FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, December 31, 2020Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed WAS by 6 after the first quarter and won 133–130.

Final · Box score
CLE99
IND119
Q1 IND +11; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +20; Q4 IND +20
Final · Box score
CHI133
WAS130
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
PHI116
ORL92
Q1 PHI +16; Q2 PHI +35; Q3 PHI +29; Q4 PHI +24
Final · Box score
SAC119
HOU122
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
NYK83
TOR100
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR 0; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +17
Final · Box score
NOP113
OKC80
Q1 NOP +4; Q2 NOP +11; Q3 NOP +12; Q4 NOP +33
Final · Box score
PHX106
UTA95
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +13; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +11
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 · 2019–20Dec 31, 2019: 7 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (DAL @ OKC), 35 points.
The lead · CHI @ WAS

Chicago holds off Washington, 133–130

Chicago led 107–100 after three and held on to win by three. Otto Porter Jr. led Chicago with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+3+7+3CHI AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI35363626133
WAS41273230130
Who led
Otto Porter Jr.Points, last 5 games: 14, 10, 12, 16, 28CHI28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 5 games: 22, 17, 33, 23, 22CHI22 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 5 games: 31, 39, 29, 29, 28WAS28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Thomas BryantPoints, last 5 games: 10, 19, 16, 13, 28WAS28 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · SAC @ HOU

Houston wins a tight one over Sacramento

122–119. Neither team led by more than 4 at any break. James Harden led Houston with 33 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over WAS3HOU over SAC3PHX over UTA11TOR over NYK17IND over CLE20PHI over ORL24NOP over OKC33Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over SAC.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.9points, last 3 vs 2019–20 avg
Points per game
13.12019–20 avg25.0Last 3

25.0 points a game over his last three games, against 13.1 in 2019–20 (62 games). Today: 21 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 2 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
22.52019–20 avg5.5Last 2

5.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 22.5 in 2019–20 (56 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.7Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 19.7 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 33

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.
James HardenPoints, last 3 games: 44, 34, 33HOU vs SAC · W
37.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Otto Porter Jr.Points, last 5 games: 14, 10, 12, 16, 28CHI @ WAS · W
16.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 5 games: 31, 39, 29, 29, 28WAS vs CHI · L
31.2 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 5 games: 27, 32, 22, 20, 28CLE @ IND · L
25.8 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Thomas BryantPoints, last 5 games: 10, 19, 16, 13, 28WAS vs CHI · L
17.2 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 5 games: 32, 22, 19, 14, 25IND vs CLE · W
22.4 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST