FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 20, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Thunder trailed Grizzlies by 12 after the first quarter and won 102–99.

Final · Box score
Sixers108
Celtics103
Q1 Sixers +8; Q2 Sixers +2; Q3 Sixers -5; Q4 Sixers +5
Final · Box score
Rockets118
Bulls133
Q1 Bulls +9; Q2 Bulls +19; Q3 Bulls +22; Q4 Bulls +15
Final · Box score
Thunder102
Grizzlies99
Q1 Thunder -12; Q2 Thunder -3; Q3 Thunder +2; Q4 Thunder +3
Final · Box score
Hornets102
Jazz112
Q1 Jazz +19; Q2 Jazz +13; Q3 Jazz +12; Q4 Jazz +10
Final · Box score
Kings98
Warriors113
Q1 Warriors +10; Q2 Warriors +12; Q3 Warriors +5; Q4 Warriors +15
Final · Box score
Spurs116
Clippers92
Q1 Spurs +8; Q2 Spurs +14; Q3 Spurs +27; Q4 Spurs +24
The lead · Thunder-Grizzlies

Thunder climbs out of a 12-point hole against Memphis

Joel Embiid goes for 41 points

Game flow · Thunder margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-3+2+3Thunder AHEAD ↑Grizzlies AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder16312728102
Grizzlies2822222799
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 39, 30, 26, 11, 18, 33, 18, 23Thunder23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Josh GiddeyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 2, 12, 13, 12, 6, 17, 8, 19Thunder19 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 14, 23, 19, 5, 23, 24, 9, 25Grizzlies25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 21, 15, 25, 23, 22, 23, 37, 19Grizzlies19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: San Antonio by 24.

Thunder over Grizzlies3Sixers over Celtics5Jazz over Hornets10Bulls over Rockets15Warriors over Kings15Spurs over Clippers24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Thunder-Grizzlies13
Sixers-Celtics6
Hornets-Jazz3
Kings-Warriors2
Spurs-Clippers1
Rockets-Bulls0
The night in charts
Rockets-Bulls combined for 251, 37 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-BullsRockets 118, Bulls 133
251
Hornets-JazzHornets 102, Jazz 112
214
Kings-WarriorsKings 98, Warriors 113
211
Sixers-CelticsSixers 108, Celtics 103
211
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 116, Clippers 92
208
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 102, Grizzlies 99
201
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 102, Grizzlies 99
+3 Thunder
Sixers-CelticsSixers 108, Celtics 103
+5 Sixers
Hornets-JazzHornets 102, Jazz 112
+10 Jazz
Rockets-BullsRockets 118, Bulls 133
+15 Bulls
Kings-WarriorsKings 98, Warriors 113
+15 Warriors
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 116, Clippers 92
+24 Spurs
Thunder erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder won · Thunder 102, Grizzlies 99
12 pts
Sixers-CelticsSixers won · Sixers 108, Celtics 103
5 pts
Curry shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CurrySixers · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
KanterCeltics · 15 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Draymond GreenWarriors · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
PoeltlSpurs · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
DeRozanBulls · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
61% (11-18)
Final · Thunder-Grizzlies
Thunder 102Grizzlies 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder16312728102
Grizzlies2822222799
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 23 points as Oklahoma City beat Memphis 102-99

Desmond Bane led Memphis with 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 8-19 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Thunder took the second 31-22.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 −12−3+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 108Celtics 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers28232433108
Celtics20293123103
The story
Seth Curry's 26 points carried Philadelphia past Boston, 108-103

For Boston, Jayson Tatum had 17 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 26 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 10-14 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 33-23.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 +8+2−5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Clippers
Spurs 116Clippers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs35273024116
Clippers2721172792
The story
San Antonio beat LA 116-92 behind a 24-11-13 triple-double from Dejounte Murray

Paul George paced LA: 25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 13 AST, 11 REB, 5 STL · 10-22 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 30-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

Spurs lead by quarter
300 +8+14+27+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg12.2Last 5

12.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 10 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
Ja MorantGrizzlies
−8.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Season avg24.0Last 3

24.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.7 in 19 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 41

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 28, 43, 32, 19, 26, 17, 32, 41Sixers-Celtics · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Durant Warriors, Apr 7, 2018: 41 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
41 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 13, 16, 16, 9, 19, 20, 23, 30Celtics-Sixers · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 27, 31, 22, 18, 26, 22, 30, 30Warriors-Kings · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 18, 6, 23, 18, 10, 7, 29, 26Sixers-Celtics · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 17, 23, 28, 28, 34, 29, 38, 26Bulls-Rockets · W
26.8 PPG season to date · −0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 26, 12, 30, 27, 19, 15, 21, 25Clippers-Spurs · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gary HarrisMagic+4.9 13.9 last 10 · 9.0 season
Luke KennardClippers+4.4 16.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Damian LillardBlazers+4.2 27.4 last 10 · 23.2 season
Donovan MitchellJazz+4.2 29.2 last 10 · 25.0 season
Derrick WhiteSpurs+3.9 18.0 last 10 · 14.1 season
Cold
Spencer DinwiddieWizards−4.3 8.0 last 10 · 12.3 season
Harrison BarnesKings−4.1 13.4 last 10 · 17.5 season
Montrezl HarrellWizards−3.6 10.9 last 10 · 14.5 season
Carmelo AnthonyLakers−3.4 10.1 last 10 · 13.5 season
Furkan KorkmazSixers−3.2 5.2 last 10 · 8.4 season