FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 17, 2017Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed SAC by 2 at halftime and won 108–93.

Final · Box score
Kings93
Raptors108
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR -2; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +15
Final · Box score
Magic110
Pistons114
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +17; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Pacers109
Nets97
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Cavs106
Wizards99
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +7
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The lead · Kings-Raptors

Toronto handles Sacramento by 15

Nikola Vucevic goes for 24 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-2+6+15TOR AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3033141693
Raptors35262225108
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 2, 30, 26, 20, 26, 25, 17, 37, 31, 21TOR21 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 36, 11, 20, 16, 15, 14, 12, 10, 16TOR16 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 19, 9, 5, 8, 15, 10, 9, 18SAC18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Garrett TemplePoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 13, 12, 5, 2, 0, 0, 3, 18SAC18 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Pacers-Nets

Brooklyn's skid reaches three

Indiana won 109–97; the Nets fall to 11–18. Victor Oladipo led Indiana with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · BKN
L@ HOU103–117W@ DAL109–104Lvs ATL102–114W@ ATL110–90Wvs OKC100–95Lvs MIA89–101Wvs WAS103–98Lvs NYK104–111L@ TOR87–120Lvs IND97–109
Lead changes
Cavs-Wizards15
Pacers-Nets12
Kings-Raptors9
Magic-Pistons0
The night in charts
Magic-Pistons combined for 224, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-PistonsMagic 110, Pistons 114
224
Pacers-NetsPacers 109, Nets 97
206
Cavs-WizardsCavs 106, Wizards 99
205
Kings-RaptorsKings 93, Raptors 108
201
DET won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Magic-PistonsMagic 110, Pistons 114
+4 DET
Cavs-WizardsCavs 106, Wizards 99
+7 CLE
Pacers-NetsPacers 109, Nets 97
+12 IND
Kings-RaptorsKings 93, Raptors 108
+15 TOR
TOR rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-RaptorsTOR won · Kings 93, Raptors 108
2 pts
Pacers-NetsIND won · Pacers 109, Nets 97
1 pt
Bullock shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BullockDET · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
BogdanovicSAC · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
OladipoIND · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
TurnerIND · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
CollisonIND · 14 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Magic-Pistons
Magic 110Pistons 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic23203631110
Pistons36243618114
The story
Reggie Bullock had 20 points as Detroit beat Orlando 114-110

Elfrid Payton led Orlando with 15 PTS, 7 AST 20 PTS, 5 REB · 8-10 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the first 36-23, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +13+17+17+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 106Wizards 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs27332323106
Wizards2337231699
The story
LeBron James' a 20-11-15 triple-double carried Cleveland past Washington, 106-99

For Washington, Bradley Beal had 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 15 AST, 11 REB · 8-23 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 23-16, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +400+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Raptors
Kings 93Raptors 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3033141693
Raptors35262225108
The story
Toronto beat Sacramento 108-93 behind 15 rebounds and 13 points from Jonas Valanciunas

Bogdan Bogdanovic paced Sacramento: 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 15 REB, 13 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 3-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 25-16 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +5−2+6+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg16.2Last 5

16.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 26 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg12.9Last 3

12.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 15 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Season avg31.5Today

31 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Mario Hezonja leads the day with 28

Mario HezonjaPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 0, 4, 0, 2, 7, 17, 4, 28Magic-Pistons · L
4.7 PPG season to date · +24.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 11, 51, 34, 25, 28, 18, 20, 27Wizards-Cavs · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 36, 16, 27, 33, 47, 19, 26, 26Pacers-Nets · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 38, 25, 20, 24, 18, 20, 17, 28, 15, 25Cavs-Wizards · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 34, 10, 22, 21, 31, 14, 26, 24Magic-Pistons · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Jonathon SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 16, 15, 15, 21, 29, 20, 15, 23Magic-Pistons · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 7 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