FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 16, 2019Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed CHI by 21 after the first quarter and won 109–106.

Final · Box score
Wizards133
Pistons119
Q1 WAS +12; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +5; Q4 WAS +14
Final · Box score
Cavs113
Raptors133
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +20; Q4 TOR +20
Final · Box score
Spurs107
Rockets109
Q1 HOU -14; Q2 HOU -19; Q3 HOU -6; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Heat111
Grizzlies118
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +15; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Mavs120
Bucks116
Q1 DAL +14; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Bulls106
Thunder109
Q1 OKC -21; Q2 OKC -19; Q3 OKC -8; Q4 OKC +3
Final · Box score
Blazers111
Suns110
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR -8; Q3 POR +2; Q4 POR +1
On this day · 2018–19Dec 16, 2018: 7 games. Top scorer: John Wall (Wizards-Lakers), 40 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Thunder

Chris Paul drops 30 in 21-point comeback win over Chicago

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 48 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-21-19-8+3OKC AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls37312216106
Thunder16333327109
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 16, 4, 30, 20, 16, 8, 15, 30OKC30 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 17, 23, 18, 21, 12, 14, 7, 22OKC22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 25, 22, 18, 20, 35, 12, 31, 39CHI39 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 15, 20, 22, 13, 22, 10, 13, 13CHI13 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Raptors rout

Four of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Toronto beat Cleveland by 20.

POR over PHX1HOU over SAS2OKC over CHI3DAL over MIL4MEM over MIA7WAS over DET14TOR over CLE20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Blazers-Suns11
Spurs-Rockets4
Heat-Grizzlies2
Bulls-Thunder2
Cavs-Raptors1
The night in charts
Wizards-Pistons combined for 252, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-PistonsWizards 133, Pistons 119
252
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 113, Raptors 133
246
Mavs-BucksMavs 120, Bucks 116
236
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 111, Grizzlies 118
229
Blazers-SunsBlazers 111, Suns 110
221
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 107, Rockets 109
216
Bulls-ThunderBulls 106, Thunder 109
215
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-SunsBlazers 111, Suns 110
+1 POR
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 107, Rockets 109
+2 HOU
Bulls-ThunderBulls 106, Thunder 109
+3 OKC
Mavs-BucksMavs 120, Bucks 116
+4 DAL
Heat-GrizzliesHeat 111, Grizzlies 118
+7 MEM
Wizards-PistonsWizards 133, Pistons 119
+14 WAS
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 113, Raptors 133
+20 TOR
OKC erased a 21-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-ThunderOKC won · Bulls 106, Thunder 109
21 pts
Spurs-RocketsHOU won · Spurs 107, Rockets 109
19 pts
Blazers-SunsPOR won · Blazers 111, Suns 110
8 pts
CP3 shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CP3OKC · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
PowellTOR · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
73% (11-15)
Isaiah ThomasWAS · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Tristan ThompsonCLE · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
64% (9-14)
JaMEM · 20 PTS, 10 AST, 1 REB
64% (9-14)
Final · Blazers-Suns
Blazers 111Suns 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers25343121111
Suns33342122110
The story
Portland beat Phoenix 111-110 behind 30 points from CJ McCollum

Ricky Rubio paced Phoenix: 14 AST, 11 REB, 10 PTS 30 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 11-20 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 third quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −8−8+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carmelo Anthony topped the game at 50.1 FPTS: 23 PTS, 8 REB

Final · Spurs-Rockets
Spurs 107Rockets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs35371718107
Rockets21323026109
The story
Russell Westbrook's 31 points and 10 rebounds carried Houston past San Antonio, 109-107

For San Antonio, LaMarcus Aldridge had 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 11-25 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 19 going into the third, then won it 30-17.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −14−19−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

James Harden was the fantasy play: 54.1 FPTS on 28 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST

Final · Bulls-Thunder
Bulls 106Thunder 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls37312216106
Thunder16333327109
The story
Zach LaVine had 39 points in a 109-106 loss to Oklahoma City

Danilo Gallinari led Oklahoma City with 22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 39 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 15-25 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

Down 19 after the second, the Thunder took the third 33-22.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −21−19−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.0Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.0 in 23 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 23 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 48

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 33, 26, 29, 35, 27, 32, 37, 29, 48Bucks-Mavs · L
31.7 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: DeMar DeRozan CHI, Mar 17, 2023: 49 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
48 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 25, 22, 18, 20, 35, 12, 31, 39Bulls-Thunder · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 35, 18, 23, 42, 26, 23, 20, 16, 29, 35Wizards-Pistons · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 31, 10, 35, 15, 24, 16, 22, 24, 30, 33Raptors-Cavs · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 15, 19, 19, 24, 34, 23, 23, 31Rockets-Spurs · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 16, 4, 30, 20, 16, 8, 15, 30Thunder-Bulls · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ben McLemoreHOU+5.7 16.3 last 10 · 10.6 season
Norman PowellTOR+4.4 19.0 last 10 · 14.6 season
Evan FournierORL+3.8 23.8 last 10 · 20.0 season
Anthony DavisLAL+3.6 31.0 last 10 · 27.4 season
Davis BertansWAS+3.6 19.0 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsLAC−4.4 15.5 last 10 · 19.9 season
Eric BledsoeMIL−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Kevin LoveCLE−3.7 12.2 last 10 · 15.9 season
Coby WhiteCHI−3.4 7.8 last 10 · 11.2 season
Jamal MurrayDEN−3.1 13.8 last 10 · 16.9 season