FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 19, 2019Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed LAC by 15 at halftime and won 122–117.

Final · Box score
Jazz111
Hawks106
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Lakers104
Bucks111
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Nets105
Spurs118
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS -6; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Rockets122
Clippers117
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU -15; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +5
On this day · 2018–19Dec 19, 2018: 12 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Thunder-Kings), 43 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Clippers

Russell Westbrook scores 40 as Houston beats Clippers

Anthony Davis goes for 36 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-15+3+5HOU AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets27273632122
Clippers28411830117
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 19, 19, 24, 34, 23, 23, 31, 40HOU40 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 60, 50, 23, 34, 27, 55, 54, 39, 28, 28HOU28 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 13, 27, 36, 13, 46, 27, 24, 34LAC34 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 34, 11, 17, 34, 23, 42, 20, 25LAC25 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Nets-Spurs

San Antonio beats Brooklyn, 118–105

San Antonio led 83–81 after three and won by 13. Patty Mills led San Antonio with 27 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over ATL5HOU over LAC5MIL over LAL7SAS over BKN13Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over BKN.
Lead changes
Jazz-Hawks22
Rockets-Clippers14
Lakers-Bucks5
Nets-Spurs1
The night in charts
Rockets-Clippers combined for 239, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-ClippersRockets 122, Clippers 117
239
Nets-SpursNets 105, Spurs 118
223
Jazz-HawksJazz 111, Hawks 106
217
Lakers-BucksLakers 104, Bucks 111
215
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-HawksJazz 111, Hawks 106
+5 UTA
Rockets-ClippersRockets 122, Clippers 117
+5 HOU
Lakers-BucksLakers 104, Bucks 111
+7 MIL
Nets-SpursNets 105, Spurs 118
+13 SAS
HOU erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-ClippersHOU won · Rockets 122, Clippers 117
15 pts
Nets-SpursSAS won · Nets 105, Spurs 118
6 pts
Jazz-HawksUTA won · Jazz 111, Hawks 106
4 pts
Harrell shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarrellLAC · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Jarrett AllenBKN · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Jabari ParkerATL · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
KCPLAL · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
George HillMIL · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
Final · Rockets-Clippers
Rockets 122Clippers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets27273632122
Clippers28411830117
The story
James Harden had 28 points and 10 assists as Houston beat LA 122-117

Kawhi Leonard led LA with 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 10 AST, 1 REB · 8-16 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the second, the Rockets took the third 36-18.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −1−15+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul George led the game in fantasy with 61.3 FPTS (34 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Jazz-Hawks
Jazz 111Hawks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz28243128111
Hawks30262822106
The story
Utah beat Atlanta 111-106 behind 30 points from Donovan Mitchell

Jabari Parker paced Atlanta: 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 30 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 12-22 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 28-22 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −2−4−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Trae Young topped the game at 50.5 FPTS: 30 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB

Final · Lakers-Bucks
Lakers 104Bucks 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers17293523104
Bucks23422422111
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 34 points and 11 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Los Angeles, 111-104

For Los Angeles, Danny Green had 21 PTS, 4 REB 34 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 11-19 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 42-29, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +6+19+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.4Season avg28.8Last 5

28.8 points a game over his last five games, against 21.4 in 27 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 26 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 15.7 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Spencer Dinwiddie leads the day with 41

Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 24, 13, 24, 24, 24, 24, 31, 41Nets-Spurs · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Reggie Miller IND, Nov 8, 2000: 41 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Career high41 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 19, 19, 24, 34, 23, 23, 31, 40Rockets-Clippers · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Dec 2, 2000: 40 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Season high40 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 25, 26, 39, 50, 16, 33, 27, 36Lakers-Bucks · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 29, 35, 27, 32, 37, 29, 48, 34Bucks-Lakers · W
31.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 13, 27, 36, 13, 46, 27, 24, 34Clippers-Rockets · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 37, 24, 39, 30, 21, 15, 23, 30, 42, 30Hawks-Jazz · L
28.4 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ben McLemoreHOU+5.9 16.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Norman PowellTOR+4.8 19.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Dennis SchroderOKC+4.6 22.1 last 10 · 17.5 season
Spencer DinwiddieBKN+4.5 26.6 last 10 · 22.1 season
Davis BertansWAS+4.2 20.0 last 10 · 15.8 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsLAC−5.3 14.1 last 10 · 19.4 season
Coby WhiteCHI−4.1 6.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Eric BledsoeMIL−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Larry Nance Jr.CLE−3.0 5.8 last 10 · 8.8 season
Kevin LoveCLE−2.9 13.0 last 10 · 15.9 season