FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 4, 2019Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed MIA by 8 after the first quarter and won 112–93.

Final · Box score
Warriors91
Hornets106
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +4; Q3 CHA +10; Q4 CHA +15
Final · Box score
Bucks127
Pistons103
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +20; Q4 MIL +24
Final · Box score
Suns114
Magic128
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +17; Q4 ORL +14
Final · Box score
Nets130
Hawks118
Q1 BKN -4; Q2 BKN +9; Q3 BKN +9; Q4 BKN +12
Final · Box score
Heat93
Celtics112
Q1 BOS -8; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +19
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Bulls106
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +14; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Pacers107
Thunder100
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Wolves114
Mavs121
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL -4; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Lakers121
Jazz96
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +18; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +25
Final · Box score
Kings116
Blazers127
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +11
On this day · 2018–19Dec 4, 2018: 5 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Mavs), 33 points.
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The lead · Heat-Celtics

Jaylen Brown scores 31, Boston rallies past Miami

Devonte' Graham goes for 33 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+8+13+19BOS AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2816252493
Celtics20323030112
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 14, 9, 22, 24, 22, 8, 28, 31BOS31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 15, 19, 13, 0, 39, 17, 16, 28BOS28 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 21, 27, 11, 21, 16, 20, 22, 37MIA37 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 10, 5, 15, 19, 15, 0, 16, 12MIA12 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Lakers post the night's biggest win

Lakers beat Utah by 25, the widest margin of 10 games.

CHI over MEM7IND over OKC7DAL over MIN7POR over SAC11BKN over ATL12ORL over PHX14CHA over GSW15BOS over MIA19MIL over DET24LAL over UTA25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Pacers-Thunder13
Suns-Magic9
Kings-Blazers9
Heat-Celtics4
Wolves-Mavs4
Bucks-Pistons3
Lakers-Jazz3
Nets-Hawks2
Grizzlies-Bulls0
The night in charts
Nets-Hawks combined for 248, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-HawksNets 130, Hawks 118
248
Kings-BlazersKings 116, Blazers 127
243
Suns-MagicSuns 114, Magic 128
242
Wolves-MavsWolves 114, Mavs 121
235
Bucks-PistonsBucks 127, Pistons 103
230
Lakers-JazzLakers 121, Jazz 96
217
Pacers-ThunderPacers 107, Thunder 100
207
Heat-CelticsHeat 93, Celtics 112
205
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 99, Bulls 106
205
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 91, Hornets 106
197
CHI won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 99, Bulls 106
+7 CHI
Pacers-ThunderPacers 107, Thunder 100
+7 IND
Wolves-MavsWolves 114, Mavs 121
+7 DAL
Kings-BlazersKings 116, Blazers 127
+11 POR
Nets-HawksNets 130, Hawks 118
+12 BKN
Suns-MagicSuns 114, Magic 128
+14 ORL
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 91, Hornets 106
+15 CHA
Heat-CelticsHeat 93, Celtics 112
+19 BOS
Bucks-PistonsBucks 127, Pistons 103
+24 MIL
Lakers-JazzLakers 121, Jazz 96
+25 LAL
BOS rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-CelticsBOS won · Heat 93, Celtics 112
8 pts
Suns-MagicORL won · Suns 114, Magic 128
6 pts
Kings-BlazersPOR won · Kings 116, Blazers 127
5 pts
Nets-HawksBKN won · Nets 130, Hawks 118
4 pts
Wolves-MavsDAL won · Wolves 114, Mavs 121
4 pts
Aaron Gordon shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Aaron GordonORL · 32 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
87% (13-15)
KaminskyPHX · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
ADLAL · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
WhitesidePOR · 22 PTS, 16 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK
80% (8-10)
HolmesSAC · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
Final · Wolves-Mavs
Wolves 114Mavs 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves25312830114
Mavs30232741121
The story
Dwight Powell's 24 points on 9-of-9 shooting carried Dallas past Minnesota, 121-114

For Minnesota, Andrew Wiggins had 26 PTS, 5 REB 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 9-9 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 41-30.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +5−3−4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns was the fantasy play: 52.8 FPTS on 26 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST

Final · Pacers-Thunder
Pacers 107Thunder 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers26233028107
Thunder29212822100
The story
Indiana beat Oklahoma City 107-100 behind 17 points and 13 rebounds from Domantas Sabonis

Danilo Gallinari paced Oklahoma City: 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-22 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −3−1+1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Steven Adams topped the game at 39.3 FPTS: 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST

Final · Nets-Hawks
Nets 130Hawks 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets22343539130
Hawks26213536118
The story
Jarrett Allen had 20 points and 13 rebounds as Brooklyn beat Atlanta 130-118

Cameron Reddish led Atlanta with 25 PTS, 6 REB 20 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Nets took the second 34-21.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −4+9+9+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.2Season avg35.6Last 5

35.6 points a game over his last five games, against 28.2 in 20 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 22 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.6Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 11.6 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Trae Young leads the day with 39

Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 9, 30, 37, 29, 49, 37, 24, 39Hawks-Nets · L
28.7 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 21, 27, 11, 21, 16, 20, 22, 37Heat-Celtics · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 33, 33, 24, 28, 50, 30, 33, 26, 29, 35Bucks-Pistons · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Devonte' GrahamPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 19, 18, 16, 16, 16, 24, 15, 33Hornets-Warriors · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 22, 37, 20, 21, 22, 20, 20, 33Blazers-Kings · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 10, 16, 7, 4, 14, 30, 22, 32Grizzlies-Bulls · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Evan FournierORL+5.0 24.8 last 10 · 19.8 season
Spencer DinwiddieBKN+4.1 24.9 last 10 · 20.8 season
Norman PowellTOR+3.5 16.8 last 10 · 13.3 season
Ben McLemoreHOU+3.2 11.5 last 10 · 8.3 season
Ky BowmanGSW+3.1 12.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
Damian LillardPOR−6.4 20.2 last 10 · 26.6 season
Andre DrummondDET−3.1 14.2 last 10 · 17.3 season
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC−2.9 15.2 last 10 · 18.1 season
Kevin KnoxNYK−2.4 5.4 last 10 · 7.8 season
Kendrick NunnMIA−2.4 12.9 last 10 · 15.3 season