FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 6, 2021Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DET by 13 at halftime and won 114–103.

Final · OT · Box score
Sixers127
Hornets124
Q1 PHI -11; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Thunder114
Pistons103
Q1 OKC -9; Q2 OKC -13; Q3 OKC -9; Q4 OKC +11
Final · Box score
Wizards110
Pacers116
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Heat90
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 MEM +15
Final · Box score
Nuggets97
Bulls109
Q1 CHI -9; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +12
Final · Box score
Cavs104
Bucks112
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Hawks121
Wolves110
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +13; Q3 ATL +18; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Spurs104
Suns108
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Magic95
Warriors126
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +21; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +31
Final · Box score
Clippers102
Blazers90
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +12
The lead · Thunder-Pistons

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30, OKC rallies past Detroit

Joel Embiid goes for 43 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-13-9+11OKC AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder28222242114
Pistons37261822103
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 10, 15, 17, 14, 15, 22, 39, 30OKC30 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Luguentz DortPoints, last 10 games: 34, 10, 16, 15, 27, 21, 7, 19, 15, 28OKC28 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 13, 6, 9, 10, 15, 26, 19, 28DET28 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 36, 21, 13, 20, 32, 14, 34, 20DET20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Golden State by 31.

PHI over CHA3PHX over SAS4IND over WAS6MIL over CLE8OKC over DET11ATL over MIN11CHI over DEN12LAC over POR12MEM over MIA15GSW over ORL31Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Clippers-Blazers11
Nuggets-Bulls7
Cavs-Bucks4
Spurs-Suns4
Wizards-Pacers3
Hawks-Wolves3
Thunder-Pistons1
Magic-Warriors1
Grizzlies-Heat0
The night in charts
Sixers-Hornets combined for 251, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-HornetsSixers 127, Hornets 124 · OT
251
Hawks-WolvesHawks 121, Wolves 110
231
Wizards-PacersWizards 110, Pacers 116
226
Magic-WarriorsMagic 95, Warriors 126
221
Thunder-PistonsThunder 114, Pistons 103
217
Cavs-BucksCavs 104, Bucks 112
216
Spurs-SunsSpurs 104, Suns 108
212
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 97, Bulls 109
206
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 105, Heat 90
195
Clippers-BlazersClippers 102, Blazers 90
192
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-HornetsSixers 127, Hornets 124 · OT
+3 PHI
Spurs-SunsSpurs 104, Suns 108
+4 PHX
Wizards-PacersWizards 110, Pacers 116
+6 IND
Cavs-BucksCavs 104, Bucks 112
+8 MIL
Hawks-WolvesHawks 121, Wolves 110
+11 ATL
Thunder-PistonsThunder 114, Pistons 103
+11 OKC
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 97, Bulls 109
+12 CHI
Clippers-BlazersClippers 102, Blazers 90
+12 LAC
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 105, Heat 90
+15 MEM
Magic-WarriorsMagic 95, Warriors 126
+31 GSW
OKC erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-PistonsOKC won · Thunder 114, Pistons 103
13 pts
Sixers-HornetsPHI won · Sixers 127, Hornets 124 · OT
11 pts
Nuggets-BullsCHI won · Nuggets 97, Bulls 109
9 pts
Spurs-SunsPHX won · Spurs 104, Suns 108
7 pts
Clippers-BlazersLAC won · Clippers 102, Blazers 90
1 pt
Jarrett Allen shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jarrett AllenCLE · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
EmbiidPHI · 43 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
75% (15-20)
SabonisIND · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
73% (11-15)
GallinariATL · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
PoeltlSAS · 14 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Sixers-Hornets
Sixers 127Hornets 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers234428248127
Hornets342831265124
The story
Kelly Oubre Jr. had 35 points in a 127-124 in OT loss to Philadelphia

Tobias Harris led Philadelphia with 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 35 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 13-24 FG, 6-13 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the 76ers took the second 44-28.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −11+5+20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wizards-Pacers
Wizards 110Pacers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards18293132110
Pacers28303028116
The story
Indiana beat Washington 116-110 behind 30 points and 10 rebounds from Domantas Sabonis

Bradley Beal paced Washington: 34 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 30 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 11-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 28-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +10+11+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Pistons
Thunder 114Pistons 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder28222242114
Pistons37261822103
The story
Luguentz Dort's 28 points carried Oklahoma City past Detroit, 114-103

For Detroit, Jerami Grant had 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 2 REB · 9-19 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 42-22.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −9−13−9+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.8Season avg25.8Last 5

25.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.8 in 25 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.4 in 22 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 43

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 18, 19, 30, 42, 16, 13, 28, 43Sixers-Hornets · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Blake Griffin LAC, Nov 20, 2010: 44 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Season high43 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 16, 8, 7, 21, 27, 23, 18, 25, 28, 35Hornets-Sixers · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 23, 20, 26, 18, 19, 14, 14, 34Wizards-Pacers · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 36, 21, 17, 28, 21, 16, 25, 27, 31, 32Bulls-Nuggets · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 21, 28, 11, 25, 28, 32, 34, 31Wolves-Hawks · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 37, 40, 12, 25, 32, 33, 12, 23, 27, 31Warriors-Magic · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Patty MillsBKN+4.7 17.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
Kelly Oubre Jr.CHA+4.3 20.8 last 10 · 16.5 season
Jusuf NurkicPOR+4.2 17.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
Alec BurksNYK+3.9 15.2 last 10 · 11.3 season
Kevin HuerterATL+3.6 14.3 last 10 · 10.7 season
Cold
Grayson AllenMIL−3.6 9.9 last 10 · 13.5 season
RJ BarrettNYK−3.5 10.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Furkan KorkmazPHI−3.4 5.7 last 10 · 9.1 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerNOP−3.2 10.3 last 10 · 13.5 season
Darius BazleyOKC−3.1 5.3 last 10 · 8.4 season