FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 16, 2018Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed TOR by 8 at halftime and won 95–86.

Final · Box score
Hawks127
Nets144
Q1 BKN +19; Q2 BKN +6; Q3 BKN +15; Q4 BKN +17
Final · Box score
Sixers128
Cavs105
Q1 PHI -7; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +23
Final · Box score
Knicks99
Pacers110
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Lakers110
Wizards128
Q1 WAS +10; Q2 WAS +20; Q3 WAS +23; Q4 WAS +18
Final · Box score
Kings120
Mavs113
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +10; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Heat102
Pelicans96
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Raptors86
Nuggets95
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN -8; Q3 DEN -4; Q4 DEN +9
On this day · 2017–18Dec 16, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Bucks), 31 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Nuggets

Denver climbs back to beat Toronto

John Wall goes for 40 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-8-4+9DEN AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2324251486
Nuggets2316292795
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 15, 23, 12, 16, 24, 27, 24, 26DEN26 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 10, 21, 31, 20, 4, 16, 19, 19DEN19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 37, 34, 27, 36, 32, 20, 28, 29TOR29 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Delon WrightPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 9, 2, 5, 0, 12, 6, 2, 15TOR15 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Nuggets14
Knicks-Pacers11
Kings-Mavs7
Sixers-Cavs5
Hawks-Nets1
Lakers-Wizards1
Heat-Pelicans1
The night in charts
Hawks-Nets combined for 271, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-NetsHawks 127, Nets 144
271
Lakers-WizardsLakers 110, Wizards 128
238
Kings-MavsKings 120, Mavs 113
233
Sixers-CavsSixers 128, Cavs 105
233
Knicks-PacersKnicks 99, Pacers 110
209
Heat-PelicansHeat 102, Pelicans 96
198
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 86, Nuggets 95
181
MIA won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Heat-PelicansHeat 102, Pelicans 96
+6 MIA
Kings-MavsKings 120, Mavs 113
+7 SAC
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 86, Nuggets 95
+9 DEN
Knicks-PacersKnicks 99, Pacers 110
+11 IND
Hawks-NetsHawks 127, Nets 144
+17 BKN
Lakers-WizardsLakers 110, Wizards 128
+18 WAS
Sixers-CavsSixers 128, Cavs 105
+23 PHI
DEN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-NuggetsDEN won · Raptors 86, Nuggets 95
8 pts
Sixers-CavsPHI won · Sixers 128, Cavs 105
7 pts
KCP shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KCPLAL · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
John CollinsATL · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
68% (13-19)
RussellBKN · 32 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
DekkerWAS · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
67% (10-15)
DedmonATL · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Heat-Pelicans
Heat 102Pelicans 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat33242817102
Pelicans2823222396
The story
Josh Richardson's 22 points carried Miami past New Orleans, 102-96

For New Orleans, Jrue Holiday had 22 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB · 9-20 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 28-22, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +5+6+12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Davis was the fantasy play: 69.9 FPTS on 27 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST

Final · Lakers-Wizards
Lakers 110Wizards 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers23282534110
Wizards33382829128
The story
Bradley Beal had 25 points and 12 rebounds as Washington beat Los Angeles 128-110

Kyle Kuzma led Los Angeles with 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 10-24 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 33-23, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
300 +10+20+23+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Cavs
Sixers 128Cavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers29362439128
Cavs36222720105
The story
Philadelphia beat Cleveland 128-105 behind a 22-11-14 triple-double from Ben Simmons

Matthew Dellavedova paced Cleveland: 13 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 14 AST, 11 REB · 9-15 FG

The swing

A 39-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
300 −7+7+4+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.2Season avg24.6Last 5

24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.2 in 30 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 2 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
24.72017–18 avg7.3Last 2

7.3 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.7 in 2017–18 (77 games). Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Season avg45.6Today

46 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: Philadelphia by 23.

MIA over NOP6SAC over DAL7DEN over TOR9IND over NYK11BKN over ATL17WAS over LAL18PHI over CLE23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

John Wall leads the day with 40

John WallPoints, last 10 games: 22, 36, 17, 11, 30, 18, 1, 34, 17, 40Wizards-Lakers · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Mar 6, 2016: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
Season high40 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 8, 30, 17, 29, 9, 12, 8, 32Nets-Hawks · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 37, 34, 27, 36, 32, 20, 28, 29Raptors-Nuggets · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 9, 19, 24, 26, 30, 20, 11, 29Hawks-Nets · L
18.5 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 6, 21, 8, 21, 7, 24, 13, 28Mavs-Kings · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 15, 16, 30, 18, 25, 13, 25, 28Kings-Mavs · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin KnoxNYK+4.0 14.5 last 10 · 10.5 season
Thaddeus YoungIND+3.7 15.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Kelly OlynykMIA+3.4 13.3 last 10 · 9.9 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeLAL+3.3 12.5 last 10 · 9.2 season
Josh JacksonPHX+3.2 12.0 last 10 · 8.8 season
Cold
Kemba WalkerCHA−6.3 18.6 last 10 · 24.9 season
E'Twaun MooreNOP−5.4 8.5 last 10 · 13.9 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−4.4 16.6 last 10 · 21.0 season
Josh RichardsonMIA−3.4 15.2 last 10 · 18.6 season
Marc GasolMEM−3.2 13.1 last 10 · 16.3 season