FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 13, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed ATL by 13 after three quarters and won 132–126.

Final
MIA94
CLE105
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +11
Final
GSW102
IND100
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW -8; Q3 GSW -4; Q4 GSW +2
Final
SAC101
TOR124
Q1 TOR +8; Q2 TOR +25; Q3 TOR +24; Q4 TOR +23
Final
HOU132
ATL126
Q1 HOU -10; Q2 HOU -11; Q3 HOU -13; Q4 HOU +6
Final
MIL103
BOS117
Q1 BOS -9; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +14
Final
PHI91
MEM126
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +26; Q4 MEM +35
Final
CHA96
DAL120
Q1 DAL +17; Q2 DAL +27; Q3 DAL +22; Q4 DAL +24
Final
WAS107
DEN113
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +18; Q3 DEN +21; Q4 DEN +6
Final
PHX95
LAC111
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +16
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 · HOU @ ATL

Eric Gordon scores 32, Houston rallies past Atlanta

Houston trailed by 13 after three and won 132–126. Trae Young scored 41 for Atlanta in the loss.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-11-13+6HOU AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU28303044132
ATL38313225126
Who led
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 22, 11, 8, 24, 23, 21, 14, 32HOU32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 0, 3, 8, 9, 8, 3, 3, 22HOU22 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 31, 33, 33, 25, 25, 29, 31, 41ATL41 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 21, 12, 14, 18, 31, 13, 20, 14ATL14 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Memphis by 35.

GSW over IND2HOU over ATL6DEN over WAS6CLE over MIA11BOS over MIL14LAC over PHX16TOR over SAC23DAL over CHA24MEM over PHI35Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.9Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.9 in 28 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.9Season avg24.3Last 3

24.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.9 in 22 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.9Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 4.9 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 42

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.
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 8, 26, 37, 31, 34, 29, 24, 42BOS vs MIL · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Apr 28, 2002: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Season high42 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 31, 33, 33, 25, 25, 29, 31, 41ATL vs HOU · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: James Harden HOU, Apr 3, 2016: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
41 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 22, 11, 8, 24, 23, 21, 14, 32HOU @ ATL · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 4, 16, 22, 14, 30, 21, 24, 30IND vs GSW · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 12, 17, 24, 17, 33, 31, 13, 29SAC @ TOR · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 24, 18, 32, 17, 39, 22, 35, 28DEN vs WAS · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 19 REB · 9 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+7.1 24.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Derrick WhiteSAS+4.1 18.0 last 10 · 13.9 season
Trae YoungATL+3.9 30.9 last 10 · 27.0 season
Gary HarrisORL+3.6 11.7 last 10 · 8.1 season
Jusuf NurkicPOR+3.6 16.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Cold
Harrison BarnesSAC−5.2 12.2 last 10 · 17.4 season
Montrezl HarrellWAS−4.4 10.3 last 10 · 14.7 season
Ricky RubioCLE−4.2 8.6 last 10 · 12.8 season
Grayson AllenMIL−3.8 9.1 last 10 · 12.9 season
Spencer DinwiddieWAS−3.6 9.5 last 10 · 13.1 season