FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 17, 2022Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed NOP by 17 at halftime and won 118–114.

Final · Box score
Wizards93
Clippers102
Q1 LAC -8; Q2 LAC -7; Q3 LAC -3; Q4 LAC +9
Final · Box score
Heat111
Spurs101
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 MIA +10
Final · OT · Box score
Mavs99
Cavs100
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE -8; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Blazers107
Rockets95
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +20; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Jazz97
Bucks123
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +26
Final · Box score
Grizzlies109
Thunder115
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +21; Q3 OKC +15; Q4 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans114
Suns118
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX -17; Q3 PHX -5; Q4 PHX +4
On this day · 2021–22Dec 17, 2021: 8 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Hornets), 43 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Suns

Devin Booker drops 58 in 17-point comeback win over New Orleans

Darius Garland goes for 18 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-17-5+4PHX AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans34292625114
Suns27193834118
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 44, 51, 41, 20, 11, 17, 14, 14, 58PHX58 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 15, 7, 15, 2, 4, 24, 6, 16, 15, 18PHX18 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 30, 25, 29, 35, 35, 26, 31, 30NOP30 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 5, 7, 8, 18, 29, 14, 28, 27NOP27 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Cavs14
Heat-Spurs13
Wizards-Clippers10
Blazers-Rockets3
Pelicans-Suns2
The night in charts
Pelicans-Suns combined for 232, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-SunsPelicans 114, Suns 118
232
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 109, Thunder 115
224
Jazz-BucksJazz 97, Bucks 123
220
Heat-SpursHeat 111, Spurs 101
212
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 107, Rockets 95
202
Mavs-CavsMavs 99, Cavs 100 · OT
199
Wizards-ClippersWizards 93, Clippers 102
195
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-CavsMavs 99, Cavs 100 · OT
+1 CLE
Pelicans-SunsPelicans 114, Suns 118
+4 PHX
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 109, Thunder 115
+6 OKC
Wizards-ClippersWizards 93, Clippers 102
+9 LAC
Heat-SpursHeat 111, Spurs 101
+10 MIA
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 107, Rockets 95
+12 POR
Jazz-BucksJazz 97, Bucks 123
+26 MIL
PHX erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-SunsPHX won · Pelicans 114, Suns 118
17 pts
Wizards-ClippersLAC won · Wizards 93, Clippers 102
8 pts
Mavs-CavsCLE won · Mavs 99, Cavs 100 · OT
8 pts
Heat-SpursMIA won · Heat 111, Spurs 101
4 pts
Zion shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZionNOP · 30 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
80% (12-15)
BamMIA · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
BookerPHX · 58 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
60% (21-35)
JimmyMIA · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
MobleyCLE · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Mavs-Cavs
Mavs 99Cavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs29202621399
Cavs272020294100
The story
Donovan Mitchell's 25 points carried Cleveland past Dallas, 100-99 in OT

For Dallas, Kemba Walker had 32 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 9-21 FG, 1-9 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 29-21.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2−2−80+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pelicans-Suns
Pelicans 114Suns 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans34292625114
Suns27193834118
The story
Chris Paul had 18 points and 8 assists as Phoenix beat New Orleans 118-114

CJ McCollum led New Orleans with 27 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 18 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 6-11 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

Down 17 after the second, the Suns took the third 38-26.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −7−17−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Thunder
Grizzlies 109Thunder 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies21223333109
Thunder25392724115
The story
Oklahoma City beat Memphis 115-109 behind 24 points from Luguentz Dort

Jaren Jackson Jr. paced Memphis: 16 PTS, 8 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 8-14 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 39-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +4+21+15+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dillon Brooks topped the game at 43.3 FPTS: 32 PTS, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 20 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 19 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.3minutes, last 2 vs 2021–22 avg
Minutes per game
22.82021–22 avg3.5Last 2

3.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 22.8 in 2021–22 (48 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 27.1 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Mavs-Cavs

Cleveland needs overtime to survive Dallas

Tied 96–96 after regulation. Cleveland won the final period 4–3 for a 100–99 win. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Cavs-Mavs
Donovan Mitchell · CLEKemba Walker · DALPTS2532REB45AST37Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 58

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 44, 51, 41, 20, 11, 17, 14, 14, 58Suns-Pelicans · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +31.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Damian Lillard POR, Apr 8, 2017: 59 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Season high58 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 3 games: 8, 6, 32Mavs-Cavs · L
15.3 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 17, 22, 17, 24, 16, 18, 18, 32Grizzlies-Thunder · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 37, 22, 45, 22, 6, 31, 12, 23, 7, 32Blazers-Rockets · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 11, 8, 16, 14, 13, 25, 19, 31Clippers-Wizards · W
15.3 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 30, 25, 29, 35, 35, 26, 31, 30Pelicans-Suns · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
D'Angelo RussellMIN+4.8 21.4 last 10 · 16.6 season
Jordan PooleGSW+4.8 23.0 last 10 · 18.2 season
Killian HayesDET+4.4 13.1 last 10 · 8.7 season
Shake MiltonPHI+4.3 15.8 last 10 · 11.5 season
Zion WilliamsonNOP+4.2 29.7 last 10 · 25.5 season
Cold
De'Aaron FoxSAC−4.9 17.7 last 10 · 22.6 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.7 26.3 last 10 · 30.0 season
Max StrusMIA−3.6 9.8 last 10 · 13.4 season
Brook LopezMIL−3.4 10.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
Jaden IveyDET−3.3 11.5 last 10 · 14.8 season