FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 19, 2023Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed NOP by 19 at halftime and won 115–113.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies115
Pelicans113
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM -19; Q3 MEM -10; Q4 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Spurs119
Bucks132
Q1 MIL +18; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +22; Q4 MIL +13
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics126
Warriors132
Q1 GSW -10; Q2 GSW -3; Q3 GSW -11; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Suns104
Blazers109
Q1 POR -16; Q2 POR -12; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +5
On this day · 2022–23Dec 19, 2022: 9 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Pelicans), 42 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Pelicans

Ja Morant drops 34 in 19-point comeback win over New Orleans

Damian Lillard goes for 40 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-19-10+2MEM AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies25163638115
Pelicans21392726113
Who led
Ja MorantMEM34 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 20, 4, 37, 24, 21, 41, 44, 22, 11, 24MEM24 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 23, 30, 9, 20, 40, 8, 26, 34NOP34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 15, 18, 9, 14, 16, 29, 15, 22NOP22 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Suns-Blazers

Portland overcomes 16-point deficit, beats Phoenix 109–104

The Trail Blazers trailed by 16 after one and finished 89–68. Anfernee Simons led Portland with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Blazers-Suns
Anfernee Simons · PORKevin Durant · PHXPTS2340REB34AST75Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Pelicans7
Celtics-Warriors6
Suns-Blazers2
Shot of the night

Ja's layup at the buzzer breaks the tie, 115-113 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Warriors combined for 258, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 126, Warriors 132 · OT
258
Spurs-BucksSpurs 119, Bucks 132
251
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 115, Pelicans 113
228
Suns-BlazersSuns 104, Blazers 109
213
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 115, Pelicans 113
+2 MEM
Suns-BlazersSuns 104, Blazers 109
+5 POR
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 126, Warriors 132 · OT
+6 GSW
Spurs-BucksSpurs 119, Bucks 132
+13 MIL
MEM erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-PelicansMEM won · Grizzlies 115, Pelicans 113
19 pts
Suns-BlazersPOR won · Suns 104, Blazers 109
16 pts
Celtics-WarriorsGSW won · Celtics 126, Warriors 132 · OT
11 pts
Valanciunas shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ValanciunasNOP · 22 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Keldon JohnsonSAS · 28 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
DameMIL · 40 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
64% (14-22)
Tre JonesSAS · 14 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
PortisMIL · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Grizzlies-Pelicans
Grizzlies 115Pelicans 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies25163638115
Pelicans21392726113
The story
Memphis beat New Orleans 115-113 behind 24 points from Jaren Jackson Jr.

Jonas Valanciunas paced New Orleans: 22 PTS, 14 REB 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK · 6-10 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 38-26 fourth quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +4−19−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 104Blazers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns36252023104
Blazers20293822109
The story
Anfernee Simons' 23 points carried Portland past Phoenix, 109-104

For Phoenix, Devin Booker had 26 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 9-23 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 12 going into the third, then won it 38-20.

POR lead by quarter
200 −16−12+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Warriors
Celtics 126Warriors 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics402532245126
Warriors3032243511132
The story
Stephen Curry had 33 points as Golden State beat Boston 132-126 in OT

Jaylen Brown led Boston with 28 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 33 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 11-21 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 35-24.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −10−3−110+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Derrick White led the game in fantasy with 55.4 FPTS (30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 26 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Season avg22.3Last 3

22.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.1 in 25 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.5Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 40

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 30, 30, 27, 31, 27, 29, 28, 40Suns-Blazers · L
31.0 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Feb 16, 2003: 40 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 25, 28, 24, 14, 21, 33, 39, 40Bucks-Spurs · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Reggie Miller IND, Apr 6, 1996: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Season high40 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Ja MorantGrizzlies-Pelicans · W
34.0 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 23, 30, 9, 20, 40, 8, 26, 34Pelicans-Grizzlies · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 22, 31, 34, 24, 17, 37, 7, 33Warriors-Celtics · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 21, 18, 30, 17, 14, 19, 10, 30Celtics-Warriors · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Coby WhiteCHI+7.3 24.8 last 10 · 17.5 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+4.9 29.1 last 10 · 24.2 season
Collin SextonUTA+4.8 19.6 last 10 · 14.8 season
Julius RandleNYK+4.7 27.3 last 10 · 22.6 season
Patrick WilliamsCHI+4.2 13.7 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Tobias HarrisPHI−4.8 11.5 last 10 · 16.3 season
Nikola JokicDEN−4.2 22.1 last 10 · 26.3 season
Paul GeorgeLAC−3.8 19.1 last 10 · 22.9 season
Caris LeVertCLE−3.8 11.3 last 10 · 15.1 season
Dennis SchroderTOR−3.1 11.9 last 10 · 15.0 season