FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, December 30, 2022Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed MIN by 11 at halftime and won 123–114.

Final
WAS119
ORL100
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS +25; Q4 WAS +19
Final
LAL130
ATL121
Q1 LAL -10; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +9
Final
PHX104
TOR113
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +9
Final
DET118
CHI132
Q1 CHI +8; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +14
Final
MIN114
MIL123
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL -11; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +9
Final
PHI116
NOP127
Q1 NOP +4; Q2 NOP +7; Q3 NOP +8; Q4 NOP +11
Final
MIA119
DEN124
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN -5; Q4 DEN +5
Final
POR112
GSW118
Q1 GSW +16; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW -8; Q4 GSW +6
Final
UTA125
SAC126
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +4; 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 30, 2021: 3 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (PHI @ BKN), 34 points.
The lead · MIN @ MIL

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 43 as Milwaukee beats Minnesota

Milwaukee won 123–114. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 43 points, 20 rebounds, 5 assists.

Game flow · MIL 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 Q3Final0-1-11+6+9MIL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN34272231114
MIL33173934123
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 30, 19, 42, 45, 26, 27, 45, 43MIL43 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 19, 22, 4, 6, 10, 4, 20, 22MIL22 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 19, 37, 27, 23, 30, 29, 27, 30MIN30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Naz ReidPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 28, 10, 27, 6, 14, 21, 13, 16MIN16 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Washington by 19.

SAC over UTA1DEN over MIA5GSW over POR6LAL over ATL9TOR over PHX9MIL over MIN9NOP over PHI11CHI over DET14WAS over ORL19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4Season avg27.6Last 5

27.6 points a game over his last five games, against 19.4 in 30 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.9 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 22.3 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 47

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 33, 30, 33, 31, 34, 38, 28, 27, 47LAL @ ATL · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +19.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Russell Westbrook OKC, Apr 25, 2017: 47 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Season high47 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 30, 19, 42, 45, 26, 27, 45, 43MIL vs MIN · W
32.1 PPG season to date · +11.3 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
43 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 17, 22, 21, 22, 33, 22, 24, 43CHI vs DET · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kobe Bryant LAL, Dec 1, 2000: 43 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Season high43 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 28, 27, 31, 40, 17, 19, 20, 42NOP vs PHI · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +22.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Mar 3, 2002: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Season high42 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 29, 43, 26, 13, 32, 24, 26, 41GSW vs POR · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Dwyane Wade MIA, Dec 20, 2007: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 38, 53, 31, 34, 28, 22, 44, 35, 48, 37PHI @ NOP · L
33.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 5 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
Jordan PooleGSW+6.9 27.2 last 10 · 20.3 season
CJ McCollumNOP+6.6 26.7 last 10 · 20.1 season
LeBron JamesLAL+5.1 33.6 last 10 · 28.5 season
Norman PowellLAC+4.6 20.1 last 10 · 15.5 season
Zion WilliamsonNOP+4.6 30.8 last 10 · 26.2 season
Cold
Stephen CurryGSW−3.7 26.3 last 10 · 30.0 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR−3.4 19.0 last 10 · 22.4 season
Myles TurnerIND−3.0 13.1 last 10 · 16.1 season
Max StrusMIA−2.9 10.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Lonnie Walker IVLAL−2.9 11.8 last 10 · 14.7 season