers-PelicansSixers 99, Pelicans 88
187
Spurs-BullsSpurs 91, Bulls 95
186
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 85, Wizards 92
177
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 86, Grizzlies 88
174
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 86, Grizzlies 88
+2 MEM
Spurs-BullsSpurs 91, Bulls 95
+4 CHI
Warriors-JazzWarriors 106, Jazz 99
+7 GSW
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 85, Wizards 92
+7 WAS
Sixers-PelicansSixers 99, Pelicans 88
+11 PHI
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 110, Raptors 124
+14 TOR
WAS erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-WizardsWAS won · Nuggets 85, Wizards 92
11 pts
Wolves-RaptorsTOR won · Wolves 110, Raptors 124
10 pts
Blazers-GrizzliesMEM won · Blazers 86, Grizzlies 88
8 pts
Sixers-PelicansPHI won · Sixers 99, Pelicans 88
5 pts
LaVine shot 12-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LaVineMIN · 29 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
60% (12-20)
ValanciunasTOR · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
Tony AllenMEM · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
JokicDEN · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
LowryTOR · 25 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Blazers-Grizzlies
Blazers 86Grizzlies 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2228191786
Grizzlies1429182788
The story
Tony Allen had 15 points and 10 rebounds as Memphis beat Portland 88-86

CJ McCollum led Portland with 24 PTS 15 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Grizzlies took the fourth 27-17.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −8−7−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Jazz
Warriors 106Jazz 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors35301724106
Jazz1729242999
The story
Golden State beat Utah 106-99 behind 21 points and 11 rebounds from Kevin Durant

Rudy Gobert paced Utah: 20 PTS, 17 REB 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 7-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 35-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +18+19+12+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Raptors
Wolves 110Raptors 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves32273021110
Raptors22372936124
The story
Kyle Lowry's 25 points and 11 assists carried Toronto past Minnesota, 124-110

For Minnesota, Zach LaVine had 29 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB · 8-14 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 36-21.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −100−1+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 12 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.2minutes, last 3 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
20.72015–16 avg13.5Last 3

13.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 2015–16 (61 games). Today: 11 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg34.9Today

35 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Marc Gasol leads the day with 36

Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 27, 9, 28, 19, 18, 25, 19, 28, 26, 36Grizzlies-Blazers · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 11, 26, 13, 31, 28, 17, 23, 17, 25, 29Wolves-Raptors · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 24, 26, 14, 24, 16, 21, 31, 27Raptors-Wolves · W
28.0 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 38, 13, 45, 31, 36, 41, 21, 37, 28, 26Pelicans-Sixers · L
31.4 PPG season to date · −5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 42, 14, 25, 31, 31, 23, 18, 19, 26Wizards-Nuggets · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 24, 34, 25, 28, 31, 13, 19, 26Warriors-Jazz · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marc GasolMEM+3.6 23.5 last 10 · 19.9 season
Evan TurnerPOR+3.0 12.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Dwyane WadeCHI+2.8 22.7 last 10 · 19.9 season
Ersan IlyasovaPHI+2.8 15.8 last 10 · 13.0 season
Jamal MurrayDEN+2.7 12.7 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
DeMar DeRozanTOR−6.0 22.0 last 10 · 28.0 season
Andrew WigginsMIN−4.0 18.4 last 10 · 22.4 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−3.9 9.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Rudy GaySAC−3.0 16.4 last 10 · 19.4 season
Justin HamiltonBKN−2.3 4.5 last 10 · 6.8 season