FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 1, 2019Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed BKN by 7 at halftime and won 109–106.

Final · Box score
Heat109
Nets106
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA -7; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies115
Wolves107
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Celtics113
Knicks104
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Mavs114
Lakers100
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL +15; Q4 DAL +14
Final · Box score
Spurs98
Pistons132
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +25; Q4 DET +34
Final · Box score
Thunder107
Pelicans104
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +5; Q4 OKC +3
Final · Box score
Warriors96
Magic100
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Jazz110
Raptors130
Q1 TOR +17; Q2 TOR +40; Q3 TOR +21; Q4 TOR +20
Final · Box score
Wizards125
Clippers150
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +25; Q3 LAC +18; Q4 LAC +25
On this day · 2018–19Dec 1, 2018: 7 games. Top scorer: Kawhi Leonard (Raptors-Cavs), 34 points.
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The lead · Heat-Nets

Miami holds off Brooklyn, 109–106

Jayson Tatum goes for 30 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-7+2+3MIA AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat32262526109
Nets30351625106
Who led
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 9, 13, 16, 18, 6, 13, 20, 24MIA24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 14, 16, 21, 27, 11, 21, 16, 20MIA20 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 28, 20, 23, 30, 23, 16, 32, 29BKN29 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Joe HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 7, 8, 22, 13, 19, 21, 12, 25BKN25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Detroit by 34.

MIA over BKN3OKC over NOP3ORL over GSW4MEM over MIN8BOS over NYK9DAL over LAL14TOR over UTA20LAC over WAS25DET over SAS34Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Heat-Nets24
Grizzlies-Wolves16
Warriors-Magic15
Mavs-Lakers6
Thunder-Pelicans6
Jazz-Raptors1
Wizards-Clippers0
The night in charts
Wizards-Clippers combined for 275, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-ClippersWizards 125, Clippers 150
275
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 110, Raptors 130
240
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 98, Pistons 132
230
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 115, Wolves 107
222
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 113, Knicks 104
217
Heat-NetsHeat 109, Nets 106
215
Mavs-LakersMavs 114, Lakers 100
214
Thunder-PelicansThunder 107, Pelicans 104
211
Warriors-MagicWarriors 96, Magic 100
196
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-NetsHeat 109, Nets 106
+3 MIA
Thunder-PelicansThunder 107, Pelicans 104
+3 OKC
Warriors-MagicWarriors 96, Magic 100
+4 ORL
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 115, Wolves 107
+8 MEM
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 113, Knicks 104
+9 BOS
Mavs-LakersMavs 114, Lakers 100
+14 DAL
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 110, Raptors 130
+20 TOR
Wizards-ClippersWizards 125, Clippers 150
+25 LAC
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 98, Pistons 132
+34 DET
MIA rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-NetsMIA won · Heat 109, Nets 106
7 pts
Mavs-LakersDAL won · Mavs 114, Lakers 100
5 pts
Celtics-KnicksBOS won · Celtics 113, Knicks 104
4 pts
Wood shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WoodDET · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
BertansWAS · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
KawhiLAC · 34 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
KennardDET · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
SiakamTOR · 35 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
64% (14-22)
Final · Heat-Nets
Heat 109Nets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat32262526109
Nets30351625106
The story
Bam Adebayo had 17 points and 16 rebounds as Miami beat Brooklyn 109-106

Joe Harris led Brooklyn with 25 PTS, 4 REB 17 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST · 6-14 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Heat took the third 25-16.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +2−7+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Spencer Dinwiddie led the game in fantasy with 43.2 FPTS (29 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Thunder-Pelicans
Thunder 107Pelicans 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder33232625107
Pelicans29262227104
The story
Danilo Gallinari's 23 points and 11 rebounds carried Oklahoma City past New Orleans, 107-104

For New Orleans, Brandon Ingram had 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 8-14 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-29, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +4+1+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Magic
Warriors 96Magic 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2229202596
Magic26252128100
The story
Orlando beat Golden State 100-96 behind 32 points from Evan Fournier

Willie Cauley-Stein paced Golden State: 12 REB, 11 PTS, 3 AST 32 PTS, 4 REB · 13-21 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

A 26-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +40+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jonathan Isaac topped the game at 41.7 FPTS: 14 PTS, 11 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.4Season avg24.8Last 5

24.8 points a game over his last five games, against 18.4 in 18 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.4Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 15.4 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Pascal Siakam leads the day with 35

Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 16, 36, 15, 20, 18, 34, 25, 31, 10, 35Raptors-Jazz · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 12, 26, 17, 24, 26, 28, 19, 34Clippers-Wizards · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 26, 25, 21, 26, 17, 30, 19, 32Magic-Warriors · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 33, 37, 18, 25, 19, 18, 26, 22, 5, 31Clippers-Wizards · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 14, 26, 30, 16, 20, 16, 26, 30Celtics-Knicks · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Rui HachimuraPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 6, 15, 15, 7, 7, 6, 16, 30Wizards-Clippers · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Spencer DinwiddieBKN+3.6 24.2 last 10 · 20.6 season
Jarrett AllenBKN+3.0 14.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeLAL+2.7 10.7 last 10 · 8.0 season
De'Andre HunterATL+2.7 14.6 last 10 · 11.9 season
Zach LaVineCHI+2.7 24.8 last 10 · 22.1 season
Cold
Andre DrummondDET−4.2 12.9 last 10 · 17.1 season
JaMychal GreenLAC−2.0 5.7 last 10 · 7.7 season
Bryn ForbesSAS−2.0 10.5 last 10 · 12.5 season
Lauri MarkkanenCHI−1.7 11.6 last 10 · 13.2 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR−1.7 8.6 last 10 · 10.2 season