FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 20, 2024Regular 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
Hornets98
Sixers108
Q1 Sixers +18; Q2 Sixers +12; Q3 Sixers +14; Q4 Sixers +10
Final · Box score
Bucks101
Cavs124
Q1 Cavs +9; Q2 Cavs +18; Q3 Cavs +27; Q4 Cavs +23
Final · Box score
Thunder104
Heat97
Q1 Thunder +5; Q2 Thunder +3; Q3 Thunder +11; Q4 Thunder +7
On this day · 2023–24Dec 20, 2023: 10 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (Sixers-Wolves), 51 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Heat

Jalen Williams scores 33 as Thunder wins in Miami

Joel Embiid goes for 34 points

Game flow · Thunder margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+3+11+7Thunder AHEAD ↑Heat AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder30203123104
Heat2522232797
Who led
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 28, 20, 27, 18, 20, 18, 11, 33Thunder33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 36, 32, 26, 30, 31, 39, 32, 21, 35, 25Thunder25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 31, 19, 31, 17, 34, 23, 23, 28Heat28 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 13, 15, 14, 25, 16, 21, 15, 17Heat17 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Hornets-Sixers

Philadelphia leads Charlotte wire to wire

Philadelphia was ahead at every break and won 108–98. Best quarter: the first, 41–23. Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 34 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Thunder over Heat7Sixers over Hornets10Cavs over Bucks23Final margin, points. Pink = Sixers over Hornets.
Lead changes
Thunder-Heat5
Bucks-Cavs2
Hornets-Sixers0
The night in charts
Bucks-Cavs combined for 225, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-CavsBucks 101, Cavs 124
225
Hornets-SixersHornets 98, Sixers 108
206
Thunder-HeatThunder 104, Heat 97
201
Thunder won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Thunder-HeatThunder 104, Heat 97
+7 Thunder
Hornets-SixersHornets 98, Sixers 108
+10 Sixers
Bucks-CavsBucks 101, Cavs 124
+23 Cavs
Oubre shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OubreSixers · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
BamHeat · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
MitchellCavs · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
MobleyCavs · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
60% (6-10)
GiannisBucks · 33 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
59% (13-22)
Final · Thunder-Heat
Thunder 104Heat 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder30203123104
Heat2522232797
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 25 points carried Oklahoma City past Miami, 104-97

For Miami, Bam Adebayo had 17 PTS, 10 REB 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 10-25 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-23, was where the Thunder built it.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 +5+3+11+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyler Herro was the fantasy play: 60.4 FPTS on 28 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST

Final · Hornets-Sixers
Hornets 98Sixers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2323252798
Sixers41172723108
The story
Tyrese Maxey had 23 points as Philadelphia beat Charlotte 108-98

Miles Bridges led Charlotte with 15 PTS, 7 REB 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 9-18 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the first 41-23, their biggest quarter edge.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 +18+12+14+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Cavs
Bucks 101Cavs 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks20312525101
Cavs29403421124
The story
Cleveland beat Milwaukee 124-101 behind 27 points from Donovan Mitchell

Khris Middleton paced Milwaukee: 14 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 9-15 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 29-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

Cavs lead by quarter
300 +9+18+27+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo topped the game at 58.8 FPTS: 33 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.3Season avg24.6Last 5

24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 20.3 in 6 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.4 in 25 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 34

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 7 games: 13, 20, 11, 35, 31, 12, 34Sixers-Hornets · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 32, 42, 28, 31, 30, 34, 37, 32, 26, 33Bucks-Cavs · L
32.7 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 28, 20, 27, 18, 20, 18, 11, 33Thunder-Heat · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 31, 19, 31, 17, 34, 23, 23, 28Heat-Thunder · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 12, 35, 19, 28, 18, 12, 20, 18, 27Cavs-Bucks · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 36, 32, 26, 30, 31, 39, 32, 21, 35, 25Thunder-Heat · W
30.3 PPG season to date · −5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Spencer DinwiddieMavs+5.4 13.7 last 10 · 8.3 season
Quentin GrimesMavs+4.0 12.8 last 10 · 8.8 season
Naji MarshallMavs+3.9 15.7 last 10 · 11.8 season
Malik MonkKings+3.8 20.0 last 10 · 16.2 season
Deni AvdijaBlazers+3.8 16.3 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
OG AnunobyKnicks−4.1 12.6 last 10 · 16.7 season
Anthony DavisLakers−3.6 23.9 last 10 · 27.5 season
Scotty Pippen Jr.Grizzlies−3.5 6.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
De'Aaron FoxKings−3.5 22.7 last 10 · 26.2 season
Anthony EdwardsWolves−3.3 22.6 last 10 · 25.9 season