FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 13, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed ATL by 13 after three quarters and won 132–126.

Final · Box score
Heat94
Cavs105
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Warriors102
Pacers100
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW -8; Q3 GSW -4; Q4 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Kings101
Raptors124
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +25; Q3 TOR +24; Q4 TOR +23
Final · Box score
Rockets132
Hawks126
Q1 HOU -10; Q2 HOU -11; Q3 HOU -13; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Bucks103
Celtics117
Q1 BOS -9; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +14
Final · Box score
Sixers91
Grizzlies126
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +26; Q4 MEM +35
Final · Box score
Hornets96
Mavs120
Q1 DAL +17; Q2 DAL +27; Q3 DAL +22; Q4 DAL +24
Final · Box score
Wizards107
Nuggets113
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +18; Q3 DEN +21; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Suns95
Clippers111
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +16
The lead · Rockets-Hawks

Eric Gordon scores 32, Houston rallies past Atlanta

Nikola Jokic goes for 28 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-11-13+6HOU AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28303044132
Hawks38313225126
Who led
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 22, 11, 8, 24, 23, 21, 14, 32HOU32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 0, 3, 8, 9, 8, 3, 3, 22HOU22 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 31, 33, 33, 25, 25, 29, 31, 41ATL41 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 21, 12, 14, 18, 31, 13, 20, 14ATL14 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Memphis by 35.

GSW over IND2HOU over ATL6DEN over WAS6CLE over MIA11BOS over MIL14LAC over PHX16TOR over SAC23DAL over CHA24MEM over PHI35Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Warriors-Pacers9
Bucks-Celtics8
Heat-Cavs6
Sixers-Grizzlies5
Rockets-Hawks4
Suns-Clippers1
Kings-Raptors0
Hornets-Mavs0
Wizards-Nuggets0
Shot of the night

Looney's jumper with 13 seconds left breaks the tie, 102-100 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Hawks combined for 258, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-HawksRockets 132, Hawks 126
258
Kings-RaptorsKings 101, Raptors 124
225
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 107, Nuggets 113
220
Bucks-CelticsBucks 103, Celtics 117
220
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 91, Grizzlies 126
217
Hornets-MavsHornets 96, Mavs 120
216
Suns-ClippersSuns 95, Clippers 111
206
Warriors-PacersWarriors 102, Pacers 100
202
Heat-CavsHeat 94, Cavs 105
199
GSW won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Warriors-PacersWarriors 102, Pacers 100
+2 GSW
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 107, Nuggets 113
+6 DEN
Rockets-HawksRockets 132, Hawks 126
+6 HOU
Heat-CavsHeat 94, Cavs 105
+11 CLE
Bucks-CelticsBucks 103, Celtics 117
+14 BOS
Suns-ClippersSuns 95, Clippers 111
+16 LAC
Kings-RaptorsKings 101, Raptors 124
+23 TOR
Hornets-MavsHornets 96, Mavs 120
+24 DAL
Sixers-GrizzliesSixers 91, Grizzlies 126
+35 MEM
HOU erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-HawksHOU won · Rockets 132, Hawks 126
13 pts
Bucks-CelticsBOS won · Bucks 103, Celtics 117
9 pts
Warriors-PacersGSW won · Warriors 102, Pacers 100
8 pts
Heat-CavsCLE won · Heat 94, Cavs 105
2 pts
Sabonis shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisIND · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
MannLAC · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
Draymond GreenGSW · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST
70% (7-10)
LooneyGSW · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
BoucherTOR · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Warriors-Pacers
Warriors 102Pacers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors25223322102
Pacers29262916100
The story
Stephen Curry's 26 points carried Golden State past Indiana, 102-100

For Indiana, Malcolm Brogdon had 23 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 26 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 8-20 FG, 5-15 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 22-16.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −4−8−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Domantas Sabonis was the fantasy play: 51.2 FPTS on 30 PTS, 11 REB

Final · Rockets-Hawks
Rockets 132Hawks 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28303044132
Hawks38313225126
The story
Trae Young had 41 points and 9 assists in a 132-126 loss to Houston

Jae'Sean Tate led Houston with 15 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 41 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 14-22 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 44-25.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −10−11−13+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Nuggets
Wizards 107Nuggets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards22192937107
Nuggets29303222113
The story
Denver beat Washington 113-107 behind 22 points from Monte Morris

Davis Bertans paced Washington: 21 PTS, 5 REB 22 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 8-14 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 30-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +7+18+21+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.9Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.9 in 28 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.9Season avg24.3Last 3

24.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.9 in 22 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.9Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 4.9 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 42

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 8, 26, 37, 31, 34, 29, 24, 42Celtics-Bucks · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Apr 28, 2002: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Season high42 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 31, 33, 33, 25, 25, 29, 31, 41Hawks-Rockets · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Apr 3, 2016: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
41 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 22, 11, 8, 24, 23, 21, 14, 32Rockets-Hawks · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 4, 16, 22, 14, 30, 21, 24, 30Pacers-Warriors · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 12, 17, 24, 17, 33, 31, 13, 29Kings-Raptors · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 24, 18, 32, 17, 39, 22, 35, 28Nuggets-Wizards · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 19 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kelly Oubre Jr.CHA+7.1 24.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Derrick WhiteSAS+4.1 18.0 last 10 · 13.9 season
Trae YoungATL+3.9 30.9 last 10 · 27.0 season
Gary HarrisORL+3.6 11.7 last 10 · 8.1 season
Jusuf NurkicPOR+3.6 16.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Cold
Harrison BarnesSAC−5.2 12.2 last 10 · 17.4 season
Montrezl HarrellWAS−4.4 10.3 last 10 · 14.7 season
Ricky RubioCLE−4.2 8.6 last 10 · 12.8 season
Grayson AllenMIL−3.8 9.1 last 10 · 12.9 season
Spencer DinwiddieWAS−3.6 9.5 last 10 · 13.1 season