FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 27, 2019Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed PHX by 12 after three quarters and won 105–96.

Final · Box score
Cavs117
Celtics129
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +12
Final · OT · Box score
Thunder104
Hornets102
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC +7; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +2
Final · Box score
Sixers97
Magic98
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL +3; Q4 ORL +1
Final · Box score
Bucks112
Hawks86
Q1 MIL +13; Q2 MIL +23; Q3 MIL +21; Q4 MIL +26
Final · Box score
Pacers112
Heat113
Q1 MIA -2; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +1
Final · Box score
Suns96
Warriors105
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW -8; Q3 GSW -12; Q4 GSW +9
On this day · 2018–19Dec 27, 2018: 5 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Celtics), 45 points.
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The lead · Suns-Warriors

D'Angelo Russell scores 31 in Golden State win over Phoenix

Kevin Love goes for 30 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-8-12+9GSW AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2922271896
Warriors25182339105
Who led
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 32, 18, 8, 26, 25, 30, 20, 31GSW31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Damion LeePoints, last 10 games: 5, 8, 6, 21, 13, 4, 20, 14, 22, 16GSW16 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 44, 35, 26, 15, 18, 19, 11, 34PHX34 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Dario SaricPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 7, 19, 17, 8, 16, 10, 13, 11PHX11 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Milwaukee by 26.

ORL over PHI1MIA over IND1OKC over CHA2GSW over PHX9BOS over CLE12MIL over ATL26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Pacers-Heat20
Suns-Warriors7
Thunder-Hornets5
Cavs-Celtics2
Bucks-Hawks0
Shot of the night

Dragic's jumper with 6.8 seconds left puts the Heat ahead, 113-112 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Celtics combined for 246, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-CelticsCavs 117, Celtics 129
246
Pacers-HeatPacers 112, Heat 113
225
Thunder-HornetsThunder 104, Hornets 102 · OT
206
Suns-WarriorsSuns 96, Warriors 105
201
Bucks-HawksBucks 112, Hawks 86
198
Sixers-MagicSixers 97, Magic 98
195
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-MagicSixers 97, Magic 98
+1 ORL
Pacers-HeatPacers 112, Heat 113
+1 MIA
Thunder-HornetsThunder 104, Hornets 102 · OT
+2 OKC
Suns-WarriorsSuns 96, Warriors 105
+9 GSW
Cavs-CelticsCavs 117, Celtics 129
+12 BOS
Bucks-HawksBucks 112, Hawks 86
+26 MIL
GSW erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-WarriorsGSW won · Suns 96, Warriors 105
12 pts
Sixers-MagicORL won · Sixers 97, Magic 98
2 pts
Pacers-HeatMIA won · Pacers 112, Heat 113
2 pts
Bam shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BamMIA · 18 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST
80% (8-10)
KanterBOS · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
CrabbeATL · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 34 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
65% (13-20)
LoveCLE · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
63% (10-16)
Final · Pacers-Heat
Pacers 112Heat 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers27282730112
Heat25332629113
The story
Jimmy Butler's 20 points carried Miami past Indiana, 113-112

For Indiana, Aaron Holiday had 17 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 3-11 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 33-28.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −2+3+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bam Adebayo was the fantasy play: 44.0 FPTS on 18 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST

Final · Sixers-Magic
Sixers 97Magic 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2126212997
Magic1927252798
The story
Orlando beat Philadelphia 98-97 behind 20 points from Evan Fournier

Tobias Harris paced Philadelphia: 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 8-14 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 25-21 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −2−1+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ben Simmons topped the game at 43.3 FPTS: 13 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST

Final · Thunder-Hornets
Thunder 104Hornets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder2627192210104
Hornets182522298102
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 27 points as Oklahoma City beat Charlotte 104-102 in OT

Terry Rozier led Charlotte with 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 10-17 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the first 26-18, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +8+10+70+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Devonte' Graham led the game in fantasy with 44.8 FPTS (15 PTS, 13 AST, 9 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.1Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.1 in 30 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.9Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.9 in 30 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.9Season avg21Today

21 minutes today, against 8.9 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 34

Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 20, 18, 8, 26, 26, 16, 30, 34Celtics-Cavs · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high34 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 44, 35, 26, 15, 18, 19, 11, 34Suns-Warriors · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 32, 18, 8, 26, 25, 30, 20, 31Warriors-Suns · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 17, 30, 12, 9, 16, 21, 20, 30Cavs-Celtics · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 19, 16, 15, 24, 26, 39, 11, 30Celtics-Cavs · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 14, 16, 7, 20, 32, 32, 21, 27Thunder-Hornets · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joe InglesUTA+5.7 15.8 last 10 · 10.1 season
Dennis SchroderOKC+4.8 23.2 last 10 · 18.4 season
Norman PowellTOR+4.8 19.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Spencer DinwiddieBKN+4.2 26.9 last 10 · 22.7 season
Troy Brown Jr.WAS+4.1 13.5 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Lou WilliamsLAC−5.5 13.6 last 10 · 19.1 season
Larry Nance Jr.CLE−4.5 3.9 last 10 · 8.4 season
Eric PaschallGSW−4.5 10.2 last 10 · 14.7 season
Eric BledsoeMIL−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Jordan PooleGSW−3.3 3.8 last 10 · 7.1 season