FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 18, 2016Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed ORL by 7 after the first quarter and won 109–79.

Final · Box score
Clippers110
Wizards117
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS -3; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Kings79
Mavs99
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +20
Final · Box score
Jazz82
Grizzlies73
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Heat95
Q1 BOS +18; Q2 BOS +17; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Raptors109
Magic79
Q1 TOR -7; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +20; Q4 TOR +30
Final · Box score
Nets107
Sixers108
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI -3; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Pelicans100
Spurs113
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +21; Q4 SAS +13
On this day · 2015–16Dec 18, 2015: 12 games. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (Bulls-Pistons), 43 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Magic

DeMar DeRozan scores 31 as Toronto wins in Orlando

Joel Embiid goes for 33 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+4+20+30TOR AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors23322925109
Magic3021131579
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 21, 31, 27, 24, 30, 31, 34, 31TOR31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 2, 4, 20, 6, 11, 17, 11, 16TOR16 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 10, 14, 14, 24, 23, 24, 21, 15ORL15 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Elfrid PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 25, 10, 8, 7, 26, 9, 10, 13ORL13 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Jazz-Grizzlies14
Pelicans-Spurs10
Raptors-Magic2
Kings-Mavs0
The night in charts
Clippers-Wizards combined for 227, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-WizardsClippers 110, Wizards 117
227
Nets-SixersNets 107, Sixers 108
215
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 100, Spurs 113
213
Celtics-HeatCeltics 105, Heat 95
200
Raptors-MagicRaptors 109, Magic 79
188
Kings-MavsKings 79, Mavs 99
178
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 82, Grizzlies 73
155
PHI won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Nets-SixersNets 107, Sixers 108
+1 PHI
Clippers-WizardsClippers 110, Wizards 117
+7 WAS
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 82, Grizzlies 73
+9 UTA
Celtics-HeatCeltics 105, Heat 95
+10 BOS
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 100, Spurs 113
+13 SAS
Kings-MavsKings 79, Mavs 99
+20 DAL
Raptors-MagicRaptors 109, Magic 79
+30 TOR
TOR rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-MagicTOR won · Raptors 109, Magic 79
7 pts
Clippers-WizardsWAS won · Clippers 110, Wizards 117
3 pts
Nets-SixersPHI won · Nets 107, Sixers 108
3 pts
Jazz-GrizzliesUTA won · Jazz 82, Grizzlies 73
1 pt
Embiid shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EmbiidPHI · 33 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
WhitesideMIA · 23 PTS, 17 REB, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
AjincaNOP · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
DeRozanTOR · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
FournierORL · 15 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Nets-Sixers
Nets 107Sixers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets32252921107
Sixers30242925108
The story
Ersan Ilyasova had 22 points as Philadelphia beat Brooklyn 108-107

Joe Harris led Brooklyn with 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 7-12 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 25-21.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −2−3−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Wizards
Clippers 110Wizards 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers27283223110
Wizards28243332117
The story
Washington beat LA 117-110 behind 23 points from Markieff Morris

Blake Griffin paced LA: 26 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 10-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 32-23 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +1−3−2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Grizzlies
Jazz 82Grizzlies 73
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1816272182
Grizzlies1817231573
The story
Gordon Hayward's 22 points carried Utah past Memphis, 82-73

For Memphis, JaMychal Green had 11 REB, 10 PTS 22 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 5-13 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 21-15, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 0−1+3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 26 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 2 vs 2015–16 avg
Minutes per game
30.62015–16 avg13.2Last 2

13.2 minutes a game over his last two games, against 30.6 in 2015–16 (25 games). Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
2.4Season avg22.8Today

23 minutes today, against 2.4 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Nets-Sixers

Philadelphia takes over late to edge Brooklyn

Down 3 after three, Philadelphia won the fourth 25–21. Final: 108–107. Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 33 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over BKN1WAS over LAC7UTA over MEM9BOS over MIA10SAS over NOP13DAL over SAC20TOR over ORL30Final margin, points. Pink = PHI over BKN.
Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 41

Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 18, 19, 26, 20, 29, 20, 25, 41Wizards-Clippers · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Todd Day BOS, Dec 22, 1995: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 12, 22, 25, 16, 14, 9, 15, 33Sixers-Nets · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 37, 36, 28, 36, 24, 28, 16, 31, 22, 33Kings-Mavs · L
28.3 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 29, 21, 15, 21, 34, 11, 21, 31Heat-Celtics · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 21, 31, 27, 24, 30, 31, 34, 31Raptors-Magic · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 13, 27, 24, 12, 26, 23, 20, 26Clippers-Wizards · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 7 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
Goran DragicMIA+3.7 22.8 last 10 · 19.1 season
Robert CovingtonPHI+3.6 13.6 last 10 · 10.0 season
Brandon JenningsNYK+3.1 11.4 last 10 · 8.3 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−3.5 26.1 last 10 · 29.6 season
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
E'Twaun MooreNOP−2.9 7.1 last 10 · 10.0 season