FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 3, 2019Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed HOU by 16 after three quarters and won 135–133.

Final · Box score
Pistons127
Cavs94
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +16; Q3 DET +29; Q4 DET +33
Final · Box score
Magic127
Wizards120
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Mavs118
Pelicans97
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +21
Final · OT · Box score
Heat121
Raptors110
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +11
Final · 2OT · Box score
Rockets133
Spurs135
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS -4; Q3 SAS -16; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 Spurs 0; OT2 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Lakers105
Nuggets96
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Blazers97
Clippers117
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +13; Q4 LAC +20
On this day · 2018–19Dec 3, 2018: 7 games. Top scorer: Julius Randle (Pelicans-Clippers), 37 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Spurs

San Antonio needs two overtimes to survive Houston

James Harden goes for 50 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0+2-4-1600+2SAS AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Rockets25383418117133
Spurs27322234119135
Who led
Lonnie Walker IVPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 4, 0, 2, 0, 11, 0, 13, 28SAS28 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Bryn ForbesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 19, 7, 0, 13, 7, 12, 5, 25SAS25 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 47, 44, 49, 36, 27, 37, 32, 34, 60, 50HOU50 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Clint CapelaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 16, 11, 12, 22, 12, 17, 21, 22HOU22 PTS · 21 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 7 games went past regulation.

SAS over HOU2ORL over WAS7LAL over DEN9MIA over TOR11LAC over POR20DAL over NOP21DET over CLE33Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Lead changes
Heat-Raptors9
Mavs-Pelicans7
Rockets-Spurs7
Blazers-Clippers6
Pistons-Cavs4
Lakers-Nuggets3
The night in charts
Rockets-Spurs combined for 268, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SpursRockets 133, Spurs 135 · OT
268
Magic-WizardsMagic 127, Wizards 120
247
Heat-RaptorsHeat 121, Raptors 110 · OT
231
Pistons-CavsPistons 127, Cavs 94
221
Mavs-PelicansMavs 118, Pelicans 97
215
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 97, Clippers 117
214
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 105, Nuggets 96
201
SAS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Rockets-SpursRockets 133, Spurs 135 · OT
+2 SAS
Magic-WizardsMagic 127, Wizards 120
+7 ORL
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 105, Nuggets 96
+9 LAL
Heat-RaptorsHeat 121, Raptors 110 · OT
+11 MIA
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 97, Clippers 117
+20 LAC
Mavs-PelicansMavs 118, Pelicans 97
+21 DAL
Pistons-CavsPistons 127, Cavs 94
+33 DET
SAS erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-SpursSAS won · Rockets 133, Spurs 135 · OT
16 pts
Blazers-ClippersLAC won · Blazers 97, Clippers 117
1 pt
Harrell shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarrellLAC · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
ForbesSAS · 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
77% (10-13)
Duncan RobinsonMIA · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
WhitesidePOR · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
GeorgeLAC · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Rockets-Spurs
Rockets 133Spurs 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Rockets25383418117133
Spurs27322234119135
The story
Lonnie Walker IV had 28 points as San Antonio beat Houston 135-133 in OT

Russell Westbrook led Houston with 19 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST 28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL · 10-18 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the third, the Spurs took the fourth 34-18.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2−4−1600+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Magic-Wizards
Magic 127Wizards 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic32362930127
Wizards26283432120
The story
Orlando won 127-120 despite 42 points from Bradley Beal

Evan Fournier paced Orlando: 31 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 42 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 16-30 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 36-28 second quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +6+14+9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Raptors
Heat 121Raptors 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat3226252513121
Raptors233028272110
The story
Jimmy Butler's a 22-13-12 triple-double carried Miami past Toronto, 121-110 in OT

For Toronto, Kyle Lowry had 12 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB 22 PTS, 13 REB, 12 AST · 7-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Heat took it 13-2.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +9+5+20+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.2Season avg25.8Last 5

25.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.2 in 19 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 18 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.6Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 5.6 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 28 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 50

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 47, 44, 49, 36, 27, 37, 32, 34, 60, 50Rockets-Spurs · L
39.5 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 6, 2000: 50 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
50 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 44, 34, 33, 30, 20, 14, 35, 18, 23, 42Wizards-Magic · L
28.7 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Glen Rice CHH, Apr 7, 1997: 42 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
42 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 42, 35, 30, 41, 22, 42, 27, 33Mavs-Pelicans · W
30.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 25, 21, 26, 17, 30, 19, 32, 31Magic-Wizards · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Lonnie Walker IVPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 4, 0, 2, 0, 11, 0, 13, 28Spurs-Rockets · W
4.2 PPG season to date · +25.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 6, 18, 34, 12, 24, 12, 23, 26Clippers-Blazers · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Evan FournierORL+4.2 24.0 last 10 · 19.8 season
Spencer DinwiddieBKN+3.6 24.2 last 10 · 20.6 season
Norman PowellTOR+3.5 16.8 last 10 · 13.3 season
Ben McLemoreHOU+3.2 11.5 last 10 · 8.3 season
Jarrett AllenBKN+3.0 14.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cold
Andre DrummondDET−3.5 13.5 last 10 · 17.0 season
Eric BledsoeMIL−2.6 12.7 last 10 · 15.3 season
Kevin KnoxNYK−2.4 5.4 last 10 · 7.8 season
Luke KennardDET−2.4 14.1 last 10 · 16.5 season
Tyus JonesMEM−2.3 3.7 last 10 · 6.0 season