FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 31, 2024Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed IND by 11 at halftime and won 120–112.

Final
TOR71
BOS125
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +37; Q4 BOS +54
Final
MIL120
IND112
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL -11; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +8
Final
LAC86
SAS122
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +28; Q4 SAS +36
Final
MIN105
OKC113
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC -6; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +8
Final
CLE122
LAL110
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +12
Final
MEM117
PHX112
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +14; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +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 · 2023–24Dec 31, 2023: 6 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (ATL @ WAS), 40 points.
The lead · MIL @ IND

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 30 in Milwaukee win over Indiana

Final: 120–112. Giannis Antetokounmpo added 12 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · MIL 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+2-11-3+8MIL AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL30233532120
IND28362721112
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 42, 28, 31, 30, 34, 37, 32, 26, 33, 30MIL30 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 3, 7, 16, 13, 10, 14, 21, 20, 22, 16MIL16 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 8, 16, 4, 12, 18, 18, 14, 25IND25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 9, 23, 22, 25, 19, 20, 22, 14, 17, 20IND20 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · MIN @ OKC

OKC makes it twelve straight

OKC beat Minnesota 113–105 and moved to 27–5. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 40 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · OKC
W@ NOP119–109Wvs DAL118–104Wvs HOU111–96W@ ORL105–99W@ MIA104–97Wvs WAS123–105W@ IND120–114W@ CHA106–94Wvs MEM130–106Wvs MIN113–105OKC: last 10 games through Dec 31, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.7Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.7 in 25 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.3 in 32 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.9Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 39, 32, 21, 35, 25, 41, 45, 22, 35, 40OKC vs MIN · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Reggie Miller IND, Jan 29, 1997: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
40 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 21, 20, 25, 17, 13, 24, 21, 33, 13, 38MEM @ PHX · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 18, 19, 25, 16, 12, 26, 26, 35LAL vs CLE · L
18.3 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 7, 15, 23, 21, 19, 18, 22, 31MEM @ PHX · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 42, 28, 31, 30, 34, 37, 32, 26, 33, 30MIL @ IND · W
32.6 PPG season to date · −2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 20, 37, 43, 23, 27, 35, 31, 29PHX vs MEM · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 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
Victor WembanyamaSAS+3.7 29.3 last 10 · 25.6 season
Goga BitadzeORL+3.5 13.4 last 10 · 9.9 season
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC+3.2 34.5 last 10 · 31.2 season
Mikal BridgesNYK+3.2 21.2 last 10 · 18.0 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 EdwardsMIN−3.6 21.2 last 10 · 24.8 season
Taurean PrinceMIL−3.2 4.3 last 10 · 7.5 season
OG AnunobyNYK−3.1 13.3 last 10 · 16.4 season