FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 22, 2019Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed DAL by 23 after three quarters and won 110–107.

Final · Box score
Mavs107
Raptors110
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR -9; Q3 TOR -23; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Celtics119
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +26
Final · Box score
Pacers89
Bucks117
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +28
Final · Box score
Clippers112
Thunder118
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC -6; Q3 OKC -3; Q4 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets128
Lakers104
Q1 DEN -5; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +24
On this day · 2018–19Dec 22, 2018: 7 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Thunder-Jazz), 43 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Raptors

Kyle Lowry scores 32, Toronto holds off Dallas

Jayson Tatum goes for 39 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-9-23+3TOR AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs17343521107
Raptors20222147110
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 26, 11, 6, 17, 20, 20, 26, 32TOR32 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Chris BoucherPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 3, 5, 5, 0, 7, 2, 4, 21TOR21 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 14, 0, 7, 18, 13, 10, 11, 21DAL21 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 19, 13, 13, 20, 22, 26, 23, 22, 19DAL19 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Hornets-Celtics

Boston routs Charlotte by 26

Boston led by 3 at halftime and won 119–93. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 39 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over DAL3OKC over LAC6DEN over LAL24BOS over CHA26MIL over IND28Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over CHA.
Lead changes
Pacers-Bucks13
Nuggets-Lakers12
Clippers-Thunder10
Hornets-Celtics8
Mavs-Raptors4
The night in charts
Nuggets-Lakers combined for 232, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 128, Lakers 104
232
Clippers-ThunderClippers 112, Thunder 118
230
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 107, Raptors 110
217
Hornets-CelticsHornets 93, Celtics 119
212
Pacers-BucksPacers 89, Bucks 117
206
TOR won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Mavs-RaptorsMavs 107, Raptors 110
+3 TOR
Clippers-ThunderClippers 112, Thunder 118
+6 OKC
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 128, Lakers 104
+24 DEN
Hornets-CelticsHornets 93, Celtics 119
+26 BOS
Pacers-BucksPacers 89, Bucks 117
+28 MIL
TOR erased a 23-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-RaptorsTOR won · Mavs 107, Raptors 110
23 pts
Hornets-CelticsBOS won · Hornets 93, Celtics 119
7 pts
Clippers-ThunderOKC won · Clippers 112, Thunder 118
6 pts
Nuggets-LakersDEN won · Nuggets 128, Lakers 104
5 pts
Pacers-BucksMIL won · Pacers 89, Bucks 117
1 pt
Biyombo shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BiyomboCHA · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
Gary HarrisDEN · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
AdamsOKC · 20 PTS, 17 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
67% (10-15)
George HillMIL · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
BrunsonDAL · 21 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Mavs-Raptors
Mavs 107Raptors 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs17343521107
Raptors20222147110
The story
Chris Boucher had 21 points as Toronto beat Dallas 110-107

Kristaps Porzingis led Dallas with 19 PTS, 12 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK · 6-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 23 after the third, the Raptors took the fourth 47-21.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +3−9−23+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Thunder
Clippers 112Thunder 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers33302623112
Thunder27302932118
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 32 points carried Oklahoma City past LA, 118-112

For LA, Lou Williams had 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 32 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 12-25 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 32-23.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −6−6−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Steven Adams was the fantasy play: 51.4 FPTS on 20 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST

Final · Hornets-Celtics
Hornets 93Celtics 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets3719211693
Celtics30292535119
The story
Boston beat Charlotte 119-93 behind 23 points from Kemba Walker

Miles Bridges paced Charlotte: 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 8-16 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

A 35-16 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
300 −7+3+7+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.8Season avg24.6Last 5

24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.8 in 28 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.4Season avg24.7Last 3

24.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.4 in 23 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 39

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 19, 26, 19, 16, 15, 24, 26, 39Celtics-Hornets · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 26, 11, 6, 17, 20, 20, 26, 32Raptors-Mavs · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 26, 39, 50, 16, 33, 27, 36, 32Lakers-Nuggets · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 21, 20, 14, 16, 7, 20, 32, 32Thunder-Clippers · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 21, 27, 17, 22, 18, 31, 24, 28Thunder-Clippers · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Devonte' GrahamPoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 29, 40, 16, 12, 15, 9, 22, 23Hornets-Celtics · L
19.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dennis SchroderOKC+5.0 23.1 last 10 · 18.1 season
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
Davis BertansWAS+3.9 19.3 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsLAC−4.3 15.2 last 10 · 19.5 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