FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 26, 2020Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed HOU by 10 at halftime and won 128–126.

Final
ATL122
MEM112
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL -1; Q4 ATL +10
Final
OKC109
CHA107
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC +5; Q4 OKC +2
Final · 2OT
CLE128
DET119
Q1 CLE 0; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE -5; Q4 CLE 0; OT1 CLE 0; OT2 CLE +9
Final
ORL130
WAS120
Q1 ORL 0; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +10
Final
PHI109
NYK89
Q1 PHI 0; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +17; Q4 PHI +20
Final
IND125
CHI106
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +28; Q4 IND +19
Final
TOR114
SAS119
Q1 SAS -6; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +5
Final
MIN116
UTA111
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +15; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +5
Final · OT
HOU126
POR128
Q1 POR -4; Q2 POR -10; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR 0; OT1 POR +2
Final
PHX103
SAC106
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 SAC +3
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 26, 2019: 6 games. Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell (UTA vs POR), 35 points.
The lead · HOU @ POR

CJ McCollum scores 44 as Portland beats Houston

Portland won 128–126. CJ McCollum: 44 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists. James Harden scored 44 for Houston in the loss.

Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-10-10+2POR AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
HOU3137172813126
POR2731262915128
Who led
CJ McCollumPoints, last 2 games: 23, 44POR44 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 2 games: 9, 32POR32 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
James HardenHOU44 PTS · 4 REB · 17 AST
Christian WoodHOU31 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+18.2points, last 2 vs 2019–20 avg
Points per game
17.82019–20 avg36.0Last 2

36.0 points a game over his last two games, against 17.8 in 2019–20 (67 games). Today: 28 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 2 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
21.22019–20 avg3.5Last 2

3.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 21.2 in 2019–20 (56 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
21.32019–20 avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in 2019–20 (62 games). Line: 31 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Philadelphia by 20.

OKC over CHA2POR over HOU2SAC over PHX3SAS over TOR5MIN over UTA5CLE over DET9ATL over MEM10ORL over WAS10IND over CHI19PHI over NYK20Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 44

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.
James HardenHOU @ POR · L
44.0 PPG season to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Damian Lillard POR, Feb 17, 2021: 43 PTS · 4 REB · 16 AST
44 PTS · 4 REB · 17 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 2 games: 23, 44POR vs HOU · W
33.5 PPG season to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Nick Van Exel DEN, Apr 15, 2000: 44 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
44 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 2 games: 31, 39WAS vs ORL · L
35.0 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 2 games: 37, 36ATL @ MEM · W
36.5 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 2 games: 9, 32POR vs HOU · W
20.5 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 2 games: 27, 32CLE @ DET · W
29.5 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST