FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 10, 2018Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed CHI by 11 at halftime and won 108–89.

Final · Box score
Wizards101
Pacers109
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND +9; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Pistons102
Sixers116
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +14
Final · Box score
Pelicans100
Celtics113
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +13
Final · Box score
Kings108
Bulls89
Q1 SAC -7; Q2 SAC -11; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +19
Final · Box score
Cavs92
Bucks108
Q1 MIL +13; Q2 MIL +18; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +16
Final · Box score
Jazz113
Thunder122
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +24; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Magic76
Mavs101
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +22; Q4 DAL +25
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Nuggets105
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +1; Q4 DEN +6
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers123
Suns119
Q1 LAC -8; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +4
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Warriors116
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Heat105
Lakers108
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +3
On this day · 2017–18Dec 10, 2017: 6 games. Top scorer: Victor Oladipo (Pacers-Nuggets), 47 points.
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The lead · Kings-Bulls

Sacramento rallies from 11 down to beat Chicago

Stephen Curry goes for 38 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-11+7+19SAC AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings26193627108
Bulls3323181589
Who led
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 9, 13, 17, 15, 16, 30, 18, 25SAC25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 10, 20, 26, 20, 14, 15, 11, 16SAC16 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 28, 24, 8, 29, 13, 25, 11, 19CHI19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 5 games: 10, 21, 24, 8, 13CHI13 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Clippers-Suns

Clippers need overtime to survive Phoenix

Tied 111–111 after regulation. Clippers won the final period 12–8 for a 123–119 win. Tobias Harris led Clippers with 33 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Clippers-Suns
Tobias Harris · LACDeandre Ayton · PHXPTS3320REB812AST33Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Nuggets15
Heat-Lakers13
Pistons-Sixers1
Cavs-Bucks0
Jazz-Thunder0
Magic-Mavs0
The night in charts
Clippers-Suns combined for 242, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-SunsClippers 123, Suns 119
242
Jazz-ThunderJazz 113, Thunder 122
235
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 108, Warriors 116
224
Pistons-SixersPistons 102, Sixers 116
218
Heat-LakersHeat 105, Lakers 108
213
Pelicans-CelticsPelicans 100, Celtics 113
213
Wizards-PacersWizards 101, Pacers 109
210
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 99, Nuggets 105
204
Cavs-BucksCavs 92, Bucks 108
200
Kings-BullsKings 108, Bulls 89
197
Magic-MavsMagic 76, Mavs 101
177
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-LakersHeat 105, Lakers 108
+3 LAL
Clippers-SunsClippers 123, Suns 119
+4 LAC
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 99, Nuggets 105
+6 DEN
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 108, Warriors 116
+8 GSW
Wizards-PacersWizards 101, Pacers 109
+8 IND
Jazz-ThunderJazz 113, Thunder 122
+9 OKC
Pelicans-CelticsPelicans 100, Celtics 113
+13 BOS
Pistons-SixersPistons 102, Sixers 116
+14 PHI
Cavs-BucksCavs 92, Bucks 108
+16 MIL
Kings-BullsKings 108, Bulls 89
+19 SAC
Magic-MavsMagic 76, Mavs 101
+25 DAL
SAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-BullsSAC won · Kings 108, Bulls 89
11 pts
Clippers-SunsLAC won · Clippers 123, Suns 119
8 pts
Wizards-PacersIND won · Wizards 101, Pacers 109
4 pts
Heat-LakersLAL won · Heat 105, Lakers 108
3 pts
George shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GeorgeOKC · 31 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
KATMIN · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
Ben SimmonsPHI · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Jonathon SimmonsORL · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
TurnerIND · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
Final · Heat-Lakers
Heat 105Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat23352522105
Lakers27282924108
The story
LeBron James' 28 points and 12 assists carried Los Angeles past Miami, 108-105

For Miami, Justise Winslow had 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 12 AST, 9 REB · 10-19 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-23, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +4−3+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Suns
Clippers 123Suns 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers2137302312123
Suns292730258119
The story
Tobias Harris had 33 points as LA beat Phoenix 123-119 in OT

Deandre Ayton led Phoenix with 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 11-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Clippers took the second 37-27.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −8+2+20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pelicans-Celtics
Pelicans 100Celtics 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans21321928100
Celtics28312430113
The story
Boston beat New Orleans 113-100 behind 31 points from Marcus Morris

Julius Randle paced New Orleans: 20 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 10-15 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

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

BOS lead by quarter
200 +7+6+11+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.2Season avg27.6Last 5

27.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.2 in 28 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 27 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.5Season avg30.7Today

31 minutes today, against 8.5 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 41

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 28, 41, 36, 23, 27, 25, 6, 41Pelicans-Celtics · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Paul Pierce BOS, Nov 24, 2000: 41 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
41 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 37, 28, 19, 10, 27, 30, 42, 20, 38Warriors-Wolves · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 34, 18, 28, 15, 27, 7, 20, 33Clippers-Suns · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 21, 11, 15, 23, 22, 27, 20, 33Lakers-Heat · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 35, 21, 16, 20, 24, 35, 19, 31Wolves-Warriors · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 8, 13, 19, 15, 16, 10, 12, 31Celtics-Pelicans · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Allen CrabbeBKN+3.4 12.5 last 10 · 9.1 season
Josh JacksonPHX+3.4 12.2 last 10 · 8.8 season
Julius RandleNOP+3.4 22.6 last 10 · 19.2 season
Collin SextonCLE+3.3 18.9 last 10 · 15.6 season
Justise WinslowMIA+3.0 14.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Kemba WalkerCHA−6.0 19.8 last 10 · 25.8 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−5.0 16.5 last 10 · 21.5 season
E'Twaun MooreNOP−3.6 10.4 last 10 · 14.0 season
Kent BazemoreATL−3.4 9.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Kyle LowryTOR−3.1 10.6 last 10 · 13.7 season