FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 25, 2020Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed BOS by 3 at halftime and won 123–95.

Final · Box score
Pelicans98
Heat111
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +13
Final · Box score
Warriors99
Bucks138
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +24; Q4 MIL +39
Final · Box score
Nets123
Celtics95
Q1 BKN +4; Q2 BKN -3; Q3 BKN +9; Q4 BKN +28
Final · Box score
Mavs115
Lakers138
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +23
Final · Box score
Clippers121
Nuggets108
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +17; Q3 LAC +19; Q4 LAC +13
On this day · 2019–20Dec 25, 2019: 5 games. Top scorer: Kawhi Leonard (Clippers-Lakers), 35 points.
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The lead · Nets-Celtics

Kyrie Irving hits seven threes, Brooklyn tops Boston

Kawhi Leonard goes for 21 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-3+9+28BKN AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets26253537123
Celtics2232231895
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 2 games: 26, 37BKN37 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 2 games: 22, 29BKN29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 2 games: 33, 27BOS27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 2 games: 30, 20BOS20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Heat

Miami never trails at a break against New Orleans

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 111–98. Duncan Robinson led Miami with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over NOP13LAC over DEN13LAL over DAL23BKN over BOS28MIL over GSW39Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over NOP.
Lead changes
Nets-Celtics8
Pelicans-Heat4
Clippers-Nuggets4
Warriors-Bucks3
Mavs-Lakers3
The night in charts
Mavs-Lakers combined for 253, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-LakersMavs 115, Lakers 138
253
Warriors-BucksWarriors 99, Bucks 138
237
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 121, Nuggets 108
229
Nets-CelticsNets 123, Celtics 95
218
Pelicans-HeatPelicans 98, Heat 111
209
LAC won the closest game by 13
Closest finishes
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 121, Nuggets 108
+13 LAC
Pelicans-HeatPelicans 98, Heat 111
+13 MIA
Mavs-LakersMavs 115, Lakers 138
+23 LAL
Nets-CelticsNets 123, Celtics 95
+28 BKN
Warriors-BucksWarriors 99, Bucks 138
+39 MIL
Harrell shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarrellLAL · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
MiddletonMIL · 31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
SchroderLAL · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
64% (7-11)
ADLAL · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
KyrieBKN · 37 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 121Nuggets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers32402623121
Nuggets26292429108
The story
LA beat Denver 121-108 behind 23 points and 9 assists from Paul George

Jamal Murray paced Denver: 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 8-14 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 40-29 second quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +6+17+19+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 123Celtics 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets26253537123
Celtics2232231895
The story
Kevin Durant's 29 points carried Brooklyn past Boston, 123-95

For Boston, Jaylen Brown had 27 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 9-16 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 37-18, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
300 +4−3+9+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Bucks
Warriors 99Bucks 138
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2531202399
Bucks33333438138
The story
Khris Middleton had 31 points as Milwaukee beat Golden State 138-99

James Wiseman led Golden State with 18 PTS, 8 REB 31 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 10-15 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the fourth 38-23, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
400 +8+10+24+39 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 2 vs 2019–20 avg
Points per game
20.32019–20 avg30.0Last 2

30.0 points a game over his last two games, against 20.3 in 2019–20 (57 games). Today: 27 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.7minutes, last 2 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
28.22019–20 avg5.5Last 2

5.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.2 in 2019–20 (58 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.9minutes, today vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
23.12019–20 avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in 2019–20 (22 games). Line: 13 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 37

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 2 games: 26, 37Nets-Celtics · W
31.5 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 2 games: 15, 32Pelicans-Heat · L
23.5 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 2 games: 27, 31Bucks-Warriors · W
29.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 2 games: 22, 29Nets-Celtics · W
25.5 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 2 games: 18, 28Lakers-Mavs · W
23.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 2 games: 24, 28Pelicans-Heat · L
26.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST