FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 1, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 16 points, by ORL (vs DEN) and MIL (vs CHA).

Final
ATL114
IND111
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL -1; Q4 ATL +3
Final
DEN103
ORL108
Q1 ORL -14; Q2 ORL -16; Q3 ORL -4; Q4 ORL +5
Final
MIN107
WAS115
Q1 WAS 0; Q2 WAS -4; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +8
Final
PHI87
BOS88
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +1
Final
CLE111
MIA85
Q1 CLE +15; Q2 CLE +18; Q3 CLE +24; Q4 CLE +26
Final
CHA125
MIL127
Q1 MIL -16; Q2 MIL -8; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +2
Final
DAL139
NOP107
Q1 DAL +18; Q2 DAL +21; Q3 DAL +27; Q4 DAL +32
Final
HOU114
OKC110
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -7; Q3 HOU -8; Q4 HOU +4
Final
SAC124
LAC115
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +23; Q4 SAC +9
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · CHA @ MIL

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 40 as Milwaukee beats Charlotte

Milwaukee won 127–125. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 40 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists. LaMelo Ball scored 36 for Charlotte in the loss.

Game flow · MIL 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 Q3Final0-16-8+2+2MIL AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHA41272730125
MIL25353730127
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 47, 21, 32, 12, 33, 24, 26, 40MIL40 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 16, 16, 13, 12, 11, 17, 14, 21MIL21 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 32, 15, 28, 22, 10, 19, 18, 36CHA36 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 10, 14, 16, 8, 7, 21, 27, 23, 18, 25CHA25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Dallas posts the night's biggest win

Dallas beat New Orleans by 32, the widest margin of 9 games.

BOS over PHI1MIL over CHA2ATL over IND3HOU over OKC4ORL over DEN5WAS over MIN8SAC over LAC9CLE over MIA26DAL over NOP32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.9Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.9 in 23 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.6 in 20 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.3Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 4.3 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 40

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.
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 47, 21, 32, 12, 33, 24, 26, 40MIL vs CHA · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: James Harden HOU, Feb 10, 2015: 40 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
40 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 23, 10, 15, 17, 14, 15, 22, 39OKC vs HOU · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 32, 15, 28, 22, 10, 19, 18, 36CHA @ MIL · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 25, 21, 28, 11, 25, 28, 32, 34MIN @ WAS · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 30, 42, 23, 18, 19, 30, 31, 31, 33, 33ATL @ IND · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Jae'Sean TatePoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 14, 16, 11, 6, 8, 16, 15, 32HOU @ OKC · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Alec BurksNYK+4.3 15.4 last 10 · 11.1 season
Frank JacksonDET+3.3 13.1 last 10 · 9.8 season
Damian LillardPOR+2.9 24.4 last 10 · 21.4 season
James HardenBKN+2.9 23.9 last 10 · 21.0 season
Trae YoungATL+2.7 29.0 last 10 · 26.3 season
Cold
RJ BarrettNYK−3.9 10.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Furkan KorkmazPHI−3.5 5.7 last 10 · 9.2 season
Julius RandleNYK−3.3 16.1 last 10 · 19.4 season
Darius BazleyOKC−3.3 5.5 last 10 · 8.8 season
T.J. McConnellIND−2.8 5.6 last 10 · 8.4 season