FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 17, 2016Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed MIN by 13 at halftime and won 111–109.

Final · Box score
Suns101
Thunder114
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +15; Q3 OKC +20; Q4 OKC +13
Final · Box score
Pacers105
Pistons90
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Hornets107
Hawks99
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHA +11; Q3 CHA +6; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Lakers108
Cavs119
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +11
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets111
Wolves109
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU -13; Q3 HOU -13; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Knicks114
Nuggets127
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Blazers90
Warriors135
Q1 GSW +18; Q2 GSW +25; Q3 GSW +36; Q4 GSW +45
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The lead · Rockets-Wolves

Houston rallies from thirteen down at the half, wins in overtime

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+4-13-130+2HOU AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Rockets2816232816111
Wolves2433231514109
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 37, 25, 21, 18, 36, 15, 29, 28HOU28 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 2, 12, 14, 4, 19, 22, 8, 28HOU28 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 47, 20, 27, 11, 17, 14, 25, 16, 41MIN41 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 23, 17, 25, 29, 14, 25, 24, 24MIN24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Wolves11
Hornets-Hawks7
Pacers-Pistons2
Lakers-Cavs2
Suns-Thunder1
Knicks-Nuggets0
Blazers-Warriors0
The night in charts
Knicks-Nuggets combined for 241, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 114, Nuggets 127
241
Lakers-CavsLakers 108, Cavs 119
227
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 90, Warriors 135
225
Rockets-WolvesRockets 111, Wolves 109
220
Suns-ThunderSuns 101, Thunder 114
215
Hornets-HawksHornets 107, Hawks 99
206
Pacers-PistonsPacers 105, Pistons 90
195
HOU won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Rockets-WolvesRockets 111, Wolves 109
+2 HOU
Hornets-HawksHornets 107, Hawks 99
+8 CHA
Lakers-CavsLakers 108, Cavs 119
+11 CLE
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 114, Nuggets 127
+13 DEN
Suns-ThunderSuns 101, Thunder 114
+13 OKC
Pacers-PistonsPacers 105, Pistons 90
+15 IND
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 90, Warriors 135
+45 GSW
HOU erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-WolvesHOU won · Rockets 111, Wolves 109
13 pts
Lakers-CavsCLE won · Lakers 108, Cavs 119
5 pts
Faried shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FariedDEN · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
91% (10-11)
KDGSW · 34 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
85% (11-13)
ClarkGSW · 23 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
BelinelliCHA · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
MeloNYK · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 111Wolves 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets2816232816111
Wolves2433231514109
The story
James Harden had 28 points and 13 assists as Houston beat Minnesota 111-109 in OT

Andrew Wiggins led Minnesota with 13 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 13 AST, 9 REB · 8-20 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 28-15.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +4−13−130+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Thunder
Suns 101Thunder 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns20193032101
Thunder30243525114
The story
Steven Adams' 19 points carried Oklahoma City past Phoenix, 114-101

For Phoenix, Eric Bledsoe had 12 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 30-20, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +10+15+20+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Warriors
Blazers 90Warriors 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2124271890
Warriors39313827135
The story
Golden State beat Portland 135-90 behind 34 points and 11 rebounds from Kevin Durant

Maurice Harkless paced Portland: 17 PTS, 2 REB 34 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 11-13 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 39-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
500 +18+25+36+45 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 29 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.3Season avg13.9Last 3

13.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 13 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.7Season avg36.5Today

36 minutes today, against 19.7 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Lakers-Cavs

Cleveland beats Lakers, 119–108

Cleveland led 89–83 after three and won by 11. Kevin Love led Cleveland with 27 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over MIN2CHA over ATL8CLE over LAL11OKC over PHX13DEN over NYK13IND over DET15GSW over POR45Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over LAL.
Top performances

Karl-Anthony Towns leads the day with 41

Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 47, 20, 27, 11, 17, 14, 25, 16, 41Wolves-Rockets · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Dec 10, 2021: 41 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
41 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 20, 20, 16, 21, 21, 22, 27, 15, 34Warriors-Blazers · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 8, 17, 0, 15, 8, 14, 15, 32Lakers-Cavs · L
14.1 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 13, 21, 21, 13, 15, 16, 12, 17, 31Suns-Thunder · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 29, 20, 35, 8, 33, 13, 13, 29Knicks-Nuggets · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 37, 25, 21, 18, 36, 15, 29, 28Rockets-Wolves · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAL+4.5 23.4 last 10 · 18.9 season
Dennis SchroderATL+4.3 20.9 last 10 · 16.6 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL+3.3 19.2 last 10 · 15.9 season
Jeff GreenORL+3.3 12.8 last 10 · 9.5 season
Robert CovingtonPHI+3.3 13.0 last 10 · 9.7 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−3.4 21.3 last 10 · 24.7 season
CJ MilesIND−3.2 8.2 last 10 · 11.4 season
Kemba WalkerCHA−3.1 19.3 last 10 · 22.4 season
DeMar DeRozanTOR−3.1 25.2 last 10 · 28.3 season
LaMarcus AldridgeSAS−2.9 13.4 last 10 · 16.3 season