FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 12, 2016Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed LAL by 9 at halftime and won 116–92.

Final · Box score
Hornets94
Pacers110
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +16
Final · Box score
Wizards101
Heat112
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Bucks100
Raptors122
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +20; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +22
Final · Box score
Nets118
Rockets122
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets92
Mavs112
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +22; Q3 DAL +25; Q4 DAL +20
Final · Box score
Blazers120
Clippers121
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC -4; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +1
Final · Box score
Lakers92
Kings116
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC -9; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +24
On this day · 2015–16Dec 12, 2015: 9 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Blazers), 37 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Kings

DeMarcus Cousins posts 31 and 17 as Sacramento beats Lakers

James Harden goes for 36 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7-9+17+24SAC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2434132192
Kings31183928116
Who led
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 36, 32, 37, 36, 28, 36, 24, 28, 16, 31SAC31 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 18, 6, 13, 13, 19, 14, 17, 20SAC20 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 12, 17, 22, 7, 32, 8, 3, 17LAL17 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 10, 2, 18, 5, 2, 6, 22, 16LAL16 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Blazers-Clippers

Clippers hold off Portland, 121–120

Clippers led 89–86 after three and held on to win by one. Blake Griffin led Clippers with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over POR1HOU over BKN4MIA over WAS11IND over CHA16DAL over DEN20TOR over MIL22SAC over LAL24Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over POR.
Lead changes
Blazers-Clippers12
Wizards-Heat11
Hornets-Pacers9
Lakers-Kings5
Bucks-Raptors3
Nets-Rockets3
Nuggets-Mavs0
The night in charts
Blazers-Clippers combined for 241, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 120, Clippers 121
241
Nets-RocketsNets 118, Rockets 122
240
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 100, Raptors 122
222
Wizards-HeatWizards 101, Heat 112
213
Lakers-KingsLakers 92, Kings 116
208
Hornets-PacersHornets 94, Pacers 110
204
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 92, Mavs 112
204
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 120, Clippers 121
+1 LAC
Nets-RocketsNets 118, Rockets 122
+4 HOU
Wizards-HeatWizards 101, Heat 112
+11 MIA
Hornets-PacersHornets 94, Pacers 110
+16 IND
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 92, Mavs 112
+20 DAL
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 100, Raptors 122
+22 TOR
Lakers-KingsLakers 92, Kings 116
+24 SAC
SAC rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-KingsSAC won · Lakers 92, Kings 116
9 pts
Blazers-ClippersLAC won · Blazers 120, Clippers 121
4 pts
Wizards-HeatMIA won · Wizards 101, Heat 112
1 pt
Jokic shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
MatthewsDAL · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
Jabari ParkerMIL · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
DeRozanTOR · 30 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
DengLAL · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Blazers-Clippers
Blazers 120Clippers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers27332634120
Clippers38183332121
The story
Blake Griffin had 26 points and 12 rebounds as LA beat Portland 121-120

Mason Plumlee led Portland with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 26 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 12-25 FG

The swing

The Clippers won the first 38-27, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +11−4+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul led the game in fantasy with 53.5 FPTS (21 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Nets-Rockets
Nets 118Rockets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets24194233118
Rockets29243732122
The story
Eric Gordon's 24 points carried Houston past Brooklyn, 122-118

For Brooklyn, Brook Lopez had 26 PTS, 2 AST 24 PTS, 1 AST · 7-15 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-24, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +5+10+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Kings
Lakers 92Kings 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2434132192
Kings31183928116
The story
Sacramento beat Los Angeles 116-92 behind 20 points from Darren Collison

Jordan Clarkson paced Los Angeles: 15 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 3 AST · 7-11 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 39-13 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +7−9+17+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 21 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg11.1Last 3

11.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 21 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.2Season avg32.6Today

33 minutes today, against 18.2 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 36

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 38, 26, 29, 20, 37, 25, 21, 18, 36Rockets-Nets · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 6, 27, 16, 27, 18, 29, 21, 15, 21, 34Heat-Wizards · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 36, 32, 37, 36, 28, 36, 24, 28, 16, 31Kings-Lakers · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 34, 23, 16, 22, 15, 14, 28, 30Bucks-Raptors · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 19, 15, 17, 25, 52, 15, 24, 30Wizards-Heat · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 14, 24, 16, 21, 31, 27, 24, 30Raptors-Bucks · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAL+5.0 24.3 last 10 · 19.3 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL+3.7 20.2 last 10 · 16.5 season
Sean KilpatrickBKN+3.6 19.8 last 10 · 16.2 season
Eric GordonHOU+3.6 20.9 last 10 · 17.3 season
Eric BledsoePHX+3.5 23.3 last 10 · 19.8 season
Cold
DeMar DeRozanTOR−4.2 23.7 last 10 · 27.9 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−3.1 9.8 last 10 · 12.9 season
Jonas ValanciunasTOR−2.7 9.4 last 10 · 12.1 season
Arron AfflaloSAC−2.5 5.0 last 10 · 7.5 season
Rudy GaySAC−2.5 16.1 last 10 · 18.6 season