FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 29, 2016Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 7 points, by CHA (vs MIA) and DAL (vs LAL).

Final · Box score
Heat82
Hornets91
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA -7; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Celtics118
Cavs124
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +7; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Thunder80
Grizzlies114
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +16; Q3 MEM +17; Q4 MEM +34
Final · Box score
Raptors91
Suns99
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +2; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Sixers83
Jazz100
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA -4; Q4 UTA +17
Final · Box score
Mavs101
Lakers89
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +12
On this day · 2015–16Dec 29, 2015: 5 games. Top scorer: Khris Middleton (Bucks-Thunder), 36 points.
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The lead · Heat-Hornets

Miami's skid reaches three

Kyrie Irving goes for 32 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-7+7+9CHA AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1930171682
Hornets2121311891
Who led
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 12, 17, 18, 28, 20, 15, 21, 22CHA22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 20, 22, 7, 23, 20, 24, 20, 16CHA16 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Josh RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 10, 9, 6, 9, 9, 7, 22, 20MIA20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Tyler JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 11, 15, 5, 32, 14, 11, 15, 18MIA18 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Memphis posts the night's biggest win

Memphis beat OKC by 34, the widest margin of 6 games.

CLE over BOS6PHX over TOR8CHA over MIA9DAL over LAL12UTA over PHI17MEM over OKC34Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Sixers-Jazz16
Heat-Hornets15
Raptors-Suns12
Celtics-Cavs7
Thunder-Grizzlies2
Mavs-Lakers2
The night in charts
Celtics-Cavs combined for 242, 48 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-CavsCeltics 118, Cavs 124
242
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 80, Grizzlies 114
194
Raptors-SunsRaptors 91, Suns 99
190
Mavs-LakersMavs 101, Lakers 89
190
Sixers-JazzSixers 83, Jazz 100
183
Heat-HornetsHeat 82, Hornets 91
173
CLE won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Celtics-CavsCeltics 118, Cavs 124
+6 CLE
Raptors-SunsRaptors 91, Suns 99
+8 PHX
Heat-HornetsHeat 82, Hornets 91
+9 CHA
Mavs-LakersMavs 101, Lakers 89
+12 DAL
Sixers-JazzSixers 83, Jazz 100
+17 UTA
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 80, Grizzlies 114
+34 MEM
CHA rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-HornetsCHA won · Heat 82, Hornets 91
7 pts
Mavs-LakersDAL won · Mavs 101, Lakers 89
7 pts
Sixers-JazzUTA won · Sixers 83, Jazz 100
4 pts
Raptors-SunsPHX won · Raptors 91, Suns 99
2 pts
George Hill shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
George HillUTA · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
80% (8-10)
KyrieCLE · 32 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
71% (12-17)
DanielsMEM · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
BledsoePHX · 22 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
ClarksonLAL · 15 PTS, 3 STL, 1 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 118Cavs 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics25342435118
Cavs32343523124
The story
Kevin Love had 30 points and 15 rebounds as Cleveland beat Boston 124-118

Isaiah Thomas led Boston with 31 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 30 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 10-22 FG, 6-16 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the third 35-24, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +7+7+18+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Hornets
Heat 82Hornets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1930171682
Hornets2121311891
The story
Charlotte beat Miami 91-82 behind 16 points and 13 rebounds from Nicolas Batum

Tyler Johnson paced Miami: 18 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 16 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL · 7-17 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-17 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +2−7+7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Grizzlies
Thunder 80Grizzlies 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2118221980
Grizzlies27282336114
The story
Marc Gasol's 25 points carried Memphis past Oklahoma City, 114-80

For Oklahoma City, Steven Adams had 14 REB, 6 PTS, 2 AST 25 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 9-20 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 36-19, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
400 +6+16+17+34 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.7Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.7 in 31 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg17.9Last 3

17.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 12 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg22.3Today

22 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 32

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 11, 21, 28, 31, 13, 25, 18, 32Cavs-Celtics · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 37, 20, 26, 23, 44, 28, 34, 27, 21, 31Celtics-Cavs · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 28, 22, 29, 27, 14, 20, 17, 30Cavs-Celtics · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 20, 8, 24, 38, 16, 11, 26, 25Grizzlies-Thunder · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 34, 18, 20, 27, 16, 23, 36, 27, 27, 24Raptors-Suns · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 31, 34, 31, 15, 24, 20, 29, 24Raptors-Suns · L
27.4 PPG season to date · −3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+4.5 16.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Austin RiversLAC+4.5 14.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Dennis SchroderATL+4.3 21.9 last 10 · 17.6 season
Ersan IlyasovaPHI+3.3 16.9 last 10 · 13.6 season
Garrett TempleSAC+3.2 10.5 last 10 · 7.3 season
Cold
T.J. WarrenPHX−4.6 10.8 last 10 · 15.4 season
Anthony DavisNOP−4.4 24.9 last 10 · 29.3 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.8 20.4 last 10 · 24.2 season
Wilson ChandlerDEN−3.3 13.1 last 10 · 16.4 season
Jamal MurrayDEN−3.2 5.5 last 10 · 8.7 season