FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 3, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed ATL by 9 after three quarters and won 98–96.

Final · Box score
Heat113
Pacers104
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Cavs116
Wizards101
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +19; Q3 CLE +27; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Sixers98
Hawks96
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI -8; Q3 PHI -9; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Nets110
Q1 BKN -7; Q2 BKN +4; Q3 BKN +1; Q4 BKN +5
Final · Box score
Magic116
Rockets118
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Pelicans107
Mavs91
Q1 NOP -5; Q2 NOP -4; Q3 NOP +11; Q4 NOP +16
Final · Box score
Celtics130
Jazz137
Q1 UTA +13; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Suns96
Warriors118
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +22
Final · Box score
Clippers119
Lakers115
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +4
The lead · Sixers-Hawks

Philadelphia rallies from 9 down to beat Atlanta

Draymond Green goes for 9 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9-8-9+2PHI AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers3113342098
Hawks223035996
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 19, 18, 19, 30, 42, 16, 13, 28PHI28 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 5, 20, 10, 24, 14, 24, 17, 18PHI18 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 42, 23, 18, 19, 30, 31, 31, 33, 33, 25ATL25 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 8, 16, 11, 10, 9, 5, 9, 18ATL18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Warriors rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Golden State beat Phoenix by 22.

PHI over ATL2HOU over ORL2LAC over LAL4BKN over MIN5UTA over BOS7MIA over IND9CLE over WAS15NOP over DAL16GSW over PHX22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Wolves-Nets26
Magic-Rockets11
Cavs-Wizards4
Sixers-Hawks3
Heat-Pacers1
Suns-Warriors1
Clippers-Lakers0
Shot of the night

Gordon's floater with 1.6 seconds left breaks the tie, 118-116 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Jazz combined for 267, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-JazzCeltics 130, Jazz 137
267
Clippers-LakersClippers 119, Lakers 115
234
Magic-RocketsMagic 116, Rockets 118
234
Heat-PacersHeat 113, Pacers 104
217
Cavs-WizardsCavs 116, Wizards 101
217
Wolves-NetsWolves 105, Nets 110
215
Suns-WarriorsSuns 96, Warriors 118
214
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 107, Mavs 91
198
Sixers-HawksSixers 98, Hawks 96
194
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-RocketsMagic 116, Rockets 118
+2 HOU
Sixers-HawksSixers 98, Hawks 96
+2 PHI
Clippers-LakersClippers 119, Lakers 115
+4 LAC
Wolves-NetsWolves 105, Nets 110
+5 BKN
Celtics-JazzCeltics 130, Jazz 137
+7 UTA
Heat-PacersHeat 113, Pacers 104
+9 MIA
Cavs-WizardsCavs 116, Wizards 101
+15 CLE
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 107, Mavs 91
+16 NOP
Suns-WarriorsSuns 96, Warriors 118
+22 GSW
PHI rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-HawksPHI won · Sixers 98, Hawks 96
9 pts
Wolves-NetsBKN won · Wolves 105, Nets 110
7 pts
Pelicans-MavsNOP won · Pelicans 107, Mavs 91
5 pts
Magic-RocketsHOU won · Magic 116, Rockets 118
2 pts
Jarrett Allen shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jarrett AllenCLE · 28 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
76% (13-17)
Eric GordonHOU · 24 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
KennardLAC · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ConleyUTA · 29 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
ADLAL · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
Final · Sixers-Hawks
Sixers 98Hawks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers3113342098
Hawks223035996
The story
Joel Embiid had 28 points and 12 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Atlanta 98-96

Trae Young led Atlanta with 25 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 28 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 10-23 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 20-9.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +9−8−9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Rockets
Magic 116Rockets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic24322733116
Rockets31233034118
The story
Christian Wood's 20 points and 13 rebounds carried Houston past Orlando, 118-116

For Orlando, Mo Bamba had 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 8-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-24, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +7−2+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 116Wizards 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs34313417116
Wizards29172629101
The story
Cleveland beat Washington 116-101 behind 32 points and 10 assists from Darius Garland

Raul Neto paced Washington: 13 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 32 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB · 11-17 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +5+19+27+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.2Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.2 in 19 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 18 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.9Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 15.9 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 37

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 37, 33, 30, 15, 24, 8, 26, 37Celtics-Jazz · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 20, 26, 18, 13, 16, 21, 30, 34Jazz-Celtics · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 24, 25, 24, 19, 26, 18, 16, 32Cavs-Wizards · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 33, 19, 23, 27, 21, 39, 27, 30Nets-Wolves · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 5, 17, 19, 18, 12, 20, 2, 29Jazz-Celtics · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 19, 18, 19, 30, 42, 16, 13, 28Sixers-Hawks · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Alec BurksNYK+4.2 15.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
Patty MillsBKN+3.5 16.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
James HardenBKN+3.3 24.2 last 10 · 20.9 season
Darius GarlandCLE+3.2 22.3 last 10 · 19.1 season
Damian LillardPOR+2.9 24.4 last 10 · 21.4 season
Cold
RJ BarrettNYK−3.9 10.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Furkan KorkmazPHI−3.5 5.7 last 10 · 9.2 season
Darius BazleyOKC−3.2 5.3 last 10 · 8.5 season
T.J. McConnellIND−2.8 5.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Grayson AllenMIL−2.7 11.1 last 10 · 13.8 season