FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 4, 2018Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MIA by 4 at halftime and won 105–90.

Final · Box score
Bulls90
Pacers96
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Magic105
Heat90
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +15
Final · Box score
Blazers102
Mavs111
Q1 DAL +14; Q2 DAL +15; Q3 DAL +14; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Kings122
Suns105
Q1 SAC +27; Q2 SAC +28; Q3 SAC +32; Q4 SAC +17
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Jazz139
Q1 UTA +14; Q2 UTA +16; Q3 UTA +26; Q4 UTA +34
On this day · 2017–18Dec 4, 2017: 11 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Sixers), 46 points.
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The lead · Magic-Heat

Orlando handles Miami by 15

Damian Lillard goes for 33 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-4+14+15ORL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic27193029105
Heat2525122890
Who led
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 12, 31, 16, 14, 17, 0, 18, 20ORL20 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 28, 14, 16, 31, 30, 20, 25, 19ORL19 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Justise WinslowPoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 6, 10, 10, 9, 11, 10, 9, 14MIA14 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 0, 3, 3, 11, 8, 13, 16, 13MIA13 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Bulls-Pacers

Chicago's skid reaches seven

Indiana won 96–90; the Bulls fall to 5–20. Darren Collison led Indiana with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · CHI
L@ MIL104–123Lvs TOR83–122Wvs PHX124–116Lvs MIA96–103L@ MIN96–111Lvs SAS107–108L@ MIL113–116L@ DET88–107L@ HOU105–121L@ IND90–96
Lead changes
Bulls-Pacers17
Spurs-Jazz3
Kings-Suns0
The night in charts
Spurs-Jazz combined for 244, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-JazzSpurs 105, Jazz 139
244
Kings-SunsKings 122, Suns 105
227
Blazers-MavsBlazers 102, Mavs 111
213
Magic-HeatMagic 105, Heat 90
195
Bulls-PacersBulls 90, Pacers 96
186
IND won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Bulls-PacersBulls 90, Pacers 96
+6 IND
Blazers-MavsBlazers 102, Mavs 111
+9 DAL
Magic-HeatMagic 105, Heat 90
+15 ORL
Kings-SunsKings 122, Suns 105
+17 SAC
Spurs-JazzSpurs 105, Jazz 139
+34 UTA
ORL rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-HeatORL won · Magic 105, Heat 90
4 pts
Bulls-PacersIND won · Bulls 90, Pacers 96
2 pts
Poeltl shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PoeltlSAS · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
MeltonPHX · 21 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
AldridgeSAS · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
RossORL · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
54% (7-13)
HieldSAC · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Bulls-Pacers
Bulls 90Pacers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2124222390
Pacers2320272696
The story
Myles Turner's 18 points and 11 rebounds carried Indiana past Chicago, 96-90

For Chicago, Lauri Markkanen had 21 PTS, 10 REB 18 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 8-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 27-22.

IND lead by quarter
200 +2−2+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 102Mavs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers20252829102
Mavs34262724111
The story
Luka Doncic had 21 points as Dallas beat Portland 111-102

Al-Farouq Aminu led Portland with 13 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 6-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 34-20, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +14+15+14+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Heat
Magic 105Heat 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic27193029105
Heat2525122890
The story
Orlando beat Miami 105-90 behind 20 points and 13 rebounds from Aaron Gordon

Hassan Whiteside paced Miami: 12 PTS, 9 REB 20 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST · 7-16 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-12 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +2−4+14+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg13.2Last 5

13.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 18 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 15 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.0Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.1Season avg23.4Today

23 minutes today, against 9.1 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 33

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 40, 29, 22, 23, 30, 41, 15, 37, 33Blazers-Mavs · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 9, 6, 4, 8, 11, 9, 11, 23Pacers-Bulls · W
9.6 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 13, 24, 15, 21, 15, 20, 6, 21Mavs-Blazers · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 2 games: 10, 21Bulls-Pacers · L
15.5 PPG season to date
21 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
De'Anthony MeltonPoints, last 7 games: 0, 7, 3, 0, 0, 3, 21Suns-Kings · L
4.9 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high21 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 12, 31, 16, 14, 17, 0, 18, 20Magic-Heat · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola VucevicORL+4.0 24.9 last 10 · 20.9 season
Marc GasolMEM+3.9 21.9 last 10 · 18.0 season
Jeremy LambCHA+3.8 19.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Kevin DurantGSW+3.7 33.7 last 10 · 30.0 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN+3.3 12.6 last 10 · 9.3 season
Cold
Zach LaVineCHI−3.7 20.8 last 10 · 24.5 season
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−3.2 11.1 last 10 · 14.3 season
Dennis Smith Jr.DAL−2.6 10.9 last 10 · 13.5 season