FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 25, 2020Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed BOS by 3 at halftime and won 123–95.

Final
NOP98
MIA111
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +13
Final
GSW99
MIL138
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +24; Q4 MIL +39
Final
BKN123
BOS95
Q1 BKN +4; Q2 BKN -3; Q3 BKN +9; Q4 BKN +28
Final
DAL115
LAL138
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +23
Final
LAC121
DEN108
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +17; Q3 LAC +19; Q4 LAC +13
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2019–20Dec 25, 2019: 5 games. Top scorer: Kawhi Leonard (LAC @ LAL), 35 points.
The lead · BKN @ BOS

Kyrie Irving hits seven threes, Brooklyn tops Boston

37 points for Kyrie Irving. Final: 123–95.

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-3+9+28BKN AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BKN26253537123
BOS2232231895
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 2 games: 26, 37BKN37 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 2 games: 22, 29BKN29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 2 games: 33, 27BOS27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 2 games: 30, 20BOS20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · NOP @ MIA

Miami never trails at a break against New Orleans

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 111–98. Duncan Robinson led Miami with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over NOP13LAC over DEN13LAL over DAL23BKN over BOS28MIL over GSW39Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over NOP.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.7points, last 2 vs 2019–20 avg
Points per game
20.32019–20 avg30.0Last 2

30.0 points a game over his last two games, against 20.3 in 2019–20 (57 games). Today: 27 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.7minutes, last 2 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
28.22019–20 avg5.5Last 2

5.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.2 in 2019–20 (58 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.9minutes, today vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
23.12019–20 avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in 2019–20 (22 games). Line: 13 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 37

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 2 games: 26, 37BKN @ BOS · W
31.5 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 2 games: 15, 32NOP @ MIA · L
23.5 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 2 games: 27, 31MIL vs GSW · W
29.0 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 2 games: 22, 29BKN @ BOS · W
25.5 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 2 games: 18, 28LAL vs DAL · W
23.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 2 games: 24, 28NOP @ MIA · L
26.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST