FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 18, 2023Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed MIA by 12 at halftime and won 112–108.

Final · OT
HOU130
CLE135
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE 0; OT1 CLE +5
Final
LAC151
IND127
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +20; Q4 LAC +24
Final
CHI108
PHI104
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +4
Final
DET124
ATL130
Q1 ATL +13; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +6
Final
MIN112
MIA108
Q1 MIN -11; Q2 MIN -12; Q3 MIN -6; Q4 MIN +4
Final
CHA99
TOR114
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR -2; Q4 TOR +15
Final
MEM97
OKC116
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +15; Q3 OKC +28; Q4 OKC +19
Final
DAL104
DEN130
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +18; Q4 DEN +26
Final
BKN108
UTA125
Q1 UTA 0; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +17
Final
WAS131
SAC143
Q1 SAC -4; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC +21; Q4 SAC +12
Final
NYK114
LAL109
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +5
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 18, 2022: 7 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (BKN @ DET), 43 points.
The lead · MIN @ MIA

Anthony Edwards scores 32, Minnesota rallies past Miami

Minnesota trailed by 12 at the half and won 112–108.

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 Q3Final0-11-12-6+4MIN AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN22322335112
MIA33331725108
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 35, 24, 21, 17, 0, 9, 37, 32MIN32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 32, 28, 14, 24, 17, 21, 40, 18MIN18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 9 games: 16, 28, 22, 35, 30, 24, 22, 6, 25MIA25 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 21, 20, 24, 23, 21, 31, 7, 22MIA22 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Denver posts the night's biggest win

Denver beat Dallas by 26, the widest margin of 11 games.

CHI over PHI4MIN over MIA4CLE over HOU5NYK over LAL5ATL over DET6SAC over WAS12TOR over CHA15UTA over BKN17OKC over MEM19LAC over IND24DEN over DAL26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
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
14.3Season avg25.6Last 5

25.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.3 in 26 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 16 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 17 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Cade Cunningham leads the day with 43

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.
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 15, 31, 23, 16, 21, 23, 21, 4, 25, 43DET @ ATL · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Khris Middleton MIL, Nov 1, 2017: 43 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Career high43 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 32, 35, 30, 50, 38, 34, 41, 35, 42, 40PHI vs CHI · L
34.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Mar 29, 2022: 40 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 41, 36, 40, 32, 35, 33, 39, 40, 38DAL @ DEN · L
32.9 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 40, 23, 20, 35, 27, 22, 29, 31, 22, 37CLE vs HOU · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 21, 20, 12, 20, 15, 28, 10, 35LAC @ IND · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 16, 9, 20, 30, 14, 13, 6, 34IND vs LAC · L
14.2 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 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+7.3 24.8 last 10 · 17.5 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+4.9 29.1 last 10 · 24.2 season
Collin SextonUTA+4.8 19.6 last 10 · 14.8 season
Julius RandleNYK+4.7 27.3 last 10 · 22.6 season
Patrick WilliamsCHI+4.2 13.7 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Tobias HarrisPHI−4.8 11.5 last 10 · 16.3 season
Nikola JokicDEN−4.2 22.1 last 10 · 26.3 season
Paul GeorgeLAC−3.8 19.1 last 10 · 22.9 season
Caris LeVertCLE−3.8 11.3 last 10 · 15.1 season
Zach CollinsSAS−3.5 9.2 last 10 · 12.7 season