FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 14, 2019Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed LAC by 5 after the first quarter and won 109–106.

Final · OT
SAS121
PHX119
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS -4; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS 0; OT1 SAS +2
Final
BKN102
TOR110
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +5; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +8
Final
LAC106
CHI109
Q1 CHI -5; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +3
Final
WAS111
MEM128
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +15; Q3 MEM +20; Q4 MEM +17
Final · OT
MIA122
DAL118
Q1 MIA +14; Q2 MIA +23; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA 0; OT1 MIA +4
Final
CLE108
MIL125
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +18; Q3 MIL +23; Q4 MIL +17
Final
OKC102
DEN110
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +8
Final
DET115
HOU107
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +13; Q4 DET +8
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 14, 2018: 9 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL @ CLE), 44 points.
The lead · LAC @ CHI

Zach LaVine scores 31, Chicago holds off Clippers

Final: 109–106. Zach LaVine added 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-2+5+3CHI AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC29282227106
CHI24312925109
Who led
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 36, 28, 28, 25, 22, 18, 20, 35, 12, 31CHI31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 5, 6, 5, 7, 9, 12, 5, 15, 10, 17CHI17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 23, 26, 11, 20, 26, 10, 18, 30LAC30 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 5, 31, 25, 13, 27, 36, 13, 46, 27LAC27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Memphis by 17.

SAS over PHX2CHI over LAC3MIA over DAL4TOR over BKN8DEN over OKC8DET over HOU8MEM over WAS17MIL over CLE17Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.4Season avg13.8Last 5

13.8 points a game over his last five games, against 4.4 in 17 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.2 in 22 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.8Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 8.8 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 39

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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 34, 60, 50, 23, 34, 27, 55, 54, 39HOU vs DET · L
39.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 36, 28, 28, 25, 22, 18, 20, 35, 12, 31CHI vs LAC · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 10, 35, 15, 24, 16, 22, 24, 30TOR vs BKN · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 23, 26, 11, 20, 26, 10, 18, 30LAC @ CHI · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 35, 18, 23, 42, 26, 23, 20, 16, 29WAS @ MEM · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 50, 30, 33, 26, 29, 35, 27, 32, 37, 29MIL vs CLE · W
31.0 PPG season to date · −2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 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
Buddy HieldSAC+4.5 26.5 last 10 · 22.0 season
Ben McLemoreHOU+4.4 14.8 last 10 · 10.4 season
Evan FournierORL+3.7 23.9 last 10 · 20.2 season
Dennis SchroderOKC+3.4 20.4 last 10 · 17.0 season
Jaren Jackson Jr.MEM+3.3 20.9 last 10 · 17.6 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsLAC−4.4 15.5 last 10 · 19.9 season
Eric BledsoeMIL−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Bryn ForbesSAS−3.9 8.0 last 10 · 11.9 season
Coby WhiteCHI−3.7 7.8 last 10 · 11.5 season
Damian LillardPOR−3.3 23.0 last 10 · 26.3 season