FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 31, 2018Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Spurs trailed Celtics by 6 after the first quarter and won 120–111.

Final · Box score
Hawks108
Pacers116
Q1 Pacers +8; Q2 Pacers +3; Q3 Pacers +16; Q4 Pacers +8
Final · Box score
Magic100
Hornets125
Q1 Hornets +13; Q2 Hornets +10; Q3 Hornets +18; Q4 Hornets +25
Final · Box score
Grizzlies101
Rockets113
Q1 Rockets +9; Q2 Rockets +23; Q3 Rockets +13; Q4 Rockets +12
Final · Box score
Celtics111
Spurs120
Q1 Spurs -6; Q2 Spurs -6; Q3 Spurs +10; Q4 Spurs +9
Final · Box score
Wolves114
Pelicans123
Q1 Pelicans +5; Q2 Pelicans +12; Q3 Pelicans -1; Q4 Pelicans +9
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Thunder122
Q1 Thunder +11; Q2 Thunder +17; Q3 Thunder +17; Q4 Thunder +20
Final · Box score
Warriors132
Suns109
Q1 Warriors +4; Q2 Warriors +17; Q3 Warriors +21; Q4 Warriors +23
On this day · 2017–18Dec 31, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Lakers), 40 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Spurs

LaMarcus Aldridge scores 32 in San Antonio win over Boston

James Harden posts a triple-double

Game flow · Spurs margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-6+10+9Spurs AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics23293029111
Spurs17294628120
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 20, 20, 10, 18, 27, 24, 38, 32Spurs32 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 11, 0, 8, 9, 7, 5, 7, 10, 12, 22Spurs22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 2, 6, 21, 8, 4, 18, 6, 30Celtics30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 31, 27, 20, 9, 12, 23, 19, 22, 18Celtics18 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Wolves-Pelicans

New Orleans gets past Minnesota

123–114, with New Orleans ahead 63–51 at halftime. Julius Randle led New Orleans with 33 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Pacers over Hawks8Spurs over Celtics9Pelicans over Wolves9Rockets over Grizzlies12Thunder over Mavs20Warriors over Suns23Hornets over Magic25Final margin, points. Pink = Pelicans over Wolves.
Lead changes
Hawks-Pacers13
Grizzlies-Rockets2
Celtics-Spurs2
Magic-Hornets1
Warriors-Suns1
Mavs-Thunder0
The night in charts
Warriors-Suns combined for 241, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SunsWarriors 132, Suns 109
241
Wolves-PelicansWolves 114, Pelicans 123
237
Celtics-SpursCeltics 111, Spurs 120
231
Magic-HornetsMagic 100, Hornets 125
225
Hawks-PacersHawks 108, Pacers 116
224
Mavs-ThunderMavs 102, Thunder 122
224
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 101, Rockets 113
214
Pacers won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Hawks-PacersHawks 108, Pacers 116
+8 Pacers
Celtics-SpursCeltics 111, Spurs 120
+9 Spurs
Wolves-PelicansWolves 114, Pelicans 123
+9 Pelicans
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 101, Rockets 113
+12 Rockets
Mavs-ThunderMavs 102, Thunder 122
+20 Thunder
Warriors-SunsWarriors 132, Suns 109
+23 Warriors
Magic-HornetsMagic 100, Hornets 125
+25 Hornets
Spurs rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-SpursSpurs won · Celtics 111, Spurs 120
6 pts
Wolves-PelicansPelicans won · Wolves 114, Pelicans 123
1 pt
Barnes shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarnesMavs · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Kyle AndersonGrizzlies · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
Jaylen BrownCeltics · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
StephWarriors · 34 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Darius MillerPelicans · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Grizzlies-Rockets
Grizzlies 101Rockets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies18203528101
Rockets27342527113
The story
Clint Capela had 19 points and 13 rebounds as Houston beat Memphis 113-101

Kyle Anderson led Memphis with 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 13 REB · 7-9 FG

The swing

The Rockets won the second 34-20, their biggest quarter edge.

Rockets lead by quarter
300 +9+23+13+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Thunder
Mavs 102Thunder 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs21223227102
Thunder32283230122
The story
Russell Westbrook's a 32-11-11 triple-double carried Oklahoma City past Dallas, 122-102

For Dallas, Harrison Barnes had 25 PTS, 5 REB 32 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST, 4 STL · 13-24 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-21, was where the Thunder built it.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 +11+17+17+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Suns
Warriors 132Suns 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors31383924132
Suns27253522109
The story
Golden State beat Phoenix 132-109 behind 34 points from Stephen Curry

T.J. Warren paced Phoenix: 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 34 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 11-17 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 38-25 second quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

Warriors lead by quarter
300 +4+17+21+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
33.0Season avg41.8Last 5

41.8 points a game over his last five games, against 33.0 in 32 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 6 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.4Season avg27.2Today

27 minutes today, against 6.4 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 43

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 50, 32, 47, 35, 35, 39, 41, 45, 41, 43Rockets-Grizzlies · W
33.3 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic Lakers, Nov 25, 2025: 43 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
43 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 35, 20, 32, 22, 42, 15, 29, 25, 34Warriors-Suns · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 22, 17, 21, 18, 23, 22, 23, 33Pelicans-Wolves · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 13, 19, 8, 23, 21, 40, 9, 32Thunder-Mavs · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James Cavs, Jan 4, 2006: 32 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
32 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 20, 20, 10, 18, 27, 24, 38, 32Spurs-Celtics · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 2, 6, 21, 8, 4, 18, 6, 30Celtics-Spurs · L
12.0 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
James HardenRockets+7.5 40.8 last 10 · 33.3 season
Kevin KnoxKnicks+6.7 18.7 last 10 · 12.0 season
Paul GeorgeThunder+5.3 31.7 last 10 · 26.4 season
LaMarcus AldridgeSpurs+4.7 24.5 last 10 · 19.8 season
Emmanuel MudiayKnicks+4.4 18.6 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cold
Klay ThompsonWarriors−4.8 16.2 last 10 · 21.0 season
E'Twaun MoorePelicans−4.3 8.8 last 10 · 13.1 season
Zach LaVineBulls−4.2 19.3 last 10 · 23.5 season
Wesley MatthewsMavs−3.4 10.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
DeMar DeRozanSpurs−3.4 19.5 last 10 · 22.9 season