FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 17, 2018Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Suns trailed Knicks by 7 at halftime and won 128–110.

Final · Box score
Bucks107
Pistons104
Q1 Bucks -2; Q2 Bucks +12; Q3 Bucks +4; Q4 Bucks +3
Final · Box score
Suns128
Knicks110
Q1 Suns -4; Q2 Suns -7; Q3 Suns +17; Q4 Suns +18
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Rockets102
Q1 Rockets +2; Q2 Rockets +13; Q3 Rockets +10; Q4 Rockets +5
Final · Box score
Kings105
Wolves132
Q1 Wolves +15; Q2 Wolves +30; Q3 Wolves +26; Q4 Wolves +27
Final · Box score
Bulls96
Thunder121
Q1 Thunder +9; Q2 Thunder +20; Q3 Thunder +19; Q4 Thunder +25
Final · Box score
Sixers96
Spurs123
Q1 Spurs -3; Q2 Spurs +11; Q3 Spurs +22; Q4 Spurs +27
Final · Box score
Grizzlies93
Warriors110
Q1 Warriors +8; Q2 Warriors +23; Q3 Warriors +17; Q4 Warriors +17
Final · Box score
Blazers131
Clippers127
Q1 Blazers +8; Q2 Blazers -2; Q3 Blazers +12; Q4 Blazers +4
On this day · 2017–18Dec 17, 2017: 4 games. Top scorer: Mario Hezonja (Magic-Pistons), 28 points.
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The lead · Suns-Knicks

D-Book pours in 38, Phoenix beats New York

James Harden goes for 47 points

Game flow · Suns margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-7+17+18Suns AHEAD ↑Knicks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28314128128
Knicks32341727110
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 37, 23, 29, 37, 20, 23, 6, 28, 38Suns38 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 6, 25, 15, 6, 23, 30, 21, 26Suns26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Emmanuel MudiayPoints, last 10 games: 3, 28, 16, 17, 13, 6, 16, 34, 18, 32Knicks32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kevin KnoxPoints, last 10 games: 9, 26, 8, 11, 7, 26, 19, 20, 15, 17Knicks17 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Sixers-Spurs

San Antonio routs Philadelphia by 27

San Antonio led by 11 at halftime and won 123–96. Rudy Gay led San Antonio with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Bucks over Pistons3Blazers over Clippers4Rockets over Jazz5Warriors over Grizzlies17Suns over Knicks18Thunder over Bulls25Wolves over Kings27Spurs over Sixers27Final margin, points. Pink = Spurs over Sixers.
Lead changes
Bucks-Pistons11
Suns-Knicks6
Blazers-Clippers6
Jazz-Rockets4
Kings-Wolves2
Bulls-Thunder2
Grizzlies-Warriors2
Sixers-Spurs1
The night in charts
Blazers-Clippers combined for 258, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 131, Clippers 127
258
Suns-KnicksSuns 128, Knicks 110
238
Kings-WolvesKings 105, Wolves 132
237
Sixers-SpursSixers 96, Spurs 123
219
Bulls-ThunderBulls 96, Thunder 121
217
Bucks-PistonsBucks 107, Pistons 104
211
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 93, Warriors 110
203
Jazz-RocketsJazz 97, Rockets 102
199
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bucks-PistonsBucks 107, Pistons 104
+3 Bucks
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 131, Clippers 127
+4 Blazers
Jazz-RocketsJazz 97, Rockets 102
+5 Rockets
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 93, Warriors 110
+17 Warriors
Suns-KnicksSuns 128, Knicks 110
+18 Suns
Bulls-ThunderBulls 96, Thunder 121
+25 Thunder
Kings-WolvesKings 105, Wolves 132
+27 MIN
Sixers-SpursSixers 96, Spurs 123
+27 Spurs
Suns rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-KnicksSuns won · Suns 128, Knicks 110
7 pts
Sixers-SpursSpurs won · Sixers 96, Spurs 123
3 pts
Bucks-PistonsBucks won · Bucks 107, Pistons 104
2 pts
Blazers-ClippersBlazers won · Blazers 131, Clippers 127
2 pts
Casspi shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CasspiGrizzlies · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
GiannisBucks · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
71% (15-21)
DiengMIN · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
SimmonsSixers · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST
70% (7-10)
Tobias HarrisClippers · 39 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
68% (15-22)
Final · Bucks-Pistons
Bucks 107Pistons 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks25302626107
Pistons27163427104
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 12 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Detroit 107-104

Blake Griffin led Detroit with 19 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB 32 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 15-21 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Bucks took the second 30-16.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 −2+12+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 97Rockets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2314362497
Rockets25253319102
The story
Clint Capela's 14 rebounds and 5 points carried Houston past Utah, 102-97

For Utah, Donovan Mitchell had 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 14 REB, 5 PTS, 5 BLK, 3 STL · 2-8 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 25-14, was where the Rockets built it.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 +2+13+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Thunder
Bulls 96Thunder 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2222252796
Thunder31332433121
The story
Oklahoma City beat Chicago 121-96 behind a 13-16-11 triple-double from Russell Westbrook

Lauri Markkanen paced Chicago: 16 PTS, 15 REB 16 REB, 13 PTS, 11 AST, 5 STL · 5-13 FG

The swing

A 33-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

Thunder lead by quarter
300 +9+20+19+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 24 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.4Season avg21.7Last 3

21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.4 in 24 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.8Season avg28.7Today

29 minutes today, against 5.8 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 47

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 30, 29, 15, 35, 29, 50, 32, 47Rockets-Jazz · W
31.5 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kemba Walker Hornets, Nov 17, 2017: 47 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
47 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 27, 7, 20, 33, 10, 17, 22, 39Clippers-Blazers · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 41, 15, 37, 33, 25, 28, 34, 14, 24, 39Blazers-Clippers · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 37, 23, 29, 37, 20, 23, 6, 28, 38Suns-Knicks · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 34, 20, 36, 33, 15, 22, 19, 12, 44, 32Bucks-Pistons · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Emmanuel MudiayPoints, last 10 games: 3, 28, 16, 17, 13, 6, 16, 34, 18, 32Knicks-Suns · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin KnoxKnicks+5.0 15.8 last 10 · 10.8 season
Emmanuel MudiayKnicks+4.4 18.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Thaddeus YoungPacers+3.7 15.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Kelly OlynykHeat+3.4 13.3 last 10 · 9.9 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeLakers+3.3 12.5 last 10 · 9.2 season
Cold
Kemba WalkerHornets−6.3 18.6 last 10 · 24.9 season
E'Twaun MoorePelicans−5.4 8.5 last 10 · 13.9 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.Knicks−4.4 16.6 last 10 · 21.0 season
Marc GasolGrizzlies−4.4 11.9 last 10 · 16.3 season
Stephen CurryWarriors−3.7 25.1 last 10 · 28.8 season