FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 25, 2018Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed OKC by 8 at halftime and won 113–109.

Final · Box score
Bucks109
Knicks95
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +16; Q4 MIL +14
Final · Box score
Thunder109
Rockets113
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU -8; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +4
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers114
Celtics121
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Lakers127
Warriors101
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +26
Final · Box score
Blazers96
Jazz117
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +21
On this day · 2017–18Dec 25, 2017: 5 games. Top scorer: Enes Kanter (Knicks-Sixers), 31 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Rockets

James Harden goes for 41 in Houston win over OKC

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 30 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-8-2+4HOU AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder22382821109
Rockets22303427113
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 35, 29, 50, 32, 47, 35, 35, 39, 41HOU41 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 14, 13, 4, 12, 16, 20, 18, 17HOU17 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 25, 32, 33, 24, 43, 43, 31, 28OKC28 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 20, 13, 13, 13, 19, 8, 23, 21OKC21 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Sixers-Celtics

Boston outlasts Philadelphia in overtime

108–108 at the end of regulation. Boston took the last extra period 13–6. Final: 121–114. Kyrie Irving led Boston with 40 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Celtics-Sixers
Kyrie Irving · BOSJoel Embiid · PHIPTS4034REB1016AST22Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Thunder-Rockets15
Sixers-Celtics9
Bucks-Knicks4
Blazers-Jazz4
The night in charts
Sixers-Celtics combined for 235, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-CelticsSixers 114, Celtics 121
235
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 127, Warriors 101
228
Thunder-RocketsThunder 109, Rockets 113
222
Blazers-JazzBlazers 96, Jazz 117
213
Bucks-KnicksBucks 109, Knicks 95
204
HOU won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Thunder-RocketsThunder 109, Rockets 113
+4 HOU
Sixers-CelticsSixers 114, Celtics 121
+7 BOS
Bucks-KnicksBucks 109, Knicks 95
+14 MIL
Blazers-JazzBlazers 96, Jazz 117
+21 UTA
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 127, Warriors 101
+26 LAL
HOU rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-RocketsHOU won · Thunder 109, Rockets 113
8 pts
Sixers-CelticsBOS won · Sixers 114, Celtics 121
3 pts
Bucks-KnicksMIL won · Bucks 109, Knicks 95
2 pts
Zubac shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZubacLAL · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
90% (9-10)
IguodalaGSW · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
75% (9-12)
AdamsOKC · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
GobertUTA · 18 PTS, 14 REB, 7 BLK, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
GiannisMIL · 30 PTS, 14 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
62% (13-21)
Final · Thunder-Rockets
Thunder 109Rockets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder22382821109
Rockets22303427113
The story
Clint Capela's 23 rebounds and 16 points carried Houston past Oklahoma City, 113-109

For Oklahoma City, Paul George had 28 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 23 REB, 16 PTS, 3 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 34-28.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0−8−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 114Celtics 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers252638196114
Celtics3225292213121
The story
Kyrie Irving had 40 points and 10 rebounds as Boston beat Philadelphia 121-114 in OT

Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 34 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 40 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 17-33 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the first 32-25, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +7+6−30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Knicks
Bucks 109Knicks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks22263625109
Knicks2422222795
The story
Milwaukee beat New York 109-95 behind 17 points from Malcolm Brogdon

Noah Vonleh paced New York: 14 PTS, 14 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 7-14 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 36-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −2+2+16+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.6Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.6 in 27 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.8 in 25 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg30.7Today

31 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 41

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 35, 29, 50, 32, 47, 35, 35, 39, 41Rockets-Thunder · W
32.3 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Mitch Richmond SAC, Feb 13, 1997: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
41 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 13, 38, 24, 26, 29, 15, 25, 40Celtics-Sixers · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Jan 29, 1996: 40 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
40 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 24, 33, 40, 24, 13, 24, 27, 34Sixers-Celtics · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 19, 12, 44, 32, 25, 30, 9, 30Bucks-Knicks · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 25, 32, 33, 24, 43, 43, 31, 28Thunder-Rockets · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 38, 38, 0, 19, 6, 20, 12, 24Sixers-Celtics · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin KnoxNYK+6.1 18.1 last 10 · 12.0 season
Spencer DinwiddieBKN+4.8 22.4 last 10 · 17.6 season
Emmanuel MudiayNYK+4.7 19.0 last 10 · 14.3 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+4.6 30.9 last 10 · 26.3 season
Thaddeus YoungIND+4.6 16.4 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
Kemba WalkerCHA−5.0 19.8 last 10 · 24.8 season
E'Twaun MooreNOP−4.9 8.5 last 10 · 13.4 season
Klay ThompsonGSW−4.8 16.2 last 10 · 21.0 season
Victor OladipoIND−4.8 15.4 last 10 · 20.2 season
Josh RichardsonMIA−4.1 14.4 last 10 · 18.5 season