FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 27, 2021Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed BOS by 11 at halftime and won 108–103.

Final
HOU99
CHA123
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA +14; Q3 CHA +26; Q4 CHA +24
Final
CHI130
ATL118
Q1 CHI -5; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +12
Final
BOS103
MIN108
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN -11; Q3 MIN -5; Q4 MIN +5
Final
UTA110
SAS104
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +6
Final
MEM114
PHX113
Q1 MEM +1; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +14; Q4 MEM +1
Final
DAL132
POR117
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +19; Q3 DAL +22; Q4 DAL +15
Final
BKN124
LAC108
Q1 BKN +5; Q2 BKN +16; Q3 BKN +20; Q4 BKN +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 27, 2020: 10 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW @ CHI), 36 points.
The lead · BOS @ MIN

Minnesota climbs out of an 11-point hole against Boston

Down 11 at the half, the Timberwolves won the fourth quarter 34–24 and the game 108–103. Jaylen Nowell led Minnesota with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · MIN 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 Q3Final0-6-11-5+5MIN AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS29272324103
MIN23222934108
Who led
Jaylen NowellPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 10, 5, 0, 14, 16, 8, 10, 29MIN29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Nathan KnightPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 2, 3, 0, 4, 5, 3, 8, 20MIN20 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 9, 19, 20, 23, 30, 34, 25, 26BOS26 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Payton PritchardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 3, 0, 0, 16, 14, 7, 16, 24BOS24 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.1Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 4.1 in 27 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 2 vs 2020–21 avg
Minutes per game
24.02020–21 avg6.5Last 2

6.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.0 in 2020–21 (41 games). Today: 2 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.7Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 3.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Charlotte by 24.

MEM over PHX1MIN over BOS5UTA over SAS6CHI over ATL12DAL over POR15BKN over LAC16CHA over HOU24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 39

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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 34, 20, 14, 23, 25, 20, 36, 39BKN @ LAC · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high39 PTS · 8 REB · 15 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 28, 28, 34, 29, 38, 26, 24, 35CHI @ ATL · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 19, 22, 13, 24, 23, 13, 27, 34DAL @ POR · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 11, 32, 23, 2, 16, 21, 18, 33MEM @ PHX · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Cameron ReddishPoints, last 10 games: 14, 3, 4, 12, 13, 7, 34, 18, 10, 33ATL vs CHI · L
12.8 PPG season to date · +20.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 5, 23, 24, 9, 25, 12, 28, 32MEM @ PHX · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 6 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
Gary HarrisORL+5.8 16.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Caris LeVertIND+5.0 22.1 last 10 · 17.1 season
Jrue HolidayMIL+4.5 22.3 last 10 · 17.8 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+4.2 29.7 last 10 · 25.5 season
Gabe VincentMIA+4.1 12.7 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cold
Montrezl HarrellWAS−4.0 10.5 last 10 · 14.5 season
Spencer DinwiddieWAS−3.6 9.2 last 10 · 12.8 season
Grayson AllenMIL−3.3 9.2 last 10 · 12.5 season
Harrison BarnesSAC−3.2 14.1 last 10 · 17.3 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI−3.2 13.7 last 10 · 16.9 season