FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 16, 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
Pistons113
Pacers122
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Sixers105
Nets114
Q1 BKN +14; Q2 BKN +18; Q3 BKN +6; Q4 BKN +9
Final · Box score
Knicks116
Rockets103
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +13
Final · Box score
Wizards98
Suns118
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +18; Q4 PHX +20
The lead · Pistons-Pacers

Caris LeVert scores 31 in Indiana win over Detroit

Kevin Durant goes for 34 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+6+12+9IND AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons29352722113
Pacers32383319122
Who led
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 6, 27, 19, 15, 26, 19, 16, 31IND31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Justin HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 17, 14, 16, 2, 10, 15, 5, 17IND17 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Saddiq BeyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 6, 2, 8, 15, 8, 11, 4, 28DET28 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 15, 26, 19, 28, 21, 16, 26, 19DET19 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Sixers-Nets

Brooklyn leads Philadelphia wire to wire

Brooklyn was ahead at every break and won 114–105. Best quarter: the first, 39–25. Kevin Durant led Brooklyn with 34 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over DET9BKN over PHI9NYK over HOU13PHX over WAS20Final margin, points. Pink = BKN over PHI.
Lead changes
Sixers-Nets10
Pistons-Pacers8
Wizards-Suns5
The night in charts
Pistons-Pacers combined for 235, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-PacersPistons 113, Pacers 122
235
Sixers-NetsSixers 105, Nets 114
219
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 116, Rockets 103
219
Wizards-SunsWizards 98, Suns 118
216
IND won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Pistons-PacersPistons 113, Pacers 122
+9 IND
Sixers-NetsSixers 105, Nets 114
+9 BKN
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 116, Rockets 103
+13 NYK
Wizards-SunsWizards 98, Suns 118
+20 PHX
LeVert shot 12-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeVertIND · 31 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
67% (12-18)
FournierNYK · 23 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
TheisHOU · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Frank JacksonDET · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
CurryPHI · 29 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
Final · Pistons-Pacers
Pistons 113Pacers 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons29352722113
Pacers32383319122
The story
Myles Turner had 16 points as Indiana beat Detroit 122-113

Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 7-12 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the third 33-27, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +3+6+12+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Nets
Sixers 105Nets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers25233126105
Nets39271929114
The story
Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 114-105 behind 17 points from Nicolas Claxton

Seth Curry paced Philadelphia: 29 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 2 REB · 8-9 FG

The swing

A 39-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +14+18+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Rockets
Knicks 116Rockets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks39182732116
Rockets30213121103
The story
Immanuel Quickley's 24 points carried New York past Houston, 116-103

For Houston, Jae'Sean Tate had 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 7-13 FG, 7-10 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 32-21, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +9+6+2+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Daniel Theis was the fantasy play: 44.5 FPTS on 22 PTS, 10 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.8Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.8 in 21 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 22 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.5Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 5.5 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 34

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 39, 27, 30, 28, 24, 31, 51, 34, 34Nets-Sixers · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 42, 16, 13, 28, 43, 32, 19, 26, 17, 32Sixers-Nets · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 6, 27, 19, 15, 26, 19, 16, 31Pacers-Pistons · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 17, 18, 6, 23, 18, 10, 7, 29Sixers-Nets · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Saddiq BeyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 6, 2, 8, 15, 8, 11, 4, 28Pistons-Pacers · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 14, 14, 34, 25, 21, 19, 30, 26Wizards-Suns · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 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
Gordon HaywardCHA+3.3 21.7 last 10 · 18.4 season
Cold
Harrison BarnesSAC−4.9 12.6 last 10 · 17.5 season
Montrezl HarrellWAS−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 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