FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 14, 2016Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed CHA by 5 at halftime and won 109–106.

Final · Box score
Pacers89
Heat95
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Clippers113
Magic108
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 Clippers 0; Q4 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Raptors123
Sixers114
Q1 TOR -3; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +18; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Hornets106
Wizards109
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS -5; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Lakers97
Nets107
Q1 BKN -3; Q2 BKN +9; Q3 BKN -1; Q4 BKN +10
Final · Box score
Kings98
Rockets132
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +21; Q3 HOU +35; Q4 HOU +34
Final · Box score
Cavs85
Grizzlies93
Q1 MEM +12; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +21; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Pistons95
Mavs85
Q1 DET -3; Q2 Pistons 0; Q3 DET -4; Q4 DET +10
Final · Box score
Thunder89
Jazz109
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +20
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Spurs108
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +7
On this day · 2015–16Dec 14, 2015: 10 games. Top scorer: Reggie Jackson (Pistons-Clippers), 34 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Wizards

Washington edges Charlotte by three

John Wall goes for 25 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-5+10+3WAS AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets30242329106
Wizards26233822109
Who led
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 15, 17, 25, 52, 15, 24, 30, 25WAS25 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 31, 23, 18, 19, 26, 20, 29, 20WAS20 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 12, 15, 14, 14, 16, 9, 13, 20CHA20 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Cody ZellerPoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 6, 6, 12, 9, 9, 17, 8, 18CHA18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Nets18
Pacers-Heat14
Pistons-Mavs12
Hornets-Wizards8
Celtics-Spurs7
Kings-Rockets2
Cavs-Grizzlies0
Thunder-Jazz0
The night in charts
Raptors-Sixers combined for 237, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-SixersRaptors 123, Sixers 114
237
Kings-RocketsKings 98, Rockets 132
230
Clippers-MagicClippers 113, Magic 108
221
Hornets-WizardsHornets 106, Wizards 109
215
Celtics-SpursCeltics 101, Spurs 108
209
Lakers-NetsLakers 97, Nets 107
204
Thunder-JazzThunder 89, Jazz 109
198
Pacers-HeatPacers 89, Heat 95
184
Pistons-MavsPistons 95, Mavs 85
180
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 85, Grizzlies 93
178
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-WizardsHornets 106, Wizards 109
+3 WAS
Clippers-MagicClippers 113, Magic 108
+5 LAC
Pacers-HeatPacers 89, Heat 95
+6 MIA
Celtics-SpursCeltics 101, Spurs 108
+7 SAS
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 85, Grizzlies 93
+8 MEM
Raptors-SixersRaptors 123, Sixers 114
+9 TOR
Lakers-NetsLakers 97, Nets 107
+10 BKN
Pistons-MavsPistons 95, Mavs 85
+10 DET
Thunder-JazzThunder 89, Jazz 109
+20 UTA
Kings-RocketsKings 98, Rockets 132
+34 HOU
WAS rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-WizardsWAS won · Hornets 106, Wizards 109
5 pts
Pistons-MavsDET won · Pistons 95, Mavs 85
4 pts
Raptors-SixersTOR won · Raptors 123, Sixers 114
3 pts
Lakers-NetsBKN won · Lakers 97, Nets 107
3 pts
Pacers-HeatMIA won · Pacers 89, Heat 95
1 pt
Dekker shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DekkerHOU · 19 PTS, 7 REB
80% (8-10)
RiversLAC · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
GortatWAS · 16 PTS, 14 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
CapelaHOU · 14 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Ryan AndersonHOU · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Hornets-Wizards
Hornets 106Wizards 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets30242329106
Wizards26233822109
The story
Marcin Gortat had 16 points and 14 rebounds as Washington beat Charlotte 109-106

Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 17 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 16 PTS, 14 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Wizards took the third 38-23.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −4−5+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Magic
Clippers 113Magic 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers30302726113
Magic25263621108
The story
LA beat Orlando 113-108 behind 22 points and 13 rebounds from DeAndre Jordan

Evan Fournier paced Orlando: 24 PTS, 8 AST 22 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 5-6 FG

The swing

A 30-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +5+90+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Heat
Pacers 89Heat 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2131271089
Heat2033251795
The story
Hassan Whiteside's 26 points and 22 rebounds carried Miami past Indiana, 95-89

For Indiana, Paul George had 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 22 REB · 10-16 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 17-10.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −1+1−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.8Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 21 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg8.1Last 3

8.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.2 in 22 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Season avg40.4Today

40 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Houston posts the night's biggest win

Houston beat Sacramento by 34, the widest margin of 10 games.

WAS over CHA3LAC over ORL5MIA over IND6SAS over BOS7MEM over CLE8TOR over PHI9BKN over LAL10DET over DAL10UTA over OKC20HOU over SAC34Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Aaron Gordon leads the day with 33

Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 20, 10, 9, 5, 9, 11, 7, 33Magic-Clippers · L
10.4 PPG season to date · +23.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 24, 16, 21, 31, 27, 24, 30, 31Raptors-Sixers · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 36, 17, 27, 35, 28, 32, 27, 37, 20, 27Thunder-Jazz · L
30.5 PPG season to date · −3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hassan WhitesidePoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 9, 28, 23, 8, 8, 20, 17, 26Heat-Pacers · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 22 REB · 0 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 9, 19, 2, 8, 20, 9, 7, 16, 26Sixers-Raptors · L
9.5 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 21, 21, 23, 21, 31, 24, 30, 26Spurs-Celtics · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAL+4.6 23.8 last 10 · 19.2 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL+4.0 20.0 last 10 · 16.0 season
Marc GasolMEM+3.7 23.5 last 10 · 19.8 season
Dennis SchroderATL+3.5 20.0 last 10 · 16.5 season
Goran DragicMIA+3.5 21.9 last 10 · 18.4 season
Cold
DeMar DeRozanTOR−3.6 24.4 last 10 · 28.0 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−3.1 9.8 last 10 · 12.9 season
Kemba WalkerCHA−3.0 19.6 last 10 · 22.6 season
Jonas ValanciunasTOR−2.7 9.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Arron AfflaloSAC−2.7 4.6 last 10 · 7.3 season