FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 21, 2017Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed PHI by 13 at halftime and won 114–109.

Final · Box score
Bulls112
Cavs115
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Raptors114
Sixers109
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR -13; Q3 TOR -2; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Celtics93
Knicks102
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies95
Suns97
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Spurs89
Jazz100
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +11
On this day · 2016–17Dec 21, 2016: 8 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Pelicans), 42 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Sixers

DeMar DeRozan scores 45 as Toronto beats Philadelphia

LeBron James goes for 34 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-13-2+5TOR AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors30223428114
Sixers31342321109
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 26, 25, 17, 37, 31, 21, 28, 45TOR45 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 16, 15, 14, 12, 10, 16, 11, 23TOR23 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Ben SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 20, 12, 14, 27, 7, 12, 19, 13, 20PHI20 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 25, 10, 19, 19, 11, 10, 17, 19PHI19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Suns

Phoenix takes over late to edge Memphis

Down 2 after three, Phoenix won the fourth 18–14. Final: 97–95. T.J. Warren led Phoenix with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over MEM2CLE over CHI3TOR over PHI5NYK over BOS9UTA over SAS11Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over MEM.
Lead changes
Bulls-Cavs26
Raptors-Sixers13
Grizzlies-Suns13
Celtics-Knicks4
Spurs-Jazz4
Shot of the night

Daniels's three with 17 seconds left puts the Suns ahead, 97-95 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Cavs combined for 227, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-CavsBulls 112, Cavs 115
227
Raptors-SixersRaptors 114, Sixers 109
223
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 93, Knicks 102
195
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 95, Suns 97
192
Spurs-JazzSpurs 89, Jazz 100
189
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 95, Suns 97
+2 PHX
Bulls-CavsBulls 112, Cavs 115
+3 CLE
Raptors-SixersRaptors 114, Sixers 109
+5 TOR
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 93, Knicks 102
+9 NYK
Spurs-JazzSpurs 89, Jazz 100
+11 UTA
TOR erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-SixersTOR won · Raptors 114, Sixers 109
13 pts
Grizzlies-SunsPHX won · Grizzlies 95, Suns 97
2 pts
Saric shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SaricPHI · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
ValentineCHI · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BeasleyNYK · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
65% (13-20)
MarkkanenCHI · 25 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
SimmonsPHI · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Grizzlies-Suns
Grizzlies 95Suns 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2526301495
Suns2634191897
The story
Phoenix beat Memphis 97-95 behind 27 points from T.J. Warren

Marc Gasol paced Memphis: 13 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 9-15 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 34-26 second quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +1+9−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyreke Evans topped the game at 43.8 FPTS: 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Final · Bulls-Cavs
Bulls 112Cavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls27292333112
Cavs29292433115
The story
Kevin Love's 27 points carried Cleveland past Chicago, 115-112

For Chicago, Denzel Valentine had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 9-15 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-27, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2+2+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 114Sixers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors30223428114
Sixers31342321109
The story
Kyle Lowry had 23 points as Toronto beat Philadelphia 114-109

Robert Covington led Philadelphia with 19 PTS, 7 REB 23 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 6-15 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the Raptors took the third 34-23.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −1−13−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.2Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.2 in 24 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg12.5Last 3

12.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 29 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.6Season avg26.0Today

26 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 45

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 26, 25, 17, 37, 31, 21, 28, 45Raptors-Sixers · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +21.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Carmelo Anthony NYK, Dec 11, 2012: 45 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Career high45 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 29, 30, 25, 25, 29, 20, 39, 34Cavs-Bulls · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 14, 9, 1, 13, 15, 30, 23, 32Knicks-Celtics · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +21.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 36, 16, 33, 33, 20, 30, 33, 32Celtics-Knicks · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Rodney HoodPoints, last 10 games: 31, 13, 19, 21, 15, 17, 11, 26, 17, 29Jazz-Spurs · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 18, 20, 17, 28, 15, 25, 21, 27Cavs-Bulls · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 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+5.9 17.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jimmy ButlerMIN+5.5 25.7 last 10 · 20.2 season
Zach RandolphSAC+5.0 20.9 last 10 · 15.9 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+4.8 22.8 last 10 · 18.0 season
Cold
Goran DragicMIA−5.0 11.6 last 10 · 16.6 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−4.7 19.8 last 10 · 24.5 season
Carmelo AnthonyOKC−3.7 13.6 last 10 · 17.3 season
Brook LopezLAL−3.6 9.2 last 10 · 12.8 season
Ryan AndersonHOU−3.5 7.1 last 10 · 10.6 season