FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 4, 2017Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed NOP by 20 at halftime and won 125–115.

Final · Box score
Magic94
Hornets104
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA +1; Q4 CHA +10
Final · Box score
Knicks97
Pacers115
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +26; Q3 IND +30; Q4 IND +18
Final · Box score
Suns115
Sixers101
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +14
Final · Box score
Nets110
Hawks90
Q1 BKN +1; Q2 BKN -1; Q3 BKN +15; Q4 BKN +20
Final · Box score
Bucks100
Celtics111
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Cavs113
Bulls91
Q1 CLE +7; Q2 CLE +16; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +22
Final · Box score
Wolves92
Grizzlies95
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Warriors125
Pelicans115
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW -20; Q3 GSW -3; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets105
Mavs122
Q1 DAL +16; Q2 DAL +17; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +17
Final · Box score
Pistons93
Spurs96
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS -4; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Wizards69
Jazz116
Q1 UTA +14; Q2 UTA +34; Q3 UTA +36; Q4 UTA +47
On this day · 2016–17Dec 4, 2016: 4 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Thunder), 37 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Pelicans

Stephen Curry drops 31 in 20-point comeback win over New Orleans

Devin Booker goes for 46 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-20-3+10GSW AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors26233937125
Pelicans33362224115
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 9, 35, 39, 24, 33, 27, 28, 23, 30, 31GSW31 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 9, 29, 24, 21, 20, 27, 19, 22GSW22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 18, 13, 18, 24, 27, 11, 17, 34NOP34 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
E'Twaun MoorePoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 12, 6, 7, 16, 5, 18, 19, 27NOP27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Wolves-Grizzlies14
Nets-Hawks11
Warriors-Pelicans11
Pistons-Spurs11
Suns-Sixers10
Magic-Hornets5
Wizards-Jazz3
Bucks-Celtics2
Cavs-Bulls1
Knicks-Pacers0
Nuggets-Mavs0
The night in charts
Warriors-Pelicans combined for 240, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 125, Pelicans 115
240
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 105, Mavs 122
227
Suns-SixersSuns 115, Sixers 101
216
Knicks-PacersKnicks 97, Pacers 115
212
Bucks-CelticsBucks 100, Celtics 111
211
Cavs-BullsCavs 113, Bulls 91
204
Nets-HawksNets 110, Hawks 90
200
Magic-HornetsMagic 94, Hornets 104
198
Pistons-SpursPistons 93, Spurs 96
189
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 92, Grizzlies 95
187
Wizards-JazzWizards 69, Jazz 116
185
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-SpursPistons 93, Spurs 96
+3 SAS
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 92, Grizzlies 95
+3 MEM
Magic-HornetsMagic 94, Hornets 104
+10 CHA
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 125, Pelicans 115
+10 GSW
Bucks-CelticsBucks 100, Celtics 111
+11 BOS
Suns-SixersSuns 115, Sixers 101
+14 PHX
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 105, Mavs 122
+17 DAL
Knicks-PacersKnicks 97, Pacers 115
+18 IND
Nets-HawksNets 110, Hawks 90
+20 BKN
Cavs-BullsCavs 113, Bulls 91
+22 CLE
Wizards-JazzWizards 69, Jazz 116
+47 UTA
GSW erased a 20-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-PelicansGSW won · Warriors 125, Pelicans 115
20 pts
Pistons-SpursSAS won · Pistons 93, Spurs 96
4 pts
Nets-HawksBKN won · Nets 110, Hawks 90
1 pt
Thaddeus Young shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Thaddeus YoungIND · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
HorfordBOS · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
HernangomezNYK · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
D WadeCLE · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
BurksUTA · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Wolves-Grizzlies
Wolves 92Grizzlies 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2627221792
Grizzlies2927201995
The story
Tyreke Evans had 16 points and 9 assists as Memphis beat Minnesota 95-92

Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 11 REB, 7 PTS, 3 AST 16 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 3 BLK · 6-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies won the first 29-26, their biggest quarter edge.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +3+3+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jimmy Butler led the game in fantasy with 50.9 FPTS (30 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB)

Final · Pistons-Spurs
Pistons 93Spurs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2924202093
Spurs2822192796
The story
Pau Gasol's 15 points and 10 rebounds carried San Antonio past Detroit, 96-93

For Detroit, Reggie Jackson had 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 6-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 27-20.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −1−3−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andre Drummond was the fantasy play: 42.0 FPTS on 15 REB, 11 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Warriors-Pelicans
Warriors 125Pelicans 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors26233937125
Pelicans33362224115
The story
Golden State beat New Orleans 125-115 behind 19 points from Draymond Green

Jrue Holiday paced New Orleans: 34 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL · 6-12 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 39-22 third quarter erased a 20-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −7−20−3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMarcus Cousins topped the game at 61.2 FPTS: 19 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 2 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
22.12016–17 avg5.5Last 2

5.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 22.1 in 2016–17 (46 games). Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg29.2Today

29 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Pistons-Spurs

San Antonio takes over late to edge Detroit

Down 4 after three, San Antonio won the fourth 27–20. Final: 96–93. LaMarcus Aldridge led San Antonio with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over MIN3SAS over DET3CHA over ORL10GSW over NOP10BOS over MIL11PHX over PHI14DAL over DEN17IND over NYK18BKN over ATL20CLE over CHI22UTA over WAS47Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over DET.
Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 46

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 36, 18, 33, 15, 23, 13, 33, 22, 38, 46Suns-Sixers · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +22.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Carmelo Anthony DEN, Dec 27, 2005: 45 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Season high46 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 21, 24, 23, 27, 32, 20, 33, 40Bucks-Celtics · L
29.9 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: DeMar DeRozan TOR, Mar 31, 2017: 40 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 18, 13, 18, 24, 27, 11, 17, 34Pelicans-Warriors · L
16.3 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high34 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 47, 23, 30, 25, 18, 36, 19, 32Celtics-Bucks · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 9, 35, 39, 24, 33, 27, 28, 23, 30, 31Warriors-Pelicans · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 26, 18, 25, 17, 19, 22, 33, 30Wolves-Grizzlies · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jimmy ButlerMIN+4.1 23.0 last 10 · 18.9 season
Kyrie IrvingBOS+4.1 27.6 last 10 · 23.5 season
Kyle LowryTOR+3.9 20.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Dwyane WadeCLE+3.8 15.7 last 10 · 11.9 season
Spencer DinwiddieBKN+3.4 15.9 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
DeMarcus CousinsNOP−4.1 21.2 last 10 · 25.3 season
Eric GordonHOU−3.8 15.6 last 10 · 19.4 season
Ricky RubioUTA−3.1 9.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Goran DragicMIA−3.0 14.6 last 10 · 17.6 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−3.0 7.0 last 10 · 10.0 season