FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 9, 2019Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed NOP by 6 at halftime and won 105–103.

Final · Box score
Clippers110
Pacers99
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +18; Q4 LAC +11
Final · Box score
Cavs88
Celtics110
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +22
Final · Box score
Raptors93
Bulls92
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR -2; Q3 Raptors 0; Q4 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Kings119
Rockets118
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC -5; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Magic101
Bucks110
Q1 MIL +11; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Pistons105
Pelicans103
Q1 DET -4; Q2 DET -6; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +2
Final · Box score
Wolves109
Suns125
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +16
Final · Box score
Thunder104
Jazz90
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC +17; Q4 OKC +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies110
Warriors102
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +8
On this day · 2018–19Dec 9, 2018: 4 games. Top scorer: Jrue Holiday (Pelicans-Pistons), 37 points.
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The lead · Pistons-Pelicans

Detroit holds off New Orleans, 105–103

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 32 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-6+7+2DET AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons25223424105
Pelicans29242129103
Who led
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 11, 20, 2, 13, 23, 10, 12, 14, 14, 21DET21 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Langston GallowayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 12, 10, 4, 8, 14, 20, 5, 16DET16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 24, 23, 26, 20, 24, 21, 14, 31NOP31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 18, 29, 14, 26, 18, 23, 14, 20NOP20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Celtics rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Boston beat Cleveland by 22.

TOR over CHI1SAC over HOU1DET over NOP2MEM over GSW8MIL over ORL9LAC over IND11OKC over UTA14PHX over MIN16BOS over CLE22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Wolves-Suns15
Raptors-Bulls14
Kings-Rockets13
Thunder-Jazz10
Clippers-Pacers5
Magic-Bucks5
Pistons-Pelicans4
Cavs-Celtics0
Shot of the night

Bjelica's three at the buzzer puts the Kings ahead, 119-118 final

The night in charts
Kings-Rockets combined for 237, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-RocketsKings 119, Rockets 118
237
Wolves-SunsWolves 109, Suns 125
234
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 110, Warriors 102
212
Magic-BucksMagic 101, Bucks 110
211
Clippers-PacersClippers 110, Pacers 99
209
Pistons-PelicansPistons 105, Pelicans 103
208
Cavs-CelticsCavs 88, Celtics 110
198
Thunder-JazzThunder 104, Jazz 90
194
Raptors-BullsRaptors 93, Bulls 92
185
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-BullsRaptors 93, Bulls 92
+1 TOR
Kings-RocketsKings 119, Rockets 118
+1 SAC
Pistons-PelicansPistons 105, Pelicans 103
+2 DET
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 110, Warriors 102
+8 MEM
Magic-BucksMagic 101, Bucks 110
+9 MIL
Clippers-PacersClippers 110, Pacers 99
+11 LAC
Thunder-JazzThunder 104, Jazz 90
+14 OKC
Wolves-SunsWolves 109, Suns 125
+16 PHX
Cavs-CelticsCavs 88, Celtics 110
+22 BOS
DET rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-PelicansDET won · Pistons 105, Pelicans 103
6 pts
Kings-RocketsSAC won · Kings 119, Rockets 118
5 pts
Wolves-SunsPHX won · Wolves 109, Suns 125
3 pts
Raptors-BullsTOR won · Raptors 93, Bulls 92
2 pts
Gobert shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertUTA · 19 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
WestbrookHOU · 34 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
76% (13-17)
Tristan ThompsonCLE · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
HaywardBOS · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
KATMIN · 33 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (12-18)
Final · Kings-Rockets
Kings 119Rockets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings32273525119
Rockets28362925118
The story
Buddy Hield had 26 points as Sacramento beat Houston 119-118

James Harden led Houston with 27 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 10-19 FG, 6-13 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Kings took the third 35-29.

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

Russell Westbrook led the game in fantasy with 50.6 FPTS (34 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Raptors-Bulls
Raptors 93Bulls 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors3019222293
Bulls3021202192
The story
Pascal Siakam's 22 points carried Toronto past Chicago, 93-92

For Chicago, Tomas Satoransky had 11 AST, 10 PTS, 3 REB 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 7-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 22-20.

TOR lead by quarter
200 0−20+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zach LaVine was the fantasy play: 47.7 FPTS on 20 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST

Final · Pistons-Pelicans
Pistons 105Pelicans 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons25223424105
Pelicans29242129103
The story
Detroit beat New Orleans 105-103 behind 21 points from Derrick Rose

Jrue Holiday paced New Orleans: 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 9-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 34-21 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −4−6+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brandon Ingram topped the game at 43.7 FPTS: 31 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 21 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.0Season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 36

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 26, 22, 5, 31, 25, 13, 27, 36Clippers-Pacers · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 22, 27, 27, 15, 19, 19, 24, 34Rockets-Kings · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 31, 28, 23, 21, 26, 30, 19, 33Wolves-Suns · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 50, 30, 33, 26, 29, 35, 27, 32Bucks-Magic · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 24, 23, 26, 20, 24, 21, 14, 31Pelicans-Pistons · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 37, 32, 34, 60, 50, 23, 34, 27Rockets-Kings · L
38.0 PPG season to date · −11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dennis SchroderOKC+4.2 20.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Evan FournierORL+4.1 24.1 last 10 · 20.0 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
Zach LaVineCHI+3.7 25.9 last 10 · 22.2 season
Cold
Damian LillardPOR−4.6 22.1 last 10 · 26.7 season
Lou WilliamsLAC−3.7 16.3 last 10 · 20.0 season
Eric BledsoeMIL−3.6 11.0 last 10 · 14.6 season
Kemba WalkerBOS−3.0 18.8 last 10 · 21.8 season
Bradley BealWAS−2.9 25.1 last 10 · 28.0 season