FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 1, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 16 points, by ORL (vs DEN) and MIL (vs CHA).

Final · Box score
Hawks114
Pacers111
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL -1; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Magic108
Q1 ORL -14; Q2 ORL -16; Q3 ORL -4; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Wolves107
Wizards115
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS -4; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +8
Final · Box score
Sixers87
Celtics88
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Cavs111
Heat85
Q1 CLE +15; Q2 CLE +18; Q3 CLE +24; Q4 CLE +26
Final · Box score
Hornets125
Bucks127
Q1 MIL -16; Q2 MIL -8; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Mavs139
Pelicans107
Q1 DAL +18; Q2 DAL +21; Q3 DAL +27; Q4 DAL +32
Final · Box score
Rockets114
Thunder110
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -7; Q3 HOU -8; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Kings124
Clippers115
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +23; Q4 SAC +9
The lead · Hornets-Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 40 as Milwaukee beats Charlotte

Jae'Sean Tate goes for 32 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-8+2+2MIL AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets41272730125
Bucks25353730127
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 47, 21, 32, 12, 33, 24, 26, 40MIL40 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 16, 16, 13, 12, 11, 17, 14, 21MIL21 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 32, 15, 28, 22, 10, 19, 18, 36CHA36 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 10, 14, 16, 8, 7, 21, 27, 23, 18, 25CHA25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Dallas posts the night's biggest win

Dallas beat New Orleans by 32, the widest margin of 9 games.

BOS over PHI1MIL over CHA2ATL over IND3HOU over OKC4ORL over DEN5WAS over MIN8SAC over LAC9CLE over MIA26DAL over NOP32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Wolves-Wizards21
Sixers-Celtics16
Hawks-Pacers14
Kings-Clippers4
Rockets-Thunder3
Mavs-Pelicans2
Nuggets-Magic1
The night in charts
Hornets-Bucks combined for 252, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-BucksHornets 125, Bucks 127
252
Mavs-PelicansMavs 139, Pelicans 107
246
Kings-ClippersKings 124, Clippers 115
239
Hawks-PacersHawks 114, Pacers 111
225
Rockets-ThunderRockets 114, Thunder 110
224
Wolves-WizardsWolves 107, Wizards 115
222
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 103, Magic 108
211
Cavs-HeatCavs 111, Heat 85
196
Sixers-CelticsSixers 87, Celtics 88
175
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-CelticsSixers 87, Celtics 88
+1 BOS
Hornets-BucksHornets 125, Bucks 127
+2 MIL
Hawks-PacersHawks 114, Pacers 111
+3 ATL
Rockets-ThunderRockets 114, Thunder 110
+4 HOU
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 103, Magic 108
+5 ORL
Wolves-WizardsWolves 107, Wizards 115
+8 WAS
Kings-ClippersKings 124, Clippers 115
+9 SAC
Cavs-HeatCavs 111, Heat 85
+26 CLE
Mavs-PelicansMavs 139, Pelicans 107
+32 DAL
ORL erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-MagicORL won · Nuggets 103, Magic 108
16 pts
Hornets-BucksMIL won · Hornets 125, Bucks 127
16 pts
Rockets-ThunderHOU won · Rockets 114, Thunder 110
8 pts
Wolves-WizardsWAS won · Wolves 107, Wizards 115
4 pts
Hawks-PacersATL won · Hawks 114, Pacers 111
1 pt
Harrell shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarrellWAS · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
92% (11-12)
SabonisIND · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST
90% (9-10)
ZubacLAC · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
TateHOU · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 5 BLK
73% (11-15)
Wendell Carter Jr.ORL · 18 PTS, 8 REB
73% (8-11)
Final · Hornets-Bucks
Hornets 125Bucks 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets41272730125
Bucks25353730127
The story
LaMelo Ball had 36 points and 9 assists in a 127-125 loss to Milwaukee

Khris Middleton led Milwaukee with 21 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 36 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 12-22 FG, 8-15 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Bucks took the third 37-27.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −16−8+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Pacers
Hawks 114Pacers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks38272227114
Pacers29283123111
The story
Trae Young's 33 points and 10 assists carried Atlanta past Indiana, 114-111

For Indiana, Malcolm Brogdon had 27 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 33 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB · 13-27 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-29, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +9+8−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Magic
Nuggets 103Magic 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets29342020103
Magic15323229108
The story
Orlando beat Denver 108-103 behind 24 points from Cole Anthony

Aaron Gordon paced Denver: 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 10-21 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-20 third quarter erased a 16-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −14−16−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic topped the game at 44.5 FPTS: 18 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.9Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.9 in 23 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.6 in 20 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.3Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 4.3 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 40

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 47, 21, 32, 12, 33, 24, 26, 40Bucks-Hornets · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Feb 10, 2015: 40 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
40 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 23, 10, 15, 17, 14, 15, 22, 39Thunder-Rockets · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 32, 15, 28, 22, 10, 19, 18, 36Hornets-Bucks · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 25, 21, 28, 11, 25, 28, 32, 34Wolves-Wizards · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 30, 42, 23, 18, 19, 30, 31, 31, 33, 33Hawks-Pacers · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Jae'Sean TatePoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 14, 16, 11, 6, 8, 16, 15, 32Rockets-Thunder · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Alec BurksNYK+4.3 15.4 last 10 · 11.1 season
Frank JacksonDET+3.3 13.1 last 10 · 9.8 season
Damian LillardPOR+2.9 24.4 last 10 · 21.4 season
James HardenBKN+2.9 23.9 last 10 · 21.0 season
Trae YoungATL+2.7 29.0 last 10 · 26.3 season
Cold
RJ BarrettNYK−3.9 10.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Furkan KorkmazPHI−3.5 5.7 last 10 · 9.2 season
Julius RandleNYK−3.3 16.1 last 10 · 19.4 season
Darius BazleyOKC−3.3 5.5 last 10 · 8.8 season
T.J. McConnellIND−2.8 5.6 last 10 · 8.4 season