FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 1, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed NOP by 12 at halftime and won 114–108.

Final · Box score
Warriors133
Magic112
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +15; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +21
Final · Box score
Pistons91
Wizards109
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS -6; Q3 WAS +14; Q4 WAS +18
Final · Box score
Pacers115
Raptors120
Q1 TOR -5; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Kings107
Bulls106
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Spurs95
Grizzlies79
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Heat105
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Wolves107
Thunder111
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +4
Final · Box score
Pelicans108
Jazz114
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -12; Q3 UTA -4; Q4 UTA +6
On this day · 2016–17Dec 1, 2016: 6 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Warriors-Rockets), 39 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Jazz

Donovan Mitchell scores 41 as Utah beats New Orleans

Victor Oladipo goes for 36 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-12-4+6UTA AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans29262924108
Jazz27163734114
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 15, 12, 17, 4, 24, 16, 24, 41UTA41 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 10, 6, 2, 15, 9, 14, 28, 24UTA24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 25, 14, 18, 24, 19, 15, 17, 23NOP23 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 19, 17, 36, 29, 23, 30, 17, 19NOP19 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Hornets-Heat

Miami climbs out of an 8-point hole against Charlotte

Down 8 after one, the Heat won the third quarter 29–26 and the game 105–100. Josh Richardson led Miami with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Heat-Hornets
Josh Richardson · MIAMarvin Williams · CHAPTS2716REB26AST10Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Kings-Bulls22
Hornets-Heat19
Pelicans-Jazz13
Pacers-Raptors12
Pistons-Wizards9
Spurs-Grizzlies2
Warriors-Magic0
Wolves-Thunder0
The night in charts
Warriors-Magic combined for 245, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-MagicWarriors 133, Magic 112
245
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 115, Raptors 120
235
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 108, Jazz 114
222
Wolves-ThunderWolves 107, Thunder 111
218
Kings-BullsKings 107, Bulls 106
213
Hornets-HeatHornets 100, Heat 105
205
Pistons-WizardsPistons 91, Wizards 109
200
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 95, Grizzlies 79
174
4 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-BullsKings 107, Bulls 106
+1 SAC
Wolves-ThunderWolves 107, Thunder 111
+4 OKC
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 115, Raptors 120
+5 TOR
Hornets-HeatHornets 100, Heat 105
+5 MIA
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 108, Jazz 114
+6 UTA
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 95, Grizzlies 79
+16 SAS
Pistons-WizardsPistons 91, Wizards 109
+18 WAS
Warriors-MagicWarriors 133, Magic 112
+21 GSW
UTA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-JazzUTA won · Pelicans 108, Jazz 114
12 pts
Hornets-HeatMIA won · Hornets 100, Heat 105
8 pts
Pistons-WizardsWAS won · Pistons 91, Wizards 109
6 pts
Pacers-RaptorsTOR won · Pacers 115, Raptors 120
5 pts
Kings-BullsSAC won · Kings 107, Bulls 106
2 pts
Adams shot 11-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AdamsOKC · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
100% (11-11)
BellGSW · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
KlayGSW · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
79% (11-14)
RichardsonMIA · 27 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
KDGSW · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 4 BLK, 2 REB
71% (10-14)
Final · Wolves-Thunder
Wolves 107Thunder 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves33212528107
Thunder42222126111
The story
Oklahoma City beat Minnesota 111-107 behind 36 points and 9 assists from Paul George

Jimmy Butler paced Minnesota: 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 36 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 3 BLK · 10-21 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 42-33 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +9+10+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Raptors
Pacers 115Raptors 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers32263126115
Raptors27382926120
The story
DeMar DeRozan's 26 points carried Toronto past Indiana, 120-115

For Indiana, Darren Collison had 16 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 26 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 9-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 38-26.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −5+7+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Jazz
Pelicans 108Jazz 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans29262924108
Jazz27163734114
The story
Derrick Favors had 18 points and 11 rebounds as Utah beat New Orleans 114-108

Anthony Davis led New Orleans with 19 PTS, 10 REB 18 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 34-24.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −2−12−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 21 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg11.1Last 3

11.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.5 in 21 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg39.0Today

39 minutes today, against 25.6 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 41

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 15, 12, 17, 4, 24, 16, 24, 41Jazz-Pelicans · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +25.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Mar 2, 2001: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Career high41 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 42, 37, 13, 18, 26, 20, 16, 2, 22, 36Thunder-Wolves · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 21, 21, 15, 29, 21, 26, 19, 36Pacers-Raptors · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 18, 13, 26, 11, 16, 16, 40, 29Magic-Warriors · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 17, 23, 9, 29, 24, 21, 20, 27Warriors-Magic · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Steven AdamsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 9, 16, 15, 14, 12, 6, 6, 27Thunder-Wolves · W
12.8 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAC+3.9 22.6 last 10 · 18.7 season
Kyle LowryTOR+3.9 20.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+3.2 19.6 last 10 · 16.4 season
Courtney LeeNYK+3.0 15.6 last 10 · 12.6 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+2.8 24.8 last 10 · 22.0 season
Cold
DeMarcus CousinsNOP−3.8 21.2 last 10 · 25.0 season
Goran DragicMIA−3.1 14.4 last 10 · 17.5 season
Ricky RubioUTA−2.9 9.6 last 10 · 12.5 season
Brook LopezLAL−2.7 10.7 last 10 · 13.4 season
Nikola JokicDEN−2.7 12.8 last 10 · 15.5 season