FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 29, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed MEM by 17 at halftime and won 112–103.

Final · Box score
Nets115
Bucks129
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +20; Q4 MIL +14
Final · Box score
Rockets108
Pelicans104
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Hornets126
Wizards130
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Cavs108
Hawks111
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Celtics112
Grizzlies103
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS -17; Q3 BOS -8; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Knicks97
Jazz129
Q1 UTA +22; Q2 UTA +37; Q3 UTA +31; Q4 UTA +32
Final · Box score
Nuggets122
Suns118
Q1 DEN +20; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +12; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Warriors115
Blazers105
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Spurs122
Clippers111
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +11
On this day · 2017–18Dec 29, 2017: 9 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Bucks), 40 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Grizzlies

Boston erases 17-point lead, steals one from Memphis

James Harden goes for 41 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-17-8+9BOS AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics29183233112
Grizzlies26382316103
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 38, 24, 26, 29, 15, 25, 40, 23, 26BOS26 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 31, 27, 20, 9, 12, 23, 19, 22BOS22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 23, 22, 22, 23, 23, 17, 15, 26MEM26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 6, 17, 18, 4, 2, 2, 2, 19MEM19 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Grizzlies16
Hornets-Wizards10
Cavs-Hawks5
Spurs-Clippers5
Nets-Bucks3
Knicks-Jazz0
Nuggets-Suns0
The night in charts
Hornets-Wizards combined for 256, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-WizardsHornets 126, Wizards 130
256
Nets-BucksNets 115, Bucks 129
244
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 122, Suns 118
240
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 122, Clippers 111
233
Knicks-JazzKnicks 97, Jazz 129
226
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 115, Blazers 105
220
Cavs-HawksCavs 108, Hawks 111
219
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 112, Grizzlies 103
215
Rockets-PelicansRockets 108, Pelicans 104
212
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-HawksCavs 108, Hawks 111
+3 ATL
Rockets-PelicansRockets 108, Pelicans 104
+4 HOU
Hornets-WizardsHornets 126, Wizards 130
+4 WAS
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 122, Suns 118
+4 DEN
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 112, Grizzlies 103
+9 BOS
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 115, Blazers 105
+10 GSW
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 122, Clippers 111
+11 SAS
Nets-BucksNets 115, Bucks 129
+14 MIL
Knicks-JazzKnicks 97, Jazz 129
+32 UTA
BOS erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-GrizzliesBOS won · Celtics 112, Grizzlies 103
17 pts
Cavs-HawksATL won · Cavs 108, Hawks 111
3 pts
Hornets-WizardsWAS won · Hornets 126, Wizards 130
2 pts
Gobert shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertUTA · 25 PTS, 16 REB, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
AytonPHX · 33 PTS, 14 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
80% (16-20)
GiannisMIL · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 3 BLK
76% (13-17)
MiddletonMIL · 29 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
JokicDEN · 23 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Cavs-Hawks
Cavs 108Hawks 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs26252334108
Hawks23342727111
The story
Trae Young's 21 points and 9 assists carried Atlanta past Cleveland, 111-108

For Cleveland, Alec Burks had 17 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 8-16 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 34-25.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −3+6+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Larry Nance Jr. was the fantasy play: 61.5 FPTS on 18 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST

Final · Nuggets-Suns
Nuggets 122Suns 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets36262832122
Suns16332940118
The story
Jamal Murray had 46 points and 8 assists as Denver beat Phoenix 122-118

Deandre Ayton led Phoenix with 33 PTS, 14 REB 46 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 16-24 FG, 9-11 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 36-16, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +20+13+12+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Pelicans
Rockets 108Pelicans 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets30232431108
Pelicans20302628104
The story
Houston beat New Orleans 108-104 behind 21 points from Eric Gordon

Julius Randle paced New Orleans: 23 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 9-14 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +10+3+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.6Season avg16.4Last 5

16.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.6 in 26 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg3.5Last 3

3.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 33 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.9Season avg27.9Today

28 minutes today, against 3.9 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Jazz rout

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Utah beat New York by 32.

ATL over CLE3HOU over NOP4WAS over CHA4DEN over PHX4BOS over MEM9GSW over POR10SAS over LAC11MIL over BKN14UTA over NYK32Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Kemba Walker leads the day with 47

Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 16, 4, 30, 22, 21, 35, 29, 47Hornets-Wizards · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Ray Allen MIL, Apr 14, 2002: 47 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
47 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 4, 16, 19, 19, 22, 18, 9, 31, 46Nuggets-Suns · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +28.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Bradley Beal WAS, Oct 30, 2019: 46 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
46 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 50, 32, 47, 35, 35, 39, 41, 45, 41Rockets-Pelicans · W
33.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Paul Pierce BOS, Dec 13, 2003: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 34, 14, 24, 39, 24, 19, 33, 20, 21, 40Blazers-Warriors · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 3, 2000: 40 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 29, 20, 20, 10, 18, 27, 24, 38Spurs-Clippers · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 18, 21, 23, 26, 26, 8, 16, 33Suns-Nuggets · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin KnoxNYK+6.7 18.7 last 10 · 12.0 season
James HardenHOU+6.4 39.4 last 10 · 33.0 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+4.6 30.9 last 10 · 26.3 season
Thaddeus YoungIND+4.6 16.8 last 10 · 12.2 season
Emmanuel MudiayNYK+4.4 18.6 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cold
Victor OladipoIND−4.8 14.7 last 10 · 19.5 season
DeMar DeRozanSAS−4.4 18.7 last 10 · 23.1 season
E'Twaun MooreNOP−4.2 8.8 last 10 · 13.0 season
Klay ThompsonGSW−3.9 17.3 last 10 · 21.2 season
Zach LaVineCHI−3.5 20.4 last 10 · 23.9 season