FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 27, 2018Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed LAL by 11 after three quarters and won 117–116.

Final · Box score
Celtics113
Rockets127
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Knicks96
Bucks112
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +16
Final · Box score
Lakers116
Kings117
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC -6; Q3 SAC -11; Q4 SAC +1
Final · OT · Box score
Blazers110
Warriors109
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +4; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +1
Final · Box score
Sixers114
Jazz97
Q1 PHI -7; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +17
On this day · 2017–18Dec 27, 2017: 10 games. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (Wolves-Nuggets), 39 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Kings

Sacramento rallies from 11 down to beat Lakers

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 31 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-6-11+1SAC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers34332821116
Kings32292333117
Who led
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 20, 12, 15, 5, 14, 24, 13, 23SAC23 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Willie Cauley-SteinPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 22, 12, 1, 13, 12, 22, 11, 19SAC19 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 24, 14, 20, 22, 23, 11, 19, 33LAL33 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 14, 19, 15, 5, 18, 20, 14, 22LAL22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Sixers-Jazz

Philadelphia beats Utah, 114–97

Philadelphia led 95–79 after three and won by 17. JJ Redick led Philadelphia with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over LAL1POR over GSW1HOU over BOS14MIL over NYK16PHI over UTA17Final margin, points. Pink = PHI over UTA.
Lead changes
Blazers-Warriors14
Knicks-Bucks7
Sixers-Jazz7
Celtics-Rockets5
Lakers-Kings4
Shot of the night

Dame's three with 6.3 seconds left in OT puts the Blazers ahead, 110-109 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Rockets combined for 240, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 113, Rockets 127
240
Lakers-KingsLakers 116, Kings 117
233
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 110, Warriors 109
219
Sixers-JazzSixers 114, Jazz 97
211
Knicks-BucksKnicks 96, Bucks 112
208
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-KingsLakers 116, Kings 117
+1 SAC
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 110, Warriors 109
+1 POR
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 113, Rockets 127
+14 HOU
Knicks-BucksKnicks 96, Bucks 112
+16 MIL
Sixers-JazzSixers 114, Jazz 97
+17 PHI
SAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-KingsSAC won · Lakers 116, Kings 117
11 pts
Sixers-JazzPHI won · Sixers 114, Jazz 97
7 pts
Knicks-BucksMIL won · Knicks 96, Bucks 112
4 pts
Blazers-WarriorsPOR won · Blazers 110, Warriors 109
1 pt
Redick shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RedickPHI · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
CapelaHOU · 24 PTS, 19 REB, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Lonzo BallLAL · 20 PTS, 12 AST, 9 REB, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Cauley-SteinSAC · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
MiddletonMIL · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
59% (10-17)
Final · Blazers-Warriors
Blazers 110Warriors 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Blazers272523278110
Warriors281825317109
The story
Jusuf Nurkic had 27 points and 12 rebounds as Portland beat Golden State 110-109 in OT

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 29 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 27 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 10-18 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Trail Blazers took the second 25-18.

POR lead by quarter
200 −1+6+40+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Kevin Durant led the game in fantasy with 59.5 FPTS (26 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB)

Final · Lakers-Kings
Lakers 116Kings 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers34332821116
Kings32292333117
The story
Iman Shumpert's 18 points carried Sacramento past Los Angeles, 117-116

For Los Angeles, Kyle Kuzma had 33 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 6-12 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 33-21.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −2−6−11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lonzo Ball was the fantasy play: 57.8 FPTS on 20 PTS, 12 AST, 9 REB

Final · Sixers-Jazz
Sixers 114Jazz 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers22353819114
Jazz2923271897
The story
Philadelphia beat Utah 114-97 behind 23 points and 15 rebounds from Joel Embiid

Rudy Gobert paced Utah: 17 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 5 BLK · 9-17 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 35-23 second quarter erased a 7-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −7+5+16+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 28 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg20.1Last 3

20.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 28 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.1Season avg33.6Today

34 minutes today, against 8.1 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 45

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 35, 29, 50, 32, 47, 35, 35, 39, 41, 45Rockets-Celtics · W
32.7 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Martin SAC, Jan 3, 2009: 45 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
45 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 24, 14, 20, 22, 23, 11, 19, 33Lakers-Kings · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 12, 44, 32, 25, 30, 9, 30, 31Bucks-Knicks · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 38, 10, 35, 20, 32, 22, 42, 15, 29Warriors-Blazers · L
28.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jusuf NurkicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 2, 11, 20, 8, 10, 10, 7, 27Blazers-Warriors · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 30, 33, 23, 30, 29, 35, 21, 26Warriors-Blazers · L
28.7 PPG season to date · −2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Jan 7, 2018: 26 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
26 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Spencer DinwiddieBKN+6.3 24.4 last 10 · 18.1 season
Kevin KnoxNYK+6.2 18.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
James HardenHOU+6.1 38.8 last 10 · 32.7 season
Thaddeus YoungIND+5.0 17.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+4.6 30.9 last 10 · 26.3 season
Cold
E'Twaun MooreNOP−5.4 7.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Victor OladipoIND−5.2 14.8 last 10 · 20.0 season
Klay ThompsonGSW−4.8 16.1 last 10 · 20.9 season
Josh RichardsonMIA−4.0 14.5 last 10 · 18.5 season
George HillMIL−3.9 4.5 last 10 · 8.4 season