FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, December 28, 2022Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DEN by 16 after the first quarter and won 127–126.

Final
ORL101
DET121
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +19; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +20
Final
PHX102
WAS127
Q1 WAS +15; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +25
Final
BKN108
ATL107
Q1 BKN +1; Q2 BKN -7; Q3 BKN +3; Q4 BKN +1
Final
LAL98
MIA112
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +17; Q4 MIA +14
Final · OT
MIL113
CHI119
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 CHI 0; OT1 CHI +6
Final
MIN118
NOP119
Q1 NOP -4; Q2 NOP -6; Q3 NOP -2; Q4 NOP +1
Final
UTA107
GSW112
Q1 GSW -10; Q2 GSW -5; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 GSW +5
Final
DEN126
SAC127
Q1 SAC -16; Q2 SAC -13; Q3 SAC -11; Q4 SAC +1
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 · 2021–22Dec 28, 2021: 8 games. Top scorer: Franz Wagner (ORL vs MIL), 38 points.
The lead · DEN @ SAC

Malik Monk drops 33 in 16-point comeback win over Denver

Denver led by 16 after one. Final: 127–126. Nikola Jokic scored 40 for Denver in the loss.

Game flow · SAC 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 Q3Final0-16-13-11+1SAC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN40353021126
SAC24383233127
Who led
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 16, 24, 11, 12, 2, 16, 8, 33SAC33 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 13, 27, 24, 37, 22, 26, 26, 31SAC31 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 43, 25, 40, 13, 29, 41, 20, 40DEN40 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Nah'Shon HylandPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 23, 5, 7, 12, 7, 3, 5, 20DEN20 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Wizards rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Washington beat Phoenix by 25.

BKN over ATL1NOP over MIN1SAC over DEN1GSW over UTA5CHI over MIL6MIA over LAL14DET over ORL20WAS over PHX25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.3Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.3 in 29 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 26 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 45

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: 35, 28, 16, 30, 19, 42, 45, 26, 27, 45MIL @ CHI · L
31.7 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Jun 6, 2001: 44 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST
Ties season high45 PTS · 22 REB · 7 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 29, 35, 35, 26, 31, 30, 18, 43NOP vs MIN · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Jan 17, 2001: 43 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Career high43 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 32, 14, 29, 24, 28, 25, 31, 42CHI vs MIL · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Tracy McGrady HOU, Dec 31, 2004: 42 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
42 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 43, 25, 40, 13, 29, 41, 20, 40DEN @ SAC · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kevin Garnett MIN, Feb 7, 2001: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 16, 24, 11, 12, 2, 16, 8, 33SAC vs DEN · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 27, 7, 12, 10, 7, 7, 14, 32DET vs ORL · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 4 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
Nikola JokicDEN+5.8 31.5 last 10 · 25.7 season
Quentin GrimesNYK+5.6 15.3 last 10 · 9.7 season
Norman PowellLAC+5.5 20.8 last 10 · 15.3 season
Jordan PooleGSW+5.4 25.1 last 10 · 19.8 season
CJ McCollumNOP+4.9 24.3 last 10 · 19.4 season
Cold
Anfernee SimonsPOR−5.0 17.4 last 10 · 22.4 season
Max StrusMIA−3.8 9.1 last 10 · 12.9 season
Stephen CurryGSW−3.7 26.3 last 10 · 30.0 season
Myles TurnerIND−3.1 13.1 last 10 · 16.2 season
Jalen SmithIND−3.0 7.1 last 10 · 10.1 season