FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 27, 2023Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed DAL by 15 at halftime and won 113–110.

Final · Box score
Sixers112
Magic92
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +20
Final · Box score
Raptors132
Wizards102
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +30
Final · Box score
Bucks144
Nets122
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +22
Final · Box score
Suns129
Rockets113
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +18; Q3 PHX +20; Q4 PHX +16
Final · Box score
Knicks120
Thunder129
Q1 OKC +13; Q2 OKC +9; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Cavs113
Mavs110
Q1 CLE -12; Q2 CLE -15; Q3 CLE -8; Q4 CLE +3
On this day · 2022–23Dec 27, 2022: 10 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Knicks), 60 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Mavs

Cleveland erases 15-point lead, steals one from Dallas

Kevin Durant posts a triple-double

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-15-8+3CLE AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs27272831113
Mavs39302120110
Who led
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 5, 11, 26, 14, 12, 23, 9, 29CLE29 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 14, 8, 25, 10, 17, 14, 19, 24CLE24 PTS · 23 REB · 6 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 35, 33, 39, 40, 38, 28, 39, 50, 39DAL39 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 7, 6, 3, 7, 0, 0, 0, 19DAL19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Toronto posts the night's biggest win

Toronto beat Washington by 30, the widest margin of 6 games.

CLE over DAL3OKC over NYK9PHX over HOU16PHI over ORL20MIL over BKN22TOR over WAS30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Bucks-Nets14
Sixers-Magic12
Suns-Rockets3
Knicks-Thunder3
Cavs-Mavs2
Raptors-Wizards1
The night in charts
Bucks-Nets combined for 266, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-NetsBucks 144, Nets 122
266
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 120, Thunder 129
249
Suns-RocketsSuns 129, Rockets 113
242
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 132, Wizards 102
234
Cavs-MavsCavs 113, Mavs 110
223
Sixers-MagicSixers 112, Magic 92
204
CLE won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Cavs-MavsCavs 113, Mavs 110
+3 CLE
Knicks-ThunderKnicks 120, Thunder 129
+9 OKC
Suns-RocketsSuns 129, Rockets 113
+16 PHX
Sixers-MagicSixers 112, Magic 92
+20 PHI
Bucks-NetsBucks 144, Nets 122
+22 MIL
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 132, Wizards 102
+30 TOR
Giannis shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisMIL · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
J-DubOKC · 36 PTS, 3 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK
76% (13-17)
QuickleyNYK · 22 PTS, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
OGTOR · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
69% (11-16)
Eric GordonPHX · 27 PTS, 3 BLK, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
Final · Cavs-Mavs
Cavs 113Mavs 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs27272831113
Mavs39302120110
The story
Jarrett Allen had 24 points and 23 rebounds as Cleveland beat Dallas 113-110

Dante Exum led Dallas with 13 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 23 REB, 6 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 31-20.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −12−15−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Thunder
Knicks 120Thunder 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks25352931120
Thunder38312436129
The story
Oklahoma City beat New York 129-120 behind 36 points and 8 assists from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Jalen Brunson paced New York: 24 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 36 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 13-23 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 38-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +13+9+4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Rockets
Suns 129Rockets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns30433125129
Rockets24312929113
The story
Eric Gordon's 27 points carried Phoenix past Houston, 129-113

For Houston, Alperen Sengun had 24 PTS, 5 REB 27 PTS, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 10-15 FG, 7-11 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 43-31, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +6+18+20+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, today vs 2022–23 avg
Points per game
4.92022–23 avg12Today

12 points today in 21 minutes, against 4.9 a game in 2022–23 (38 games).

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 29 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.4Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 7.4 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 39

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 35, 33, 39, 40, 38, 28, 39, 50, 39Mavs-Cavs · L
33.7 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 33, 38, 30, 43, 25, 30, 31, 34, 34, 36Thunder-Knicks · W
31.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 15, 5, 24, 10, 13, 28, 21, 36Thunder-Knicks · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 37, 32, 64, 22, 26, 11, 37, 28, 32, 32Bucks-Nets · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 5, 11, 26, 14, 12, 23, 9, 29Cavs-Mavs · W
15.7 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 31, 27, 29, 28, 40, 28, 16, 27Suns-Rockets · W
30.2 PPG season to date · −3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Terrell Brandon MIN, Feb 23, 2001: 27 PTS · 10 REB · 16 AST
27 PTS · 10 REB · 16 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Collin SextonUTA+6.3 21.6 last 10 · 15.3 season
Coby WhiteCHI+5.4 23.1 last 10 · 17.7 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+4.3 28.7 last 10 · 24.4 season
Anthony DavisLAL+4.3 29.2 last 10 · 24.9 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+4.2 39.2 last 10 · 35.0 season
Cold
D'Angelo RussellLAL−5.0 10.1 last 10 · 15.1 season
Nikola JokicDEN−4.8 21.6 last 10 · 26.4 season
Jordan HawkinsNOP−4.6 6.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Mikal BridgesBKN−4.3 16.8 last 10 · 21.1 season
Kevin HuerterSAC−4.3 6.3 last 10 · 10.6 season