FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 26, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed IND by 11 after the first quarter and won 140–122.

Final · Box score
Heat126
Hawks111
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +15
Final · Box score
Celtics140
Pacers122
Q1 BOS -11; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +18
Final · Box score
Hornets120
Magic105
Q1 CHA +10; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA +19; Q4 CHA +15
Final · Box score
Raptors117
Wizards138
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +2; Q4 WAS +21
Final · Box score
Sixers102
Bulls109
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI -4; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Bucks104
Grizzlies125
Q1 MEM -10; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +21
Final · Box score
Suns115
Pelicans108
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +7
Final · Box score
Pistons129
Jazz131
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Clippers119
Blazers103
Q1 LAC -10; Q2 LAC -6; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +16
On this day · 2024–25Dec 26, 2024: 9 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Pacers), 45 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Pacers

Jaylen Brown scores 30, Boston rallies past Indiana

Cade Cunningham goes for 29 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11+14+20+18BOS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28473629140
Pacers39223031122
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 41, 19, 42, 30, 30, 30, 34, 30, 31, 30BOS30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Payton PritchardPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 15, 15, 11, 12, 9, 33, 11, 29BOS29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Andrew NembhardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 28, 18, 7, 31, 7, 20, 14, 18IND18 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 25, 7, 15, 16, 4, 16, 13, 13IND13 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Clippers-Blazers

Clippers climb out of a 10-point hole against Portland

Down 10 after one, the Clippers won the fourth quarter 34–25 and the game 119–103. James Harden led Clippers with 34 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Clippers-Blazers
James Harden · LACDeni Avdija · PORPTS3429REB29AST69Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Sixers-Bulls9
Bucks-Grizzlies7
Raptors-Wizards6
Pistons-Jazz5
Heat-Hawks4
Hornets-Magic3
Celtics-Pacers1
Shot of the night

George's floater with 2.1 seconds left breaks the tie, 131-129 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Pacers combined for 262, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-PacersCeltics 140, Pacers 122
262
Pistons-JazzPistons 129, Jazz 131
260
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 117, Wizards 138
255
Heat-HawksHeat 126, Hawks 111
237
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 104, Grizzlies 125
229
Hornets-MagicHornets 120, Magic 105
225
Suns-PelicansSuns 115, Pelicans 108
223
Clippers-BlazersClippers 119, Blazers 103
222
Sixers-BullsSixers 102, Bulls 109
211
UTA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Pistons-JazzPistons 129, Jazz 131
+2 UTA
Sixers-BullsSixers 102, Bulls 109
+7 CHI
Suns-PelicansSuns 115, Pelicans 108
+7 PHX
Heat-HawksHeat 126, Hawks 111
+15 MIA
Hornets-MagicHornets 120, Magic 105
+15 CHA
Clippers-BlazersClippers 119, Blazers 103
+16 LAC
Celtics-PacersCeltics 140, Pacers 122
+18 BOS
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 117, Wizards 138
+21 WAS
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 104, Grizzlies 125
+21 MEM
BOS erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-PacersBOS won · Celtics 140, Pacers 122
11 pts
Bucks-GrizzliesMEM won · Bucks 104, Grizzlies 125
10 pts
Clippers-BlazersLAC won · Clippers 119, Blazers 103
10 pts
Sixers-BullsCHI won · Sixers 102, Bulls 109
4 pts
Pistons-JazzUTA won · Pistons 129, Jazz 131
3 pts
Ware shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WareMIA · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
LarssonMIA · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
GeorgeWAS · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Mark WilliamsPHX · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 30 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
65% (13-20)
Final · Pistons-Jazz
Pistons 129Jazz 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons36323526129
Jazz33344420131
The story
Keyonte George had 31 points and 8 assists as Utah beat Detroit 131-129

Tobias Harris led Detroit with 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 12-22 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Jazz took the third 44-35.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −3−1+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Blazers
Clippers 119Blazers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers25312934119
Blazers35271625103
The story
Kawhi Leonard's 28 points carried LA past Portland, 119-103

For Portland, Deni Avdija had 29 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 7-20 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 29-16.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −10−6+7+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Grizzlies
Bucks 104Grizzlies 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks35153321104
Grizzlies25353233125
The story
Memphis beat Milwaukee 125-104 behind 24 points from Jaren Jackson Jr.

Bobby Portis paced Milwaukee: 15 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 35-15 second quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
300 −10+10+9+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.0Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.0 in 30 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 15 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.5Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 6.5 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 34

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 11, 27, 18, 34, 22, 13, 21, 29, 34Clippers-Blazers · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Keyonte GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 8, 39, 37, 34, 27, 20, 24, 31Jazz-Pistons · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 6, 3, 11, 0, 3, 0, 6, 11, 5, 31Clippers-Blazers · W
7.1 PPG season to date · +25.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 29, 18, 12, 16, 39, 22, 27, 31Sixers-Bulls · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 21, 24, 11, 27, 25, 38, 21, 30Suns-Pelicans · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 18, 29, 30, 18, 26, 33, 27, 30Jazz-Pistons · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Cam SpencerMEM+5.1 17.6 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cooper FlaggDAL+5.0 24.4 last 10 · 19.4 season
Carlton CarringtonWAS+5.0 14.0 last 10 · 9.0 season
Maxime RaynaudSAC+4.8 14.8 last 10 · 10.0 season
Derrick WhiteBOS+4.5 22.8 last 10 · 18.3 season
Cold
Tristan Da SilvaORL−3.5 6.1 last 10 · 9.6 season
Paolo BancheroORL−3.4 16.7 last 10 · 20.1 season
Ajay MitchellOKC−3.4 10.7 last 10 · 14.1 season
Rui HachimuraLAL−3.4 9.4 last 10 · 12.8 season
De'Andre HunterCLE−3.3 11.9 last 10 · 15.2 season