FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 12, 2022Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed OKC by 5 after the first quarter and won 121–114.

Final · Box score
Heat87
Pacers82
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Nets112
Wizards100
Q1 BKN +4; Q2 BKN +7; Q3 BKN +11; Q4 BKN +12
Final · Box score
Hawks103
Grizzlies128
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +26; Q4 MEM +25
Final · Box score
Thunder114
Mavs121
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Cavs111
Spurs112
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Wolves112
Blazers133
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +22; Q4 POR +21
Final · Box score
Celtics93
Clippers113
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +20
On this day · 2021–22Dec 12, 2021: 6 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Nets-Pistons), 51 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Mavs

Luka Doncic goes for 38 in Dallas win over OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 42 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+14+7+7DAL AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder28243824114
Mavs23433124121
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 42, 24, 27, 41, 35, 30, 33, 22, 33, 38DAL38 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 14, 2, 17, 21, 13, 15, 27, 20DAL20 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 30, 32, 31, 33, 35, 26, 23, 42OKC42 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 11, 8, 27, 11, 12, 7, 11, 17OKC17 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Memphis posts the night's biggest win

Memphis beat Atlanta by 25, the widest margin of 7 games.

SAS over CLE1MIA over IND5DAL over OKC7BKN over WAS12LAC over BOS20POR over MIN21MEM over ATL25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Heat-Pacers12
Celtics-Clippers6
Hawks-Grizzlies5
Cavs-Spurs3
Thunder-Mavs2
Wolves-Blazers0
The night in charts
Wolves-Blazers combined for 245, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-BlazersWolves 112, Blazers 133
245
Thunder-MavsThunder 114, Mavs 121
235
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 103, Grizzlies 128
231
Cavs-SpursCavs 111, Spurs 112
223
Nets-WizardsNets 112, Wizards 100
212
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 93, Clippers 113
206
Heat-PacersHeat 87, Pacers 82
169
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-SpursCavs 111, Spurs 112
+1 SAS
Heat-PacersHeat 87, Pacers 82
+5 MIA
Thunder-MavsThunder 114, Mavs 121
+7 DAL
Nets-WizardsNets 112, Wizards 100
+12 BKN
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 93, Clippers 113
+20 LAC
Wolves-BlazersWolves 112, Blazers 133
+21 POR
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 103, Grizzlies 128
+25 MEM
Kawhi shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KawhiLAC · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
RichardsonSAS · 24 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
69% (9-13)
LeVertCLE · 23 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
KDBKN · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
PorzingisWAS · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Cavs-Spurs
Cavs 111Spurs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs27222933111
Spurs29362720112
The story
Keldon Johnson had 21 points as San Antonio beat Cleveland 112-111

Darius Garland led Cleveland with 18 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 8-25 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the second 36-22, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2+16+14+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jarrett Allen led the game in fantasy with 40.9 FPTS (16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Heat-Pacers
Heat 87Pacers 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2621202087
Pacers1923221882
The story
Miami beat Indiana 87-82 behind 22 points and 17 rebounds from Bam Adebayo

Myles Turner paced Indiana: 15 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

A 26-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +7+5+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Mavs
Thunder 114Mavs 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder28243824114
Mavs23433124121
The story
Spencer Dinwiddie's 20 points and 10 assists carried Dallas past Oklahoma City, 121-114

For Oklahoma City, Jalen Williams had 17 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 7-16 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 43-24.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −5+14+7+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.4Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.4 in 26 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 22 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.4Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 12.4 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 42

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 30, 32, 31, 33, 35, 26, 23, 42Thunder-Mavs · L
31.2 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Glen Rice CHH, Jan 2, 1998: 42 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Ties career high42 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 42, 24, 27, 41, 35, 30, 33, 22, 33, 38Mavs-Thunder · W
33.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 29, 22, 25, 13, 21, 40, 36, 38Blazers-Wolves · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 36, 31, 45, 39, 17, 31, 29, 34, 30Nets-Wizards · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 29, 32, 8, 18, 34, 23, 43, 28Cavs-Spurs · L
29.0 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 23, 16, 21, 19, 11, 29, 36, 26Clippers-Celtics · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Shake MiltonPHI+5.6 17.1 last 10 · 11.5 season
D'Angelo RussellMIN+4.8 21.4 last 10 · 16.6 season
Jerami GrantPOR+4.7 27.3 last 10 · 22.6 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+4.6 23.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Deandre AytonPHX+4.3 21.8 last 10 · 17.5 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−3.8 26.2 last 10 · 30.0 season
Bennedict MathurinIND−3.2 14.4 last 10 · 17.6 season
Darius GarlandCLE−3.1 18.3 last 10 · 21.4 season
Max StrusMIA−3.0 10.7 last 10 · 13.7 season
Brook LopezMIL−2.7 11.9 last 10 · 14.6 season