FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 5, 2017Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed UTA by 12 after three quarters and won 100–94.

Final · Box score
Suns113
Raptors126
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +18; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Thunder100
Q1 OKC -9; Q2 OKC -8; Q3 OKC -12; Q4 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Wizards106
Blazers92
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +14; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +14
On this day · 2016–17Dec 5, 2016: 11 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (Warriors-Pacers), 60 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Thunder

Russell Westbrook posts 34-12-14 as OKC tops Utah

Bradley Beal goes for 51 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-8-12+6OKC AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2819331494
Thunder19202932100
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 22, 34, 27, 28, 37, 15, 22, 34OKC34 PTS · 12 REB · 14 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 26, 20, 16, 2, 22, 36, 8, 21OKC21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 17, 4, 24, 16, 24, 41, 21, 31UTA31 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Joe InglesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 8, 12, 15, 5, 12, 13, 11, 16UTA16 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Suns-Raptors

Toronto never trails at a break against Phoenix

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 126–113. Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over UTA6TOR over PHX13WAS over POR14Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over PHX.
Lead changes
Suns-Raptors3
Wizards-Blazers3
The night in charts
Suns-Raptors combined for 239, 41 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-RaptorsSuns 113, Raptors 126
239
Wizards-BlazersWizards 106, Blazers 92
198
Jazz-ThunderJazz 94, Thunder 100
194
OKC won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Jazz-ThunderJazz 94, Thunder 100
+6 OKC
Suns-RaptorsSuns 113, Raptors 126
+13 TOR
Wizards-BlazersWizards 106, Blazers 92
+14 WAS
Adams shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AdamsOKC · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
IbakaTOR · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
AminuPOR · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
LowryTOR · 20 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
BealWAS · 51 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
57% (21-37)
Final · Jazz-Thunder
Jazz 94Thunder 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2819331494
Thunder19202932100
The story
Steven Adams had 20 points as Oklahoma City beat Utah 100-94

Joe Ingles led Utah with 16 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 9-10 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 32-14.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −9−8−12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Raptors
Suns 113Raptors 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns23233334113
Raptors36194229126
The story
Toronto beat Phoenix 126-113 behind 20 points and 8 assists from DeMar DeRozan

Devin Booker paced Phoenix: 19 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 20 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 7-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 36-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +13+9+18+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Blazers
Wizards 106Blazers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards24272827106
Blazers2215292692
The story
Kelly Oubre Jr.'s 14 points carried Washington past Portland, 106-92

For Portland, Jusuf Nurkic had 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 5 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST · 6-9 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 27-15, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +2+14+13+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 23 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg7.6Last 3

7.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 23 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg24.8Today

25 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 51

Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 23, 22, 26, 8, 21, 10, 11, 51Wizards-Blazers · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +28.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Feb 12, 2003: 51 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Career high51 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 22, 34, 27, 28, 37, 15, 22, 34Thunder-Jazz · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James LAL, Mar 1, 2020: 34 PTS · 12 REB · 13 AST
34 PTS · 12 REB · 14 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 17, 4, 24, 16, 24, 41, 21, 31Jazz-Thunder · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 21, 30, 34, 29, 32, 18, 29, 30Blazers-Wizards · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 26, 20, 16, 2, 22, 36, 8, 21Thunder-Jazz · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 22, 10, 25, 24, 15, 36, 11, 20Raptors-Suns · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 10 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+3.8 20.4 last 10 · 16.6 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
Goran DragicMIA−3.0 14.6 last 10 · 17.6 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−3.0 7.0 last 10 · 10.0 season
Malcolm BrogdonMIL−2.9 10.1 last 10 · 13.0 season