FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 8, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed DEN by 10 after the first quarter and won 106–98.

Final · Box score
Rockets104
Mavs107
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Kings97
Pacers107
Q1 IND -7; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets98
Hawks106
Q1 ATL -10; Q2 ATL -5; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Wizards101
Cavs116
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +16; Q3 CLE +21; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Nets112
Knicks104
Q1 BKN +7; Q2 BKN +11; Q3 BKN +17; Q4 BKN +8
Final · Box score
Celtics133
Bulls77
Q1 BOS +18; Q2 BOS +21; Q3 BOS +33; Q4 BOS +56
Final · Box score
Lakers111
Grizzlies88
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +23; Q3 LAL +25; Q4 LAL +23
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Blazers113
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Heat121
Clippers98
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +23
On this day · 2017–18Dec 8, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (Pelicans-Kings), 38 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Hawks

John Collins posts 30 and 12 as Atlanta beats Denver

Tristan Thompson goes for 23 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-5+9+8ATL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3521212198
Hawks25263520106
Who led
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 16, 23, 16, 9, 19, 24, 26, 30ATL30 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
DeAndre' BembryPoints, last 10 games: 2, 7, 14, 16, 6, 8, 8, 11, 8, 18ATL18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 7, 6, 16, 14, 15, 23, 12, 16, 24DEN24 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Malik BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 5, 5, 20, 3, 15, 8, 16, 19DEN19 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Mavs26
Heat-Clippers11
Wolves-Blazers9
Wizards-Cavs7
Kings-Pacers6
Nuggets-Hawks5
Lakers-Grizzlies5
Nets-Knicks3
Celtics-Bulls0
The night in charts
Heat-Clippers combined for 219, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-ClippersHeat 121, Clippers 98
219
Wolves-BlazersWolves 105, Blazers 113
218
Wizards-CavsWizards 101, Cavs 116
217
Nets-KnicksNets 112, Knicks 104
216
Rockets-MavsRockets 104, Mavs 107
211
Celtics-BullsCeltics 133, Bulls 77
210
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 98, Hawks 106
204
Kings-PacersKings 97, Pacers 107
204
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 111, Grizzlies 88
199
DAL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Rockets-MavsRockets 104, Mavs 107
+3 DAL
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 98, Hawks 106
+8 ATL
Nets-KnicksNets 112, Knicks 104
+8 BKN
Wolves-BlazersWolves 105, Blazers 113
+8 POR
Kings-PacersKings 97, Pacers 107
+10 IND
Wizards-CavsWizards 101, Cavs 116
+15 CLE
Heat-ClippersHeat 121, Clippers 98
+23 MIA
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 111, Grizzlies 88
+23 LAL
Celtics-BullsCeltics 133, Bulls 77
+56 BOS
ATL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-HawksATL won · Nuggets 98, Hawks 106
10 pts
Kings-PacersIND won · Kings 97, Pacers 107
7 pts
Rockets-MavsDAL won · Rockets 104, Mavs 107
1 pt
Kanter shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KanterNYK · 23 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
BamMIA · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
NurkicPOR · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
70% (7-10)
James JohnsonMIA · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 104Mavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets30272720104
Mavs32242823107
The story
Luka Doncic had 21 points as Dallas beat Houston 107-104

Chris Paul led Houston with 23 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 7-17 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the fourth 23-20, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +2−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Hawks
Nuggets 98Hawks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3521212198
Hawks25263520106
The story
DeAndre' Bembry's 18 points carried Atlanta past Denver, 106-98

For Denver, Juancho Hernangomez had 17 PTS, 10 REB 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 BLK · 6-9 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 35-21.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −10−5+9+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Cavs
Wizards 101Cavs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards25212035101
Cavs38242529116
The story
Cleveland beat Washington 116-101 behind 29 points from Collin Sexton

Bradley Beal paced Washington: 27 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 29 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 13-23 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 38-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +13+16+21+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 25 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.6minutes, last 3 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
30.42017–18 avg9.8Last 3

9.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.4 in 2017–18 (76 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.9Season avg32.3Today

32 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Boston by 56.

DAL over HOU3ATL over DEN8BKN over NYK8POR over MIN8IND over SAC10CLE over WAS15LAL over MEM23MIA over LAC23BOS over CHI56Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 35

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 43, 33, 40, 54, 25, 23, 30, 29, 15, 35Rockets-Mavs · L
30.0 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 16, 23, 16, 9, 19, 24, 26, 30Hawks-Nuggets · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 11, 21, 15, 10, 15, 21, 23, 29Cavs-Wizards · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 23, 30, 41, 15, 37, 33, 25, 28Blazers-Wolves · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 18, 32, 16, 19, 22, 27, 36, 27Wizards-Cavs · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 18, 5, 10, 35, 18, 18, 15, 11, 2, 25Heat-Clippers · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Collin SextonCLE+4.0 19.7 last 10 · 15.7 season
Allen CrabbeBKN+3.4 12.5 last 10 · 9.1 season
Markieff MorrisWAS+3.2 15.0 last 10 · 11.8 season
Emmanuel MudiayNYK+3.0 15.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Kevin DurantGSW+3.0 32.1 last 10 · 29.1 season
Cold
Kemba WalkerCHA−4.2 21.6 last 10 · 25.8 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−3.9 17.6 last 10 · 21.5 season
Shelvin MackMEM−3.7 5.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Kent BazemoreATL−3.4 9.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Josh HartLAL−3.1 6.1 last 10 · 9.2 season