FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 5, 2021Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Jazz109
Cavs108
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +1
Final · Box score
Hornets130
Hawks127
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHA +7; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Wizards90
Raptors102
Q1 TOR +11; Q2 TOR +21; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Pelicans108
Rockets118
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +10
The lead · Jazz-Cavs

Donovan Mitchell scores 35 as Utah wins in Cleveland

Brandon Ingram goes for 40 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+5+9+1UTA AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz32283118109
Cavs29262726108
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 26, 18, 13, 16, 21, 30, 34, 35UTA35 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 7, 10, 24, 19, 23, 11, 13, 16, 16UTA16 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 25, 24, 19, 26, 18, 16, 32, 31CLE31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 11, 20, 25, 19, 28, 19, 28, 17CLE17 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Hornets-Hawks

Charlotte holds off Atlanta, 130–127

Charlotte led 99–92 after three and held on to win by three. Miles Bridges led Charlotte with 32 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over CLE1CHA over ATL3HOU over NOP10TOR over WAS12Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over ATL.
Lead changes
Hornets-Hawks17
Jazz-Cavs14
Pelicans-Rockets4
Wizards-Raptors1
The night in charts
Hornets-Hawks combined for 257, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-HawksHornets 130, Hawks 127
257
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 108, Rockets 118
226
Jazz-CavsJazz 109, Cavs 108
217
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 90, Raptors 102
192
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-CavsJazz 109, Cavs 108
+1 UTA
Hornets-HawksHornets 130, Hawks 127
+3 CHA
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 108, Rockets 118
+10 HOU
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 90, Raptors 102
+12 TOR
Miles Bridges shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Miles BridgesCHA · 32 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
73% (11-15)
OubreCHA · 28 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
HuerterATL · 28 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
64% (9-14)
ValanciunasNOP · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
64% (7-11)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Jazz-Cavs
Jazz 109Cavs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz32283118109
Cavs29262726108
The story
Rudy Gobert had 20 rebounds and 6 points as Utah beat Cleveland 109-108

Jarrett Allen led Cleveland with 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 20 REB, 6 PTS, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 3-6 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the third 31-27, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +3+5+9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Darius Garland led the game in fantasy with 56.8 FPTS (31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Hornets-Hawks
Hornets 130Hawks 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets30383131130
Hawks30313135127
The story
Miles Bridges' 32 points carried Charlotte past Atlanta, 130-127

For Atlanta, Trae Young had 25 PTS, 15 AST, 4 REB 32 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 11-15 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 38-31, was where the Hornets built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 0+7+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Rockets
Pelicans 108Rockets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans26233623108
Rockets28293724118
The story
Houston beat New Orleans 118-108 behind 23 points from Christian Wood

Willy Hernangomez paced New Orleans: 13 REB, 10 PTS 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

A 29-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +2+8+9+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.3Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.3 in 24 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.8Season avg25.0Last 3

25.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.8 in 22 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.8Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 6.8 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Brandon Ingram leads the day with 40

Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 9, 26, 21, 11, 27, 29, 24, 40Pelicans-Rockets · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Jan 13, 2001: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Season high40 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 26, 18, 13, 16, 21, 30, 34, 35Jazz-Cavs · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 35, 6, 11, 18, 22, 9, 22, 32Hornets-Hawks · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 15, 11, 15, 21, 12, 14, 18, 31Hawks-Hornets · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 25, 24, 19, 26, 18, 16, 32, 31Cavs-Jazz · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 20, 4, 32, 21, 17, 17, 18, 20, 20, 31Raptors-Wizards · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Patty MillsBKN+4.7 17.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
Alec BurksNYK+3.9 15.2 last 10 · 11.3 season
Darius GarlandCLE+3.5 23.2 last 10 · 19.7 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeWAS+3.2 14.7 last 10 · 11.5 season
Kevin HuerterATL+3.0 13.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
RJ BarrettNYK−3.5 10.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Furkan KorkmazPHI−3.5 5.7 last 10 · 9.2 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerNOP−3.2 10.3 last 10 · 13.5 season
Darius BazleyOKC−3.2 5.3 last 10 · 8.5 season
Spencer DinwiddieWAS−2.9 10.5 last 10 · 13.4 season