FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 13, 2017Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MIA by 12 after the first quarter and won 102–95.

Final · Box score
Thunder100
Pacers95
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +5
Final · Box score
Clippers106
Magic95
Q1 LAC -11; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies87
Wizards93
Q1 WAS +10; Q2 WAS +12; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets118
Celtics124
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Blazers102
Heat95
Q1 POR -12; Q2 POR -10; Q3 POR -9; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Jazz100
Bulls103
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Bucks108
Pelicans115
Q1 NOP -5; Q2 NOP -1; Q3 NOP +2; Q4 NOP +7
Final · Box score
Raptors115
Suns109
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Rockets108
Q1 HOU +15; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +22; Q4 HOU +12
On this day · 2016–17Dec 13, 2016: 6 games. Top scorer: Kristaps Porzingis (Knicks-Suns), 34 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Heat

Portland turns it around against Miami

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 32 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-10-9+7POR AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers21292032102
Heat3327191695
Who led
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 5, 26, 26, 12, 15, 17, 14, 28, 21, 28POR28 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 29, 32, 18, 29, 30, 35, 39, 18POR18 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Wayne EllingtonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 0, 3, 14, 9, 6, 9, 12, 24MIA24 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 21, 10, 19, 4, 22, 2, 10, 17MIA17 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Clippers-Magic

Clippers make it three straight

Clippers beat Orlando 106–95 and moved to 11–15. Lou Williams led Clippers with 31 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

Streak strip · LAC
W@ ATL116–103W@ SAC97–95Wvs LAL120–115Lvs UTA107–126L@ DAL82–108L@ MIN106–112Lvs MIN107–113Wvs WAS113–112Wvs TOR96–91W@ ORL106–95
Lead changes
Bucks-Pelicans17
Jazz-Bulls16
Thunder-Pacers12
Nuggets-Celtics6
Raptors-Suns5
Blazers-Heat4
Hornets-Rockets4
Grizzlies-Wizards2
The night in charts
Nuggets-Celtics combined for 242, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 118, Celtics 124
242
Raptors-SunsRaptors 115, Suns 109
224
Bucks-PelicansBucks 108, Pelicans 115
223
Hornets-RocketsHornets 96, Rockets 108
204
Jazz-BullsJazz 100, Bulls 103
203
Clippers-MagicClippers 106, Magic 95
201
Blazers-HeatBlazers 102, Heat 95
197
Thunder-PacersThunder 100, Pacers 95
195
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 87, Wizards 93
180
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-BullsJazz 100, Bulls 103
+3 CHI
Thunder-PacersThunder 100, Pacers 95
+5 OKC
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 118, Celtics 124
+6 BOS
Raptors-SunsRaptors 115, Suns 109
+6 TOR
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 87, Wizards 93
+6 WAS
Bucks-PelicansBucks 108, Pelicans 115
+7 NOP
Blazers-HeatBlazers 102, Heat 95
+7 POR
Clippers-MagicClippers 106, Magic 95
+11 LAC
Hornets-RocketsHornets 96, Rockets 108
+12 HOU
POR erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-HeatPOR won · Blazers 102, Heat 95
12 pts
Clippers-MagicLAC won · Clippers 106, Magic 95
11 pts
Thunder-PacersOKC won · Thunder 100, Pacers 95
5 pts
Bucks-PelicansNOP won · Bucks 108, Pelicans 115
5 pts
Nuggets-CelticsBOS won · Nuggets 118, Celtics 124
1 pt
Jaylen Brown shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jaylen BrownBOS · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
E'Twaun MooreNOP · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
73% (8-11)
EllingtonMIA · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
BaynesBOS · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
IbakaTOR · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Jazz-Bulls
Jazz 100Bulls 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz24242626100
Bulls30192826103
The story
Nikola Mirotic's 29 points carried Chicago past Utah, 103-100

For Utah, Rudy Gobert had 11 REB, 6 PTS 29 PTS, 9 REB · 11-18 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-24, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +6+1+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Donovan Mitchell was the fantasy play: 51.1 FPTS on 32 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB

Final · Thunder-Pacers
Thunder 100Pacers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder22292227100
Pacers2719232695
The story
Russell Westbrook had a 10-17-12 triple-double as Oklahoma City beat Indiana 100-95

Victor Oladipo led Indiana with 19 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 17 REB, 12 AST, 10 PTS · 3-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Thunder took the second 29-19.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −5+5+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Thaddeus Young led the game in fantasy with 53.5 FPTS (11 PTS, 10 REB)

Final · Clippers-Magic
Clippers 106Magic 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers13322932106
Magic2416282795
The story
LA beat Orlando 106-95 behind 31 points and 8 assists from Lou Williams

Mario Hezonja paced Orlando: 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 11-22 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-16 second quarter erased a 11-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −11+5+6+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeAndre Jordan topped the game at 55.5 FPTS: 20 REB, 16 PTS, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.8Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.8 in 11 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 24 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.3Season avg33.0Today

33 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 37

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 2, 30, 26, 20, 26, 25, 17, 37Raptors-Suns · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Gary HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 21, 13, 21, 24, 12, 21, 8, 36Nuggets-Celtics · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 18, 36, 19, 32, 23, 36, 16, 33Celtics-Nuggets · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 32, 20, 33, 40, 25, 27, 37, 32Bucks-Pelicans · L
29.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 4, 24, 16, 24, 41, 21, 31, 26, 12, 32Jazz-Bulls · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Troy DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 3, 3, 3, 13, 10, 10, 9, 32Suns-Raptors · L
7.5 PPG season to date · +25.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jrue HolidayNOP+6.2 24.1 last 10 · 17.9 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+5.3 23.1 last 10 · 17.8 season
Lou WilliamsLAC+4.7 24.7 last 10 · 20.0 season
Jimmy ButlerMIN+4.5 24.3 last 10 · 19.8 season
Zach RandolphSAC+4.4 19.6 last 10 · 15.2 season
Cold
Eric GordonHOU−4.6 14.3 last 10 · 18.9 season
Carmelo AnthonyOKC−3.8 13.9 last 10 · 17.7 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−3.8 22.2 last 10 · 26.0 season
Danny GreenSAS−3.1 6.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Brook LopezLAL−2.9 10.3 last 10 · 13.2 season