FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 22, 2018Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed ORL by 10 after the first quarter and won 120–113.

Final · Box score
Nets96
Hornets111
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA +2; Q3 CHA +6; Q4 CHA +15
Final · Box score
Knicks120
Magic113
Q1 NYK -10; Q2 NYK -6; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +7
Final · Box score
Sixers116
Bulls115
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Wizards110
Cavs103
Q1 WAS -9; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS +3; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Thunder110
Kings107
Q1 OKC +23; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC -5; Q4 OKC +3
Final · Box score
Clippers127
Warriors134
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +7
The lead · Knicks-Magic

New York rallies from 10 down to beat Orlando

Joel Embiid goes for 30 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-6+3+7NYK AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks31323027120
Magic41282123113
Who led
Trey BurkePoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 2, 1, 14, 9, 12, 2, 0, 26NYK26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 15, 4, 6, 9, 8, 9, 17, 9, 37, 23NYK23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 11, 13, 19, 22, 20, 22, 13, 25ORL25 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 31, 14, 26, 24, 18, 21, 1, 19ORL19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Cavs14
Nets-Hornets6
Sixers-Bulls6
Clippers-Warriors2
The night in charts
Clippers-Warriors combined for 261, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 127, Warriors 134
261
Knicks-MagicKnicks 120, Magic 113
233
Sixers-BullsSixers 116, Bulls 115
231
Thunder-KingsThunder 110, Kings 107
217
Wizards-CavsWizards 110, Cavs 103
213
Nets-HornetsNets 96, Hornets 111
207
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-BullsSixers 116, Bulls 115
+1 PHI
Thunder-KingsThunder 110, Kings 107
+3 OKC
Knicks-MagicKnicks 120, Magic 113
+7 NYK
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 127, Warriors 134
+7 GSW
Wizards-CavsWizards 110, Cavs 103
+7 WAS
Nets-HornetsNets 96, Hornets 111
+15 CHA
NYK erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-MagicNYK won · Knicks 120, Magic 113
10 pts
Wizards-CavsWAS won · Wizards 110, Cavs 103
9 pts
Thunder-KingsOKC won · Thunder 110, Kings 107
5 pts
Sixers-BullsPHI won · Sixers 116, Bulls 115
2 pts
Adams shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AdamsOKC · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
StephGSW · 44 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
74% (14-19)
VucevicORL · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
SimmonsPHI · 32 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
LeBronCLE · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
72% (13-18)
Final · Sixers-Bulls
Sixers 116Bulls 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers33342623116
Bulls29402224115
The story
Ben Simmons' 32 points and 11 assists carried Philadelphia past Chicago, 116-115

For Chicago, Bobby Portis had 38 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB · 13-18 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 33-29, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +4−2+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Kings
Thunder 110Kings 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder44231825110
Kings21393017107
The story
Russell Westbrook had a 17-15-11 triple-double as Oklahoma City beat Sacramento 110-107

Zach Randolph led Sacramento with 29 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 15 REB, 11 AST · 4-14 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the first 44-21, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +23+7−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul George led the game in fantasy with 50.9 FPTS (26 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB)

Final · Clippers-Warriors
Clippers 127Warriors 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers23353435127
Warriors34363232134
The story
Golden State beat LA 134-127 behind 24 points and 8 assists from Kevin Durant

Lou Williams paced LA: 21 PTS, 12 AST 24 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 7-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 34-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +11+12+10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 55 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg4.7Last 3

4.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 51 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Season avg29.7Today

30 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Charlotte by 15.

PHI over CHI1OKC over SAC3NYK over ORL7WAS over CLE7GSW over LAC7CHA over BKN15Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 44

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 49, 14, 23, 24, 21, 20, 17, 22, 17, 44Warriors-Clippers · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Steve Francis HOU, Jan 17, 2003: 44 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
44 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 8, 10, 18, 11, 13, 19, 18, 38Bulls-Sixers · L
13.0 PPG season to date · +25.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Ben SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 20, 10, 15, 10, 14, 13, 18, 32Sixers-Bulls · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 24, 11, 25, 37, 22, 24, 37, 32Cavs-Wizards · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 38, 41, 18, 20, 40, 19, 23, 20, 31Hornets-Nets · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 29, 17, 24, 27, 24, 29, 17, 30Sixers-Bulls · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paul GeorgeOKC+6.5 29.1 last 10 · 22.6 season
Joe InglesUTA+5.4 16.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
Andrew HarrisonMEM+5.3 14.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Josh JacksonPHX+5.3 16.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
Reggie BullockDET+5.3 14.9 last 10 · 9.6 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Eric GordonHOU−6.2 12.3 last 10 · 18.5 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Kyle KuzmaLAL−4.7 11.0 last 10 · 15.7 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season