FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 21, 2023Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed ORL by 3 after the first quarter and won 118–114.

Final · Box score
Jazz119
Pistons111
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Pelicans123
Cavs104
Q1 NOP +8; Q2 NOP +14; Q3 NOP +18; Q4 NOP +19
Final · Box score
Spurs95
Bulls114
Q1 CHI -1; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +19
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Grizzlies116
Q1 MEM +13; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +13
Final · Box score
Magic114
Bucks118
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +9; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Clippers115
Thunder134
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +17; Q4 OKC +19
Final · Box score
Lakers111
Wolves118
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +7
Final · Box score
Wizards118
Blazers117
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +1
On this day · 2022–23Dec 21, 2022: 11 games. Top scorer: Pascal Siakam (Raptors-Knicks), 52 points.
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The lead · Magic-Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo posts 37 and 10 as Milwaukee beats Orlando

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 31 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+3+9+4MIL AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic31252632114
Bucks28313227118
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 35, 37, 32, 64, 22, 26, 11, 37MIL37 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 28, 24, 14, 21, 33, 39, 40, 24MIL24 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 20, 14, 27, 19, 17, 8, 15, 29ORL29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 6, 28, 19, 42, 24, 20, 14, 36, 10, 23ORL23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Bucks6
Lakers-Wolves6
Jazz-Pistons5
Clippers-Thunder4
Pelicans-Cavs3
Spurs-Bulls3
Pacers-Grizzlies2
Wizards-Blazers0
The night in charts
Clippers-Thunder combined for 249, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-ThunderClippers 115, Thunder 134
249
Wizards-BlazersWizards 118, Blazers 117
235
Magic-BucksMagic 114, Bucks 118
232
Jazz-PistonsJazz 119, Pistons 111
230
Lakers-WolvesLakers 111, Wolves 118
229
Pelicans-CavsPelicans 123, Cavs 104
227
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 103, Grizzlies 116
219
Spurs-BullsSpurs 95, Bulls 114
209
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-BlazersWizards 118, Blazers 117
+1 WAS
Magic-BucksMagic 114, Bucks 118
+4 MIL
Lakers-WolvesLakers 111, Wolves 118
+7 MIN
Jazz-PistonsJazz 119, Pistons 111
+8 UTA
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 103, Grizzlies 116
+13 MEM
Pelicans-CavsPelicans 123, Cavs 104
+19 NOP
Spurs-BullsSpurs 95, Bulls 114
+19 CHI
Clippers-ThunderClippers 115, Thunder 134
+19 OKC
MIL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-BucksMIL won · Magic 114, Bucks 118
3 pts
Spurs-BullsCHI won · Spurs 95, Bulls 114
1 pt
Bagley shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BagleyDET · 22 PTS, 5 REB
83% (10-12)
ChetOKC · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB
82% (9-11)
JJJMEM · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
OkoroCLE · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
GaffordWAS · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 6 BLK, 4 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Wizards-Blazers
Wizards 118Blazers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards33342625118
Blazers24302637117
The story
Kyle Kuzma had 32 points as Washington beat Portland 118-117

Deandre Ayton led Portland with 23 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 11-22 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 33-24, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +9+13+13+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Bucks
Magic 114Bucks 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic31252632114
Bucks28313227118
The story
Damian Lillard's 24 points and 8 assists carried Milwaukee past Orlando, 118-114

For Orlando, Cole Anthony had 18 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 5-17 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 31-25.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −3+3+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Thunder
Clippers 115Thunder 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers29303323115
Thunder35294525134
The story
Oklahoma City beat LA 134-115 behind 23 points from Chet Holmgren

Paul George paced LA: 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 9-11 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 45-33 third quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +6+5+17+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.0Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.0 in 28 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 26 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: New Orleans by 19.

WAS over POR1MIL over ORL4MIN over LAL7UTA over DET8MEM over IND13NOP over CLE19CHI over SAS19OKC over LAC19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Anfernee Simons leads the day with 41

Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 9 games: 18, 28, 30, 38, 9, 33, 24, 23, 41Blazers-Wizards · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan WAS, Jan 26, 2002: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Season high41 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 35, 37, 32, 64, 22, 26, 11, 37Bucks-Magic · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 16, 17, 21, 27, 31, 17, 27, 32Wizards-Blazers · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 17, 30, 27, 49, 16, 28, 28, 17, 21, 31Grizzlies-Pacers · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 27, 16, 41, 37, 37, 32, 19, 31Lakers-Wolves · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 32, 33, 17, 33, 38, 30, 43, 25, 30, 31Thunder-Clippers · W
30.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Coby WhiteCHI+6.9 24.5 last 10 · 17.6 season
Collin SextonUTA+6.1 21.2 last 10 · 15.1 season
Julius RandleNYK+4.7 27.4 last 10 · 22.7 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+4.5 39.6 last 10 · 35.1 season
Patrick WilliamsCHI+4.4 14.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
Jordan HawkinsNOP−4.6 6.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Nikola JokicDEN−4.5 22.0 last 10 · 26.5 season
Tobias HarrisPHI−4.4 11.6 last 10 · 16.0 season
Dennis SchroderTOR−3.6 11.1 last 10 · 14.7 season
Kevin HuerterSAC−3.2 7.8 last 10 · 11.0 season