FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 9, 2016Regular season · 9 games
← Dec 8CalendarDec 10 →

9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MIL by 20 at halftime and won 114–110.

Final · Box score
Magic88
Hornets109
Q1 CHA -1; Q2 CHA +6; Q3 CHA +21; Q4 CHA +21
Final · Box score
Raptors101
Celtics94
Q1 TOR -3; Q2 TOR -8; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Heat84
Cavs114
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +30
Final · Box score
Hawks114
Bucks110
Q1 ATL -7; Q2 ATL -20; Q3 ATL -8; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Pistons117
Wolves90
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +27
Final · Box score
Rockets102
Thunder99
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Mavs111
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Suns119
Lakers115
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Knicks103
Kings100
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +3
On this day · 2015–16Dec 9, 2015: 10 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Wizards), 42 points.
Dec 9 in other seasons20252024202320222021201920182017201420132012201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199719961995
The lead · Hawks-Bucks

Dennis Schroder drops 33 in 20-point comeback win over Milwaukee

Eric Bledsoe goes for 30 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-20-8+4ATL AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks23214030114
Bucks30342818110
Who led
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 11, 24, 31, 17, 15, 17, 17, 33ATL33 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 10, 18, 11, 9, 14, 24, 21, 23ATL23 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Jabari ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 14, 9, 18, 22, 15, 23, 27, 27MIL27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 8, 11, 14, 2, 13, 10, 15, 14MIL14 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Kings17
Raptors-Celtics9
Hawks-Bucks9
Pacers-Mavs9
Pistons-Wolves8
Heat-Cavs7
Suns-Lakers7
Rockets-Thunder6
Magic-Hornets4
The night in charts
Suns-Lakers combined for 234, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-LakersSuns 119, Lakers 115
234
Hawks-BucksHawks 114, Bucks 110
224
Pacers-MavsPacers 103, Mavs 111
214
Pistons-WolvesPistons 117, Wolves 90
207
Knicks-KingsKnicks 103, Kings 100
203
Rockets-ThunderRockets 102, Thunder 99
201
Heat-CavsHeat 84, Cavs 114
198
Magic-HornetsMagic 88, Hornets 109
197
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 101, Celtics 94
195
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-KingsKnicks 103, Kings 100
+3 NYK
Rockets-ThunderRockets 102, Thunder 99
+3 HOU
Hawks-BucksHawks 114, Bucks 110
+4 ATL
Suns-LakersSuns 119, Lakers 115
+4 PHX
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 101, Celtics 94
+7 TOR
Pacers-MavsPacers 103, Mavs 111
+8 DAL
Magic-HornetsMagic 88, Hornets 109
+21 CHA
Pistons-WolvesPistons 117, Wolves 90
+27 DET
Heat-CavsHeat 84, Cavs 114
+30 CLE
ATL erased a 20-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-BucksATL won · Hawks 114, Bucks 110
20 pts
Raptors-CelticsTOR won · Raptors 101, Celtics 94
8 pts
Pacers-MavsDAL won · Pacers 103, Mavs 111
2 pts
Knicks-KingsNYK won · Knicks 103, Kings 100
2 pts
Magic-HornetsCHA won · Magic 88, Hornets 109
1 pt
Drummond shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DrummondDET · 22 PTS, 22 REB, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
PowellTOR · 20 PTS, 5 STL, 3 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
BradleyBOS · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
SchroderATL · 33 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
LoveCLE · 28 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
Final · Rockets-Thunder
Rockets 102Thunder 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets25303116102
Thunder2326282299
The story
James Harden had 21 points and 12 assists as Houston beat Oklahoma City 102-99

Steven Adams led Oklahoma City with 24 PTS, 10 REB 21 PTS, 12 AST, 9 REB · 6-23 FG, 2-11 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the second 30-26, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +2+6+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Russell Westbrook led the game in fantasy with 55.0 FPTS (27 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST)

Final · Knicks-Kings
Knicks 103Kings 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks30242425103
Kings32212423100
The story
New York beat Sacramento 103-100 behind 33 points from Carmelo Anthony

Darren Collison paced Sacramento: 14 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 9-22 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

A 24-21 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −2+1+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMarcus Cousins topped the game at 60.4 FPTS: 28 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST

Final · Hawks-Bucks
Hawks 114Bucks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks23214030114
Bucks30342818110
The story
Paul Millsap's 23 points and 14 rebounds carried Atlanta past Milwaukee, 114-110

For Milwaukee, Jabari Parker had 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 8-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 20 going into the third, then won it 40-28.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −7−20−8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.7Season avg30.0Last 5

30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 18.7 in 24 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
20.72015–16 avg5.2Last 3

5.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 2015–16 (73 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg35.5Today

36 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Cleveland by 30.

HOU over OKC3NYK over SAC3ATL over MIL4PHX over LAL4TOR over BOS7DAL over IND8CHA over ORL21DET over MIN27CLE over MIA30Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Lou Williams leads the day with 35

Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 21, 16, 18, 13, 40, 38, 24, 35Lakers-Suns · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 19, 24, 29, 24, 17, 24, 25, 34Raptors-Celtics · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 35, 18, 18, 14, 29, 20, 35, 8, 33Knicks-Kings · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 11, 24, 31, 17, 15, 17, 17, 33Hawks-Bucks · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 16, 23, 35, 12, 27, 14, 15, 30Suns-Lakers · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 38, 19, 36, 32, 37, 36, 28, 36, 24, 28Kings-Knicks · L
28.8 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAL+4.1 23.4 last 10 · 19.3 season
Marc GasolMEM+3.6 23.5 last 10 · 19.9 season
Eric BledsoePHX+3.5 22.8 last 10 · 19.3 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL+3.2 18.9 last 10 · 15.7 season
Evan TurnerPOR+3.0 12.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Cold
DeMar DeRozanTOR−4.6 23.2 last 10 · 27.8 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−3.9 9.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Andrew WigginsMIN−3.5 18.6 last 10 · 22.1 season
Rudy GaySAC−2.4 16.6 last 10 · 19.0 season
Jonas ValanciunasTOR−2.4 9.8 last 10 · 12.2 season