FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 19, 2024Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by BKN (vs TOR) and LAC (vs DAL) and SAS (vs ATL).

Final
UTA126
DET119
Q1 UTA +29; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +7
Final
OKC105
ORL99
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +19; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +6
Final
CHA114
WAS123
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS +1; Q4 WAS +9
Final
CHI117
BOS108
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI -3; Q3 CHI -4; Q4 CHI +9
Final
BKN101
TOR94
Q1 BKN 0; Q2 BKN +6; Q3 BKN -6; Q4 BKN +7
Final
NOP113
HOU133
Q1 HOU +14; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +20; Q4 HOU +20
Final
GSW93
MEM144
Q1 MEM +22; Q2 MEM +31; Q3 MEM +50; Q4 MEM +51
Final · OT
ATL126
SAS133
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS -6; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS 0; OT1 SAS +7
Final
LAC118
DAL95
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +23
Final
IND120
PHX111
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +1; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +9
Final
NYK133
MIN107
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +22; Q3 NYK +30; Q4 NYK +26
Final
DEN124
POR126
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR 0; Q3 POR +17; Q4 POR +2
Final
LAL113
SAC100
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +13
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 · 2023–24Dec 19, 2023: 4 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (PHX @ POR), 40 points.
The lead · ATL @ SAS

Victor Wembanyama scores 42, San Antonio wins in overtime

Tied 120–120 after regulation. Final: 133–126.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+7-6+30+7SAS AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
ATL293721336126
SAS3624303013133
Who led
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 34, 20, 34, 15, 25, 28, 20, 42SAS42 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Devin VassellPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 14, 21, 25, 17, 7, 23, 4, 23SAS23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
De'Andre HunterPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 18, 22, 20, 26, 20, 24, 15, 27ATL27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 14, 12, 17, 31, 15, 22, 35, 23ATL23 PTS · 0 REB · 16 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Memphis posts the night's biggest win

Memphis beat Golden State by 51, the widest margin of 13 games.

POR over DEN2OKC over ORL6UTA over DET7BKN over TOR7SAS over ATL7WAS over CHA9CHI over BOS9IND over PHX9LAL over SAC13HOU over NOP20LAC over DAL23NYK over MIN26MEM over GSW51Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.0Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 14.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 19 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.8Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 16.8 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Victor Wembanyama leads the day with 42

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.
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 34, 20, 34, 15, 25, 28, 20, 42SAS vs ATL · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kobe Bryant LAL, May 11, 2004: 42 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
42 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 26, 23, 30, 21, 13, 30, 20, 37PHX vs IND · L
26.4 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 8, 29, 18, 11, 32, 30, 13, 36CHI @ BOS · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 35, 36, 32, 26, 30, 31, 39, 32, 21, 35OKC @ ORL · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 35, 26, 31, 12, 35, 50, 44, 32, 15, 34CHA @ WAS · L
30.4 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 28, 38, 27, 56, 48, 16, 20, 34DEN @ POR · L
31.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 8 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
Spencer DinwiddieDAL+5.4 13.7 last 10 · 8.3 season
Quentin GrimesDAL+4.0 12.8 last 10 · 8.8 season
Naji MarshallDAL+3.9 15.7 last 10 · 11.8 season
Malik MonkSAC+3.8 20.0 last 10 · 16.2 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+3.8 16.3 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
OG AnunobyNYK−4.1 12.6 last 10 · 16.7 season
Anthony DavisLAL−3.6 23.9 last 10 · 27.5 season
Scotty Pippen Jr.MEM−3.5 6.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC−3.5 22.7 last 10 · 26.2 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN−3.3 22.6 last 10 · 25.9 season