FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 13, 2018Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed CHI by 2 after the first quarter and won 97–91.

Final · Box score
Lakers111
Rockets126
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Clippers87
Spurs125
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +21; Q4 SAS +38
Final · Box score
Bulls91
Magic97
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Mavs89
Suns99
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +10
On this day · 2017–18Dec 13, 2017: 9 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Raptors-Suns), 37 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Magic

Chicago's skid reaches three

James Harden posts a triple-double

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+5+6+6ORL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2620252091
Magic2427262097
Who led
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 31, 30, 20, 25, 19, 24, 22, 8, 26ORL26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 9, 10, 16, 11, 8, 5, 6, 15ORL15 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 24, 8, 29, 13, 25, 11, 19, 23CHI23 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Justin HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 8, 8, 11, 15, 20, 5, 9, 18CHI18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Mavs-Suns

Phoenix leads Dallas wire to wire

Phoenix was ahead at every break and won 99–89. Best quarter: the third, 28–27. T.J. Warren led Phoenix with 30 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over CHI6PHX over DAL10HOU over LAL15SAS over LAC38Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over DAL.
Lead changes
Lakers-Rockets13
Mavs-Suns7
Bulls-Magic5
Clippers-Spurs3
The night in charts
Lakers-Rockets combined for 237, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-RocketsLakers 111, Rockets 126
237
Clippers-SpursClippers 87, Spurs 125
212
Bulls-MagicBulls 91, Magic 97
188
Mavs-SunsMavs 89, Suns 99
188
ORL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Bulls-MagicBulls 91, Magic 97
+6 ORL
Mavs-SunsMavs 89, Suns 99
+10 PHX
Lakers-RocketsLakers 111, Rockets 126
+15 HOU
Clippers-SpursClippers 87, Spurs 125
+38 SAS
Aldridge shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AldridgeSAS · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
86% (12-14)
GaySAS · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
LeBronLAL · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
WarrenPHX · 30 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
65% (11-17)
StephensonLAL · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Bulls-Magic
Bulls 91Magic 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2620252091
Magic2427262097
The story
Nikola Vucevic's 26 points and 10 rebounds carried Orlando past Chicago, 97-91

For Chicago, Justin Holiday had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 11-21 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 27-20.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −2+5+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Suns
Mavs 89Suns 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2119272289
Suns2525282199
The story
Phoenix beat Dallas 99-89 behind 30 points from T.J. Warren

DeAndre Jordan paced Dallas: 15 REB, 14 PTS 30 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 11-17 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 25-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +4+10+11+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Trevor Ariza topped the game at 43.6 FPTS: 13 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST

Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 111Rockets 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers24323223111
Rockets29332836126
The story
Clint Capela had 16 points and 14 rebounds as Houston beat Los Angeles 126-111

Lance Stephenson led Los Angeles with 17 PTS, 3 REB 16 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

The Rockets won the fourth 36-23, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +5+6+2+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.9Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 17.9 in 27 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg16.5Last 3

16.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 28 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.8Season avg34.4Today

34 minutes today, against 20.8 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 50

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 40, 54, 25, 23, 30, 29, 15, 35, 29, 50Rockets-Lakers · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, Mar 14, 2009: 50 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
50 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 21, 19, 6, 25, 15, 6, 23, 30Suns-Mavs · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 38, 28, 22, 42, 35, 20, 28, 29Lakers-Rockets · L
28.4 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 20, 29, 16, 21, 14, 20, 18, 27Spurs-Clippers · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 31, 30, 20, 25, 19, 24, 22, 8, 26Magic-Bulls · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 11, 15, 23, 22, 27, 20, 33, 24Lakers-Rockets · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Spencer DinwiddieBKN+3.7 20.6 last 10 · 16.9 season
Kyle KuzmaLAL+3.6 21.7 last 10 · 18.1 season
Josh JacksonPHX+3.3 12.2 last 10 · 8.9 season
Emmanuel MudiayNYK+3.2 15.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Kevin DurantGSW+3.1 32.0 last 10 · 28.9 season
Cold
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−5.0 16.4 last 10 · 21.4 season
Kemba WalkerCHA−4.7 21.3 last 10 · 26.0 season
E'Twaun MooreNOP−3.6 10.4 last 10 · 14.0 season
JaVale McGeeLAL−3.1 8.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Josh RichardsonMIA−3.0 15.5 last 10 · 18.5 season