FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 29, 2017Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Rockets103
Wizards121
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +18
Final · Box score
Hawks98
Raptors111
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +15; Q3 TOR +19; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Pacers107
Bulls119
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +12; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +12
Final · Box score
Nets111
Heat87
Q1 BKN +4; Q2 BKN +20; Q3 BKN +35; Q4 BKN +24
Final · Box score
Mavs128
Pelicans120
Q1 DAL +15; Q2 DAL +17; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Bucks97
Thunder95
Q1 MIL +20; Q2 MIL +14; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Suns111
Kings101
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +10
Final · Box score
Hornets111
Warriors100
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 Hornets 0; Q3 CHA +4; Q4 CHA +11
Final · Box score
Clippers121
Lakers106
Q1 LAC +13; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +15
On this day · 2016–17Dec 29, 2016: 6 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Cavs-Celtics), 32 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Thunder

Milwaukee holds off OKC, 97–95

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 32 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+20+14+6+2MIL AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3820152497
Thunder1826232895
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 37, 32, 29, 28, 27, 26, 28, 22, 23MIL23 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 29, 23, 18, 28, 31, 16, 14, 20MIL20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 10, 27, 25, 38, 24, 30, 27, 31, 30, 40OKC40 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 12, 4, 18, 24, 16, 20, 18, 12OKC12 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Brooklyn by 24.

MIL over OKC2DAL over NOP8PHX over SAC10CHA over GSW11CHI over IND12TOR over ATL13LAC over LAL15WAS over HOU18BKN over MIA24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Hornets-Warriors8
Hawks-Raptors5
Pacers-Bulls2
Rockets-Wizards1
Mavs-Pelicans0
Bucks-Thunder0
Clippers-Lakers0
Shot of the night

Giannis's dunk at the buzzer breaks the tie, 97-95 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Pelicans combined for 248, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-PelicansMavs 128, Pelicans 120
248
Clippers-LakersClippers 121, Lakers 106
227
Pacers-BullsPacers 107, Bulls 119
226
Rockets-WizardsRockets 103, Wizards 121
224
Suns-KingsSuns 111, Kings 101
212
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 111, Warriors 100
211
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 98, Raptors 111
209
Nets-HeatNets 111, Heat 87
198
Bucks-ThunderBucks 97, Thunder 95
192
MIL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Bucks-ThunderBucks 97, Thunder 95
+2 MIL
Mavs-PelicansMavs 128, Pelicans 120
+8 DAL
Suns-KingsSuns 111, Kings 101
+10 PHX
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 111, Warriors 100
+11 CHA
Pacers-BullsPacers 107, Bulls 119
+12 CHI
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 98, Raptors 111
+13 TOR
Clippers-LakersClippers 121, Lakers 106
+15 LAC
Rockets-WizardsRockets 103, Wizards 121
+18 WAS
Nets-HeatNets 111, Heat 87
+24 BKN
Prince shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PrinceATL · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (12-16)
CollisonIND · 30 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
75% (12-16)
WallWAS · 17 PTS, 5 STL, 4 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
WarrenPHX · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
67% (12-18)
DwightCHA · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Bucks-Thunder
Bucks 97Thunder 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3820152497
Thunder1826232895
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 23 points and 12 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Oklahoma City 97-95

John Henson added 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 10-16 FG

The swing

The Bucks won the first 38-18, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +20+14+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Pelicans
Mavs 128Pelicans 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs36413219128
Pelicans21394119120
The story
Dennis Smith Jr.'s a 21-10-10 triple-double carried Dallas past New Orleans, 128-120

For New Orleans, Jrue Holiday had 23 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST · 8-12 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-21, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +15+17+8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Warriors
Hornets 111Warriors 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets32212632111
Warriors29242225100
The story
Charlotte beat Golden State 111-100 behind 29 points and 13 rebounds from Dwight Howard

Draymond Green paced Golden State: 16 AST, 11 REB, 8 PTS 29 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

A 32-25 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +30+4+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.6Season avg32.2Last 5

32.2 points a game over his last five games, against 24.6 in 26 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 28 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.5Season avg27.8Today

28 minutes today, against 8.5 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 40

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 10, 27, 25, 38, 24, 30, 27, 31, 30, 40Thunder-Bucks · L
24.5 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Love MIN, Apr 14, 2014: 40 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
Season high40 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 29, 25, 28, 37, 20, 17, 33, 33Pelicans-Mavs · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 38, 23, 24, 26, 29, 26, 26, 16, 27, 32Pelicans-Mavs · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 20 REB · 8 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 15, 10, 9, 25, 12, 3, 12, 32Bulls-Pacers · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Taurean PrincePoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 4, 17, 24, 8, 8, 10, 11, 30Hawks-Raptors · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 10, 14, 15, 11, 14, 5, 16, 30Pacers-Bulls · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Josh RichardsonMIA+6.3 18.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Jimmy ButlerMIN+5.5 26.7 last 10 · 21.2 season
Ersan IlyasovaATL+4.2 15.1 last 10 · 10.9 season
Wayne EllingtonMIA+4.1 14.2 last 10 · 10.1 season
Victor OladipoIND+4.1 29.0 last 10 · 24.9 season
Cold
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Ryan AndersonHOU−3.9 6.7 last 10 · 10.6 season
Brook LopezLAL−3.6 9.2 last 10 · 12.8 season
Thaddeus YoungIND−3.1 9.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−2.9 21.4 last 10 · 24.3 season