FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, November 22, 2019Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed CHA by 6 at halftime and won 125–118.

Final · Box score
Hawks103
Pistons128
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +19; Q3 DET +23; Q4 DET +25
Final · Box score
Hornets118
Wizards125
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS -6; Q3 WAS -6; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Kings97
Nets116
Q1 BKN +3; Q2 BKN +7; Q3 BKN +16; Q4 BKN +19
Final · Box score
Heat116
Bulls108
Q1 MIA +18; Q2 MIA +24; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Lakers130
Thunder127
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Spurs104
Sixers115
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Cavs101
Mavs143
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +24; Q3 DAL +40; Q4 DAL +42
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Nuggets96
Q1 DEN +14; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Warriors109
Jazz113
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Rockets119
Clippers122
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 LAC +3
The lead · Hornets-Wizards

Bradley Beal scores 30 in Washington win over Charlotte

James Harden goes for 37 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-6-6+7WAS AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets34342822118
Wizards33292835125
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 46, 30, 22, 30, 20, 44, 44, 34, 33, 30WAS30 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Thomas BryantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 3, 14, 20, 23, 14, 12, 14, 11, 21WAS21 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 12, 7, 14, 7, 0, 13, 12, 31CHA31 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Devonte' GrahamPoints, last 10 games: 35, 15, 24, 19, 19, 18, 29, 11, 17, 19CHA19 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Mavericks rout

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Dallas beat Cleveland by 42.

LAL over OKC3LAC over HOU3DEN over BOS4UTA over GSW4WAS over CHA7MIA over CHI8PHI over SAS11BKN over SAC19DET over ATL25DAL over CLE42Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Lakers-Thunder19
Rockets-Clippers8
Warriors-Jazz6
Cavs-Mavs5
Spurs-Sixers2
Heat-Bulls0
Celtics-Nuggets0
Shot of the night

Kawhi's jumper with 15 seconds left puts the Clippers ahead, 122-119 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Thunder combined for 257, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-ThunderLakers 130, Thunder 127
257
Cavs-MavsCavs 101, Mavs 143
244
Hornets-WizardsHornets 118, Wizards 125
243
Rockets-ClippersRockets 119, Clippers 122
241
Hawks-PistonsHawks 103, Pistons 128
231
Heat-BullsHeat 116, Bulls 108
224
Warriors-JazzWarriors 109, Jazz 113
222
Spurs-SixersSpurs 104, Sixers 115
219
Kings-NetsKings 97, Nets 116
213
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 92, Nuggets 96
188
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-ThunderLakers 130, Thunder 127
+3 LAL
Rockets-ClippersRockets 119, Clippers 122
+3 LAC
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 92, Nuggets 96
+4 DEN
Warriors-JazzWarriors 109, Jazz 113
+4 UTA
Hornets-WizardsHornets 118, Wizards 125
+7 WAS
Heat-BullsHeat 116, Bulls 108
+8 MIA
Spurs-SixersSpurs 104, Sixers 115
+11 PHI
Kings-NetsKings 97, Nets 116
+19 BKN
Hawks-PistonsHawks 103, Pistons 128
+25 DET
Cavs-MavsCavs 101, Mavs 143
+42 DAL
WAS rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-WizardsWAS won · Hornets 118, Wizards 125
6 pts
Rockets-ClippersLAC won · Rockets 119, Clippers 122
4 pts
Lakers-ThunderLAL won · Lakers 130, Thunder 127
1 pt
Adams shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AdamsOKC · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
90% (9-10)
BryantWAS · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
Joe HarrisBKN · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
GaySAS · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
MonkCHA · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Rockets-Clippers
Rockets 119Clippers 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets23283335119
Clippers31242542122
The story
Kawhi Leonard had 24 points as LA beat Houston 122-119

Clint Capela led Houston with 19 REB, 17 PTS 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the first 31-23, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +8+4−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Thunder
Lakers 130Thunder 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers34324024130
Thunder33343624127
The story
Los Angeles beat Oklahoma City 130-127 behind 33 points and 11 rebounds from Anthony Davis

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander paced Oklahoma City: 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 33 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 9-19 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 40-36 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1−1+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Nuggets
Celtics 92Nuggets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1321233592
Nuggets2718252696
The story
Nikola Jokic's a 18-16-10 triple-double carried Denver past Boston, 96-92

For Boston, Jaylen Brown had 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 16 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL · 7-17 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-13, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +14+11+13+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.3Season avg37.0Last 5

37.0 points a game over his last five games, against 30.3 in 12 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 12 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.8Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 3.8 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 37

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 44, 36, 42, 39, 47, 44, 49, 36, 27, 37Rockets-Clippers · L
38.3 PPG season to date · −1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 15, 26, 27, 24, 17, 14, 34, 33Lakers-Thunder · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 12, 7, 14, 7, 0, 13, 12, 31Hornets-Wizards · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 38, 24, 34, 33, 26, 42, 35, 30Mavs-Cavs · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 46, 30, 22, 30, 20, 44, 44, 34, 33, 30Wizards-Hornets · W
30.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 36, 24, 19, 23, 30, 29, 17, 26, 30Jazz-Warriors · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST