FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 22, 2020Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Warriors99
Nets125
Q1 BKN +15; Q2 BKN +18; Q3 BKN +28; Q4 BKN +26
Final · Box score
Clippers116
Lakers109
Q1 LAC +20; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +7
On this day · 2019–20Dec 22, 2019: 5 games. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Hornets), 39 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Lakers

Paul George scores 33 as Clippers win in Los Angeles

Caris LeVert goes for 20 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+20+2+11+7LAC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers39173327116
Lakers19352431109
Who led
Paul GeorgeLAC33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kawhi LeonardLAC26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesLAL22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Anthony DavisLAL18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Warriors-Nets

Brooklyn leads Golden State wire to wire

Brooklyn was ahead at every break and won 125–99. Best quarter: the first, 40–25. Kyrie Irving led Brooklyn with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nets-Warriors
Kyrie Irving · BKNStephen Curry · GSWPTS2620REB44AST410Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Warriors-Nets1
The night in charts
Clippers-Lakers combined for 225, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-LakersClippers 116, Lakers 109
225
Warriors-NetsWarriors 99, Nets 125
224
LAC won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Clippers-LakersClippers 116, Lakers 109
+7 LAC
Warriors-NetsWarriors 99, Nets 125
+26 BKN
George shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GeorgeLAC · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
KyrieBKN · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
63% (10-16)
KuzmaLAL · 15 PTS, 1 REB
55% (6-11)
WisemanGSW · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL
54% (7-13)
ADLAL · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
53% (8-15)
Final · Clippers-Lakers
Clippers 116Lakers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers39173327116
Lakers19352431109
The story
Kawhi Leonard's 26 points carried LA past Los Angeles, 116-109

For Los Angeles, Montrezl Harrell had 17 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 10-26 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-19, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +20+2+11+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Nets
Warriors 99Nets 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2520262899
Nets40233626125
The story
Kevin Durant had 22 points as Brooklyn beat Golden State 125-99

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 20 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 7-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the first 40-25, their biggest quarter edge.

BKN lead by quarter
300 +15+18+28+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, today vs 2019–20 avg
Points per game
21.52019–20 avg33Today

33 points today in 36 minutes, against 21.5 a game in 2019–20 (48 games).

Stepped-up role
+8.6minutes, today vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
18.42019–20 avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 2019–20 (72 games). Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−12.7points, today vs 2019–20 avg
Points per game
18.72019–20 avg6Today

6 points today in 26 minutes, against 18.7 a game in 2019–20 (56 games).

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 33

Paul GeorgeClippers-Lakers · W
33.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingNets-Warriors · W
26.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardClippers-Lakers · W
26.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesLakers-Clippers · L
22.0 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantNets-Warriors · W
22.0 PPG season to date
22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Caris LeVertNets-Warriors · W
20.0 PPG season to date
20 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST