FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 15, 2018Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Bulls trailed Spurs by 19 at halftime and won 98–93.

Final · Box score
Jazz89
Magic96
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 Magic -2; Q3 Magic -4; Q4 Magic +7
Final · Box score
Lakers128
Hornets100
Q1 Lakers +10; Q2 Lakers +7; Q3 Lakers +30; Q4 Lakers +28
Final · Box score
Celtics104
Pistons113
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 Pistons +1; Q3 Pistons +7; Q4 Pistons +9
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Grizzlies97
Q1 Rockets +7; Q2 Rockets +21; Q3 Rockets +14; Q4 Rockets +8
Final · Box score
Bulls98
Spurs93
Q1 Bulls -7; Q2 Bulls -19; Q3 Bulls -4; Q4 Bulls +5
Final · Box score
Clippers104
Thunder110
Q1 Thunder +5; Q2 Thunder +11; Q3 Thunder +17; Q4 Thunder +6
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Suns107
Q1 Suns -2; Q2 Suns -2; Q3 Suns +3; Q4 Suns +8
On this day · 2017–18Dec 15, 2017: 11 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (Sixers-Thunder), 34 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Spurs

Chicago erases 19-point lead, steals one from San Antonio

Andre Drummond goes for 20 rebounds

Game flow · Bulls margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-19-4+5Bulls AHEAD ↑Spurs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2122312498
Spurs2834161593
Who led
Kris DunnPoints, last 4 games: 9, 9, 5, 24Bulls24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 7 games: 10, 21, 24, 8, 13, 7, 23Bulls23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 29, 16, 21, 14, 20, 18, 27, 29Spurs29 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 36, 16, 32, 36, 26, 5, 14, 21Spurs21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Lakers post the night's biggest win

Lakers beat Charlotte by 28, the widest margin of 7 games.

Bulls over Spurs5Thunder over Clippers6Magic over Jazz7Rockets over Grizzlies8Suns over Wolves8Pistons over Celtics9Lakers over Hornets28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Celtics-Pistons17
Wolves-Suns17
Jazz-Magic10
Bulls-Spurs5
Lakers-Hornets1
Rockets-Grizzlies0
The night in charts
Lakers-Hornets combined for 228, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-HornetsLakers 128, Hornets 100
228
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 104, Pistons 113
217
Clippers-ThunderClippers 104, Thunder 110
214
Wolves-SunsWolves 99, Suns 107
206
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 105, Grizzlies 97
202
Bulls-SpursBulls 98, Spurs 93
191
Jazz-MagicJazz 89, Magic 96
185
Bulls won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Bulls-SpursBulls 98, Spurs 93
+5 Bulls
Clippers-ThunderClippers 104, Thunder 110
+6 Thunder
Jazz-MagicJazz 89, Magic 96
+7 Magic
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 105, Grizzlies 97
+8 Rockets
Wolves-SunsWolves 99, Suns 107
+8 Suns
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 104, Pistons 113
+9 Pistons
Lakers-HornetsLakers 128, Hornets 100
+28 Lakers
Bulls erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-SpursBulls won · Bulls 98, Spurs 93
19 pts
Jazz-MagicMagic won · Jazz 89, Magic 96
4 pts
Wolves-SunsSuns won · Wolves 99, Suns 107
2 pts
McGee shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McGeeLakers · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
Jerami GrantThunder · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
CapelaRockets · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
D-RoseMIN · 25 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
Tobias HarrisClippers · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Bulls-Spurs
Bulls 98Spurs 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2122312498
Spurs2834161593
The story
Lauri Markkanen had 23 points as Chicago beat San Antonio 98-93

DeMar DeRozan led San Antonio with 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 9-18 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 19 after the second, the Bulls took the third 31-16.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 −7−19−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LaMarcus Aldridge led the game in fantasy with 47.9 FPTS (29 PTS, 12 REB)

Final · Wolves-Suns
Wolves 99Suns 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3028241799
Suns28282922107
The story
Devin Booker's 28 points carried Phoenix past Minnesota, 107-99

For Minnesota, Dario Saric had 15 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 10-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 29-24.

Suns lead by quarter
200 −2−2+3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns was the fantasy play: 60.9 FPTS on 28 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST

Final · Rockets-Grizzlies
Rockets 105Grizzlies 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets36251826105
Grizzlies2911253297
The story
Houston beat Memphis 105-97 behind a 32-12-10 triple-double from James Harden

Marc Gasol paced Memphis: 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST · 9-14 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 25-11 second quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

Rockets lead by quarter
300 +7+21+14+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.1Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 18.1 in 28 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg15.1Last 3

15.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 28 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg40.3Today

40 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 33

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 20, 17, 47, 19, 31, 25, 32, 33Thunder-Clippers · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 54, 25, 23, 30, 29, 15, 35, 29, 50, 32Rockets-Grizzlies · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jason Kidd Suns, Dec 17, 1999: 32 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
32 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 29, 16, 21, 14, 20, 18, 27, 29Spurs-Bulls · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 35, 21, 16, 20, 24, 35, 19, 31, 19, 28Wolves-Suns · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 37, 23, 29, 37, 20, 23, 6, 28Suns-Wolves · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 21, 24, 17, 12, 25, 11, 15, 28Clippers-Thunder · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Spencer DinwiddieNets+4.3 21.5 last 10 · 17.2 season
Kelly OlynykHeat+3.6 13.6 last 10 · 10.0 season
Thaddeus YoungPacers+3.3 14.9 last 10 · 11.6 season
Josh JacksonSuns+3.2 12.0 last 10 · 8.8 season
Karl-Anthony TownsWolves+3.1 24.8 last 10 · 21.7 season
Cold
Kemba WalkerHornets−6.3 18.6 last 10 · 24.9 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.Knicks−4.2 16.9 last 10 · 21.1 season
E'Twaun MoorePelicans−3.6 10.4 last 10 · 14.0 season
Marc GasolGrizzlies−3.2 13.1 last 10 · 16.3 season
Khris MiddletonBucks−3.0 14.4 last 10 · 17.4 season