FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 18, 2019Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed ORL by 15 at halftime and won 113–104.

Final · Box score
Hornets98
Cavs100
Q1 CLE +8; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Raptors112
Pistons99
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +17; Q4 TOR +13
Final · Box score
Heat108
Sixers104
Q1 MIA -10; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +4
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls110
Wizards109
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI -6; Q3 CHI -12; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Pelicans107
Wolves99
Q1 NOP +7; Q2 NOP +13; Q3 NOP +15; Q4 NOP +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies122
Thunder126
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC -9; Q3 OKC -7; Q4 OKC +4
Final · Box score
Magic104
Nuggets113
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN -15; Q3 DEN +8; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Celtics109
Mavs103
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Warriors112
Blazers122
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +10
On this day · 2018–19Dec 18, 2018: 4 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Lakers-Nets), 36 points.
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The lead · Magic-Nuggets

Jamal Murray scores 33 in Denver win over Orlando

Damian Lillard goes for 31 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-15+8+9DEN AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic32281628104
Nuggets27183929113
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 14, 10, 21, 0, 12, 14, 14, 33DEN33 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 6, 30, 24, 15, 20, 28, 25, 18DEN18 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 18, 25, 10, 30, 3, 20, 12, 20ORL20 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 0, 24, 11, 10, 13, 2, 3, 17, 22, 18ORL18 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Bulls-Wizards

Chicago needs overtime to survive Washington

Tied 98–98 after regulation. Chicago won the final period 12–11 for a 110–109 win. Lauri Markkanen led Chicago with 31 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Bulls-Wizards
Lauri Markkanen · CHIDavis Bertans · WASPTS3126REB97AST11Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Raptors-Pistons11
Grizzlies-Thunder9
Magic-Nuggets8
Celtics-Mavs7
Bulls-Wizards6
Heat-Sixers1
Pelicans-Wolves1
Hornets-Cavs0
Shot of the night

Jr.'s jumper with 9.1 seconds left in OT puts the Bulls ahead, 110-109 final

The night in charts
Grizzlies-Thunder combined for 248, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 122, Thunder 126
248
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 112, Blazers 122
234
Bulls-WizardsBulls 110, Wizards 109 · OT
219
Magic-NuggetsMagic 104, Nuggets 113
217
Heat-SixersHeat 108, Sixers 104
212
Celtics-MavsCeltics 109, Mavs 103
212
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 112, Pistons 99
211
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 107, Wolves 99
206
Hornets-CavsHornets 98, Cavs 100
198
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-WizardsBulls 110, Wizards 109 · OT
+1 CHI
Hornets-CavsHornets 98, Cavs 100
+2 CLE
Heat-SixersHeat 108, Sixers 104
+4 MIA
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 122, Thunder 126
+4 OKC
Celtics-MavsCeltics 109, Mavs 103
+6 BOS
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 107, Wolves 99
+8 NOP
Magic-NuggetsMagic 104, Nuggets 113
+9 DEN
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 112, Blazers 122
+10 POR
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 112, Pistons 99
+13 TOR
DEN erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-NuggetsDEN won · Magic 104, Nuggets 113
15 pts
Bulls-WizardsCHI won · Bulls 110, Wizards 109 · OT
12 pts
Heat-SixersMIA won · Heat 108, Sixers 104
10 pts
Grizzlies-ThunderOKC won · Grizzlies 122, Thunder 126
9 pts
Celtics-MavsBOS won · Celtics 109, Mavs 103
5 pts
Sexton shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SextonCLE · 23 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
ValanciunasMEM · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
69% (11-16)
ClarkeMEM · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
68% (13-19)
OsmanCLE · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
SatoranskyCHI · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Bulls-Wizards
Bulls 110Wizards 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls2329212512110
Wizards2731271311109
The story
Lauri Markkanen had 31 points as Chicago beat Washington 110-109 in OT

Bradley Beal led Washington with 22 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 31 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 12-19 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 25-13.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −4−6−120+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hornets-Cavs
Hornets 98Cavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2120233498
Cavs29242324100
The story
Cleveland beat Charlotte 100-98 behind 16 points and 14 rebounds from Kevin Love

Cody Zeller paced Charlotte: 15 PTS, 9 REB 16 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST · 5-9 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +8+12+12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Sixers
Heat 108Sixers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat19372626108
Sixers29192630104
The story
Bam Adebayo's 23 points carried Miami past Philadelphia, 108-104

For Philadelphia, Ben Simmons had 17 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 37-19.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −10+8+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joel Embiid was the fantasy play: 57.8 FPTS on 22 PTS, 19 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 24 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.8 in 25 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Terry Rozier leads the day with 35

Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 24, 8, 17, 13, 11, 3, 11, 35Hornets-Cavs · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 21, 14, 31, 25, 32, 21, 22, 34Pelicans-Wolves · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 14, 10, 21, 0, 12, 14, 14, 33Nuggets-Magic · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 0, 39, 17, 16, 28, 19, 22, 44, 29, 32Celtics-Mavs · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 16, 24, 29, 26, 31, 13, 27, 31Blazers-Warriors · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 18, 25, 21, 27, 17, 22, 18, 31Thunder-Grizzlies · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 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+4.8 19.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Dennis SchroderOKC+4.6 22.1 last 10 · 17.5 season
Davis BertansWAS+4.2 20.0 last 10 · 15.8 season
Anthony DavisLAL+3.6 31.0 last 10 · 27.4 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsLAC−4.3 15.6 last 10 · 19.9 season
Coby WhiteCHI−4.1 6.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Eric BledsoeMIL−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Jabari ParkerATL−3.7 12.1 last 10 · 15.8 season
Bryn ForbesSAS−3.1 9.1 last 10 · 12.2 season