FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 4, 2021Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed BKN by 6 after the first quarter and won 111–107.

Final
DEN113
NYK99
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +21; Q4 DEN +14
Final
CHI111
BKN107
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 CHI +4
Final
MIA102
MIL124
Q1 MIL +11; Q2 MIL +17; Q3 MIL +29; Q4 MIL +22
Final
MEM97
DAL90
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +14; Q4 MEM +7
Final
SAS112
GSW107
Q1 SAS +15; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +5
Final
BOS145
POR117
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +19; Q4 BOS +28
Final
LAC99
SAC104
Q1 SAC 0; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +5
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · CHI @ BKN

Chicago handles Brooklyn by 4

The Bulls won the fourth quarter 32–25. Final: 111–107. Zach LaVine led Chicago with 31 points, 8 rebounds and 6 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 Q3Final0-6-4-3+4CHI AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI28242732111
BKN34222625107
Who led
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 21, 17, 28, 21, 16, 25, 27, 31CHI31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 31, 18, 17, 23, 28, 28, 34, 29CHI29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 19, 23, 27, 21, 39, 27, 30, 28BKN28 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 15, 2, 24, 15, 21, 17, 18, 8, 13, 20BKN20 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · SAS @ GSW

San Antonio controls Golden State start to finish

San Antonio won 112–107, leading by as many as 15 at a break. Derrick White led San Antonio with 25 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over BKN4SAS over GSW5SAC over LAC5MEM over DAL7DEN over NYK14MIL over MIA22BOS over POR28Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over GSW.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 15 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg21.7Last 3

21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 21 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 32

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.
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 25, 22, 28, 35, 30, 24, 18, 32DEN @ NYK · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 34, 37, 33, 30, 15, 24, 8, 26, 37, 31BOS @ POR · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 21, 17, 28, 21, 16, 25, 27, 31CHI @ BKN · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 21, 29, 18, 10, 8, 13, 26, 31BOS @ POR · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 21, 28, 20, 9, 18, 23, 2, 29MEM @ DAL · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 31, 18, 17, 23, 28, 28, 34, 29CHI @ BKN · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 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
Patty MillsBKN+4.7 17.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
Alec BurksNYK+3.9 15.2 last 10 · 11.3 season
Darius GarlandCLE+3.2 22.3 last 10 · 19.1 season
Damian LillardPOR+2.9 24.4 last 10 · 21.4 season
Jaren Jackson Jr.MEM+2.8 18.6 last 10 · 15.8 season
Cold
RJ BarrettNYK−3.5 10.5 last 10 · 14.0 season
Furkan KorkmazPHI−3.5 5.7 last 10 · 9.2 season
Darius BazleyOKC−3.2 5.3 last 10 · 8.5 season
T.J. McConnellIND−2.8 5.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Grayson AllenMIL−2.7 11.1 last 10 · 13.8 season