FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 15, 2019Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed NOP by 6 after the first quarter and won 130–119.

Final · Box score
Magic130
Pelicans119
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Hornets85
Pacers107
Q1 IND +13; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +22
Final · Box score
Lakers101
Hawks96
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Sixers89
Nets109
Q1 BKN +5; Q2 BKN +14; Q3 BKN +17; Q4 BKN +20
Final · Box score
Knicks105
Nuggets111
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +16; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Kings100
Warriors79
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +20; Q4 SAC +21
On this day · 2018–19Dec 15, 2018: 7 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Thunder-Clippers), 33 points.
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The lead · Magic-Pelicans

New Orleans's skid reaches twelve

LeBron James goes for 32 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+1+15+11ORL AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic24344131130
Pelicans30272735119
Who led
Jonathan IsaacPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 14, 11, 7, 9, 10, 19, 10, 21ORL21 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 19, 23, 18, 25, 10, 30, 3, 20ORL20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 26, 18, 23, 14, 20, 21, 12, 29NOP29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 13, 12, 26, 15, 3, 31, 19, 23NOP23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Lakers-Hawks

Lakers extend win streak to 7

101–96 over Atlanta. Record: 24–3. LeBron James led Lakers with 32 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists.

Streak strip · LAL
W@ NOP114–110Wvs WAS125–103Lvs DAL100–114W@ DEN105–96W@ UTA121–96W@ POR136–113Wvs MIN142–125W@ ORL96–87W@ MIA113–110W@ ATL101–96
Lead changes
Magic-Pelicans9
Lakers-Hawks6
Kings-Warriors5
Sixers-Nets4
Hornets-Pacers3
The night in charts
Magic-Pelicans combined for 249, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-PelicansMagic 130, Pelicans 119
249
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 105, Nuggets 111
216
Sixers-NetsSixers 89, Nets 109
198
Lakers-HawksLakers 101, Hawks 96
197
Hornets-PacersHornets 85, Pacers 107
192
Kings-WarriorsKings 100, Warriors 79
179
LAL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Lakers-HawksLakers 101, Hawks 96
+5 LAL
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 105, Nuggets 111
+6 DEN
Magic-PelicansMagic 130, Pelicans 119
+11 ORL
Sixers-NetsSixers 89, Nets 109
+20 BKN
Kings-WarriorsKings 100, Warriors 79
+21 SAC
Hornets-PacersHornets 85, Pacers 107
+22 IND
ORL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-PelicansORL won · Magic 130, Pelicans 119
6 pts
Lakers-HawksLAL won · Lakers 101, Hawks 96
1 pt
Bogdanovic shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BogdanovicSAC · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
HieldSAC · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
SimmonsPHI · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
IsaacORL · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Joe HarrisBKN · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Lakers-Hawks
Lakers 101Hawks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers24312719101
Hawks2523301896
The story
Anthony Davis had 27 points and 13 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Atlanta 101-96

Trae Young led Atlanta with 30 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 27 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 11-23 FG, 0-6 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Lakers took the second 31-23.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −1+7+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Nuggets
Knicks 105Nuggets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks22293321105
Nuggets33342024111
The story
Nikola Jokic's 25 points and 10 rebounds carried Denver past New York, 111-105

For New York, Frank Ntilikina had 13 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 10-22 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-22, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +11+16+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Pelicans
Magic 130Pelicans 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic24344131130
Pelicans30272735119
The story
Orlando beat New Orleans 130-119 behind 21 points and 11 rebounds from Jonathan Isaac

Brandon Ingram paced New Orleans: 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 7-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 41-27 third quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −6+1+15+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jrue Holiday topped the game at 49.8 FPTS: 29 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.7Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.7 in 24 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.5 in 25 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 32

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 25, 25, 20, 31, 32, 25, 28, 32Lakers-Hawks · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 29, 49, 37, 24, 39, 30, 21, 15, 23, 30Hawks-Lakers · L
27.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 26, 18, 23, 14, 20, 21, 12, 29Pelicans-Magic · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 41, 26, 27, 25, 26, 39, 50, 16, 33, 27Lakers-Hawks · W
27.4 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 13, 6, 30, 24, 15, 20, 28, 25Nuggets-Knicks · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 10, 11, 9, 10, 13, 17, 14, 25Kings-Warriors · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ben McLemoreHOU+4.4 14.8 last 10 · 10.4 season
Evan FournierORL+3.8 23.8 last 10 · 20.0 season
Anthony DavisLAL+3.6 31.0 last 10 · 27.4 season
Tobias HarrisPHI+3.5 23.2 last 10 · 19.7 season
Dennis SchroderOKC+3.4 20.4 last 10 · 17.0 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsLAC−4.4 15.5 last 10 · 19.9 season
Eric BledsoeMIL−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Bryn ForbesSAS−3.9 8.0 last 10 · 11.9 season
Coby WhiteCHI−3.7 7.8 last 10 · 11.5 season
Damian LillardPOR−3.3 23.0 last 10 · 26.3 season