FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, December 23, 2023Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed TOR by 16 at halftime and won 126–119.

Final
MIL130
NYK111
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +19
Final
BOS145
LAC108
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +17; Q3 BOS +25; Q4 BOS +37
Final
DEN102
CHA95
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN -6; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +7
Final
ORL117
IND110
Q1 ORL +9; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +7
Final
HOU106
NOP104
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU -5; Q4 HOU +2
Final
MEM125
ATL119
Q1 MEM -7; Q2 MEM -10; Q3 MEM -3; Q4 MEM +6
Final
DET115
BKN126
Q1 BKN +11; Q2 BKN +9; Q3 BKN +16; Q4 BKN +11
Final
UTA126
TOR119
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA -16; Q3 UTA -13; Q4 UTA +7
Final
CLE109
CHI95
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +14
Final
LAL129
OKC120
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +9
Final
SAS119
DAL144
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +31; Q4 DAL +25
Final
POR106
GSW126
Q1 GSW -7; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +20
Final
MIN110
SAC98
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +12; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +12
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 23, 2022: 14 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (DAL @ HOU), 50 points.
The lead · UTA @ TOR

Lauri Markkanen scores 30 as Utah wins in Toronto

Final: 126–119. Lauri Markkanen made 12 of 21 shots from the field.

Game flow · UTA 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 Q3Final0-3-16-13+7UTA AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA31243041126
TOR34372721119
Who led
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 38, 10, 24, 23, 18, 20, 26, 30UTA30 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 37, 22, 7, 13, 16, 12, 6, 8, 30UTA30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 31, 20, 27, 23, 22, 30, 12, 32TOR32 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 25, 20, 33, 15, 27, 18, 31, 19TOR19 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Second story · MEM @ ATL

Memphis climbs out of a 10-point hole against Atlanta

Down 10 at the half, the Grizzlies won the third quarter 40–33 and the game 125–119. Desmond Bane led Memphis with 37 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · MEM vs ATL
Desmond Bane · MEMTrae Young · ATLPTS3730REB65AST613Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.0Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.0 in 23 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.2 in 30 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 40

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: 21, 16, 31, 30, 24, 33, 23, 25, 25, 40LAL @ OKC · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Nick Van Exel DAL, May 10, 2003: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Season high40 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 36, 40, 32, 35, 33, 39, 40, 38, 28, 39DAL vs SAS · W
32.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 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
39 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 15, 9, 15, 20, 24, 14, 22, 37HOU @ NOP · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 49, 16, 28, 28, 17, 21, 31, 37MEM @ ATL · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 23, 21, 23, 50, 22, 29, 16, 36NYK vs MIL · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 17, 0, 9, 37, 32, 27, 27, 34MIN @ SAC · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 10 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+5.5 23.1 last 10 · 17.6 season
Collin SextonUTA+5.2 20.3 last 10 · 15.1 season
Jaren Jackson Jr.MEM+5.1 26.5 last 10 · 21.4 season
Keegan MurraySAC+4.7 20.9 last 10 · 16.2 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+4.3 28.7 last 10 · 24.4 season
Cold
Nikola JokicDEN−5.2 21.2 last 10 · 26.4 season
Jordan HawkinsNOP−4.6 6.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
D'Angelo RussellLAL−4.4 10.9 last 10 · 15.3 season
Kevin HuerterSAC−3.8 7.0 last 10 · 10.8 season
Dennis SchroderTOR−3.6 10.6 last 10 · 14.2 season