FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 16, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DAL by 13 after the first quarter and won 98–96.

Final · Box score
Blazers93
Hornets91
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +12; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Jazz100
Cavs109
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Thunder96
Knicks111
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +15
Final · Box score
Bucks111
Rockets115
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Clippers85
Heat90
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Suns108
Wolves106
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX -8; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Mavs96
Spurs98
Q1 SAS -13; Q2 SAS -10; Q3 SAS -9; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Grizzlies93
Q1 BOS +19; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +9
On this day · 2016–17Dec 16, 2016: 10 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Raptors-Hawks), 34 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Spurs

San Antonio rallies from 13 down to beat Dallas

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 28 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-10-9+2SAS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3122271696
Spurs1825282798
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 33, 41, 22, 17, 18, 27, 20, 23, 16, 22SAS22 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 17, 0, 0, 0, 8, 0, 9, 14SAS14 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Maxi KleberPoints, last 10 games: 5, 16, 3, 2, 13, 7, 16, 5, 4, 21DAL21 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 16, 9, 16, 11, 10, 6, 18, 19DAL19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New York by 15.

POR over CHA2PHX over MIN2SAS over DAL2HOU over MIL4MIA over LAC5CLE over UTA9BOS over MEM9NYK over OKC15Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Bucks-Rockets16
Suns-Wolves7
Celtics-Grizzlies6
Jazz-Cavs5
Blazers-Hornets4
Clippers-Heat4
Mavs-Spurs1
Shot of the night

Manu's jumper with 3 seconds left breaks the tie, 98-96 final

The night in charts
Bucks-Rockets combined for 226, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-RocketsBucks 111, Rockets 115
226
Suns-WolvesSuns 108, Wolves 106
214
Jazz-CavsJazz 100, Cavs 109
209
Thunder-KnicksThunder 96, Knicks 111
207
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 102, Grizzlies 93
195
Mavs-SpursMavs 96, Spurs 98
194
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 93, Hornets 91
184
Clippers-HeatClippers 85, Heat 90
175
5 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-WolvesSuns 108, Wolves 106
+2 PHX
Mavs-SpursMavs 96, Spurs 98
+2 SAS
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 93, Hornets 91
+2 POR
Bucks-RocketsBucks 111, Rockets 115
+4 HOU
Clippers-HeatClippers 85, Heat 90
+5 MIA
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 102, Grizzlies 93
+9 BOS
Jazz-CavsJazz 100, Cavs 109
+9 CLE
Thunder-KnicksThunder 96, Knicks 111
+15 NYK
SAS erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-SpursSAS won · Mavs 96, Spurs 98
13 pts
Suns-WolvesPHX won · Suns 108, Wolves 106
8 pts
Thunder-KnicksNYK won · Thunder 96, Knicks 111
3 pts
Celtics-GrizzliesBOS won · Celtics 102, Grizzlies 93
2 pts
Jazz-CavsCLE won · Jazz 100, Cavs 109
1 pt
Kleber shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KleberDAL · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 BLK
90% (9-10)
HarrellLAC · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
MitchellUTA · 26 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
RichardsonMIA · 28 PTS, 3 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
63% (10-16)
DirkDAL · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 96Spurs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs3122271696
Spurs1825282798
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points and 14 rebounds as San Antonio beat Dallas 98-96

Maxi Kleber led Dallas with 21 PTS, 3 REB 22 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 9-18 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Spurs took the fourth 27-16.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −13−10−9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Yogi Ferrell led the game in fantasy with 42.2 FPTS (17 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Suns-Wolves
Suns 108Wolves 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns22203531108
Wolves25253125106
The story
Alex Len's 19 rebounds and 12 points carried Phoenix past Minnesota, 108-106

For Minnesota, Jeff Teague had 17 PTS, 8 AST 19 REB, 12 PTS, 6 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

The Suns trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 31-25.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −3−8−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Hornets
Blazers 93Hornets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2425251993
Hornets2017302491
The story
Portland beat Charlotte 93-91 behind 18 points and 11 assists from Damian Lillard

Nicolas Batum paced Charlotte: 23 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB · 7-19 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 25-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +4+12+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard topped the game at 42.0 FPTS: 15 REB, 9 PTS, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.1Season avg26.0Last 5

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 17.1 in 13 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Season avg15.2Last 3

15.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 27 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg37.5Today

38 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 31

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 37, 37, 29, 36, 29, 48, 26, 21, 28, 31Rockets-Bucks · W
31.5 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 21, 17, 20, 22, 19, 15, 13, 30Grizzlies-Celtics · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 21, 13, 14, 9, 1, 13, 15, 30Knicks-Thunder · W
9.7 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 34, 23, 32, 29, 30, 25, 25, 29Cavs-Jazz · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Antoine Walker BOS, Jan 18, 2001: 29 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
29 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 23, 15, 7, 21, 28, 19, 30, 28Wolves-Suns · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 33, 40, 25, 27, 37, 32, 29, 28Bucks-Rockets · L
29.8 PPG season to date · −1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Donovan MitchellUTA+6.5 24.6 last 10 · 18.1 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+6.1 24.2 last 10 · 18.1 season
Josh RichardsonMIA+5.0 15.8 last 10 · 10.8 season
Lou WilliamsLAC+4.6 24.5 last 10 · 19.9 season
Dario SaricPHI+3.9 15.8 last 10 · 11.9 season
Cold
Goran DragicMIA−5.0 11.6 last 10 · 16.6 season
Brook LopezLAL−4.0 9.0 last 10 · 13.0 season
Carmelo AnthonyOKC−3.8 13.9 last 10 · 17.8 season
Eric GordonHOU−3.8 14.8 last 10 · 18.6 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−3.3 22.2 last 10 · 25.5 season