FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 30, 2019Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed POR by 19 after the first quarter and won 122–116.

Final · Box score
Hawks101
Magic93
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL -10; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Heat105
Wizards123
Q1 WAS -10; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +18
Final · Box score
Bucks123
Bulls102
Q1 MIL +11; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +21
Final · OT · Box score
Nets115
Wolves122
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN -6; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Pistons81
Jazz104
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +23
Final · Box score
Suns122
Blazers116
Q1 PHX -19; Q2 PHX -9; Q3 PHX -6; Q4 PHX +6
On this day · 2018–19Dec 30, 2018: 6 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Thunder-Mavs), 36 points.
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The lead · Suns-Blazers

Devin Booker drops 33 in 19-point comeback win over Portland

Jordan McRae goes for 29 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-19-9-6+6PHX AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns19362839122
Blazers38262527116
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 44, 35, 26, 15, 18, 19, 11, 34, 32, 33PHX33 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 14, 17, 24, 19, 13, 26, 14, 6, 20, 29PHX29 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 13, 27, 31, 36, 29, 18, 34, 31, 33POR33 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 30, 30, 31, 26, 20, 25, 18, 25POR25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: Utah by 23.

PHX over POR6MIN over BKN7ATL over ORL8WAS over MIA18MIL over CHI21UTA over DET23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Pistons-Jazz5
Heat-Wizards3
Nets-Wolves3
Bucks-Bulls2
Suns-Blazers2
The night in charts
Suns-Blazers combined for 238, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-BlazersSuns 122, Blazers 116
238
Nets-WolvesNets 115, Wolves 122 · OT
237
Heat-WizardsHeat 105, Wizards 123
228
Bucks-BullsBucks 123, Bulls 102
225
Hawks-MagicHawks 101, Magic 93
194
Pistons-JazzPistons 81, Jazz 104
185
PHX won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Suns-BlazersSuns 122, Blazers 116
+6 PHX
Nets-WolvesNets 115, Wolves 122 · OT
+7 MIN
Hawks-MagicHawks 101, Magic 93
+8 ATL
Heat-WizardsHeat 105, Wizards 123
+18 WAS
Bucks-BullsBucks 123, Bulls 102
+21 MIL
Pistons-JazzPistons 81, Jazz 104
+23 UTA
PHX erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-BlazersPHX won · Suns 122, Blazers 116
19 pts
Hawks-MagicATL won · Hawks 101, Magic 93
10 pts
Heat-WizardsWAS won · Heat 105, Wizards 123
10 pts
Nets-WolvesMIN won · Nets 115, Wolves 122 · OT
6 pts
Pistons-JazzUTA won · Pistons 81, Jazz 104
2 pts
Mahinmi shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MahinmiWAS · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
91% (10-11)
LenATL · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
McRaeWAS · 29 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
GoodwinATL · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
VucevicORL · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
63% (12-19)
Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 122Blazers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns19362839122
Blazers38262527116
The story
Kelly Oubre Jr. had 29 points as Phoenix beat Portland 122-116

Damian Lillard led Portland with 33 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 11-21 FG, 7-10 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 39-27.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −19−9−6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hassan Whiteside led the game in fantasy with 53.9 FPTS (22 REB, 16 PTS, 3 AST)

Final · Nets-Wolves
Nets 115Wolves 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets2921302312115
Wolves2722252919122
The story
Shabazz Napier's 24 points and 8 assists carried Minnesota past Brooklyn, 122-115 in OT

For Brooklyn, Taurean Prince had 14 REB, 11 PTS 24 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 8-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Timberwolves took it 19-12.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −2−1−60+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Wizards
Heat 105Wizards 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat39241824105
Wizards29421933123
The story
Washington beat Miami 123-105 behind 25 points from Ian Mahinmi

Jimmy Butler paced Miami: 27 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 10-11 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 42-24 second quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −10+8+9+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.5Season avg31.6Last 5

31.6 points a game over his last five games, against 22.5 in 31 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.4 in 32 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Spencer Dinwiddie leads the day with 36

Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 24, 24, 31, 41, 39, 25, 17, 36Nets-Wolves · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 44, 35, 26, 15, 18, 19, 11, 34, 32, 33Suns-Blazers · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 13, 27, 31, 36, 29, 18, 34, 31, 33Blazers-Suns · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jordan McRaePoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 21, 11, 13, 8, 10, 15, 20, 29Wizards-Heat · W
11.2 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 14, 17, 24, 19, 13, 26, 14, 6, 20, 29Suns-Blazers · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Garrison MathewsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 3, 4, 5, 6, 2, 6, 4, 0, 28Wizards-Heat · W
5.3 PPG season to date · +25.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe InglesUTA+6.5 16.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
Spencer DinwiddieBKN+5.5 28.5 last 10 · 23.0 season
Dennis SchroderOKC+4.8 23.2 last 10 · 18.4 season
Norman PowellTOR+4.8 19.2 last 10 · 14.4 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
Larry Nance Jr.CLE−4.0 4.4 last 10 · 8.4 season
Eric BledsoeMIL−3.8 11.2 last 10 · 15.0 season
Luka DoncicDAL−3.6 25.2 last 10 · 28.8 season