FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 3, 2018Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed HOU by 14 at halftime and won 103–91.

Final · Box score
Thunder110
Pistons83
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC +28; Q4 OKC +27
Final · Box score
Warriors128
Hawks111
Q1 GSW +17; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +17
Final · Box score
Cavs99
Nets97
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Wizards110
Knicks107
Q1 WAS -6; Q2 WAS -9; Q3 WAS +6; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Raptors103
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Rockets91
Wolves103
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN -14; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +12
Final · Box score
Clippers129
Pelicans126
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +3
On this day · 2017–18Dec 3, 2017: 5 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Lakers), 36 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Wolves

Minnesota beats Houston, 103–91

Jrue Holiday goes for 32 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-14+4+12MIN AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets243820991
Wolves24243817103
Who led
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 15, 22, 21, 35, 21, 16, 20, 24MIN24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 14, 13, 9, 0, 11, 10, 17, 16MIN16 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 43, 33, 40, 54, 25, 23, 30, 29HOU29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Clint CapelaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 23, 27, 29, 12, 17, 18, 27, 18, 24HOU24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Thunder rout

Four of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. OKC beat Detroit by 27.

CLE over BKN2WAS over NYK3DEN over TOR3LAC over NOP3MIN over HOU12GSW over ATL17OKC over DET27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Raptors9
Rockets-Wolves8
Cavs-Nets5
Clippers-Pelicans4
Wizards-Knicks2
Thunder-Pistons1
Shot of the night

Burks's dunk with 3.2 seconds left breaks the tie, 99-97 final

The night in charts
Clippers-Pelicans combined for 255, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-PelicansClippers 129, Pelicans 126
255
Warriors-HawksWarriors 128, Hawks 111
239
Wizards-KnicksWizards 110, Knicks 107
217
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 106, Raptors 103
209
Cavs-NetsCavs 99, Nets 97
196
Rockets-WolvesRockets 91, Wolves 103
194
Thunder-PistonsThunder 110, Pistons 83
193
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-NetsCavs 99, Nets 97
+2 CLE
Wizards-KnicksWizards 110, Knicks 107
+3 WAS
Clippers-PelicansClippers 129, Pelicans 126
+3 LAC
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 106, Raptors 103
+3 DEN
Rockets-WolvesRockets 91, Wolves 103
+12 MIN
Warriors-HawksWarriors 128, Hawks 111
+17 GSW
Thunder-PistonsThunder 110, Pistons 83
+27 OKC
MIN erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-WolvesMIN won · Rockets 91, Wolves 103
14 pts
Wizards-KnicksWAS won · Wizards 110, Knicks 107
9 pts
John Collins shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
John CollinsATL · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
CapelaHOU · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
79% (11-14)
KDGSW · 28 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
OubreWAS · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Tristan ThompsonCLE · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Cavs-Nets
Cavs 99Nets 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3026241999
Nets2921262197
The story
Cleveland beat Brooklyn 99-97 behind 19 points and 14 rebounds from Tristan Thompson

Spencer Dinwiddie paced Brooklyn: 18 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

A 26-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +1+6+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

D'Angelo Russell topped the game at 55.6 FPTS: 30 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST

Final · Nuggets-Raptors
Nuggets 106Raptors 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets27322720106
Raptors24233125103
The story
Nikola Jokic had a 23-11-15 triple-double as Denver beat Toronto 106-103

Kawhi Leonard led Toronto with 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 15 AST, 11 REB · 8-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the second 32-23, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +3+12+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Pelicans
Clippers 129Pelicans 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers36412428129
Pelicans29363229126
The story
Tobias Harris' 27 points carried LA past New Orleans, 129-126

For New Orleans, Darius Miller had 15 PTS, 2 AST 27 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 10-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-29, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +7+12+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.0Season avg40.0Last 5

40.0 points a game over his last five games, against 30.0 in 24 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.5Season avg23.5Last 3

23.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.5 in 20 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg31.8Today

32 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Julius Randle leads the day with 37

Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 22, 13, 29, 15, 23, 8, 13, 37Pelicans-Clippers · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 30, 22, 16, 13, 29, 21, 19, 32Pelicans-Clippers · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 20, 17, 5, 38, 14, 26, 8, 30Nets-Cavs · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 51, 29, 35, 23, 37, 28, 19, 10, 27, 30Warriors-Hawks · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 43, 33, 40, 54, 25, 23, 30, 29Rockets-Wolves · L
30.6 PPG season to date · −1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 26, 27, 32, 44, 49, 51, 28, 28Warriors-Hawks · W
30.0 PPG season to date · −2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marc GasolMEM+3.9 21.9 last 10 · 18.0 season
Jeremy LambCHA+3.8 19.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Nikola VucevicORL+3.7 24.7 last 10 · 21.0 season
Kevin DurantGSW+3.7 33.7 last 10 · 30.0 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN+3.3 12.6 last 10 · 9.3 season
Cold
Josh HartLAL−3.5 5.6 last 10 · 9.1 season
Kent BazemoreATL−3.4 9.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Willie Cauley-SteinSAC−3.0 11.7 last 10 · 14.7 season
Zach LaVineCHI−2.9 22.1 last 10 · 25.0 season
Frank NtilikinaNYK−2.6 3.3 last 10 · 5.9 season