FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 14, 2017Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed DAL by 4 after the first quarter and won 112–97.

Final · Box score
Pistons105
Hawks91
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +21; Q4 DET +14
Final · Box score
Knicks111
Nets104
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Lakers112
Cavs121
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Kings96
Wolves119
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +24; Q4 MIN +23
Final · Box score
Mavs97
Warriors112
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +15
On this day · 2016–17Dec 14, 2016: 10 games. Top scorer: Aaron Gordon (Magic-Clippers), 33 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Warriors

Kevin Durant posts 36 and 11 as Golden State beats Dallas

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 30 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-40+7+15GSW AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2820252497
Warriors24243232112
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 29, 25, 24, 19, 35, 36, 28, 36GSW36 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 20, 27, 19, 22, 22, 21, 24, 25GSW25 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 10, 16, 9, 16, 11, 10, 6, 18DAL18 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 17, 8, 22, 19, 18, 19, 17, 16DAL16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Lakers-Cavs

Cleveland beats Lakers, 121–112

Cleveland led 94–86 after three and won by 9. Kevin Love led Cleveland with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over BKN7CLE over LAL9DET over ATL14GSW over DAL15MIN over SAC23Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over LAL.
Lead changes
Mavs-Warriors10
Knicks-Nets6
Kings-Wolves1
The night in charts
Lakers-Cavs combined for 233, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-CavsLakers 112, Cavs 121
233
Knicks-NetsKnicks 111, Nets 104
215
Kings-WolvesKings 96, Wolves 119
215
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 97, Warriors 112
209
Pistons-HawksPistons 105, Hawks 91
196
NYK won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Knicks-NetsKnicks 111, Nets 104
+7 NYK
Lakers-CavsLakers 112, Cavs 121
+9 CLE
Pistons-HawksPistons 105, Hawks 91
+14 DET
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 97, Warriors 112
+15 GSW
Kings-WolvesKings 96, Wolves 119
+23 MIN
GSW rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-WarriorsGSW won · Mavs 97, Warriors 112
4 pts
Lakers-CavsCLE won · Lakers 112, Cavs 121
2 pts
Pistons-HawksDET won · Pistons 105, Hawks 91
1 pt
Tobias Harris shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tobias HarrisDET · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
IlyasovaATL · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
John CollinsATL · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
JimmyMIN · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
KATMIN · 30 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 5 BLK
69% (11-16)
Final · Lakers-Cavs
Lakers 112Cavs 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers26342626112
Cavs24393127121
The story
LeBron James had a 25-12-12 triple-double as Cleveland beat Los Angeles 121-112

Brandon Ingram led Los Angeles with 26 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB, 12 AST · 8-18 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Cavaliers took the second 39-34.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2+3+8+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Warriors
Mavs 97Warriors 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2820252497
Warriors24243232112
The story
Golden State beat Dallas 112-97 behind 17 points and 11 rebounds from Omri Casspi

Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas: 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 7-9 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 32-24 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −40+7+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Wolves
Kings 96Wolves 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2233162596
Wolves32323124119
The story
Jimmy Butler's 21 points and 9 assists carried Minnesota past Sacramento, 119-96

For Sacramento, Zach Randolph had 15 PTS, 9 REB 21 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 7-10 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 31-16, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +10+9+24+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.6Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.6 in 16 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Season avg14.6Last 3

14.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.3 in 24 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.9Season avg32.8Today

33 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 36

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 29, 25, 24, 19, 35, 36, 28, 36Warriors-Mavs · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 11, 23, 15, 7, 21, 28, 19, 30Wolves-Kings · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 38, 25, 20, 24, 18, 20, 17, 28Cavs-Lakers · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Courtney LeePoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 17, 19, 8, 24, 14, 4, 10, 27Knicks-Nets · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 14, 19, 15, 13, 5, 15, 11, 26Nets-Knicks · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 17, 32, 20, 18, 21, 18, 5, 26Lakers-Cavs · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 6 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
Jimmy ButlerMIN+4.8 24.6 last 10 · 19.8 season
Lou WilliamsLAC+4.7 24.7 last 10 · 20.0 season
E'Twaun MooreNOP+4.2 17.8 last 10 · 13.6 season
Cold
Eric GordonHOU−4.6 14.3 last 10 · 18.9 season
Brook LopezLAL−4.0 9.0 last 10 · 13.0 season
Carmelo AnthonyOKC−3.8 13.9 last 10 · 17.7 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−3.3 22.2 last 10 · 25.5 season
Danny GreenSAS−3.1 6.2 last 10 · 9.3 season