FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 26, 2019Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed SAC by 8 after three quarters and won 105–104.

Final · Box score
Wizards102
Pistons132
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +20; Q3 DET +30; Q4 DET +30
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Nets82
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +18; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Spurs98
Mavs102
Q1 DAL -4; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies110
Thunder97
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +13
Final · 2OT · Box score
Wolves105
Kings104
Q1 MIN -5; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN -8; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 Wolves 0; OT2 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Blazers115
Jazz121
Q1 UTA +15; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +20; Q4 UTA +6
On this day · 2018–19Dec 26, 2018: 10 games. Top scorer: Spencer Dinwiddie (Nets-Hornets), 37 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Kings

Minnesota needs two overtimes to survive Sacramento

Richaun Holmes goes for 20 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-5+2-800+1MIN AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Wolves2129211978105
Kings2622311177104
Who led
Gorgui DiengPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 4, 0, 5, 13, 18, 15, 11, 21MIN21 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 4, 14, 10, 15, 10, 3, 4, 19MIN19 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Richaun HolmesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 10, 4, 9, 11, 20, 18, 12, 20SAC20 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 9, 10, 13, 17, 14, 25, 10, 19SAC19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Spurs-Mavs

Dallas beats San Antonio, 102–98

Dallas led 79–74 after three and won by 4. Luka Doncic led Dallas with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over SAC1DAL over SAS4UTA over POR6NYK over BKN12MEM over OKC13DET over WAS30Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over SAS.
Lead changes
Spurs-Mavs14
Wolves-Kings7
Knicks-Nets5
Wizards-Pistons2
Grizzlies-Thunder1
Blazers-Jazz0
The night in charts
Blazers-Jazz combined for 236, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-JazzBlazers 115, Jazz 121
236
Wizards-PistonsWizards 102, Pistons 132
234
Wolves-KingsWolves 105, Kings 104 · OT
209
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 110, Thunder 97
207
Spurs-MavsSpurs 98, Mavs 102
200
Knicks-NetsKnicks 94, Nets 82
176
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-KingsWolves 105, Kings 104 · OT
+1 MIN
Spurs-MavsSpurs 98, Mavs 102
+4 DAL
Blazers-JazzBlazers 115, Jazz 121
+6 UTA
Knicks-NetsKnicks 94, Nets 82
+12 NYK
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 110, Thunder 97
+13 MEM
Wizards-PistonsWizards 102, Pistons 132
+30 DET
MIN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-KingsMIN won · Wolves 105, Kings 104 · OT
8 pts
Spurs-MavsDAL won · Spurs 98, Mavs 102
4 pts
Valanciunas shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ValanciunasMEM · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
AdamsOKC · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
GaySAS · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
InglesUTA · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
PasecniksWAS · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Wolves-Kings
Wolves 105Kings 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Wolves2129211978105
Kings2622311177104
The story
Gorgui Dieng had 21 points and 15 rebounds as Minnesota beat Sacramento 105-104 in OT

Bogdan Bogdanovic led Sacramento with 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 15 REB · 7-13 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 19-11.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −5+2−800+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 98Mavs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2423272498
Mavs20322723102
The story
Dallas beat San Antonio 102-98 behind 24 points and 10 rebounds from Luka Doncic

Rudy Gay paced San Antonio: 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 9-23 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-23 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −4+5+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Jazz
Blazers 115Jazz 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers22302439115
Jazz37253425121
The story
Joe Ingles' 26 points carried Utah past Portland, 121-115

For Portland, CJ McCollum had 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 10-15 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-22, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +15+10+20+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Damian Lillard was the fantasy play: 53.3 FPTS on 34 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 30 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg11.7Last 3

11.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 28 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 15 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 35

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 26, 30, 28, 30, 30, 20, 13, 35Jazz-Blazers · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 31, 13, 27, 31, 36, 29, 18, 34Blazers-Jazz · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 24, 26, 20, 17, 13, 20, 35, 33Knicks-Nets · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Joe InglesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 9, 23, 13, 16, 14, 14, 27, 26Jazz-Blazers · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 24, 24, 24, 24, 31, 41, 39, 25Nets-Knicks · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 13, 15, 30, 30, 31, 26, 20, 25Blazers-Jazz · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe InglesUTA+5.7 15.8 last 10 · 10.1 season
Dennis SchroderOKC+5.1 23.3 last 10 · 18.2 season
Norman PowellTOR+4.8 19.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Spencer DinwiddieBKN+4.2 26.9 last 10 · 22.7 season
Troy Brown Jr.WAS+4.1 13.5 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsLAC−5.5 13.6 last 10 · 19.1 season
Eric PaschallGSW−4.5 10.2 last 10 · 14.7 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
Jordan PooleGSW−3.3 3.8 last 10 · 7.1 season