FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, December 23, 2025Regular season · 14 games
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14 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed ATL by 13 at halftime and won 126–123.

Final
WAS109
CHA126
Q1 CHA -7; Q2 CHA -3; Q3 CHA +2; Q4 CHA +17
Final
BKN114
PHI106
Q1 BKN 0; Q2 BKN +6; Q3 BKN +12; Q4 BKN +8
Final
CHI126
ATL123
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI -13; Q3 CHI -13; Q4 CHI +3
Final
NOP118
CLE141
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +19; Q4 CLE +23
Final
MIL111
IND94
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +17
Final
TOR112
MIA91
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +21
Final
DEN130
DAL131
Q1 DAL +14; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL 0; Q4 DAL +1
Final
NYK104
MIN115
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +6; Q4 MIN +11
Final
OKC110
SAS130
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +20
Final
LAL108
PHX132
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +26; Q4 PHX +24
Final
MEM137
UTA128
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +9
Final
ORL110
POR106
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +4
Final
DET136
SAC127
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +9
Final
HOU108
LAC128
Q1 LAC -6; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +20
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 · 2024–25Dec 23, 2024: 14 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC vs WAS), 41 points.
The lead · CHI @ ATL

Chicago climbs back to beat Atlanta

Atlanta led by 13 at the half. Chicago won it 126–123. Coby White led Chicago with 24 points, 0 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · CHI 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 Q3Final0-6-13-13+3CHI AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI30253734126
ATL36323718123
Who led
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 22, 12, 20, 20, 25, 13, 21, 24CHI24 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 8, 9, 13, 12, 20, 24, 13, 21CHI21 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jalen JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 41, 29, 21, 30, 19, 12, 43, 17, 36, 24ATL24 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 8 games: 22, 25, 15, 21, 6, 8, 35, 22ATL22 PTS · 1 REB · 15 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Suns rout

Three of 14 games were decided by four points or fewer. Phoenix beat Lakers by 24.

DAL over DEN1CHI over ATL3ORL over POR4BKN over PHI8MEM over UTA9DET over SAC9MIN over NYK11CHA over WAS17MIL over IND17SAS over OKC20LAC over HOU20TOR over MIA21CLE over NOP23PHX over LAL24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.7Season avg27.6Last 5

27.6 points a game over his last five games, against 18.7 in 29 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 22 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.4Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 8.4 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 41

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.
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 21, 24, 20, 24, 21, 22, 32, 41LAC vs HOU · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Rudy Gay SAC, Jan 21, 2014: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Season high41 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 35, 18, 14, 29, 16, 22, 2, 40NYK @ MIN · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: DeMarcus Cousins SAC, Nov 13, 2015: 40 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Season high40 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 39, 32, 44, 11, 15, 40, 26, 24, 38MIN vs NYK · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Santi AldamaPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 7, 22, 22, 3, 8, 37, 9, 37MEM @ UTA · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +23.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high37 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 13, 20, 11, 17, 33, 15, 27, 37SAC vs DET · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Cooper FlaggPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 16, 19, 22, 42, 23, 24, 16, 33DAL vs DEN · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 9 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
Cooper FlaggDAL+4.9 24.1 last 10 · 19.2 season
Maxime RaynaudSAC+4.8 14.8 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cam SpencerMEM+4.4 16.7 last 10 · 12.3 season
Carlton CarringtonWAS+4.2 13.0 last 10 · 8.8 season
Derrick WhiteBOS+4.1 22.3 last 10 · 18.2 season
Cold
Cade CunninghamDET−4.2 22.2 last 10 · 26.4 season
Tristan Da SilvaORL−4.0 5.7 last 10 · 9.7 season
Miles BridgesCHA−3.7 16.9 last 10 · 20.6 season
Ajay MitchellOKC−3.4 10.7 last 10 · 14.1 season
De'Andre HunterCLE−3.4 11.9 last 10 · 15.3 season