FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 18, 2018Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed IND by 1 after three quarters and won 92–91.

Final · Box score
Cavs92
Pacers91
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Wizards110
Hawks118
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 Hawks 0; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Lakers110
Nets115
Q1 BKN +1; Q2 BKN +5; Q3 BKN +7; Q4 BKN +5
Final · Box score
Mavs118
Nuggets126
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +8
On this day · 2017–18Dec 18, 2017: 10 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Nuggets), 38 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Pacers

Cleveland takes over late to edge Indiana

LeBron James goes for 36 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+1-1+1CLE AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2124222592
Pacers1925242391
Who led
Rodney HoodPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 9, 15, 4, 3, 23, 19, 13, 17CLE17 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Larry Nance Jr.Points, last 10 games: 3, 9, 11, 11, 13, 16, 3, 14, 7, 15CLE15 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 6, 9, 14, 11, 12, 14, 13, 17IND17 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 14, 26, 18, 22, 16, 18, 12, 14IND14 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Pacers17
Mavs-Nuggets15
Wizards-Hawks12
Lakers-Nets7
Shot of the night

Jr.'s tip-in at the buzzer puts the Cavaliers ahead, 92-91 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Nuggets combined for 244, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 118, Nuggets 126
244
Wizards-HawksWizards 110, Hawks 118
228
Lakers-NetsLakers 110, Nets 115
225
Cavs-PacersCavs 92, Pacers 91
183
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-PacersCavs 92, Pacers 91
+1 CLE
Lakers-NetsLakers 110, Nets 115
+5 BKN
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 118, Nuggets 126
+8 DEN
Wizards-HawksWizards 110, Hawks 118
+8 ATL
Monte Morris shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Monte MorrisDEN · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
BealWAS · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
BarnesDAL · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
LeBronLAL · 36 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
57% (13-23)
Lonzo BallLAL · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Cavs-Pacers
Cavs 92Pacers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2124222592
Pacers1925242391
The story
Larry Nance Jr. had 16 rebounds and 15 points as Cleveland beat Indiana 92-91

Myles Turner led Indiana with 12 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 16 REB, 15 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL · 7-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 21-19, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2+1−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Nets
Lakers 110Nets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers32252627110
Nets33292825115
The story
Brooklyn beat Los Angeles 115-110 behind 22 points and 13 assists from D'Angelo Russell

Kyle Kuzma paced Los Angeles: 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB · 9-21 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 29-25 second quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +1+5+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 118Nuggets 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs33362623118
Nuggets34403121126
The story
Nikola Jokic's 32 points and 16 rebounds carried Denver past Dallas, 126-118

For Dallas, Luka Doncic had 23 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB 32 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 13-25 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-26, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +1+5+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.7Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.7 in 29 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
24.72017–18 avg7.2Last 3

7.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 2017–18 (77 games). Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg37.5Today

38 minutes today, against 21.7 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Lakers-Nets

Brooklyn never trails at a break against Lakers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 115–110. D'Angelo Russell led Brooklyn with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over IND1BKN over LAL5ATL over WAS8DEN over DAL8Final margin, points. Pink = BKN over LAL.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 36

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 42, 35, 20, 28, 29, 24, 13, 36Lakers-Nets · L
28.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 23, 12, 16, 24, 27, 24, 26, 32Nuggets-Mavs · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 11, 16, 14, 19, 25, 15, 15, 30Mavs-Nuggets · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 27, 36, 27, 30, 22, 31, 25, 29Wizards-Hawks · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 6, 21, 8, 21, 7, 24, 13, 28, 23Mavs-Nuggets · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Lonzo BallPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 14, 13, 4, 10, 7, 16, 10, 23Lakers-Nets · L
9.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin KnoxNYK+5.0 15.8 last 10 · 10.8 season
Emmanuel MudiayNYK+4.4 18.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Kyle KuzmaLAL+3.8 22.0 last 10 · 18.2 season
Thaddeus YoungIND+3.7 15.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Bradley BealWAS+3.4 26.8 last 10 · 23.4 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
Marc GasolMEM−4.4 11.9 last 10 · 16.3 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.7 25.1 last 10 · 28.8 season