FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 18, 2021Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed UTA by 6 after the first quarter and won 109–103.

Final · Box score
Rockets116
Pistons107
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Knicks107
Celtics114
Q1 BOS +14; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Magic100
Nets93
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Warriors100
Raptors119
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +21; Q3 TOR +27; Q4 TOR +19
Final · Box score
Clippers103
Thunder104
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +1
Final · Box score
Cavs119
Bucks90
Q1 CLE +14; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +24; Q4 CLE +29
Final · Box score
Wizards109
Jazz103
Q1 WAS -6; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +6
The lead · Wizards-Jazz

Bradley Beal goes for 37 in Washington win over Utah

Fred VanVleet goes for 27 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+3+4+6WAS AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards27292825109
Jazz33202723103
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 14, 34, 25, 21, 19, 30, 26, 37WAS37 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Raul NetoPoints, last 10 games: 3, 13, 9, 6, 10, 13, 5, 3, 11, 15WAS15 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 34, 35, 36, 22, 28, 27, 27, 32UTA32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 16, 16, 21, 14, 16, 20, 16, 18UTA18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Cleveland posts the night's biggest win

Cleveland beat Milwaukee by 29, the widest margin of 7 games.

OKC over LAC1WAS over UTA6BOS over NYK7ORL over BKN7HOU over DET9TOR over GSW19CLE over MIL29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
The night in charts
Rockets-Pistons combined for 223, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-PistonsRockets 116, Pistons 107
223
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 107, Celtics 114
221
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 100, Raptors 119
219
Wizards-JazzWizards 109, Jazz 103
212
Cavs-BucksCavs 119, Bucks 90
209
Clippers-ThunderClippers 103, Thunder 104
207
Magic-NetsMagic 100, Nets 93
193
OKC won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Clippers-ThunderClippers 103, Thunder 104
+1 OKC
Wizards-JazzWizards 109, Jazz 103
+6 WAS
Magic-NetsMagic 100, Nets 93
+7 ORL
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 107, Celtics 114
+7 BOS
Rockets-PistonsRockets 116, Pistons 107
+9 HOU
Warriors-RaptorsWarriors 100, Raptors 119
+19 TOR
Cavs-BucksCavs 119, Bucks 90
+29 CLE
WAS rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-JazzWAS won · Wizards 109, Jazz 103
6 pts
Knicks-CelticsBOS won · Knicks 107, Celtics 114
2 pts
Garland shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GarlandCLE · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
OsmanCLE · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
BarnesTOR · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST
67% (8-12)
AchiuwaTOR · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
RichardsonBOS · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Clippers-Thunder
Clippers 103Thunder 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers19332724103
Thunder24332423104
The story
Luguentz Dort had 29 points as Oklahoma City beat LA 104-103

Reggie Jackson led LA with 16 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB 29 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 12-19 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the first 24-19, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +5+5+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luke Kennard led the game in fantasy with 46.4 FPTS (27 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Rockets-Pistons
Rockets 116Pistons 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets38242628116
Pistons30192632107
The story
Houston beat Detroit 116-107 behind 21 points from Christian Wood

Saddiq Bey paced Detroit: 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 9-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 38-30 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +8+13+13+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Cade Cunningham topped the game at 53.4 FPTS: 21 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB

Final · Warriors-Raptors
Warriors 100Raptors 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors18242731100
Raptors31323323119
The story
Scottie Barnes' 21 points carried Toronto past Golden State, 119-100

For Golden State, Jonathan Kuminga had 26 PTS, 2 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 8-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-18, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
300 +13+21+27+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.4Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.4 in 29 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Season avg26.3Last 3

26.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 27 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 37

Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 14, 34, 25, 21, 19, 30, 26, 37Wizards-Jazz · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 34, 35, 36, 22, 28, 27, 27, 32Jazz-Wizards · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 15, 7, 7, 9, 6, 2, 23, 32Knicks-Celtics · L
13.1 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 26, 16, 5, 9, 7, 6, 17, 29Knicks-Celtics · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Luguentz DortPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 7, 19, 15, 28, 22, 11, 10, 29Thunder-Clippers · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jordan NworaPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 15, 14, 28Bucks-Cavs · L
7.8 PPG season to date · +21.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Derrick WhiteSAS+5.2 19.6 last 10 · 14.4 season
Gary HarrisORL+4.9 13.9 last 10 · 9.0 season
Kelly Oubre Jr.CHA+4.8 21.4 last 10 · 16.6 season
Luke KennardLAC+4.6 16.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+4.0 29.2 last 10 · 25.2 season
Cold
Spencer DinwiddieWAS−4.3 8.0 last 10 · 12.3 season
Harrison BarnesSAC−4.3 13.3 last 10 · 17.6 season
Buddy HieldSAC−3.8 11.8 last 10 · 15.6 season
Carmelo AnthonyLAL−3.6 9.6 last 10 · 13.2 season
Montrezl HarrellWAS−3.6 10.9 last 10 · 14.5 season