FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 16, 2023Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DEN by 4 after the first quarter and won 118–117.

Final
DET114
MIL146
Q1 MIL +23; Q2 MIL +25; Q3 MIL +31; Q4 MIL +32
Final
PHI135
CHA82
Q1 PHI +16; Q2 PHI +29; Q3 PHI +41; Q4 PHI +53
Final
ATL119
CLE127
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +18; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +8
Final
CHI116
MIA118
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +2
Final
IND109
MIN127
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +18
Final
BKN120
GSW124
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +16; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +4
Final
OKC118
DEN117
Q1 OKC -4; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC -2; Q4 OKC +1
Final
DAL131
POR120
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +11
Final
UTA104
SAC125
Q1 SAC +12; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +30; Q4 SAC +21
Final
NYK122
LAC144
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +22
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 · 2022–23Dec 16, 2022: 10 games. Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell (CLE vs IND), 41 points.
The lead · OKC @ DEN

OKC takes over late to edge Denver

Down 2 after three, OKC won the fourth 33–30. Final: 118–117. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-2-2+1OKC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC27273133118
DEN31253130117
Who led
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 40, 31, 32, 33, 17, 33, 38, 30, 43, 25OKC25 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 10, 21, 23, 13, 28, 15, 5, 24OKC24 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 39, 32, 21, 36, 22, 23, 25, 4, 26, 24DEN24 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 8, 30, 19, 13, 18, 20, 3, 17, 9, 20DEN20 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Philadelphia by 53.

OKC over DEN1MIA over CHI2GSW over BKN4CLE over ATL8DAL over POR11MIN over IND18SAC over UTA21LAC over NYK22MIL over DET32PHI over CHA53Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.7Season avg19.4Last 5

19.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.7 in 21 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 15 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 20.1 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Keegan Murray 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.
Keegan MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 5, 8, 14, 13, 24, 17, 15, 47SAC vs UTA · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +33.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Danilo Gallinari DEN, Apr 10, 2015: 47 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Career high47 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 35, 30, 50, 38, 34, 41, 35, 42PHI @ CHA · W
34.2 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Anthony Davis NOP, Feb 14, 2018: 42 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
42 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 45, 14, 26, 20, 6, 17, 20, 24, 13, 41BKN @ GSW · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Dwyane Wade MIA, May 1, 2009: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 41, 36, 40, 32, 35, 33, 39, 40DAL @ POR · W
32.7 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: James Harden HOU, Jan 17, 2017: 40 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
40 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 13, 32, 28, 14, 24, 17, 21, 40MIN vs IND · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Mar 5, 2002: 40 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Season high40 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 31, 35, 24, 21, 17, 0, 9, 37MIN vs IND · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 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
Coby WhiteCHI+7.4 24.7 last 10 · 17.3 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+5.4 29.4 last 10 · 24.0 season
Patrick WilliamsCHI+5.0 14.4 last 10 · 9.4 season
Julius RandleNYK+5.0 27.4 last 10 · 22.4 season
Jaime Jaquez Jr.MIA+3.9 17.1 last 10 · 13.2 season
Cold
Tobias HarrisPHI−4.0 12.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Paul GeorgeLAC−3.8 18.9 last 10 · 22.7 season
Dyson DanielsNOP−3.1 3.3 last 10 · 6.4 season
Jordan HawkinsNOP−2.9 8.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
P.J. WashingtonCHA−2.8 10.5 last 10 · 13.3 season