FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 19, 2017Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed PHI by 9 at halftime and won 101–95.

Final · Box score
Kings101
Sixers95
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC -9; Q3 SAC -7; Q4 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans106
Wizards116
Q1 WAS +17; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +23; Q4 WAS +10
Final · Box score
Cavs116
Bucks119
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +3
On this day · 2016–17Dec 19, 2016: 5 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Hawks), 46 points.
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The lead · Kings-Sixers

Sacramento climbs back to beat Philadelphia

LeBron James goes for 39 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-9-7+6SAC AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings30182330101
Sixers2730211795
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 25, 22, 18, 35, 19, 17, 15, 27SAC27 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 19, 17, 18, 17, 14, 10, 7, 24SAC24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 11, 25, 10, 19, 19, 11, 10, 17PHI17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 6, 12, 2, 3, 6, 14, 10, 15PHI15 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Cavs-Bucks

Milwaukee holds off Cleveland, 119–116

Milwaukee led 98–83 after three and held on to win by three. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over CLE3SAC over PHI6WAS over NOP10Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over CLE.
Lead changes
Kings-Sixers17
Pelicans-Wizards1
The night in charts
Cavs-Bucks combined for 235, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-BucksCavs 116, Bucks 119
235
Pelicans-WizardsPelicans 106, Wizards 116
222
Kings-SixersKings 101, Sixers 95
196
MIL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Cavs-BucksCavs 116, Bucks 119
+3 MIL
Kings-SixersKings 101, Sixers 95
+6 SAC
Pelicans-WizardsPelicans 106, Wizards 116
+10 WAS
SAC rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-SixersSAC won · Kings 101, Sixers 95
9 pts
Cavs-BucksMIL won · Cavs 116, Bucks 119
4 pts
Scott shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ScottWAS · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
LeBronCLE · 39 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 2 BLK
64% (14-22)
HensonMIL · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
RandolphSAC · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
63% (12-19)
BledsoeMIL · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Cavs-Bucks
Cavs 116Bucks 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs34242533116
Bucks30392921119
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 13 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Cleveland 119-116

Kevin Love led Cleveland with 21 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Bucks took the second 39-24.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −4+11+15+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Sixers
Kings 101Sixers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings30182330101
Sixers2730211795
The story
Buddy Hield's 24 points carried Sacramento past Philadelphia, 101-95

For Philadelphia, Robert Covington had 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 9-19 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 30-17.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +3−9−7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ben Simmons was the fantasy play: 45.9 FPTS on 13 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST

Final · Pelicans-Wizards
Pelicans 106Wizards 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans19361536106
Wizards36253223116
The story
Washington beat New Orleans 116-106 behind 26 points from Bradley Beal

DeMarcus Cousins paced New Orleans: 26 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 9-19 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

A 36-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
300 +17+6+23+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Davis topped the game at 50.8 FPTS: 37 PTS, 9 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.2Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 15.2 in 26 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.6 in 28 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg36.2Today

36 minutes today, against 25.5 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 39

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 32, 29, 30, 25, 25, 29, 20, 39Cavs-Bucks · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 30, 17, 19, 18, 29, 25, 28, 37Pelicans-Wizards · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 40, 25, 27, 37, 32, 29, 28, 27Bucks-Cavs · W
29.7 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 25, 22, 18, 35, 19, 17, 15, 27Kings-Sixers · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 38, 19, 40, 38, 23, 24, 26, 29, 26Pelicans-Wizards · L
26.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 51, 34, 25, 28, 18, 20, 27, 26Wizards-Pelicans · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
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
Jrue HolidayNOP+4.8 22.8 last 10 · 18.0 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