FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 20, 2018Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed HOU by 12 after the first quarter and won 101–99.

Final · Box score
Rockets99
Heat101
Q1 MIA -12; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Mavs121
Clippers125
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +4
On this day · 2017–18Dec 20, 2017: 12 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Lakers), 51 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Heat

Miami fights back from 12 down against Houston

James Harden goes for 35 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-5+6+2MIA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3325182399
Heat21322919101
Who led
Josh RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 16, 6, 8, 10, 11, 18, 22, 22MIA22 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Tyler JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 17, 4, 12, 8, 3, 17, 15, 19MIA19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 15, 35, 29, 50, 32, 47, 35, 35HOU35 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 8, 12, 14, 13, 4, 12, 16, 20HOU20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Mavs-Clippers

Clippers lead Dallas wire to wire

Clippers were ahead at every break and won 125–121. Best quarter: the fourth, 36–39. Danilo Gallinari led Clippers with 32 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Clippers-Mavs
Danilo Gallinari · LACLuka Doncic · DALPTS3232REB64AST45Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Rockets-Heat5
The night in charts
Mavs-Clippers combined for 246, 46 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-ClippersMavs 121, Clippers 125
246
Rockets-HeatRockets 99, Heat 101
200
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-HeatRockets 99, Heat 101
+2 MIA
Mavs-ClippersMavs 121, Clippers 125
+4 LAC
Lou Williams shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Lou WilliamsLAC · 26 PTS, 8 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
75% (9-12)
HarrellLAC · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
GallinariLAC · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
Tyler JohnsonMIA · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
BareaDAL · 19 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB
53% (8-15)
Final · Rockets-Heat
Rockets 99Heat 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3325182399
Heat21322919101
The story
Josh Richardson had 22 points as Miami beat Houston 101-99

Eric Gordon led Houston with 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 9-19 FG, 4-12 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Heat took the third 29-18.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −12−5+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Clippers
Mavs 121Clippers 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs27272839121
Clippers30352436125
The story
Danilo Gallinari's 32 points carried LA past Dallas, 125-121

For Dallas, DeAndre Jordan had 22 REB, 11 PTS, 4 AST 32 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 11-16 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 35-27, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +3+11+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luka Doncic was the fantasy play: 53.8 FPTS on 32 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
31.6Season avg39.8Last 5

39.8 points a game over his last five games, against 31.6 in 27 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg9.1Last 3

9.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 18 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg27.2Today

27 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 35

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 15, 35, 29, 50, 32, 47, 35, 35Rockets-Heat · L
31.8 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 17, 12, 25, 11, 15, 28, 22, 32Clippers-Mavs · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 8, 21, 7, 24, 13, 28, 23, 32Mavs-Clippers · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 20, 10, 21, 20, 12, 18, 7, 26Clippers-Mavs · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Josh RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 16, 6, 8, 10, 11, 18, 22, 22Heat-Rockets · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 8, 12, 14, 13, 4, 12, 16, 20Rockets-Heat · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin KnoxNYK+5.8 17.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Emmanuel MudiayNYK+5.3 19.1 last 10 · 13.8 season
Bradley BealWAS+4.2 27.7 last 10 · 23.5 season
Kyle KuzmaLAL+3.8 22.0 last 10 · 18.2 season
Thaddeus YoungIND+3.7 15.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cold
Kemba WalkerCHA−5.6 19.5 last 10 · 25.1 season
E'Twaun MooreNOP−4.8 8.9 last 10 · 13.7 season
Marc GasolMEM−4.4 11.8 last 10 · 16.2 season
Joel EmbiidPHI−3.8 22.5 last 10 · 26.3 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−3.8 17.4 last 10 · 21.2 season