FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 30, 2017Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed ORL by 16 at halftime and won 117–111.

Final · Box score
Spurs79
Pistons93
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +14
Final · Box score
Knicks105
Pelicans103
Q1 NYK +7; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Heat117
Magic111
Q1 MIA -11; Q2 MIA -16; Q3 MIA -6; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Blazers89
Hawks104
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL -6; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +15
Final · Box score
Cavs101
Jazz104
Q1 UTA -10; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies128
Warriors141
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +13
Final · Box score
Sixers107
Nuggets102
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +5
On this day · 2016–17Dec 30, 2016: 10 games. Top scorer: Isaiah Thomas (Celtics-Heat), 52 points.
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The lead · Heat-Magic

Tyler Johnson drops 31 in 16-point comeback win over Orlando

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 29 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-16-6+6MIA AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat21293631117
Magic32342619111
Who led
Tyler JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 0, 19, 6, 19, 20, 17, 11, 31MIA31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 19, 11, 8, 10, 13, 14, 11, 25MIA25 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 40, 29, 10, 14, 24, 14, 13, 14, 39ORL39 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 16, 22, 20, 18, 27, 14, 17, 23ORL23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Cavs-Jazz

Utah climbs back to beat Cleveland

Cleveland led by 10 after one. Utah won it 104–101. Donovan Mitchell led Utah with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Jazz-Cavs
Donovan Mitchell · UTALeBron James · CLEPTS2929REB48AST66Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Blazers-Hawks9
Sixers-Nuggets6
Cavs-Jazz4
Heat-Magic2
Grizzlies-Warriors2
Spurs-Pistons0
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Warriors combined for 269, 41 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 128, Warriors 141
269
Heat-MagicHeat 117, Magic 111
228
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 107, Nuggets 102
209
Knicks-PelicansKnicks 105, Pelicans 103
208
Cavs-JazzCavs 101, Jazz 104
205
Blazers-HawksBlazers 89, Hawks 104
193
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 79, Pistons 93
172
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-PelicansKnicks 105, Pelicans 103
+2 NYK
Cavs-JazzCavs 101, Jazz 104
+3 UTA
Sixers-NuggetsSixers 107, Nuggets 102
+5 PHI
Heat-MagicHeat 117, Magic 111
+6 MIA
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 128, Warriors 141
+13 GSW
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 79, Pistons 93
+14 DET
Blazers-HawksBlazers 89, Hawks 104
+15 ATL
MIA erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-MagicMIA won · Heat 117, Magic 111
16 pts
Cavs-JazzUTA won · Cavs 101, Jazz 104
10 pts
Blazers-HawksATL won · Blazers 89, Hawks 104
6 pts
Sixers-NuggetsPHI won · Sixers 107, Nuggets 102
3 pts
Gasol shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GasolMEM · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
StephGSW · 38 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
76% (13-17)
FavorsUTA · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
SimmonsMEM · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
Tyler JohnsonMIA · 31 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Knicks-Pelicans
Knicks 105Pelicans 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks28282326105
Pelicans21243325103
The story
New York beat New Orleans 105-103 behind 30 points from Kristaps Porzingis

Anthony Davis paced New Orleans: 31 PTS, 9 REB 30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 11-22 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 28-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +7+11+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Jazz
Cavs 101Jazz 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs32211632101
Jazz22262828104
The story
Donovan Mitchell had 29 points as Utah beat Cleveland 104-101

LeBron James led Cleveland with 29 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 29 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 10-17 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Jazz took the third 28-16.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −10−5+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Magic
Heat 117Magic 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat21293631117
Magic32342619111
The story
Goran Dragic's 25 points and 8 assists carried Miami past Orlando, 117-111

For Orlando, Evan Fournier had 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 11-22 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 31-19.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −11−16−6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.2Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.2 in 28 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg13.8Last 3

13.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 31 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg30.6Today

31 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Aaron Gordon leads the day with 39

Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 40, 29, 10, 14, 24, 14, 13, 14, 39Magic-Heat · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 35, 39, 24, 33, 27, 28, 23, 30, 31, 38Warriors-Grizzlies · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 15, 10, 30, 7, 14, 22, 21, 31Nuggets-Sixers · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 25, 28, 37, 20, 17, 33, 33, 31Pelicans-Knicks · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Tyler JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 0, 19, 6, 19, 20, 17, 11, 31Heat-Magic · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 37, 13, 1, 29, 22, 23, 18, 30Knicks-Pelicans · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Josh RichardsonMIA+5.7 18.1 last 10 · 12.4 season
Jimmy ButlerMIN+5.5 26.7 last 10 · 21.2 season
Reggie BullockDET+4.9 11.7 last 10 · 6.8 season
Jamal MurrayDEN+4.8 20.6 last 10 · 15.8 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
Kemba WalkerCHA−2.8 18.6 last 10 · 21.4 season