FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 12, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed ORL by 7 after the first quarter and won 106–94.

Final · Box score
Bucks112
Knicks97
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +15
Final · Box score
Nets116
Pistons104
Q1 BKN +7; Q2 BKN +3; Q3 BKN -5; Q4 BKN +12
Final · Box score
Mavs103
Thunder84
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +19
Final · Box score
Pelicans97
Spurs112
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Wolves116
Blazers111
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Magic94
Lakers106
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL +23; Q4 LAL +12
The lead · Magic-Lakers

LeBron James posts 30-11-10 as Lakers top Orlando

Kevin Durant goes for 51 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-3+23+12LAL AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2527103294
Lakers18313621106
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 39, 30, 33, 23, 30, 20, 33, 30LAL30 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 29, 25, 23, 10, 24, 9, 8, 19LAL19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Cole AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 15, 16, 24, 26, 9, 33, 23, 21ORL21 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 12, 27, 15, 17, 15, 19, 20, 20ORL20 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Nets-Pistons

Brooklyn handles Detroit by 12

The Nets won the first quarter 31–24. Final: 116–104. Kevin Durant led Brooklyn with 51 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over POR5BKN over DET12LAL over ORL12MIL over NYK15SAS over NOP15DAL over OKC19Final margin, points. Pink = BKN over DET.
Lead changes
Wolves-Blazers12
Pelicans-Spurs10
Magic-Lakers8
Nets-Pistons6
Mavs-Thunder2
Bucks-Knicks0
The night in charts
Wolves-Blazers combined for 227, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-BlazersWolves 116, Blazers 111
227
Nets-PistonsNets 116, Pistons 104
220
Bucks-KnicksBucks 112, Knicks 97
209
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 97, Spurs 112
209
Magic-LakersMagic 94, Lakers 106
200
Mavs-ThunderMavs 103, Thunder 84
187
MIN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Wolves-BlazersWolves 116, Blazers 111
+5 MIN
Nets-PistonsNets 116, Pistons 104
+12 BKN
Magic-LakersMagic 94, Lakers 106
+12 LAL
Bucks-KnicksBucks 112, Knicks 97
+15 MIL
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 97, Spurs 112
+15 SAS
Mavs-ThunderMavs 103, Thunder 84
+19 DAL
LAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-LakersLAL won · Magic 94, Lakers 106
7 pts
Nets-PistonsBKN won · Nets 116, Pistons 104
5 pts
Poeltl shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PoeltlSAS · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
LeBronLAL · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST, 3 BLK
60% (12-20)
Cam ThomasBKN · 13 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
JrueMIL · 13 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
McDermottSAS · 13 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
55% (6-11)
Final · Nets-Pistons
Nets 116Pistons 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets31292630116
Pistons24333413104
The story
Patty Mills had 18 points as Brooklyn beat Detroit 116-104

Saben Lee led Detroit with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 7-17 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Nets took the fourth 30-13.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +7+3−5+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Lakers
Magic 94Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2527103294
Lakers18313621106
The story
Talen Horton-Tucker's 19 points carried Los Angeles past Orlando, 106-94

For Orlando, Cole Anthony had 21 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 6 STL, 3 AST, 1 REB · 7-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 36-10.

LAL lead by quarter
300 −7−3+23+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Spurs
Pelicans 97Spurs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans2626301597
Spurs28262929112
The story
San Antonio beat New Orleans 112-97 behind 24 points and 9 assists from Derrick White

Brandon Ingram paced New Orleans: 27 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB 24 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 4 STL · 9-17 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 29-15 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2+2+1+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.2Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.2 in 20 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 18 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.0Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 8.0 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 51

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 21, 39, 27, 30, 28, 24, 31, 51Nets-Pistons · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +22.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Dec 6, 2000: 51 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Season high51 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 39, 30, 33, 23, 30, 20, 33, 30Lakers-Magic · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Apr 14, 1997: 30 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
30 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 11, 27, 29, 24, 40, 16, 26, 27Pelicans-Spurs · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Quentin GrimesPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 0, 3, 3, 0, 0, 6, 3, 27Knicks-Bucks · L
4.6 PPG season to date · +24.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 10, 15, 26, 19, 28, 21, 16, 26Pistons-Nets · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 6, 9, 14, 19, 24, 12, 0, 26Blazers-Wolves · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kelly Oubre Jr.CHA+5.9 22.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
Jarrett AllenCLE+4.1 21.4 last 10 · 17.3 season
Derrick WhiteSAS+4.1 18.0 last 10 · 13.9 season
Jaren Jackson Jr.MEM+3.8 20.3 last 10 · 16.5 season
Gary HarrisORL+3.6 11.7 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cold
Montrezl HarrellWAS−4.4 10.5 last 10 · 14.9 season
Harrison BarnesSAC−4.0 14.0 last 10 · 18.0 season
Ricky RubioCLE−3.6 9.4 last 10 · 13.0 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.6 23.5 last 10 · 27.1 season
Grayson AllenMIL−3.5 9.5 last 10 · 13.0 season