FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 30, 2020Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed MIL by 5 at halftime and won 119–108.

Final · Box score
Hawks141
Nets145
Q1 BKN -3; Q2 BKN -1; Q3 BKN -2; Q4 BKN +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies107
Celtics126
Q1 BOS +12; Q2 BOS +26; Q3 BOS +25; Q4 BOS +19
Final · Box score
Bucks108
Heat119
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Hornets118
Mavs99
Q1 CHA +7; Q2 CHA +11; Q3 CHA +29; Q4 CHA +19
Final · Box score
Lakers121
Spurs107
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +14
Final · Box score
Blazers105
Clippers128
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC +19; Q3 LAC +22; Q4 LAC +23
On this day · 2019–20Dec 30, 2019: 6 games. Top scorer: Spencer Dinwiddie (Nets-Wolves), 36 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Heat

Miami handles Milwaukee by 11

Giannis Antetokounmpo posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-5-3+11MIA AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks19373517108
Heat25263731119
Who led
Goran DragicPoints, last 4 games: 20, 18, 2, 26MIA26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 4 games: 25, 17, 12, 22MIA22 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 5 games: 35, 15, 27, 9, 26MIL26 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Donte DiVincenzoPoints, last 5 games: 15, 13, 10, 17, 15MIL15 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Hawks-Nets

Brooklyn takes care of Atlanta

A 4-point win, 145–141. Kevin Durant led Brooklyn with 33 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BKN over ATL4MIA over MIL11LAL over SAS14BOS over MEM19CHA over DAL19LAC over POR23Final margin, points. Pink = BKN over ATL.
Lead changes
Hornets-Mavs11
Bucks-Heat10
Lakers-Spurs3
Blazers-Clippers3
The night in charts
Hawks-Nets combined for 286, 53 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-NetsHawks 141, Nets 145
286
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 107, Celtics 126
233
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 105, Clippers 128
233
Lakers-SpursLakers 121, Spurs 107
228
Bucks-HeatBucks 108, Heat 119
227
Hornets-MavsHornets 118, Mavs 99
217
BKN won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Hawks-NetsHawks 141, Nets 145
+4 BKN
Bucks-HeatBucks 108, Heat 119
+11 MIA
Lakers-SpursLakers 121, Spurs 107
+14 LAL
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 107, Celtics 126
+19 BOS
Hornets-MavsHornets 118, Mavs 99
+19 CHA
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 105, Clippers 128
+23 LAC
MIA rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-HeatMIA won · Bucks 108, Heat 119
5 pts
Hawks-NetsBKN won · Hawks 141, Nets 145
3 pts
Joe Harris shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Joe HarrisBKN · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 42 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (15-21)
LaMeloCHA · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HardawayDAL · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ValanciunasMEM · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Hawks-Nets
Hawks 141Nets 145
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks41273637141
Nets38293543145
The story
Kevin Durant's 33 points and 11 rebounds carried Brooklyn past Atlanta, 145-141

For Atlanta, Trae Young had 30 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB 33 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST · 11-22 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 43-37.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −3−1−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Heat
Bucks 108Heat 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks19373517108
Heat25263731119
The story
Bam Adebayo had 22 points and 10 assists as Miami beat Milwaukee 119-108

Jrue Holiday led Milwaukee with 13 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB · 7-13 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 31-17.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +6−5−3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Celtics
Grizzlies 107Celtics 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies19213136107
Celtics31353030126
The story
Boston beat Memphis 126-107 behind 14 points from Marcus Smart

Gorgui Dieng paced Memphis: 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 5-11 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 35-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
300 +12+26+25+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 3 vs 2019–20 avg
Points per game
8.62019–20 avg14.0Last 3

14.0 points a game over his last three games, against 8.6 in 2019–20 (49 games). Today: 16 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 2 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
29.62019–20 avg13.5Last 2

13.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 29.6 in 2019–20 (62 games). Today: 5 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 42

Jaylen BrownPoints, last 5 games: 33, 27, 18, 20, 42Celtics-Grizzlies · W
28.0 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Apr 28, 2002: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Career high42 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 4 games: 22, 29, 29, 33Nets-Hawks · W
28.2 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 4 games: 37, 36, 29, 30Hawks-Nets · L
33.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 4 games: 14, 13, 15, 30Hawks-Nets · L
18.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 4 games: 21, 11, 13, 29Spurs-Lakers · L
18.5 PPG season to date
Career high29 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 3 games: 26, 21, 28Clippers-Blazers · W
25.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST