FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 22, 2021Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final
ORL104
ATL98
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +6
Final
CLE101
BOS111
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +10
Final
HOU106
MIL126
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +21; Q4 MIL +20
Final
DEN94
OKC108
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +22; Q4 OKC +14
Final
LAC105
SAC89
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +6; 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
On this day · 2020–21Dec 22, 2020: 2 games. Top scorer: Paul George (LAC @ LAL), 33 points.
The lead · ORL @ ATL

Orlando knocks off Atlanta, 104–98

The Hawks came in at 14–15; the Magic at 6–25. Franz Wagner led Orlando with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+10+9+6ORL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL22252334104
ATL2017243798
Who led
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 15, 19, 20, 20, 10, 27, 14, 25ORL25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Gary HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 11, 17, 16, 14, 6, 20, 17, 17ORL17 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Cameron ReddishPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 12, 14, 3, 4, 12, 13, 7, 34ATL34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 18, 31, 13, 20, 14, 21, 20, 28ATL28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · CLE @ BOS

Boston never trails at a break against Cleveland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 111–101. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 34 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over ATL6BOS over CLE10OKC over DEN14LAC over SAC16MIL over HOU20Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over CLE.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 30 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.1Season avg23.0Last 3

23.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.1 in 25 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 34

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.
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 16, 16, 9, 19, 20, 23, 30, 34BOS vs CLE · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Cameron ReddishPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 12, 14, 3, 4, 12, 13, 7, 34ATL vs ORL · L
12.0 PPG season to date · +22.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 18, 31, 13, 20, 14, 21, 20, 28ATL vs ORL · L
17.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 10, 24, 12, 16, 16, 21, 22, 28CLE @ BOS · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 22, 39, 30, 26, 11, 18, 33, 18, 23, 27OKC vs DEN · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Baron Davis LAC, Jan 12, 2010: 27 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
27 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 15, 19, 20, 20, 10, 27, 14, 25ORL @ ATL · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 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
Gary HarrisORL+5.2 14.5 last 10 · 9.3 season
Jrue HolidayMIL+4.8 22.4 last 10 · 17.6 season
Luke KennardLAC+4.4 16.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+4.2 29.2 last 10 · 25.0 season
Gabe VincentMIA+4.0 12.2 last 10 · 8.2 season
Cold
Spencer DinwiddieWAS−4.3 8.0 last 10 · 12.3 season
Montrezl HarrellWAS−3.6 10.9 last 10 · 14.5 season
Harrison BarnesSAC−3.3 14.2 last 10 · 17.5 season
Furkan KorkmazPHI−3.2 5.2 last 10 · 8.4 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.0 24.1 last 10 · 27.1 season