FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 15, 2016Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed IND by 4 at halftime and won 102–95.

Final · Box score
Bulls97
Bucks108
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +22; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Pacers95
Pelicans102
Q1 NOP +4; Q2 NOP -4; Q3 NOP -3; Q4 NOP +7
Final · Box score
Blazers120
Nuggets132
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +18; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +12
Final · Box score
Spurs107
Suns92
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Knicks90
Warriors103
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +22; Q4 GSW +13
On this day · 2015–16Dec 15, 2015: 4 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Kings), 33 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Pelicans

Anthony Davis goes for 35 in New Orleans win over Indiana

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 30 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-4-3+7NOP AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2030242195
Pelicans24222531102
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 36, 41, 21, 37, 28, 26, 14, 28, 35NOP35 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 5, 0, 4, 16, 8, 6, 15, 9, 7, 21NOP21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 12, 6, 20, 18, 14, 22, 11, 26IND26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 7, 25, 15, 16, 19, 10, 9, 16, 10, 21IND21 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Second story · Bulls-Bucks

Milwaukee leads Chicago wire to wire

Milwaukee was ahead at every break and won 108–97. Best quarter: the second, 34–27. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 30 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NOP over IND7MIL over CHI11DEN over POR12GSW over NYK13SAS over PHX15Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over CHI.
Lead changes
Pacers-Pelicans10
Spurs-Suns9
Knicks-Warriors3
Bulls-Bucks0
Blazers-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Blazers-Nuggets combined for 252, 47 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 120, Nuggets 132
252
Bulls-BucksBulls 97, Bucks 108
205
Spurs-SunsSpurs 107, Suns 92
199
Pacers-PelicansPacers 95, Pelicans 102
197
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 90, Warriors 103
193
NOP won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Pacers-PelicansPacers 95, Pelicans 102
+7 NOP
Bulls-BucksBulls 97, Bucks 108
+11 MIL
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 120, Nuggets 132
+12 DEN
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 90, Warriors 103
+13 GSW
Spurs-SunsSpurs 107, Suns 92
+15 SAS
McGee shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McGeeGSW · 17 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
PlumleePOR · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
TurnerIND · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
PauSAS · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
GibsonCHI · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Pacers-Pelicans
Pacers 95Pelicans 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2030242195
Pelicans24222531102
The story
Jrue Holiday's 16 points and 14 assists carried New Orleans past Indiana, 102-95

For Indiana, Myles Turner had 26 PTS, 8 REB 16 PTS, 14 AST, 7 REB · 7-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 31-21.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +4−4−3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Bucks
Bulls 97Bucks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1827213197
Bucks30342420108
The story
Milwaukee beat Chicago 108-97 behind 28 points from Jabari Parker

Dwyane Wade paced Chicago: 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 11-19 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +12+19+22+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 120Nuggets 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28282935120
Nuggets38362632132
The story
Danilo Gallinari had 27 points as Denver beat Portland 132-120

Mason Plumlee led Portland with 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 8-13 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 38-28, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +10+18+15+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.0Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 19 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg14.6Last 3

14.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 25 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Season avg33.4Today

33 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 40

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 19, 30, 30, 19, 33, 24, 17, 40Blazers-Nuggets · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Gary Payton SEA, Dec 4, 2002: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
40 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 36, 41, 21, 37, 28, 26, 14, 28, 35Pelicans-Pacers · W
30.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 23, 16, 22, 15, 14, 28, 30, 30Bucks-Bulls · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Jabari ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 22, 15, 23, 27, 27, 8, 27, 28Bucks-Bulls · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 16, 12, 24, 5, 14, 21, 12, 27Nuggets-Blazers · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 12, 6, 20, 18, 14, 22, 11, 26Pacers-Pelicans · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 1 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
CJ MilesIND−3.3 8.2 last 10 · 11.5 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.0 21.9 last 10 · 24.9 season
Kemba WalkerCHA−3.0 19.6 last 10 · 22.6 season
LaMarcus AldridgeSAS−2.9 13.4 last 10 · 16.3 season