FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 18, 2017Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed POR by 9 after three quarters and won 108–107.

Final · Box score
Knicks91
Hornets109
Q1 CHA +6; Q2 CHA +18; Q3 CHA +24; Q4 CHA +18
Final · Box score
Celtics112
Pacers111
Q1 BOS +17; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Heat104
Hawks110
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Sixers115
Bulls117
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Jazz99
Rockets120
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU -5; Q4 HOU +21
Final · Box score
Blazers107
Wolves108
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN -9; Q4 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets94
Thunder95
Q1 OKC +14; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC -6; Q4 OKC +1
Final · Box score
Suns97
Mavs91
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX -7; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Clippers91
Spurs109
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +18
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors116
Lakers114
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +2
On this day · 2016–17Dec 18, 2016: 7 games. Top scorer: Bradley Beal (Wizards-Clippers), 41 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Wolves

Jimmy Butler scores 37, Minnesota rallies past Portland

Kevin Durant goes for 36 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-3-9+1MIN AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers24303122107
Wolves24272532108
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 33, 30, 19, 22, 38, 21, 10, 37MIN37 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 12, 5, 11, 16, 2, 2, 6, 23MIN23 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Jusuf NurkicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 17, 12, 25, 8, 15, 9, 14, 20POR20 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 17, 14, 28, 21, 28, 20, 25, 20POR20 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Rockets rout

Five of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Houston beat Utah by 21.

BOS over IND1MIN over POR1OKC over DEN1CHI over PHI2GSW over LAL2ATL over MIA6PHX over DAL6CHA over NYK18SAS over LAC18HOU over UTA21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Jazz-Rockets23
Blazers-Wolves21
Sixers-Bulls15
Heat-Hawks12
Celtics-Pacers2
Clippers-Spurs1
Shot of the night

Rozier's dunk with 1 second left puts the Celtics ahead, 112-111 final

The night in charts
Sixers-Bulls combined for 232, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-BullsSixers 115, Bulls 117
232
Warriors-LakersWarriors 116, Lakers 114
230
Celtics-PacersCeltics 112, Pacers 111
223
Jazz-RocketsJazz 99, Rockets 120
219
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 107, Wolves 108
215
Heat-HawksHeat 104, Hawks 110
214
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 91, Hornets 109
200
Clippers-SpursClippers 91, Spurs 109
200
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 94, Thunder 95
189
Suns-MavsSuns 97, Mavs 91
188
5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 107, Wolves 108
+1 MIN
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 94, Thunder 95
+1 OKC
Celtics-PacersCeltics 112, Pacers 111
+1 BOS
Warriors-LakersWarriors 116, Lakers 114
+2 GSW
Sixers-BullsSixers 115, Bulls 117
+2 CHI
Heat-HawksHeat 104, Hawks 110
+6 ATL
Suns-MavsSuns 97, Mavs 91
+6 PHX
Knicks-HornetsKnicks 91, Hornets 109
+18 CHA
Clippers-SpursClippers 91, Spurs 109
+18 SAS
Jazz-RocketsJazz 99, Rockets 120
+21 HOU
MIN rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-WolvesMIN won · Blazers 107, Wolves 108
9 pts
Suns-MavsPHX won · Suns 97, Mavs 91
7 pts
Nuggets-ThunderOKC won · Nuggets 94, Thunder 95
6 pts
Jazz-RocketsHOU won · Jazz 99, Rockets 120
5 pts
Heat-HawksATL won · Heat 104, Hawks 110
1 pt
Capela shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CapelaHOU · 24 PTS, 19 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
KaminskyCHA · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
NurkicPOR · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Eric GordonHOU · 33 PTS, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
DunnCHI · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Nuggets-Thunder
Nuggets 94Thunder 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1826321894
Thunder3220182595
The story
Oklahoma City won 95-94 despite 15 points and 10 rebounds from Trey Lyles

Gary Harris backed him with 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 15 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 6-10 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +14+8−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Lakers
Warriors 116Lakers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors3225261914116
Lakers2429292012114
The story
Klay Thompson had 17 points and 10 rebounds as Golden State beat Los Angeles 116-114 in OT

Lonzo Ball led Los Angeles with 16 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 6-24 FG, 4-13 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 32-24, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +8+4+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Bulls
Sixers 115Bulls 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers25342828115
Bulls30372228117
The story
Nikola Mirotic's 22 points and 13 rebounds carried Chicago past Philadelphia, 117-115

For Philadelphia, Dario Saric had 27 PTS, 8 REB 22 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 7-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-25, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +5+8+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ben Simmons was the fantasy play: 56.2 FPTS on 19 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 24 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 3 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
33.42016–17 avg16.1Last 3

16.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.4 in 2016–17 (74 games). Today: 7 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg31.3Today

31 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 38

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 34, 31, 20, 30, 10, 27, 25, 38Thunder-Nuggets · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 19, 36, 16, 27, 33, 47, 19, 26, 26, 38Pacers-Celtics · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 33, 30, 19, 22, 38, 21, 10, 37Wolves-Blazers · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 25, 24, 19, 35, 36, 28, 36, 36Warriors-Lakers · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 22, 10, 12, 27, 17, 14, 16, 33Rockets-Jazz · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 36, 19, 32, 23, 36, 16, 33, 33, 20, 30Celtics-Pacers · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jrue HolidayNOP+6.1 24.2 last 10 · 18.1 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+5.9 23.6 last 10 · 17.7 season
Josh RichardsonMIA+5.6 16.9 last 10 · 11.3 season
Jimmy ButlerMIN+5.0 25.1 last 10 · 20.1 season
Lou WilliamsLAC+4.6 24.5 last 10 · 19.9 season
Cold
Goran DragicMIA−5.0 11.6 last 10 · 16.6 season
Carmelo AnthonyOKC−4.6 12.7 last 10 · 17.3 season
Brook LopezLAL−3.6 9.2 last 10 · 12.8 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−3.3 22.2 last 10 · 25.5 season
Pau GasolSAS−3.2 7.0 last 10 · 10.2 season