FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 12, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed ORL by 7 after the first quarter and won 106–94.

Final
MIL112
NYK97
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +15
Final
BKN116
DET104
Q1 BKN +7; Q2 BKN +3; Q3 BKN -5; Q4 BKN +12
Final
DAL103
OKC84
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +19
Final
NOP97
SAS112
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +15
Final
MIN116
POR111
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +5; Q4 MIN +5
Final
ORL94
LAL106
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL +23; Q4 LAL +12
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 · ORL @ LAL

LeBron James posts 30-11-10 as Lakers top Orlando

A triple-double in a 106–94 win.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-3+23+12LAL AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL2527103294
LAL18313621106
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 39, 30, 33, 23, 30, 20, 33, 30LAL30 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 29, 25, 23, 10, 24, 9, 8, 19LAL19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Cole AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 15, 16, 24, 26, 9, 33, 23, 21ORL21 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 12, 27, 15, 17, 15, 19, 20, 20ORL20 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · BKN @ DET

Brooklyn handles Detroit by 12

The Nets won the first quarter 31–24. Final: 116–104. Kevin Durant led Brooklyn with 51 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over POR5BKN over DET12LAL over ORL12MIL over NYK15SAS over NOP15DAL over OKC19Final margin, points. Pink = BKN over DET.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.2Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.2 in 20 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 18 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+32.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.0Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 8.0 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 27 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 51

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.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 21, 39, 27, 30, 28, 24, 31, 51BKN @ DET · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +22.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kobe Bryant LAL, Dec 6, 2000: 51 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Season high51 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 39, 30, 33, 23, 30, 20, 33, 30LAL vs ORL · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Michael Jordan CHI, Apr 14, 1997: 30 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
30 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 11, 27, 29, 24, 40, 16, 26, 27NOP @ SAS · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Quentin GrimesPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 0, 3, 3, 0, 0, 6, 3, 27NYK vs MIL · L
4.6 PPG season to date · +24.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 10, 15, 26, 19, 28, 21, 16, 26DET vs BKN · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 6, 9, 14, 19, 24, 12, 0, 26POR vs MIN · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 1 REB · 3 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
Kelly Oubre Jr.CHA+5.9 22.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
Jarrett AllenCLE+4.1 21.4 last 10 · 17.3 season
Derrick WhiteSAS+4.1 18.0 last 10 · 13.9 season
Jaren Jackson Jr.MEM+3.8 20.3 last 10 · 16.5 season
Gary HarrisORL+3.6 11.7 last 10 · 8.1 season
Cold
Montrezl HarrellWAS−4.4 10.5 last 10 · 14.9 season
Harrison BarnesSAC−4.0 14.0 last 10 · 18.0 season
Ricky RubioCLE−3.6 9.4 last 10 · 13.0 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.6 23.5 last 10 · 27.1 season
Grayson AllenMIL−3.5 9.5 last 10 · 13.0 season