FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 30, 2021Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Sixers110
Nets102
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Bucks136
Magic118
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +18
Final · Box score
Cavs93
Wizards110
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS +19; Q4 WAS +17
On this day · 2020–21Dec 30, 2020: 6 games. Top scorer: Jaylen Brown (Celtics-Grizzlies), 42 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Nets

Joel Embiid scores 34 in Philadelphia win over Brooklyn

James Harden posts a triple-double

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+1+2+8PHI AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers39162926110
Nets31232820102
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 26, 17, 32, 41, 23, 36, 36, 34PHI34 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 11, 14, 23, 27, 17, 13, 5, 25PHI25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 34, 20, 14, 23, 25, 20, 36, 39, 33BKN33 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 27, 30, 28, 24, 31, 51, 34, 34, 33BKN33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Cavs-Wizards

Washington leads Cleveland wire to wire

Washington was ahead at every break and won 110–93. Best quarter: the third, 33–21. Bradley Beal led Washington with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over BKN8WAS over CLE17MIL over ORL18Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over CLE.
Lead changes
Sixers-Nets19
Cavs-Wizards8
The night in charts
Bucks-Magic combined for 254, 42 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-MagicBucks 136, Magic 118
254
Sixers-NetsSixers 110, Nets 102
212
Cavs-WizardsCavs 93, Wizards 110
203
PHI won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Sixers-NetsSixers 110, Nets 102
+8 PHI
Cavs-WizardsCavs 93, Wizards 110
+17 WAS
Bucks-MagicBucks 136, Magic 118
+18 MIL
Jrue shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JrueMIL · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
KuzmaWAS · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
GiannisMIL · 33 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
59% (13-22)
BealWAS · 29 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
57% (13-23)
MaxeyPHI · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
56% (10-18)
Final · Sixers-Nets
Sixers 110Nets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers39162926110
Nets31232820102
The story
Tyrese Maxey had 25 points as Philadelphia beat Brooklyn 110-102

LaMarcus Aldridge led Brooklyn with 12 PTS, 8 REB 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 10-18 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the first 39-31, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +8+1+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 93Wizards 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3021212193
Wizards31273319110
The story
Washington beat Cleveland 110-93 behind 29 points and 10 assists from Bradley Beal

Kevin Love paced Cleveland: 24 PTS, 11 REB 29 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 13-23 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 33-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +1+7+19+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Magic
Bucks 136Magic 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks32313340136
Magic24273433118
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 33 points and 12 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Orlando, 136-118

For Orlando, Wendell Carter Jr. had 14 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 33 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 13-22 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-24, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +8+12+11+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.0Season avg30.6Last 5

30.6 points a game over his last five games, against 22.0 in 28 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
27.52020–21 avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 2020–21 (66 games). Today: 11 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.5Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 5.5 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 34

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 26, 17, 32, 41, 23, 36, 36, 34Sixers-Nets · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 34, 20, 14, 23, 25, 20, 36, 39, 33Nets-Sixers · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Finley DAL, Dec 11, 1999: 33 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
33 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 40, 27, 15, 41, 20, 20, 36, 28, 33Bucks-Magic · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 27, 30, 28, 24, 31, 51, 34, 34, 33Nets-Sixers · L
29.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 34, 25, 21, 19, 30, 26, 37, 29Wizards-Cavs · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 20, 26, 40, 24, 24, 17, 18, 25Bucks-Magic · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gary HarrisORL+5.7 16.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
Hamidou DialloDET+5.5 15.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Franz WagnerORL+4.9 20.7 last 10 · 15.8 season
Saddiq BeyDET+4.8 19.3 last 10 · 14.5 season
Caris LeVertIND+4.7 22.1 last 10 · 17.4 season
Cold
Montrezl HarrellWAS−4.0 10.5 last 10 · 14.5 season
Grayson AllenMIL−3.6 8.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
T.J. McConnellIND−2.8 5.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Malcolm BrogdonIND−2.7 16.3 last 10 · 19.0 season
Jimmy ButlerMIA−2.6 20.0 last 10 · 22.6 season