FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 11, 2017Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed TOR by 11 after the first quarter and won 96–91.

Final · Box score
Celtics85
Bulls108
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +14; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +23
Final · Box score
Pelicans123
Rockets130
Q1 HOU -6; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU -7; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Heat107
Grizzlies82
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +25
Final · Box score
Hornets116
Thunder103
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 CHA +18; Q4 CHA +13
Final · Box score
Blazers104
Warriors111
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Raptors91
Clippers96
Q1 LAC -11; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 LAC +5
On this day · 2016–17Dec 11, 2016: 5 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Celtics), 37 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Clippers

Clippers fight back from 11 down against Toronto

James Harden goes for 26 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-2-4+5LAC AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors3023211791
Clippers1932192696
Who led
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 18, 42, 20, 18, 23, 23, 35, 17LAC17 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 8, 0, 13, 6, 10, 8, 11, 17LAC17 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 6, 16, 12, 13, 4, 8, 9, 23TOR23 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 18, 13, 2, 30, 26, 20, 26, 25, 17TOR17 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Miami posts the night's biggest win

Miami beat Memphis by 25, the widest margin of 6 games.

LAC over TOR5HOU over NOP7GSW over POR7CHA over OKC13CHI over BOS23MIA over MEM25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Rockets17
Blazers-Warriors10
Hornets-Thunder9
Heat-Grizzlies5
Celtics-Bulls4
Raptors-Clippers2
The night in charts
Pelicans-Rockets combined for 253, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 123, Rockets 130
253
Hornets-ThunderHornets 116, Thunder 103
219
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 104, Warriors 111
215
Celtics-BullsCeltics 85, Bulls 108
193
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 107, Grizzlies 82
189
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 91, Clippers 96
187
LAC won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 91, Clippers 96
+5 LAC
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 104, Warriors 111
+7 GSW
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 123, Rockets 130
+7 HOU
Hornets-ThunderHornets 116, Thunder 103
+13 CHA
Celtics-BullsCeltics 85, Bulls 108
+23 CHI
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 107, Grizzlies 82
+25 MIA
LAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-ClippersLAC won · Raptors 91, Clippers 96
11 pts
Pelicans-RocketsHOU won · Pelicans 123, Rockets 130
7 pts
Heat-GrizzliesMIA won · Heat 107, Grizzlies 82
2 pts
Blazers-WarriorsGSW won · Blazers 104, Warriors 111
1 pt
Celtics-BullsCHI won · Celtics 85, Bulls 108
1 pt
Capela shot 13-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CapelaHOU · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK
93% (13-14)
ValanciunasTOR · 23 PTS, 15 REB
80% (8-10)
JrueNOP · 37 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
76% (16-21)
E'Twaun MooreNOP · 36 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
75% (15-20)
Eric GordonHOU · 27 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Final · Raptors-Clippers
Raptors 91Clippers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors3023211791
Clippers1932192696
The story
DeAndre Jordan had 17 rebounds and 14 points as LA beat Toronto 96-91

Jonas Valanciunas led Toronto with 23 PTS, 15 REB 17 REB, 14 PTS, 4 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the Clippers took the second 32-23.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −11−2−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Rockets
Pelicans 123Rockets 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans41352720123
Rockets35431834130
The story
Clint Capela's 28 points carried Houston past New Orleans, 130-123

For New Orleans, DeMarcus Cousins had 24 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK · 13-14 FG

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 34-20.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −6+2−7+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Warriors
Blazers 104Warriors 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28192829104
Warriors27333318111
The story
Golden State beat Portland 111-104 behind 28 points from Kevin Durant

CJ McCollum paced Portland: 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 11-21 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-19 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −1+13+18+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.3Season avg29.2Last 5

29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 17.3 in 27 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg11.9Last 3

11.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 20 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg39.2Today

39 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 39

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 34, 29, 32, 18, 29, 30, 35, 39Blazers-Warriors · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 27, 11, 17, 34, 27, 14, 34, 37Pelicans-Rockets · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
E'Twaun MoorePoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 5, 18, 19, 27, 14, 8, 14, 36Pelicans-Rockets · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +23.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 28, 37, 15, 22, 34, 31, 20, 30Thunder-Hornets · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 21, 29, 25, 24, 19, 35, 36, 28Warriors-Blazers · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Clint CapelaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 8, 12, 20, 22, 8, 7, 11, 28Rockets-Pelicans · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jrue HolidayNOP+6.3 24.3 last 10 · 18.0 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+4.8 27.8 last 10 · 23.0 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+4.3 21.6 last 10 · 17.3 season
Jimmy ButlerMIN+4.1 23.1 last 10 · 19.0 season
Zach RandolphSAC+3.9 19.1 last 10 · 15.2 season
Cold
Eric GordonHOU−5.2 13.8 last 10 · 19.0 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−4.8 20.7 last 10 · 25.5 season
Carmelo AnthonyOKC−3.1 14.9 last 10 · 18.0 season
Kent BazemoreATL−2.8 9.3 last 10 · 12.1 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−2.8 7.5 last 10 · 10.3 season