FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 26, 2022Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed CHA by 6 at halftime and won 124–113.

Final · Box score
Nets125
Cavs117
Q1 BKN +12; Q2 BKN +16; Q3 BKN +12; Q4 BKN +8
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers142
Pistons131
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +11
Final · Box score
Wolves110
Heat113
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Rockets133
Bulls118
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Pacers93
Pelicans113
Q1 NOP +6; Q2 NOP +19; Q3 NOP +28; Q4 NOP +20
Final · Box score
Jazz122
Spurs126
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Hornets113
Blazers124
Q1 POR -4; Q2 POR -6; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +11
On this day · 2021–22Dec 26, 2021: 8 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (Sixers-Wizards), 36 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Blazers

Jerami Grant posts 32 and 10 as Portland beats Charlotte

Jusuf Nurkic goes for 28 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-6+6+11POR AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets34332818113
Blazers30314023124
Who led
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 17, 24, 18, 7, 26, 17, 20, 32POR32 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jusuf NurkicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 8, 14, 15, 16, 14, 12, 11, 28POR28 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 26, 23, 27, 31, 23, 25, 23, 27CHA27 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 10, 4, 13, 10, 3, 11, 24, 22CHA22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Clippers-Pistons

Clippers outlast Detroit in overtime

128–128 at the end of regulation. Clippers took the last extra period 14–3. Final: 142–131. Paul George led Clippers with 32 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Clippers-Pistons
Paul George · LACBojan Bogdanovic · DETPTS3223REB43AST113Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Wolves-Heat13
Clippers-Pistons11
Rockets-Bulls4
Hornets-Blazers4
Nets-Cavs3
Pacers-Pelicans2
Jazz-Spurs2
The night in charts
Clippers-Pistons combined for 273, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-PistonsClippers 142, Pistons 131 · OT
273
Rockets-BullsRockets 133, Bulls 118
251
Jazz-SpursJazz 122, Spurs 126
248
Nets-CavsNets 125, Cavs 117
242
Hornets-BlazersHornets 113, Blazers 124
237
Wolves-HeatWolves 110, Heat 113
223
Pacers-PelicansPacers 93, Pelicans 113
206
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-HeatWolves 110, Heat 113
+3 MIA
Jazz-SpursJazz 122, Spurs 126
+4 SAS
Nets-CavsNets 125, Cavs 117
+8 BKN
Hornets-BlazersHornets 113, Blazers 124
+11 POR
Clippers-PistonsClippers 142, Pistons 131 · OT
+11 LAC
Rockets-BullsRockets 133, Bulls 118
+15 HOU
Pacers-PelicansPacers 93, Pelicans 113
+20 NOP
POR rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-BlazersPOR won · Hornets 113, Blazers 124
6 pts
Clippers-PistonsLAC won · Clippers 142, Pistons 131 · OT
5 pts
Rockets-BullsHOU won · Rockets 133, Bulls 118
1 pt
Sengun shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SengunHOU · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
StewartDET · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
GarlandCLE · 46 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (14-20)
WashingtonCHA · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
AntMIN · 29 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Wolves-Heat
Wolves 110Heat 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves31253024110
Heat33263420113
The story
Kyle Lowry had 18 points and 9 assists as Miami beat Minnesota 113-110

Naz Reid led Minnesota with 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 8-16 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the third 34-30, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +2+3+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Edwards led the game in fantasy with 50.2 FPTS (29 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Nets-Cavs
Nets 125Cavs 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets34312634125
Cavs22273038117
The story
Brooklyn beat Cleveland 125-117 behind 32 points from Kevin Durant

Donovan Mitchell paced Cleveland: 15 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 32 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 10-18 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 34-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +12+16+12+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Pistons
Clippers 142Pistons 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers3135303214142
Pistons362539283131
The story
Paul George's 32 points and 11 assists carried LA past Detroit, 142-131 in OT

For Detroit, Isaiah Stewart had 21 PTS, 7 REB 32 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 9-19 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Clippers took it 14-3.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −5+5−40+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 19.4 in 28 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg23.3Last 3

23.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 30 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.2Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 9.2 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Darius Garland leads the day with 46

Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 18, 12, 20, 18, 17, 23, 17, 46Cavs-Nets · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +25.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Jan 11, 2006: 46 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
46 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Kevin Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 24, 12, 18, 18, 21, 13, 15, 31, 14, 36Rockets-Bulls · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 17, 24, 18, 7, 26, 17, 20, 32Blazers-Hornets · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 11, 29, 36, 26, 17, 22, 22, 32Clippers-Pistons · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 29, 34, 30, 28, 43, 23, 24, 32Nets-Cavs · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 21, 19, 31, 18, 24, 38, 21, 32Jazz-Spurs · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan PooleGSW+6.6 26.0 last 10 · 19.4 season
Nikola JokicDEN+5.2 30.6 last 10 · 25.4 season
Norman PowellLAC+4.9 20.0 last 10 · 15.1 season
Julius RandleNYK+4.7 27.8 last 10 · 23.1 season
RJ BarrettNYK+4.7 25.0 last 10 · 20.3 season
Cold
Anfernee SimonsPOR−5.0 17.4 last 10 · 22.4 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.7 26.3 last 10 · 30.0 season
Max StrusMIA−3.6 9.5 last 10 · 13.1 season
Troy Brown Jr.LAL−3.2 2.8 last 10 · 6.0 season
Nah'Shon HylandDEN−2.9 10.1 last 10 · 13.0 season