FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 16, 2017Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed BOS by 6 at halftime and won 104–103.

Final · Box score
Wizards111
Pacers98
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +13
Final · Box score
Celtics103
Bulls104
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI -6; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +1
The lead · Celtics-Bulls

Chicago holds off Boston, 104–103

Jimmy Butler goes for 29 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-6+3+1CHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics25332025103
Bulls22302923104
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 20, 40, 3, 28, 28, 20, 19, 29CHI29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 2, 2, 0, 2, 4, 16, 6, 19CHI19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 41, 44, 38, 28, 26, 34, 29, 29, 33, 29BOS29 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 7, 13, 9, 13, 19, 15, 16, 17BOS17 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Wizards-Pacers

Washington never trails at a break against Indiana

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 111–98. Otto Porter Jr. led Washington with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Wizards-Pacers
Otto Porter Jr. · WASMyles Turner · INDPTS2517REB89AST21Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Celtics-Bulls14
Wizards-Pacers0
The night in charts
Wizards-Pacers combined for 209, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-PacersWizards 111, Pacers 98
209
Celtics-BullsCeltics 103, Bulls 104
207
CHI won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Celtics-BullsCeltics 103, Bulls 104
+1 CHI
Wizards-PacersWizards 111, Pacers 98
+13 WAS
Markieff Morris shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Markieff MorrisWAS · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
PortisCHI · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Otto Porter Jr.WAS · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
GortatWAS · 12 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
OlynykBOS · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Celtics-Bulls
Celtics 103Bulls 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics25332025103
Bulls22302923104
The story
Bobby Portis had 19 points as Chicago beat Boston 104-103

Kelly Olynyk led Boston with 17 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 8 REB · 8-13 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Bulls took the third 29-20.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −3−6+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Pacers
Wizards 111Pacers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards34282821111
Pacers2725252198
The story
John Wall's 20 points and 12 assists carried Washington past Indiana, 111-98

For Indiana, Myles Turner had 17 PTS, 9 REB 20 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB · 8-20 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-27, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +7+10+13+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 49 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg25.6Today

26 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−5.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.6Season avg10.2Last 5

10.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.6 in 56 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 27 minutes.

Top performances

Jimmy Butler leads the day with 29

Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 20, 40, 3, 28, 28, 20, 19, 29Bulls-Celtics · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 41, 44, 38, 28, 26, 34, 29, 29, 33, 29Celtics-Bulls · L
29.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Otto Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 21, 13, 10, 11, 12, 25, 20, 8, 18, 25Wizards-Pacers · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 21, 24, 12, 18, 15, 26, 23, 21Wizards-Pacers · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 15, 33, 24, 22, 23, 26, 15, 20Wizards-Pacers · W
22.8 PPG season to date · −2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 2, 2, 0, 2, 4, 16, 6, 19Bulls-Celtics · W
4.7 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andrew WigginsMIN+5.7 28.9 last 10 · 23.2 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.ATL+5.6 18.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Dario SaricPHI+5.3 16.1 last 10 · 10.8 season
Dion WaitersMIA+5.2 21.1 last 10 · 15.9 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+5.1 21.4 last 10 · 16.3 season
Cold
Tim FrazierNOP−5.6 3.1 last 10 · 8.7 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Reggie JacksonDET−5.0 10.2 last 10 · 15.2 season
Shelvin MackUTA−4.4 2.9 last 10 · 7.3 season
Maurice HarklessPOR−3.8 6.8 last 10 · 10.6 season