FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 27, 2020Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed WAS by 17 after three quarters and won 120–113.

Final · Box score
Mavs124
Clippers73
Q1 DAL +23; Q2 DAL +50; Q3 DAL +47; Q4 DAL +51
Final · Box score
Nets104
Hornets106
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA -2; Q3 CHA +5; Q4 CHA +2
Final · Box score
Spurs95
Pelicans98
Q1 NOP -2; Q2 NOP +2; Q3 NOP +8; Q4 NOP +3
Final · Box score
Magic120
Wizards113
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL -17; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Sixers94
Cavs118
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +21; Q4 CLE +24
Final · Box score
Bucks110
Knicks130
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +16; Q3 NYK +21; Q4 NYK +20
Final · Box score
Warriors129
Bulls128
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW -4; Q4 GSW +1
Final · Box score
Celtics107
Pacers108
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +1
Final · Box score
Suns116
Kings100
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +16
Final · Box score
Wolves91
Lakers127
Q1 LAL +17; Q2 LAL +22; Q3 LAL +36; Q4 LAL +36
On this day · 2019–20Dec 27, 2019: 6 games. Top scorer: Jaylen Brown (Celtics-Cavs), 34 points.
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The lead · Magic-Wizards

Orlando storms back from 17 down to beat Washington

Andre Drummond goes for 24 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+2-17+7ORL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic29331543120
Wizards35253419113
Who led
Markelle FultzPoints, last 3 games: 15, 21, 26ORL26 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Terrence RossPoints, last 3 games: 19, 25, 26ORL26 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 3 games: 31, 39, 29WAS29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Raul NetoPoints, last 3 games: 2, 11, 22WAS22 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Hornets18
Warriors-Bulls12
Suns-Kings11
Sixers-Cavs10
Spurs-Pelicans9
Celtics-Pacers9
Wolves-Lakers0
Shot of the night

Lee's three with 2.3 seconds left puts the Warriors ahead, 129-128 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Bulls combined for 257, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-BullsWarriors 129, Bulls 128
257
Bucks-KnicksBucks 110, Knicks 130
240
Magic-WizardsMagic 120, Wizards 113
233
Wolves-LakersWolves 91, Lakers 127
218
Suns-KingsSuns 116, Kings 100
216
Celtics-PacersCeltics 107, Pacers 108
215
Sixers-CavsSixers 94, Cavs 118
212
Nets-HornetsNets 104, Hornets 106
210
Mavs-ClippersMavs 124, Clippers 73
197
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 95, Pelicans 98
193
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-PacersCeltics 107, Pacers 108
+1 IND
Warriors-BullsWarriors 129, Bulls 128
+1 GSW
Nets-HornetsNets 104, Hornets 106
+2 CHA
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 95, Pelicans 98
+3 NOP
Magic-WizardsMagic 120, Wizards 113
+7 ORL
Suns-KingsSuns 116, Kings 100
+16 PHX
Bucks-KnicksBucks 110, Knicks 130
+20 NYK
Sixers-CavsSixers 94, Cavs 118
+24 CLE
Wolves-LakersWolves 91, Lakers 127
+36 LAL
Mavs-ClippersMavs 124, Clippers 73
+51 DAL
ORL erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-WizardsORL won · Magic 120, Wizards 113
17 pts
Celtics-PacersIND won · Celtics 107, Pacers 108
6 pts
Suns-KingsPHX won · Suns 116, Kings 100
5 pts
Warriors-BullsGSW won · Warriors 129, Bulls 128
4 pts
Nets-HornetsCHA won · Nets 104, Hornets 106
2 pts
Elfrid Payton shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Elfrid PaytonNYK · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
KuzmaLAL · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
67% (8-12)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
RichardsonDAL · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
DrummondCLE · 24 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
61% (11-18)
Final · Warriors-Bulls
Warriors 129Bulls 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24363336129
Bulls27294131128
The story
Andrew Wiggins had 19 points as Golden State beat Chicago 129-128

Wendell Carter Jr. led Chicago with 22 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 6-15 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Warriors took the second 36-29.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −3+4−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Hornets
Nets 104Hornets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets22282727104
Hornets23253424106
The story
Charlotte beat Brooklyn 106-104 behind 28 points from Gordon Hayward

Kevin Durant paced Brooklyn: 29 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 12-20 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 34-27 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +1−2+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Pelicans
Spurs 95Pelicans 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1827262495
Pelicans1631321998
The story
Brandon Ingram's 28 points and 11 rebounds carried New Orleans past San Antonio, 98-95

For San Antonio, Rudy Gay had 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 9-23 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 32-26, was where the Pelicans built it.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −2+2+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 3 vs 2019–20 avg
Points per game
6.42019–20 avg15.3Last 3

15.3 points a game over his last three games, against 6.4 in 2019–20 (61 games). Today: 16 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
29.02019–20 avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.0 in 2019–20 (64 games). Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
12.62019–20 avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 2019–20 (53 games). Line: 22 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Dallas posts the night's biggest win

Dallas beat Clippers by 51, the widest margin of 10 games.

GSW over CHI1IND over BOS1CHA over BKN2NOP over SAS3ORL over WAS7PHX over SAC16NYK over MIL20CLE over PHI24LAL over MIN36DAL over LAC51Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 36

Stephen CurryPoints, last 3 games: 20, 19, 36Warriors-Bulls · W
25.0 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 3 games: 22, 17, 33Bulls-Warriors · L
24.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 3 games: 17, 25, 29Knicks-Bucks · W
23.7 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 3 games: 31, 39, 29Wizards-Magic · L
33.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 3 games: 22, 29, 29Nets-Hornets · L
26.7 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 3 games: 24, 28, 28Pelicans-Spurs · W
26.7 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST