FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 8, 2025Regular season · 3 games
← Dec 7CalendarDec 9 →

3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed NOP by 2 after three quarters and won 135–132.

Final · Box score
Kings105
Pacers116
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +15; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +11
Final · Box score
Suns108
Wolves105
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Spurs135
Pelicans132
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS +3
On this day · 2024–25Dec 8, 2024: 12 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Hawks), 48 points.
Dec 8 in other seasons20232022202120192018201720162015201420132012201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199719961995
The lead · Spurs-Pelicans

San Antonio takes over late to edge New Orleans

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+20-2+3SAS AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs35422335135
Pelicans25324530132
Who led
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 11, 13, 10, 5, 31, 11, 7, 24SAS24 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Dylan HarperPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 12, 7, 11, 17, 15, 16, 3, 22SAS22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Derik QueenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 8, 10, 2, 15, 21, 12, 6, 33NOP33 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 25, 19, 20, 12, 33, 21, 23, 32NOP32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Suns-Wolves

Phoenix wins a tight one over Minnesota

108–105. Neither team led by more than 6 at any break. Mark Williams led Phoenix with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over MIN3SAS over NOP3IND over SAC11Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over MIN.
Lead changes
Spurs-Pelicans13
Kings-Pacers4
Suns-Wolves2
Shot of the night

Harper's layup with 9.1 seconds left puts the Spurs ahead, 135-132 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Pelicans combined for 267, 46 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 135, Pelicans 132
267
Kings-PacersKings 105, Pacers 116
221
Suns-WolvesSuns 108, Wolves 105
213
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-WolvesSuns 108, Wolves 105
+3 PHX
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 135, Pelicans 132
+3 SAS
Kings-PacersKings 105, Pacers 116
+11 IND
Queen shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
QueenNOP · 33 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 3 BLK
73% (11-15)
AntMIN · 40 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (15-21)
RandleMIN · 21 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
BeyNOP · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
WestbrookSAC · 24 PTS, 14 AST, 12 REB, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Spurs-Pelicans
Spurs 135Pelicans 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs35422335135
Pelicans25324530132
The story
Dylan Harper had 22 points as San Antonio beat New Orleans 135-132

Trey Murphy III led New Orleans with 32 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 10-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the first 35-25, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +10+20−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Derik Queen led the game in fantasy with 65.0 FPTS (33 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST)

Final · Suns-Wolves
Suns 108Wolves 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns29322324108
Wolves23342721105
The story
Mark Williams' 22 points carried Phoenix past Minnesota, 108-105

For Minnesota, Julius Randle had 21 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 7-9 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-23, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +6+40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Pacers
Kings 105Pacers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings23283717105
Pacers35312624116
The story
Indiana beat Sacramento 116-105 behind 28 points and 12 assists from Andrew Nembhard

DeMar DeRozan paced Sacramento: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB · 10-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 35-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +12+15+4+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 15 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 23 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 40

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 41, 43, 31, 39, 32, 44, 11, 15, 40Wolves-Suns · L
28.6 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Patrick Ewing NYK, Dec 23, 1995: 40 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
40 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Derik QueenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 8, 10, 2, 15, 21, 12, 6, 33Pelicans-Spurs · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +21.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Larry Hughes WAS, Nov 28, 2004: 33 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Career high33 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 25, 19, 20, 12, 33, 21, 23, 32Pelicans-Spurs · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Andrew NembhardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 32, 12, 9, 14, 21, 16, 15, 28Pacers-Kings · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 14, 15, 20, 19, 11, 15, 28, 25Pacers-Kings · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 21, 7, 19, 16, 3, 12, 12, 24Kings-Pacers · L
13.9 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Nov 9, 2016: 24 PTS · 12 REB · 15 AST
24 PTS · 12 REB · 14 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Collin GillespiePHX+5.1 18.7 last 10 · 13.6 season
Peyton WatsonDEN+5.1 15.4 last 10 · 10.3 season
Noah ClowneyBKN+5.1 18.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Jaylen WellsMEM+3.7 15.9 last 10 · 12.2 season
Saddiq BeyNOP+3.7 18.0 last 10 · 14.3 season
Cold
Devin BookerPHX−3.8 21.2 last 10 · 25.0 season
Ajay MitchellOKC−3.2 11.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Jaden McDanielsMIN−2.8 12.7 last 10 · 15.5 season
Zach LaVineSAC−2.4 18.2 last 10 · 20.6 season
Rui HachimuraLAL−2.4 11.6 last 10 · 14.0 season