FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 4, 2023Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed BOS by 7 at halftime and won 122–112.

Final · Box score
Celtics112
Pacers122
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -7; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Pelicans127
Kings117
Q1 NOP -1; Q2 NOP +8; Q3 NOP +9; Q4 NOP +10
On this day · 2022–23Dec 4, 2022: 8 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Lakers-Wizards), 55 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Pacers

Tyrese Haliburton posts 26-10-13 as Indiana tops Boston

Domantas Sabonis posts a triple-double

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-7+7+10IND AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics24312334112
Pacers22263737122
Who led
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 33, 12, 37, 33, 26, 33, 44, 26IND26 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 3, 24, 31, 18, 9, 12, 7, 21IND21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 20, 45, 23, 26, 34, 21, 21, 32BOS32 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 12, 13, 26, 18, 21, 30, 20, 30BOS30 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Kings

New Orleans gets past Sacramento

127–117, with New Orleans ahead 69–61 at halftime. Brandon Ingram led New Orleans with 30 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pelicans-Kings
Brandon Ingram · NOPDe'Aaron Fox · SACPTS3030REB85AST64Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Celtics-Pacers16
Pelicans-Kings1
The night in charts
Pelicans-Kings combined for 244, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 127, Kings 117
244
Celtics-PacersCeltics 112, Pacers 122
234
IND won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Celtics-PacersCeltics 112, Pacers 122
+10 IND
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 127, Kings 117
+10 NOP
IND rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-PacersIND won · Celtics 112, Pacers 122
7 pts
Pelicans-KingsNOP won · Pelicans 127, Kings 117
1 pt
Sabonis shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisSAC · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
HieldIND · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
ValanciunasNOP · 18 PTS, 11 REB
64% (7-11)
Herbert JonesNOP · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
61% (14-23)
Final · Pelicans-Kings
Pelicans 127Kings 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans35343127127
Kings36253026117
The story
Brandon Ingram had 30 points as New Orleans beat Sacramento 127-117

De'Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 30 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 10-20 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Pelicans took the second 34-25.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −1+8+9+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 112Pacers 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics24312334112
Pacers22263737122
The story
Myles Turner's 17 points and 10 rebounds carried Indiana past Boston, 122-112

For Boston, Derrick White had 18 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 17 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 7-16 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Pacers trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 37-23.

IND lead by quarter
200 −2−7+7+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.4Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.4 in 18 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 21 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+7.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 23.6 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 32

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 20, 45, 23, 26, 34, 21, 21, 32Celtics-Pacers · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 23, 30, 26, 25, 15, 14, 23, 30Pelicans-Kings · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 28, 43, 30, 14, 26, 36, 29, 40, 26, 30Kings-Pelicans · L
30.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 12, 13, 26, 18, 21, 30, 20, 30Celtics-Pacers · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 32, 10, 23, 15, 9, 11, 17, 26Kings-Pelicans · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Garnett MIN, Dec 15, 2000: 26 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
26 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 33, 12, 37, 33, 26, 33, 44, 26Pacers-Celtics · W
26.9 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Nov 27, 2016: 26 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
26 PTS · 10 REB · 13 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brook LopezMIL+3.9 17.3 last 10 · 13.4 season
Jaime Jaquez Jr.MIA+3.7 15.6 last 10 · 11.9 season
Malik BeasleyMIL+3.5 15.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
Keyonte GeorgeUTA+3.2 13.7 last 10 · 10.5 season
Reggie JacksonDEN+3.1 16.7 last 10 · 13.6 season
Cold
Nikola VucevicCHI−2.2 13.4 last 10 · 15.6 season
Dyson DanielsNOP−1.8 5.2 last 10 · 7.0 season
Cade CunninghamDET−1.4 21.0 last 10 · 22.4 season
Bobby PortisMIL−1.1 10.2 last 10 · 11.3 season
Jordan HawkinsNOP−1.0 11.9 last 10 · 12.9 season