FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 21, 2019Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed ATL by 13 at halftime and won 122–112.

Final · Box score
Jazz114
Hornets107
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -8; Q3 UTA -2; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Hawks112
Nets122
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 BKN -13; Q3 BKN -13; Q4 BKN +10
Final · Box score
Bulls119
Pistons107
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI -6; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +12
Final · Box score
Wizards108
Sixers125
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +17
Final · Box score
Bucks123
Knicks102
Q1 MIL +14; Q2 MIL +14; Q3 MIL +25; Q4 MIL +21
Final · Box score
Kings115
Grizzlies119
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +4
Final · Box score
Clippers134
Spurs109
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +27; Q4 LAC +25
Final · Box score
Rockets139
Suns125
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Wolves106
Blazers113
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +7
On this day · 2018–19Dec 21, 2018: 10 games. Top scorer: Kawhi Leonard (Raptors-Cavs), 37 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Nets

Spencer Dinwiddie scores 39, Brooklyn rallies past Atlanta

James Harden goes for 47 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-13-13+10BKN AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks34392514112
Nets34262537122
Who led
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 13, 24, 24, 24, 24, 31, 41, 39BKN39 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Garrett TemplePoints, last 10 games: 7, 27, 8, 15, 11, 16, 13, 7, 10, 25BKN25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 24, 39, 30, 21, 15, 23, 30, 42, 30, 47ATL47 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Alex LenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 13, 9, 17, 11, 9, 9, 4, 23ATL23 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Clippers post the night's biggest win

Clippers beat San Antonio by 25, the widest margin of 9 games.

MEM over SAC4UTA over CHA7POR over MIN7BKN over ATL10CHI over DET12HOU over PHX14PHI over WAS17MIL over NYK21LAC over SAS25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Bulls-Pistons16
Clippers-Spurs11
Hawks-Nets9
Wolves-Blazers4
Kings-Grizzlies3
Rockets-Suns3
Wizards-Sixers1
Bucks-Knicks0
The night in charts
Rockets-Suns combined for 264, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SunsRockets 139, Suns 125
264
Clippers-SpursClippers 134, Spurs 109
243
Hawks-NetsHawks 112, Nets 122
234
Kings-GrizzliesKings 115, Grizzlies 119
234
Wizards-SixersWizards 108, Sixers 125
233
Bulls-PistonsBulls 119, Pistons 107
226
Bucks-KnicksBucks 123, Knicks 102
225
Jazz-HornetsJazz 114, Hornets 107
221
Wolves-BlazersWolves 106, Blazers 113
219
MEM won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Kings-GrizzliesKings 115, Grizzlies 119
+4 MEM
Wolves-BlazersWolves 106, Blazers 113
+7 POR
Jazz-HornetsJazz 114, Hornets 107
+7 UTA
Hawks-NetsHawks 112, Nets 122
+10 BKN
Bulls-PistonsBulls 119, Pistons 107
+12 CHI
Rockets-SunsRockets 139, Suns 125
+14 HOU
Wizards-SixersWizards 108, Sixers 125
+17 PHI
Bucks-KnicksBucks 123, Knicks 102
+21 MIL
Clippers-SpursClippers 134, Spurs 109
+25 LAC
BKN erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-NetsBKN won · Hawks 112, Nets 122
13 pts
Jazz-HornetsUTA won · Jazz 114, Hornets 107
8 pts
Bulls-PistonsCHI won · Bulls 119, Pistons 107
6 pts
Giannis shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisMIL · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
KawhiLAC · 26 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 4 STL
69% (11-16)
DeRozanSAS · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
64% (9-14)
LenATL · 23 PTS, 14 REB, 2 BLK
63% (10-16)
OubrePHX · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
Final · Hawks-Nets
Hawks 112Nets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks34392514112
Nets34262537122
The story
Garrett Temple had 25 points as Brooklyn beat Atlanta 122-112

Alex Len led Atlanta with 23 PTS, 14 REB 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 10-19 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Nets took the fourth 37-14.

BKN lead by quarter
200 0−13−13+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 139Suns 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets36343633139
Suns35303030125
The story
Russell Westbrook's 30 points and 10 assists carried Houston past Phoenix, 139-125

For Phoenix, Kelly Oubre Jr. had 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 11-21 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 36-30, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +1+5+11+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Knicks
Bucks 123Knicks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks37312728123
Knicks23311632102
The story
Milwaukee beat New York 123-102 behind a 22-11-10 triple-double from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Kevin Knox paced New York: 19 PTS, 4 REB 22 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST · 8-10 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 37-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +14+14+25+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.1Season avg31.8Last 5

31.8 points a game over his last five games, against 22.1 in 28 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 26 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Trae Young leads the day with 47

Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 24, 39, 30, 21, 15, 23, 30, 42, 30, 47Hawks-Nets · L
29.0 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Dec 26, 1995: 47 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
47 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 50, 23, 34, 27, 55, 54, 39, 28, 28, 47Rockets-Suns · W
38.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Mitch Richmond SAC, Dec 15, 1995: 47 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
47 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 13, 24, 24, 24, 24, 31, 41, 39Nets-Hawks · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 42, 26, 23, 20, 16, 29, 35, 22, 37, 36Wizards-Sixers · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 18, 20, 35, 12, 31, 39, 24, 33Bulls-Pistons · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 26, 19, 23, 26, 34, 27, 19, 33Wolves-Blazers · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Norman PowellTOR+4.8 19.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Spencer DinwiddieBKN+4.6 27.3 last 10 · 22.7 season
Ben McLemoreHOU+4.4 14.8 last 10 · 10.4 season
Dennis SchroderOKC+4.2 22.0 last 10 · 17.8 season
Davis BertansWAS+3.9 19.3 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsLAC−5.7 13.7 last 10 · 19.4 season
Larry Nance Jr.CLE−4.2 4.4 last 10 · 8.6 season
Eric BledsoeMIL−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Coby WhiteCHI−3.6 7.6 last 10 · 11.2 season
Aron BaynesPHX−3.1 10.1 last 10 · 13.2 season