FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 15, 2021Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed OKC by 6 at halftime and won 113–110.

Final · Box score
Rockets89
Cavs124
Q1 CLE +19; Q2 CLE +31; Q3 CLE +37; Q4 CLE +35
Final · Box score
Hawks111
Magic99
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +14; Q3 ATL +20; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Heat101
Sixers96
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +5
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers107
Mavs104
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Pacers99
Bucks114
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +15
Final · Box score
Pelicans113
Thunder110
Q1 NOP -4; Q2 NOP -6; Q3 NOP -3; Q4 NOP +3
Final · Box score
Hornets131
Spurs115
Q1 CHA +15; Q2 CHA +16; Q3 CHA +28; Q4 CHA +16
Final · Box score
Wolves124
Nuggets107
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +20; Q4 MIN +17
Final · Box score
Grizzlies113
Blazers103
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Wizards105
Kings119
Q1 SAC -5; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC -5; Q4 SAC +14
Final · Box score
Clippers103
Jazz124
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +21
The lead · Pelicans-Thunder

Brandon Ingram scores 34 as New Orleans wins in Oklahoma City

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-6-3+3NOP AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans24213038113
Thunder28232732110
Who led
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 27, 29, 24, 40, 16, 26, 27, 34NOP34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 39, 6, 14, 17, 27, 17, 17, 19NOP19 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 15, 22, 39, 30, 26, 11, 18, 33OKC33 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Josh GiddeyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 19, 11, 2, 12, 13, 12, 6, 17OKC17 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Wizards-Kings

Sacramento takes care of Washington

A 14-point win, 119–105. De'Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over DAL3NOP over OKC3MIA over PHI5MEM over POR10ATL over ORL12SAC over WAS14MIL over IND15CHA over SAS16MIN over DEN17UTA over LAC21CLE over HOU35Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over WAS.
Lead changes
Pacers-Bucks22
Lakers-Mavs19
Pelicans-Thunder15
Wizards-Kings15
Clippers-Jazz10
Grizzlies-Blazers5
Heat-Sixers3
Hawks-Magic2
Hornets-Spurs0
Shot of the night

Reaves's three with 1 second left in OT breaks the tie, 107-104 final

The night in charts
Hornets-Spurs combined for 246, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-SpursHornets 131, Spurs 115
246
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 124, Nuggets 107
231
Clippers-JazzClippers 103, Jazz 124
227
Wizards-KingsWizards 105, Kings 119
224
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 113, Thunder 110
223
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 113, Blazers 103
216
Rockets-CavsRockets 89, Cavs 124
213
Pacers-BucksPacers 99, Bucks 114
213
Lakers-MavsLakers 107, Mavs 104 · OT
211
Hawks-MagicHawks 111, Magic 99
210
Heat-SixersHeat 101, Sixers 96
197
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-MavsLakers 107, Mavs 104 · OT
+3 LAL
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 113, Thunder 110
+3 NOP
Heat-SixersHeat 101, Sixers 96
+5 MIA
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 113, Blazers 103
+10 MEM
Hawks-MagicHawks 111, Magic 99
+12 ATL
Wizards-KingsWizards 105, Kings 119
+14 SAC
Pacers-BucksPacers 99, Bucks 114
+15 MIL
Hornets-SpursHornets 131, Spurs 115
+16 CHA
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 124, Nuggets 107
+17 MIN
Clippers-JazzClippers 103, Jazz 124
+21 UTA
Rockets-CavsRockets 89, Cavs 124
+35 CLE
NOP rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-ThunderNOP won · Pelicans 113, Thunder 110
6 pts
Wizards-KingsSAC won · Wizards 105, Kings 119
5 pts
Lakers-MavsLAL won · Lakers 107, Mavs 104 · OT
3 pts
Grizzlies-BlazersMEM won · Grizzlies 113, Blazers 103
2 pts
Bledsoe shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BledsoeLAC · 21 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
GobertUTA · 20 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
ValanciunasNOP · 19 PTS, 16 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
HaywardCHA · 41 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
79% (15-19)
MaxeyPHI · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
Final · Lakers-Mavs
Lakers 107Mavs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers3314262014107
Mavs2327232011104
The story
Russell Westbrook had 23 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Dallas 107-104 in OT

Kristaps Porzingis led Dallas with 23 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST · 8-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 33-23, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +10−300+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pelicans-Thunder
Pelicans 113Thunder 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans24213038113
Thunder28232732110
The story
Jonas Valanciunas' 19 points and 16 rebounds carried New Orleans past Oklahoma City, 113-110

For Oklahoma City, Josh Giddey had 17 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 19 PTS, 16 REB · 8-10 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 38-32.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −4−6−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 124Nuggets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves40353316124
Nuggets32292719107
The story
Minnesota beat Denver 124-107 behind 38 points from Anthony Edwards

Zeke Nnaji paced Denver: 13 PTS, 9 REB 38 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 14-21 FG, 10-14 3PT

The swing

A 40-32 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +8+14+20+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 22 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.4Season avg26.3Last 3

26.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.4 in 23 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Gordon Hayward leads the day with 41

Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 22, 18, 18, 12, 31, 19, 17, 41Hornets-Spurs · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +23.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Feb 23, 2003: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Season high41 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 21, 25, 19, 20, 18, 13, 24, 38Wolves-Nuggets · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 27, 29, 24, 40, 16, 26, 27, 34Pelicans-Thunder · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 15, 22, 39, 30, 26, 11, 18, 33Thunder-Pelicans · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 25, 28, 32, 34, 31, 22, 21, 23, 32Wolves-Nuggets · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 19, 14, 14, 34, 25, 21, 19, 30Wizards-Kings · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kelly Oubre Jr.CHA+5.7 22.3 last 10 · 16.6 season
Derrick WhiteSAS+5.0 19.1 last 10 · 14.1 season
Trae YoungATL+3.7 30.7 last 10 · 27.0 season
Gary HarrisORL+3.6 11.7 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cameron JohnsonPHX+3.4 13.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cold
Harrison BarnesSAC−4.9 12.6 last 10 · 17.5 season
Montrezl HarrellWAS−4.4 10.3 last 10 · 14.7 season
Ricky RubioCLE−3.8 8.8 last 10 · 12.6 season
Spencer DinwiddieWAS−3.7 9.1 last 10 · 12.8 season
Grayson AllenMIL−3.3 9.4 last 10 · 12.7 season