FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 10, 2016Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed POR by 13 after the first quarter and won 118–111.

Final · Box score
Blazers111
Pacers118
Q1 IND -13; Q2 IND -7; Q3 IND -8; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets121
Magic113
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +7; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Bucks105
Wizards110
Q1 WAS -9; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Hornets105
Cavs116
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Heat100
Bulls105
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI +8; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Mavs87
Rockets109
Q1 HOU +9; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +17; Q4 HOU +22
Final · Box score
Warriors89
Grizzlies110
Q1 MEM +15; Q2 MEM +23; Q3 MEM +22; Q4 MEM +21
Final · Box score
Nets101
Spurs130
Q1 SAS +15; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +33; Q4 SAS +29
Final · Box score
Kings84
Jazz104
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +20
Final · Box score
Pelicans105
Clippers133
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +18; Q4 LAC +28
On this day · 2015–16Dec 10, 2015: 4 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (Kings-Knicks), 27 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Pacers

Paul George scores 37, Indiana rallies past Portland

LeBron James goes for 44 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-7-8+7IND AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers44272713111
Pacers31332628118
Who led
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 13, 21, 18, 16, 21, 25, 22, 37IND37 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 11, 11, 4, 17, 10, 9, 5, 24IND24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 24, 28, 19, 17, 24, 23, 24, 34POR34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 40, 27, 27, 28, 19, 30, 30, 19, 33POR33 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Bucks-Wizards

Washington climbs out of a 9-point hole against Milwaukee

Down 9 after one, the Wizards won the fourth quarter 33–28 and the game 110–105. John Wall led Washington with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wizards-Bucks
John Wall · WASGiannis Antetokounmpo · MILPTS2428REB413AST117Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Bucks-Wizards14
Heat-Bulls10
Kings-Jazz9
Pelicans-Clippers7
Hornets-Cavs5
Blazers-Pacers3
Mavs-Rockets3
Nets-Spurs1
The night in charts
Pelicans-Clippers combined for 238, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 105, Clippers 133
238
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 121, Magic 113
234
Nets-SpursNets 101, Spurs 130
231
Blazers-PacersBlazers 111, Pacers 118
229
Hornets-CavsHornets 105, Cavs 116
221
Bucks-WizardsBucks 105, Wizards 110
215
Heat-BullsHeat 100, Bulls 105
205
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 89, Grizzlies 110
199
Mavs-RocketsMavs 87, Rockets 109
196
Kings-JazzKings 84, Jazz 104
188
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-BullsHeat 100, Bulls 105
+5 CHI
Bucks-WizardsBucks 105, Wizards 110
+5 WAS
Blazers-PacersBlazers 111, Pacers 118
+7 IND
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 121, Magic 113
+8 DEN
Hornets-CavsHornets 105, Cavs 116
+11 CLE
Kings-JazzKings 84, Jazz 104
+20 UTA
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 89, Grizzlies 110
+21 MEM
Mavs-RocketsMavs 87, Rockets 109
+22 HOU
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 105, Clippers 133
+28 LAC
Nets-SpursNets 101, Spurs 130
+29 SAS
IND erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-PacersIND won · Blazers 111, Pacers 118
13 pts
Bucks-WizardsWAS won · Bucks 105, Wizards 110
9 pts
Nuggets-MagicDEN won · Nuggets 121, Magic 113
3 pts
Faried shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FariedDEN · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
JordanLAC · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
CrawfordLAC · 22 PTS, 2 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
NurkicDEN · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
LeBronCLE · 44 PTS, 10 AST, 9 REB, 3 STL
71% (17-24)
Final · Heat-Bulls
Heat 100Bulls 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat27282025100
Bulls29262822105
The story
Chicago beat Miami 105-100 behind 31 points from Jimmy Butler

Hassan Whiteside paced Miami: 20 PTS, 8 REB 31 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 8-15 FG

The swing

A 28-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +20+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Pacers
Blazers 111Pacers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers44272713111
Pacers31332628118
The story
Thaddeus Young's 24 points carried Indiana past Portland, 118-111

For Portland, Damian Lillard had 33 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 9-13 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 28-13.

IND lead by quarter
200 −13−7−8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Cavs
Hornets 105Cavs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets26262924105
Cavs36312524116
The story
Kevin Love had 22 points as Cleveland beat Charlotte 116-105

Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 24 PTS, 5 AST 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 7-12 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 36-26, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +10+15+11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.1Season avg31.4Last 5

31.4 points a game over his last five games, against 24.1 in 20 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.8 in 20 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg37.9Today

38 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 44

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 26, 22, 16, 27, 34, 25, 27, 44Cavs-Hornets · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Rajon Rondo BOS, May 30, 2012: 44 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Season high44 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 13, 21, 18, 16, 21, 25, 22, 37Pacers-Blazers · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 24, 28, 19, 17, 24, 23, 24, 34Blazers-Pacers · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 40, 27, 27, 28, 19, 30, 30, 19, 33Blazers-Pacers · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 40, 35, 26, 22, 26, 26, 26, 32, 13, 31Bulls-Heat · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 19, 21, 21, 23, 21, 31, 24, 30Spurs-Nets · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAL+4.1 23.4 last 10 · 19.3 season
Eric BledsoePHX+3.5 22.8 last 10 · 19.3 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL+3.4 19.5 last 10 · 16.1 season
Dwyane WadeCHI+3.4 23.6 last 10 · 20.2 season
Rudy GobertUTA+2.9 14.7 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
DeMar DeRozanTOR−4.6 23.2 last 10 · 27.8 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−4.1 8.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Andrew WigginsMIN−3.5 18.6 last 10 · 22.1 season
Jonas ValanciunasTOR−2.4 9.8 last 10 · 12.2 season
Arron AfflaloSAC−2.3 5.4 last 10 · 7.7 season