FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 27, 2020Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed WAS by 17 after three quarters and won 120–113.

Final
DAL124
LAC73
Q1 DAL +23; Q2 DAL +50; Q3 DAL +47; Q4 DAL +51
Final
BKN104
CHA106
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA -2; Q3 CHA +5; Q4 CHA +2
Final
SAS95
NOP98
Q1 NOP -2; Q2 NOP +2; Q3 NOP +8; Q4 NOP +3
Final
ORL120
WAS113
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL -17; Q4 ORL +7
Final
PHI94
CLE118
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +21; Q4 CLE +24
Final
MIL110
NYK130
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +16; Q3 NYK +21; Q4 NYK +20
Final
GSW129
CHI128
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW -4; Q4 GSW +1
Final
BOS107
IND108
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +1
Final
PHX116
SAC100
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +16
Final
MIN91
LAL127
Q1 LAL +17; Q2 LAL +22; Q3 LAL +36; Q4 LAL +36
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 27, 2019: 6 games. Top scorer: Jaylen Brown (BOS vs CLE), 34 points.
The lead · ORL @ WAS

Orlando storms back from 17 down to beat Washington

The Magic trailed by 17 after three and won 120–113. Markelle Fultz led Orlando with 26 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+2-17+7ORL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL29331543120
WAS35253419113
Who led
Markelle FultzPoints, last 3 games: 15, 21, 26ORL26 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Terrence RossPoints, last 3 games: 19, 25, 26ORL26 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 3 games: 31, 39, 29WAS29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Raul NetoPoints, last 3 games: 2, 11, 22WAS22 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.9points, last 3 vs 2019–20 avg
Points per game
6.42019–20 avg15.3Last 3

15.3 points a game over his last three games, against 6.4 in 2019–20 (61 games). Today: 16 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
29.02019–20 avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.0 in 2019–20 (64 games). Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
12.62019–20 avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 2019–20 (53 games). Line: 22 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Dallas posts the night's biggest win

Dallas beat Clippers by 51, the widest margin of 10 games.

GSW over CHI1IND over BOS1CHA over BKN2NOP over SAS3ORL over WAS7PHX over SAC16NYK over MIL20CLE over PHI24LAL over MIN36DAL over LAC51Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 36

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.
Stephen CurryPoints, last 3 games: 20, 19, 36GSW @ CHI · W
25.0 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 3 games: 22, 17, 33CHI vs GSW · L
24.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 3 games: 17, 25, 29NYK vs MIL · W
23.7 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 3 games: 31, 39, 29WAS vs ORL · L
33.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 3 games: 22, 29, 29BKN @ CHA · L
26.7 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 3 games: 24, 28, 28NOP vs SAS · W
26.7 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST