FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 26, 2024Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed CHI by 17 after three quarters and won 141–133.

Final
OKC120
IND114
Q1 OKC -10; Q2 OKC -8; Q3 OKC -1; Q4 OKC +6
Final
MIA89
ORL88
Q1 MIA -9; Q2 MIA -11; Q3 MIA -10; Q4 MIA +1
Final
CHA110
WAS113
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +14; Q3 WAS +9; Q4 WAS +3
Final
CHI133
ATL141
Q1 ATL -12; Q2 ATL -11; Q3 ATL -17; Q4 ATL +8
Final
TOR126
MEM155
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +21; Q4 MEM +29
Final
BKN111
MIL105
Q1 BKN +2; Q2 BKN -8; Q3 BKN -6; Q4 BKN +6
Final
HOU128
NOP111
Q1 HOU +17; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +28; Q4 HOU +17
Final
UTA120
POR122
Q1 POR 0; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR -7; Q4 POR +2
Final
DET114
SAC113
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET -15; Q3 DET -14; Q4 DET +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 · 2023–24Dec 26, 2023: 9 games. Top scorer: De'Aaron Fox (SAC @ POR), 43 points.
The lead · CHI @ ATL

Jalen Johnson posts 30 and 15 as Atlanta beats Chicago

30 points and 15 rebounds in a 141–133 win. Zach LaVine scored 37 for Chicago in the loss.

Game flow · ATL 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 Q3Final0-12-11-17+8ATL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI33314425133
ATL21323850141
Who led
Jalen JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 23, 12, 21, 15, 22, 13, 17, 30ATL30 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 17, 31, 15, 22, 35, 23, 29, 27ATL27 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 11, 32, 30, 13, 36, 14, 14, 37CHI37 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jevon CarterPoints, last 10 games: 8, 0, 3, 0, 2, 0, 0, 4, 0, 26CHI26 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Memphis by 29.

MIA over ORL1DET over SAC1POR over UTA2WAS over CHA3OKC over IND6BKN over MIL6ATL over CHI8HOU over NOP17MEM over TOR29Final 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
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.3Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.3 in 27 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.6 in 27 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.7Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 4.7 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 45

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.
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 31, 39, 32, 21, 35, 25, 41, 45OKC @ IND · W
31.1 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kobe Bryant LAL, Apr 13, 2004: 45 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Ties career high45 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 11, 32, 30, 13, 36, 14, 14, 37CHI @ ATL · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 27, 29, 18, 20, 33, 28, 20, 33DET @ SAC · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 31, 12, 35, 50, 44, 32, 15, 34, 23, 31CHA @ WAS · L
30.1 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jalen JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 23, 12, 21, 15, 22, 13, 17, 30ATL vs CHI · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 28, 14, 31, 12, 12, 34, 22, 6, 30HOU @ NOP · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 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
Mikal BridgesNYK+3.8 21.9 last 10 · 18.1 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+3.3 16.3 last 10 · 13.0 season
Jonathan KumingaGSW+3.3 18.7 last 10 · 15.4 season
Naji MarshallDAL+3.1 14.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cameron JohnsonBKN+3.0 22.5 last 10 · 19.5 season
Cold
Anthony DavisLAL−5.6 20.1 last 10 · 25.7 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN−4.5 20.8 last 10 · 25.3 season
Bennedict MathurinIND−4.0 12.6 last 10 · 16.6 season
Dalton KnechtLAL−3.8 6.1 last 10 · 9.9 season
Christian BraunDEN−3.7 10.3 last 10 · 14.0 season