FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 5, 2019Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed PHI by 8 after the first quarter and won 119–113.

Final
PHI113
WAS119
Q1 WAS -8; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +6
Final
DEN129
NYK92
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +22; Q3 DEN +23; Q4 DEN +37
Final
HOU119
TOR109
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +8; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +10
Final · OT
PHX139
NOP132
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +16; Q4 PHX 0; OT1 PHX +7
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2018–19Dec 5, 2018: 10 games. Top scorer: Paul George (OKC @ BKN), 47 points.
The lead · PHI @ WAS

Washington rallies from 8 down to beat Philadelphia

Trailing by 8 after one, Washington outscored the 76ers 94–80 the rest of the way. Final: 119–113. Rui Hachimura led Washington with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+10+10+6WAS AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI33222632113
WAS25402628119
Who led
Rui HachimuraPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 15, 7, 7, 6, 16, 30, 15, 27WAS27 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 33, 30, 20, 14, 35, 18, 23, 42, 26WAS26 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 26, 19, 18, 14, 19, 22, 26, 33PHI33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 21, 23, 0, 33, 27, 32, 16, 26PHI26 PTS · 21 REB · 1 AST
Second story · PHX @ NOP

Phoenix outlasts New Orleans in overtime

125–125 at the end of regulation. Phoenix took the last extra period 14–7. Final: 139–132. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 44 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · PHX vs NOP
Devin Booker · PHXJJ Redick · NOPPTS4426REB84AST92Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.1Season avg12.6Last 5

12.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.1 in 14 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 11 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Season avg25.7Last 3

25.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.5 in 20 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 30.9 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 44

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 19, 35, 12, 27, 18, 23, 17, 44PHX @ NOP · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Dwyane Wade MIA, Apr 1, 2006: 44 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Season high44 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 26, 19, 18, 14, 19, 22, 26, 33PHI @ WAS · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Ben McLemorePoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 2, 6, 14, 2, 7, 24, 11, 28HOU @ TOR · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +19.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Rui HachimuraPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 15, 7, 7, 6, 16, 30, 15, 27WAS vs PHI · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 21, 23, 0, 33, 27, 32, 16, 26PHI @ WAS · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 21 REB · 1 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 33, 30, 20, 14, 35, 18, 23, 42, 26WAS vs PHI · W
28.6 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Evan FournierORL+5.0 24.8 last 10 · 19.8 season
Norman PowellTOR+4.6 18.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
Ben McLemoreHOU+4.3 13.5 last 10 · 9.2 season
Spencer DinwiddieBKN+4.1 24.9 last 10 · 20.8 season
Ky BowmanGSW+3.1 12.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
Damian LillardPOR−6.4 20.2 last 10 · 26.6 season
Andre DrummondDET−3.1 14.2 last 10 · 17.3 season
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC−2.9 15.2 last 10 · 18.1 season
Kevin KnoxNYK−2.7 5.2 last 10 · 7.9 season
Kendrick NunnMIA−2.4 12.9 last 10 · 15.3 season