FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 8, 2019Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed CHI by 9 after the first quarter and won 110–105.

Final · Box score
Nuggets102
Nets105
Q1 BKN +4; Q2 BKN -1; Q3 BKN +5; Q4 BKN +3
Final · Box score
Hawks122
Hornets107
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +15
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls105
Heat110
Q1 MIA -9; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Raptors104
Sixers110
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +18; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Clippers135
Wizards119
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +16
Final · Box score
Kings110
Mavs106
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +20; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Thunder108
Blazers96
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Wolves125
Lakers142
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +17
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The lead · Bulls-Heat

Miami pulls away in overtime to beat Chicago

Anthony Davis goes for 50 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-9-2+10+5MIA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bulls252424248105
Heat1631272313110
Who led
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 18, 22, 19, 4, 6, 5, 22, 27MIA27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 11, 21, 16, 20, 22, 37, 28, 23MIA23 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 9, 3, 10, 8, 13, 20, 15, 20, 22CHI22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 49, 18, 36, 28, 28, 25, 22, 18CHI18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Hawks-Hornets

Atlanta beats Charlotte, 122–107

Atlanta led 88–83 after three and won by 15. Trae Young led Atlanta with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BKN over DEN3SAC over DAL4MIA over CHI5PHI over TOR6OKC over POR12ATL over CHA15LAC over WAS16LAL over MIN17Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over CHA.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Nets18
Bulls-Heat15
Thunder-Blazers15
Hawks-Hornets14
Clippers-Wizards6
Raptors-Sixers2
Wolves-Lakers2
Kings-Mavs0
The night in charts
Wolves-Lakers combined for 267, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-LakersWolves 125, Lakers 142
267
Clippers-WizardsClippers 135, Wizards 119
254
Hawks-HornetsHawks 122, Hornets 107
229
Kings-MavsKings 110, Mavs 106
216
Bulls-HeatBulls 105, Heat 110 · OT
215
Raptors-SixersRaptors 104, Sixers 110
214
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 102, Nets 105
207
Thunder-BlazersThunder 108, Blazers 96
204
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 102, Nets 105
+3 BKN
Kings-MavsKings 110, Mavs 106
+4 SAC
Bulls-HeatBulls 105, Heat 110 · OT
+5 MIA
Raptors-SixersRaptors 104, Sixers 110
+6 PHI
Thunder-BlazersThunder 108, Blazers 96
+12 OKC
Hawks-HornetsHawks 122, Hornets 107
+15 ATL
Clippers-WizardsClippers 135, Wizards 119
+16 LAC
Wolves-LakersWolves 125, Lakers 142
+17 LAL
MIA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-HeatMIA won · Bulls 105, Heat 110 · OT
9 pts
Hawks-HornetsATL won · Hawks 122, Hornets 107
3 pts
Nuggets-NetsBKN won · Nuggets 102, Nets 105
1 pt
Hardaway shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HardawayDAL · 29 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
Troy Brown Jr.WAS · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
SimmonsPHI · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST
73% (8-11)
BjelicaSAC · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
ADLAL · 50 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
69% (20-29)
Final · Nuggets-Nets
Nuggets 102Nets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets21332325102
Nets25282923105
The story
Brooklyn beat Denver 105-102 behind 24 points and 8 assists from Spencer Dinwiddie

Jamal Murray paced Denver: 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 10-17 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-23 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +4−1+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic topped the game at 44.2 FPTS: 24 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST

Final · Bulls-Heat
Bulls 105Heat 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls252424248105
Heat1631272313110
The story
Bam Adebayo had 21 points and 13 rebounds as Miami beat Chicago 110-105 in OT

Lauri Markkanen led Chicago with 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 7-9 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the first, the Heat took the second 31-24.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −9−2+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wolves-Lakers
Wolves 125Lakers 142
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves31343822125
Lakers39343732142
The story
LeBron James' 32 points and 13 assists carried Los Angeles past Minnesota, 142-125

For Minnesota, Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 32 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB · 12-20 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 32-22, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +8+8+7+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.4Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.4 in 21 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 20 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 50

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 19, 41, 26, 27, 25, 26, 39, 50Lakers-Wolves · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +23.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant GSW, Feb 14, 2018: 50 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Season high50 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 24, 26, 28, 19, 34, 11, 17, 34Clippers-Wizards · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 33, 29, 23, 25, 25, 20, 31, 32Lakers-Wolves · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 25, 9, 30, 37, 29, 49, 37, 24, 39, 30Hawks-Hornets · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Nemanja BjelicaPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 6, 4, 7, 10, 18, 17, 5, 30Kings-Mavs · W
11.5 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 20, 16, 31, 8, 26, 8, 12, 7, 14, 29Mavs-Kings · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Evan FournierORL+4.3 24.0 last 10 · 19.7 season
Ben McLemoreHOU+4.1 14.1 last 10 · 10.0 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL+3.9 17.1 last 10 · 13.2 season
Jarrett AllenBKN+3.8 16.1 last 10 · 12.3 season
Anthony DavisLAL+3.1 30.8 last 10 · 27.7 season
Cold
Damian LillardPOR−4.6 22.1 last 10 · 26.7 season
Kemba WalkerBOS−3.2 18.6 last 10 · 21.8 season
Luke KennardDET−3.0 13.4 last 10 · 16.4 season
Bradley BealWAS−2.9 25.1 last 10 · 28.0 season
Kristaps PorzingisDAL−2.6 13.8 last 10 · 16.4 season