FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 7, 2019Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed PHX by 8 after the first quarter and won 115–109.

Final · Box score
Pelicans84
Mavs130
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +38; Q4 DAL +46
Final · Box score
Pacers104
Knicks103
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Cavs94
Sixers141
Q1 PHI +18; Q2 PHI +41; Q3 PHI +46; Q4 PHI +47
Final · Box score
Suns109
Rockets115
Q1 HOU -8; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies112
Jazz126
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +14
On this day · 2018–19Dec 7, 2018: 10 games. Top scorer: Jimmy Butler (Sixers-Pistons), 38 points.
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The lead · Suns-Rockets

James Harden scores 34 in Houston win over Phoenix

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+8+5+6HOU AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns31212631109
Rockets23372332115
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 49, 36, 27, 37, 32, 34, 60, 50, 23, 34HOU34 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Ben McLemorePoints, last 10 games: 20, 2, 6, 14, 2, 7, 24, 11, 28, 27HOU27 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 35, 12, 27, 18, 23, 17, 44, 35PHX35 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 20, 25, 25, 10, 12, 22, 23, 8, 14, 19PHX19 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Jazz

Memphis's skid reaches three

Utah won 126–112; the Grizzlies fall to 6–16. Donovan Mitchell led Utah with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · MEM
Lvs DEN114–131Lvs GSW95–114Lvs LAL108–109L@ IND114–126Lvs LAC119–121Lvs UTA94–103W@ MIN115–107Lvs IND104–117L@ CHI99–106L@ UTA112–126
Lead changes
Pacers-Knicks8
Grizzlies-Jazz5
Pelicans-Mavs4
Cavs-Sixers0
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Jazz combined for 238, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 112, Jazz 126
238
Cavs-SixersCavs 94, Sixers 141
235
Suns-RocketsSuns 109, Rockets 115
224
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 84, Mavs 130
214
Pacers-KnicksPacers 104, Knicks 103
207
IND won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Pacers-KnicksPacers 104, Knicks 103
+1 IND
Suns-RocketsSuns 109, Rockets 115
+6 HOU
Grizzlies-JazzGrizzlies 112, Jazz 126
+14 UTA
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 84, Mavs 130
+46 DAL
Cavs-SixersCavs 94, Sixers 141
+47 PHI
HOU rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-RocketsHOU won · Suns 109, Rockets 115
8 pts
Grizzlies-JazzUTA won · Grizzlies 112, Jazz 126
4 pts
Simmons shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SimmonsPHI · 34 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 2 BLK
86% (12-14)
ScottPHI · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
BurkePHI · 21 PTS, 8 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB
75% (9-12)
SabonisIND · 19 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
McLemoreHOU · 27 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Pacers-Knicks
Pacers 104Knicks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers32342315104
Knicks27332122103
The story
Domantas Sabonis' 19 points and 15 rebounds carried Indiana past New York, 104-103

For New York, Mitchell Robinson had 14 PTS, 7 REB 19 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-27, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +5+6+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Rockets
Suns 109Rockets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns31212631109
Rockets23372332115
The story
Ben McLemore had 27 points as Houston beat Phoenix 115-109

Dario Saric led Phoenix with 13 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 2 REB · 10-15 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Rockets took the second 37-21.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −8+8+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Sixers
Cavs 94Sixers 141
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1818263294
Sixers36413133141
The story
Philadelphia beat Cleveland 141-94 behind 21 points and 8 assists from Trey Burke

Darius Garland paced Cleveland: 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 8 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 9-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 41-18 second quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
500 +18+41+46+47 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.2Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.2 in 21 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 19 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 35

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 35, 12, 27, 18, 23, 17, 44, 35Suns-Rockets · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Ben SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 4, 10, 10, 15, 15, 14, 17, 34Sixers-Cavs · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 49, 36, 27, 37, 32, 34, 60, 50, 23, 34Rockets-Suns · W
38.5 PPG season to date · −4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Ben McLemorePoints, last 10 games: 20, 2, 6, 14, 2, 7, 24, 11, 28, 27Rockets-Suns · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 42, 35, 30, 41, 22, 42, 27, 33, 22, 26Mavs-Pelicans · W
30.1 PPG season to date · −4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 22, 8, 20, 28, 17, 9, 12, 31, 15, 26Grizzlies-Jazz · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Norman PowellTOR+4.6 18.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
Evan FournierORL+4.3 24.0 last 10 · 19.7 season
Ben McLemoreHOU+4.1 14.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
Spencer DinwiddieBKN+3.3 23.8 last 10 · 20.5 season
Jarrett AllenBKN+3.2 15.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Cold
Damian LillardPOR−6.3 20.4 last 10 · 26.7 season
Kemba WalkerBOS−3.2 18.6 last 10 · 21.8 season
Kendrick NunnMIA−3.1 12.1 last 10 · 15.2 season
Luke KennardDET−3.0 13.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Lou WilliamsLAC−3.0 17.7 last 10 · 20.7 season