FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 29, 2022Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CLE by 5 after the first quarter and won 135–126.

Final · Box score
Thunder113
Hornets121
Q1 CHA +6; Q2 CHA -3; Q3 CHA +1; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Cavs126
Pacers135
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Clippers110
Celtics116
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS -1; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies119
Raptors106
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +13
Final · Box score
Knicks115
Spurs122
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Rockets114
Mavs129
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +20; Q4 DAL +15
On this day · 2021–22Dec 29, 2021: 8 games. Top scorer: Ja Morant (Grizzlies-Lakers), 41 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Pacers

Cleveland's skid reaches three

Luka Doncic posts a triple-double

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-4+3+9IND AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs34342830126
Pacers29353536135
Who led
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 1, 29, 17, 15, 33, 43, 12, 23, 29IND29 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 17, 14, 23, 8, 21, 12, 28, 25IND25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 43, 28, 34, 41, 25, 23, 36, 12, 15, 28CLE28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 14, 7, 8, 20, 19, 11, 10, 19CLE19 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Thunder-Hornets

Charlotte beats OKC, 121–113

Charlotte led 85–84 after three and won by 8. LaMelo Ball led Charlotte with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over LAC6SAS over NYK7CHA over OKC8IND over CLE9MEM over TOR13DAL over HOU15Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over OKC.
Lead changes
Cavs-Pacers16
Thunder-Hornets8
Knicks-Spurs6
Grizzlies-Raptors1
Rockets-Mavs1
The night in charts
Cavs-Pacers combined for 261, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-PacersCavs 126, Pacers 135
261
Rockets-MavsRockets 114, Mavs 129
243
Knicks-SpursKnicks 115, Spurs 122
237
Thunder-HornetsThunder 113, Hornets 121
234
Clippers-CelticsClippers 110, Celtics 116
226
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 119, Raptors 106
225
BOS won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Clippers-CelticsClippers 110, Celtics 116
+6 BOS
Knicks-SpursKnicks 115, Spurs 122
+7 SAS
Thunder-HornetsThunder 113, Hornets 121
+8 CHA
Cavs-PacersCavs 126, Pacers 135
+9 IND
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 119, Raptors 106
+13 MEM
Rockets-MavsRockets 114, Mavs 129
+15 DAL
IND rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-PacersIND won · Cavs 126, Pacers 135
5 pts
Thunder-HornetsCHA won · Thunder 113, Hornets 121
3 pts
Clippers-CelticsBOS won · Clippers 110, Celtics 116
1 pt
Washington shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WashingtonCHA · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
GarlandCLE · 18 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
HieldIND · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
NesmithIND · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Clippers-Celtics
Clippers 110Celtics 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers26233625110
Celtics27332432116
The story
Boston beat LA 116-110 behind 29 points and 11 rebounds from Jayson Tatum

Kawhi Leonard paced LA: 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 10-26 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

A 33-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +1+11−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Spurs
Knicks 115Spurs 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks29242636115
Spurs38262830122
The story
Immanuel Quickley had 36 points, but San Antonio won 122-115

For San Antonio, Keldon Johnson had 30 PTS, 3 REB 36 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 12-27 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-29, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +9+11+13+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 114Mavs 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets30212835114
Mavs36293430129
The story
Christian Wood had 21 points as Dallas beat Houston 129-114

Kevin Porter Jr. led Houston with 17 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 8-15 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the second 29-21, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +6+14+20+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.3Season avg32.8Last 5

32.8 points a game over his last five games, against 23.3 in 35 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 35 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 24.6 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 36 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Julius Randle leads the day with 41

Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 19, 25, 15, 30, 29, 35, 29, 41Knicks-Spurs · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, May 20, 2000: 41 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Season high41 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Immanuel QuickleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 3, 5, 22, 20, 15, 11, 13, 36Knicks-Spurs · L
11.3 PPG season to date · +25.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 33, 38, 30, 33, 19, 25, 50, 32, 60, 35Mavs-Rockets · W
33.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Jan 28, 2011: 35 PTS · 13 REB · 13 AST
35 PTS · 12 REB · 13 AST
Keldon JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 21, 21, 25, 22, 17, 21, 19, 30Spurs-Knicks · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 20, 44, 31, 41, 30, 41, 38, 29Celtics-Clippers · W
31.0 PPG season to date · −2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 1, 29, 17, 15, 33, 43, 12, 23, 29Pacers-Cavs · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+5.8 31.5 last 10 · 25.7 season
Jordan PooleGSW+5.4 25.1 last 10 · 19.8 season
CJ McCollumNOP+4.9 24.3 last 10 · 19.4 season
Norman PowellLAC+4.6 20.1 last 10 · 15.5 season
Zion WilliamsonNOP+4.4 30.2 last 10 · 25.8 season
Cold
Anfernee SimonsPOR−5.0 17.4 last 10 · 22.4 season
Max StrusMIA−3.8 9.1 last 10 · 12.9 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.7 26.3 last 10 · 30.0 season
Myles TurnerIND−3.0 13.1 last 10 · 16.1 season
Lonnie Walker IVLAL−2.9 11.8 last 10 · 14.7 season