FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 22, 2016Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Heat trailed Pacers by 10 after the first quarter and won 101–93.

Final · Box score
Pistons96
Cavs88
Q1 Pistons +5; Q2 Pistons +7; Q3 Pistons +7; Q4 Pistons +8
Final · OT · Box score
Pacers93
Heat101
Q1 Heat -10; Q2 Heat -3; Q3 Heat +1; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 Heat +8
Final · Box score
Raptors122
Knicks95
Q1 Raptors -2; Q2 Raptors +14; Q3 Raptors +18; Q4 Raptors +27
Final · Box score
Warriors102
Hawks92
Q1 Warriors +15; Q2 Warriors +19; Q3 Warriors +1; Q4 Warriors +10
Final · Box score
Lakers101
Bucks108
Q1 Bucks +10; Q2 Bucks +6; Q3 Bucks +25; Q4 Bucks +7
Final · Box score
Celtics122
Wolves124
Q1 Wolves +8; Q2 Wolves +6; Q3 Wolves +9; Q4 Wolves +2
Final · Box score
Suns84
Clippers124
Q1 Clippers +19; Q2 Clippers +17; Q3 Clippers +29; Q4 Clippers +40
On this day · 2014–15Feb 22, 2015: 9 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (Warriors-Pacers), 39 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Heat

Miami flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Giannis Antetokounmpo posts a triple-double

Game flow · Heat margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-10-3+10+8Heat AHEAD ↑Pacers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pacers25192519593
Heat1526291813101
Who led
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 14, 7, 12, 17, 10, 17, 24, 24Heat24 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Hassan WhitesidePoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 23, 2, 10, 10, 10, 14, 25, 19Heat19 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 17, 31, 30, 21, 22, 22, 20, 31Pacers31 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 9, 12, 16, 14, 10, 16, 12, 16Pacers16 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Clippers by 40.

Wolves over Celtics2Bucks over Lakers7Pistons over Cavs8Heat over Pacers8Warriors over Hawks10Raptors over Knicks27Clippers over Suns40Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Pacers-Heat13
Celtics-Wolves6
Pistons-Cavs5
Warriors-Hawks3
Raptors-Knicks2
Lakers-Bucks0
Suns-Clippers0
The night in charts
Celtics-Wolves combined for 246, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 122, Wolves 124
246
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 122, Knicks 95
217
Lakers-BucksLakers 101, Bucks 108
209
Suns-ClippersSuns 84, Clippers 124
208
Warriors-HawksWarriors 102, Hawks 92
194
Pacers-HeatPacers 93, Heat 101
194
Pistons-CavsPistons 96, Cavs 88
184
Wolves won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 122, Wolves 124
+2 MIN
Lakers-BucksLakers 101, Bucks 108
+7 Bucks
Pistons-CavsPistons 96, Cavs 88
+8 Pistons
Pacers-HeatPacers 93, Heat 101
+8 Heat
Warriors-HawksWarriors 102, Hawks 92
+10 Warriors
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 122, Knicks 95
+27 Raptors
Suns-ClippersSuns 84, Clippers 124
+40 Clippers
Heat erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-HeatHeat won · Pacers 93, Heat 101
10 pts
Raptors-KnicksRaptors won · Raptors 122, Knicks 95
2 pts
KCP shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KCPPistons · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
Robin LopezKnicks · 21 PTS, 13 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
GiannisBucks · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST, 4 BLK
71% (12-17)
DiengMIN · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
SchroderHawks · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Celtics-Wolves
Celtics 122Wolves 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics23303138122
Wolves31283431124
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points and 13 rebounds as Minnesota beat Boston 124-122

Jae Crowder led Boston with 27 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 13-22 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 31-23, their biggest quarter edge.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 +8+6+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Bucks
Lakers 101Bucks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers19291736101
Bucks29253618108
The story
Milwaukee beat Los Angeles 108-101 behind 18 points from Khris Middleton

Lou Williams paced Los Angeles: 14 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 5-15 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 36-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

Bucks lead by quarter
300 +10+6+25+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Heat
Pacers 93Heat 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers25192519593
Heat1526291813101
The story
Hassan Whiteside's 19 points and 18 rebounds carried Miami past Indiana, 101-93 in OT

For Indiana, Paul George had 31 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 18 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST · 8-17 FG

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Heat took it 13-5.

Heat lead by quarter
200 −10−3+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 48 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg13.2Last 3

13.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 37 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg37.6Today

38 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 36

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 13, 51, 26, 35, 26, 31, 23, 36Warriors-Hawks · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 17, 31, 30, 21, 22, 22, 20, 31Pacers-Heat · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 26, 19, 29, 32, 35, 19, 2, 30Cavs-Pistons · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 14, 17, 26, 19, 35, 11, 24, 28Wolves-Celtics · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 7, 28, 17, 19, 14, 14, 17, 18, 19, 27Bucks-Lakers · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill Pistons, Apr 13, 1997: 27 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
27 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 5, 16, 12, 3, 6, 18, 19, 17, 13, 27Celtics-Wolves · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jeff GreenClippers+6.0 18.2 last 10 · 12.2 season
Klay ThompsonWarriors+5.6 27.2 last 10 · 21.6 season
Luol DengHeat+5.6 16.9 last 10 · 11.3 season
Chandler ParsonsMavs+5.5 18.3 last 10 · 12.8 season
Karl-Anthony TownsWolves+5.4 22.7 last 10 · 17.3 season
Cold
Mo WilliamsCavs−5.3 3.8 last 10 · 9.1 season
Trey BurkeJazz−5.1 6.3 last 10 · 11.4 season
Kent BazemoreHawks−3.7 8.2 last 10 · 11.9 season
O.J. MayoBucks−3.3 5.3 last 10 · 8.6 season
Luis ScolaRaptors−3.2 5.9 last 10 · 9.1 season