FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, December 30, 2024Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DAL by 14 after the first quarter and won 110–100.

Final · OT
CHI115
CHA108
Q1 CHI -9; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +2; Q4 CHI 0; OT1 CHI +7
Final
NYK126
WAS106
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK +2; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +20
Final
LAC116
NOP113
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC -6; Q3 LAC -3; Q4 LAC +3
Final
DEN132
UTA121
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +11
Final
CLE113
GSW95
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +18
Final
PHI125
POR103
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +22
Final
DAL100
SAC110
Q1 SAC -14; Q2 SAC -4; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +10
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 30, 2023: 6 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (DAL @ GSW), 39 points.
The lead · DAL @ SAC

De'Aaron Fox scores 33, Sacramento rallies past Dallas

Sacramento trailed by 14 after one and won 110–100.

Game flow · SAC 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 Q3Final0-14-4+6+10SAC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL37231723100
SAC23332727110
Who led
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 18, 29, 26, 31, 23, 26, 29, 33SAC33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 19, 32, 28, 18, 19, 17, 14, 17SAC17 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 0, 19, 15, 3, 2, 15, 17, 30DAL30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 13, 13, 14, 10, 12, 7, 7, 28DAL28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · CHI @ CHA

Chicago outlasts Charlotte in overtime

98–98 at the end of regulation. Chicago took the last extra period 17–10. Final: 115–108. Coby White led Chicago with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · CHI vs CHA
Coby White · CHIMiles Bridges · CHAPTS2331REB1012AST98Top 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
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.7Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.7 in 29 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Season avg14.3Last 3

14.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.8 in 29 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 37

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.
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 35, 31, 12, 34, 9, 27, 32, 37PHI @ POR · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 48, 16, 20, 34, 27, 32, 25, 27, 37, 36DEN @ UTA · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: LeBron James LAL, Jan 27, 2024: 36 PTS · 20 REB · 12 AST
36 PTS · 22 REB · 11 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 17, 16, 29, 29, 28, 29, 26, 35LAC @ NOP · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 18, 29, 26, 31, 23, 26, 29, 33SAC vs DAL · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 36, 15, 18, 13, 24, 13, 32, 33NOP vs LAC · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 22, 32, 11, 31, 21, 16, 30, 32NYK @ WAS · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 1 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
Jonathan KumingaGSW+4.0 20.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Max ChristieLAL+3.6 10.8 last 10 · 7.2 season
Goga BitadzeORL+3.5 13.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Mikal BridgesNYK+3.2 21.2 last 10 · 18.0 season
Deni AvdijaPOR+3.1 16.5 last 10 · 13.4 season
Cold
Dennis SchroderGSW−4.6 11.7 last 10 · 16.3 season
DeMar DeRozanSAC−3.7 16.9 last 10 · 20.6 season
Anthony DavisLAL−3.5 22.5 last 10 · 26.0 season
Bennedict MathurinIND−3.3 13.3 last 10 · 16.6 season
Taurean PrinceMIL−3.1 4.4 last 10 · 7.5 season