FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 2, 2021Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Bulls119
Knicks115
Q1 Bulls +18; Q2 Bulls +18; Q3 Bulls +6; Q4 Bulls +4
Final · Box score
Bucks93
Raptors97
Q1 Raptors +3; Q2 Raptors +8; Q3 Raptors +5; Q4 Raptors +4
Final · Box score
Thunder79
Grizzlies152
Q1 Grizzlies +15; Q2 Grizzlies +36; Q3 Grizzlies +51; Q4 Grizzlies +73
Final · Box score
Pistons103
Suns114
Q1 Suns +12; Q2 Suns +18; Q3 Suns +6; Q4 Suns +11
Final · Box score
Spurs114
Blazers83
Q1 Spurs +10; Q2 Spurs +21; Q3 Spurs +19; Q4 Spurs +31
The lead · Bulls-Knicks

DeMar DeRozan scores 34 in Chicago win over New York

Jerami Grant goes for 34 points

Game flow · Bulls margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+18+18+6+4Bulls AHEAD ↑Knicks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls37322030119
Knicks19323232115
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 38, 22, 26, 31, 18, 17, 23, 28, 28, 34Bulls34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 36, 21, 17, 28, 21, 16, 25, 27Bulls27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 13, 16, 34, 20, 9, 8, 24, 30Knicks30 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 15, 20, 13, 12, 9, 23, 25, 16Knicks16 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Bucks-Raptors

Toronto never trails at a break against Milwaukee

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 97–93. Fred VanVleet led Toronto with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Bulls over Knicks4Raptors over Bucks4Suns over Pistons11Spurs over Blazers31Grizzlies over Thunder73Final margin, points. Pink = Raptors over Bucks.
Lead changes
Bucks-Raptors8
Bulls-Knicks7
Pistons-Suns3
Thunder-Grizzlies0
Spurs-Blazers0
The night in charts
Bulls-Knicks combined for 234, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-KnicksBulls 119, Knicks 115
234
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 79, Grizzlies 152
231
Pistons-SunsPistons 103, Suns 114
217
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 114, Blazers 83
197
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 93, Raptors 97
190
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-KnicksBulls 119, Knicks 115
+4 Bulls
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 93, Raptors 97
+4 Raptors
Pistons-SunsPistons 103, Suns 114
+11 Suns
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 114, Blazers 83
+31 Spurs
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 79, Grizzlies 152
+73 Grizzlies
JJJ shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JJJGrizzlies · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
MeltonGrizzlies · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
80% (8-10)
RandleKnicks · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
67% (14-21)
AytonSuns · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Cameron JohnsonSuns · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Bucks-Raptors
Bucks 93Raptors 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2317282593
Raptors2622252497
The story
Fred VanVleet had 29 points as Toronto beat Milwaukee 97-93

Khris Middleton led Milwaukee with 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 9-17 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the second 22-17, their biggest quarter edge.

Raptors lead by quarter
200 +3+8+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jrue Holiday led the game in fantasy with 45.2 FPTS (26 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Bulls-Knicks
Bulls 119Knicks 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls37322030119
Knicks19323232115
The story
Zach LaVine's 27 points carried Chicago past New York, 119-115

For New York, Alec Burks had 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 9-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-19, was where the Bulls built it.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 +18+18+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Julius Randle was the fantasy play: 52.4 FPTS on 30 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST

Final · Pistons-Suns
Pistons 103Suns 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons18333022103
Suns30391827114
The story
Phoenix beat Detroit 114-103 behind 18 points from Mikal Bridges

Isaiah Stewart paced Detroit: 14 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 8-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 30-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

Suns lead by quarter
200 +12+18+6+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.1Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.1 in 21 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.0 in 21 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Ty JeromeThunder
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.2Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 34

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 38, 22, 26, 31, 18, 17, 23, 28, 28, 34Bulls-Knicks · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 7, 19, 19, 36, 21, 13, 20, 32, 14, 34Pistons-Suns · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 13, 16, 34, 20, 9, 8, 24, 30Knicks-Bulls · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 24, 13, 17, 23, 26, 27, 15, 29Raptors-Bucks · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 36, 21, 17, 28, 21, 16, 25, 27Bulls-Knicks · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 11, 11, 18, 14, 16, 7, 30, 27Bulls-Knicks · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Alec BurksKnicks+4.2 15.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
Damian LillardBlazers+2.9 24.4 last 10 · 21.4 season
James HardenNets+2.9 23.9 last 10 · 21.0 season
Frank JacksonPistons+2.8 12.4 last 10 · 9.6 season
Trae YoungHawks+2.7 29.0 last 10 · 26.3 season
Cold
RJ BarrettKnicks−3.9 10.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Furkan KorkmazSixers−3.5 5.7 last 10 · 9.2 season
Darius BazleyThunder−3.2 5.3 last 10 · 8.5 season
T.J. McConnellPacers−2.8 5.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Donovan MitchellJazz−2.7 20.5 last 10 · 23.2 season