FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 28, 2019Regular season · 14 games
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14 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed IND by 13 after the first quarter and won 120–98.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies110
Nuggets119
Q1 DEN +15; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Raptors113
Celtics97
Q1 TOR +11; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +16
Final · Box score
Pacers98
Pelicans120
Q1 NOP -13; Q2 NOP +3; Q3 NOP +18; Q4 NOP +22
Final · Box score
Hawks81
Bulls116
Q1 CHI +16; Q2 CHI +21; Q3 CHI +18; Q4 CHI +35
Final · Box score
Nets98
Rockets108
Q1 HOU +22; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +10
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers116
Heat117
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Cavs94
Wolves88
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Knicks107
Wizards100
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Mavs141
Warriors121
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +20
Final · Box score
Magic100
Bucks111
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Pistons109
Spurs136
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +21; Q4 SAS +27
Final · Box score
Suns112
Kings110
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Lakers128
Blazers120
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Jazz120
Clippers107
Q1 UTA -10; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +13
On this day · 2018–19Dec 28, 2018: 10 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Mavs), 48 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Pelicans

New Orleans rallies from 13 down to beat Indiana

James Harden goes for 44 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13+3+18+22NOP AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3213233098
Pelicans19293834120
Who led
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 32, 21, 22, 34, 25, 19, 31, 24NOP24 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 12, 29, 21, 18, 25, 21, 20, 20NOP20 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Aaron HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 4, 18, 13, 23, 11, 11, 11, 19, 17, 25IND25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 18, 6, 12, 23, 9, 24, 16, 20IND20 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Chicago posts the night's biggest win

Chicago beat Atlanta by 35, the widest margin of 14 games.

MIA over PHI1PHX over SAC2CLE over MIN6NYK over WAS7LAL over POR8DEN over MEM9HOU over BKN10MIL over ORL11UTA over LAC13TOR over BOS16DAL over GSW20NOP over IND22SAS over DET27CHI over ATL35Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Knicks-Wizards19
Suns-Kings12
Lakers-Blazers12
Mavs-Warriors11
Sixers-Heat10
Nets-Rockets9
Pacers-Pelicans7
Pistons-Spurs6
Jazz-Clippers5
Cavs-Wolves3
Hawks-Bulls1
Grizzlies-Nuggets0
Raptors-Celtics0
The night in charts
Mavs-Warriors combined for 262, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 141, Warriors 121
262
Lakers-BlazersLakers 128, Blazers 120
248
Pistons-SpursPistons 109, Spurs 136
245
Sixers-HeatSixers 116, Heat 117 · OT
233
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 110, Nuggets 119
229
Jazz-ClippersJazz 120, Clippers 107
227
Suns-KingsSuns 112, Kings 110
222
Pacers-PelicansPacers 98, Pelicans 120
218
Magic-BucksMagic 100, Bucks 111
211
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 113, Celtics 97
210
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 107, Wizards 100
207
Nets-RocketsNets 98, Rockets 108
206
Hawks-BullsHawks 81, Bulls 116
197
Cavs-WolvesCavs 94, Wolves 88
182
2 of 14 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-HeatSixers 116, Heat 117 · OT
+1 MIA
Suns-KingsSuns 112, Kings 110
+2 PHX
Cavs-WolvesCavs 94, Wolves 88
+6 CLE
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 107, Wizards 100
+7 NYK
Lakers-BlazersLakers 128, Blazers 120
+8 LAL
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 110, Nuggets 119
+9 DEN
Nets-RocketsNets 98, Rockets 108
+10 HOU
Magic-BucksMagic 100, Bucks 111
+11 MIL
Jazz-ClippersJazz 120, Clippers 107
+13 UTA
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 113, Celtics 97
+16 TOR
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 141, Warriors 121
+20 DAL
Pacers-PelicansPacers 98, Pelicans 120
+22 NOP
Pistons-SpursPistons 109, Spurs 136
+27 SAS
Hawks-BullsHawks 81, Bulls 116
+35 CHI
NOP erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-PelicansNOP won · Pacers 98, Pelicans 120
13 pts
Jazz-ClippersUTA won · Jazz 120, Clippers 107
10 pts
Sixers-HeatMIA won · Sixers 116, Heat 117 · OT
5 pts
Mavs-WarriorsDAL won · Mavs 141, Warriors 121
2 pts
DeRozan shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DeRozanSAS · 29 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB
81% (13-16)
Coby WhiteCHI · 18 PTS, 5 REB
73% (8-11)
GarlandCLE · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
BaynesPHX · 17 PTS, 5 REB
73% (8-11)
HardawayDAL · 25 PTS, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Sixers-Heat
Sixers 116Heat 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers332620298116
Heat282631239117
The story
Jimmy Butler had 25 points and 9 assists as Miami beat Philadelphia 117-116 in OT

Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 35 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST · 7-21 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Heat took the third 31-20.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −5−5+60+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Kings
Suns 112Kings 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns31282231112
Kings30192833110
The story
Phoenix beat Sacramento 112-110 behind 32 points and 10 assists from Devin Booker

Harrison Barnes paced Sacramento: 21 PTS, 10 REB 32 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 14-23 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +1+10+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Nuggets
Grizzlies 110Nuggets 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies11282942110
Nuggets26243237119
The story
Nikola Jokic's a 31-10-10 triple-double carried Denver past Memphis, 119-110

For Memphis, Ja Morant had 16 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 31 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST · 12-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-11, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +15+11+14+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 31 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 31 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 24.0 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 44

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 55, 54, 39, 28, 28, 47, 34, 24, 44Rockets-Nets · W
38.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC, Dec 23, 2022: 44 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
44 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 22, 38, 24, 22, 33, 21, 20, 31, 24, 35Sixers-Heat · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 18, 8, 26, 25, 30, 20, 31, 35Warriors-Mavs · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 8 games: 18, 9, 16, 30, 12, 27, 9, 34Hawks-Bulls · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 44, 35, 26, 15, 18, 19, 11, 34, 32Suns-Kings · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 42, 27, 33, 22, 26, 27, 41, 2, 24, 31Mavs-Warriors · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Nov 20, 2016: 31 PTS · 11 REB · 15 AST
31 PTS · 12 REB · 15 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe InglesUTA+6.7 16.9 last 10 · 10.2 season
Dennis SchroderOKC+4.8 23.2 last 10 · 18.4 season
Norman PowellTOR+4.8 19.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Troy Brown Jr.WAS+4.6 14.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
Julius RandleNYK+4.6 23.3 last 10 · 18.7 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsLAC−4.7 14.3 last 10 · 19.0 season
Eric PaschallGSW−4.5 10.2 last 10 · 14.7 season
Eric BledsoeMIL−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Larry Nance Jr.CLE−4.0 4.4 last 10 · 8.4 season
Jeremy LambIND−3.5 10.2 last 10 · 13.7 season