FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 18, 2018Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed BOS by 8 after the first quarter and won 108–89.

Final · Box score
Thunder132
Raptors125
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC -1; Q4 OKC +7
Final · Box score
Celtics89
Pelicans108
Q1 NOP -8; Q2 NOP -2; Q3 NOP +6; Q4 NOP +19
Final · Box score
Rockets129
Wolves120
Q1 HOU +15; Q2 HOU +21; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Blazers122
Clippers109
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +13
On this day · 2016–17Mar 18, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Nuggets), 40 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Pelicans

Anthony Davis scores 34, New Orleans rallies past Boston

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-2+6+19NOP AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2821271389
Pelicans20273526108
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 53, 26, 23, 41, 17, 25, 31, 21, 26, 34NOP34 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Cheick DialloPoints, last 10 games: 1, 5, 4, 13, 2, 6, 14, 2, 6, 17NOP17 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 7, 12, 14, 12, 19, 19, 8, 23BOS23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 15, 21, 7, 17, 10, 31, 9, 17BOS17 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Thunder-Raptors

OKC extends win streak to 6

132–125 over Toronto. Record: 43–29. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 37 points, 13 rebounds and 14 assists.

Streak strip · OKC
W@ DAL111–110W@ PHX124–116L@ POR100–108Lvs HOU112–122Wvs PHX115–87Wvs SAS104–94Wvs SAC106–101W@ ATL119–107Wvs LAC121–113W@ TOR132–125
Lead changes
Thunder-Raptors25
Blazers-Clippers5
Rockets-Wolves3
The night in charts
Thunder-Raptors combined for 257, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 132, Raptors 125
257
Rockets-WolvesRockets 129, Wolves 120
249
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 122, Clippers 109
231
Celtics-PelicansCeltics 89, Pelicans 108
197
OKC won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 132, Raptors 125
+7 OKC
Rockets-WolvesRockets 129, Wolves 120
+9 HOU
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 122, Clippers 109
+13 POR
Celtics-PelicansCeltics 89, Pelicans 108
+19 NOP
NOP rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-PelicansNOP won · Celtics 89, Pelicans 108
8 pts
Thunder-RaptorsOKC won · Thunder 132, Raptors 125
1 pt
Adams shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AdamsOKC · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
HarklessPOR · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
CapelaHOU · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
LowryTOR · 22 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
WestbrookOKC · 37 PTS, 14 AST, 13 REB, 2 STL
68% (15-22)
Final · Thunder-Raptors
Thunder 132Raptors 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder40263135132
Raptors34303427125
The story
Steven Adams had 25 points as Oklahoma City beat Toronto 132-125

DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 24 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 10-13 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 35-27.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +6+2−1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Wolves
Rockets 129Wolves 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets38393022129
Wolves23333529120
The story
Houston beat Minnesota 129-120 behind 34 points and 12 assists from James Harden

Jeff Teague paced Minnesota: 23 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB 34 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB · 9-18 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

A 38-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +15+21+16+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Pelicans
Celtics 89Pelicans 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2821271389
Pelicans20273526108
The story
Nikola Mirotic's 16 points and 10 rebounds carried New Orleans past Boston, 108-89

For Boston, Jayson Tatum had 23 PTS, 5 REB 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 4-12 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 26-13, was where the Pelicans built it.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −8−2+6+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 55 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg6.5Last 3

6.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 61 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg30.7Today

31 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 37

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 30, 43, 30, 32, 27, 21, 17, 32, 16, 37Thunder-Raptors · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, Dec 2, 2023: 36 PTS · 13 REB · 14 AST
37 PTS · 13 REB · 14 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 26, 23, 26, 40, 28, 24, 32, 34Rockets-Wolves · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 53, 26, 23, 41, 17, 25, 31, 21, 26, 34Pelicans-Celtics · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 21, 27, 15, 25, 26, 14, 18, 30Clippers-Blazers · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Steven AdamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 11, 12, 16, 16, 8, 6, 18, 25Thunder-Raptors · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 11, 26, 20, 13, 10, 10, 5, 24Clippers-Blazers · L
10.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Taurean PrinceATL+7.6 21.1 last 10 · 13.5 season
Julius RandleLAL+7.0 22.9 last 10 · 15.9 season
Dillon BrooksMEM+6.8 16.9 last 10 · 10.1 season
Andrew HarrisonMEM+6.3 15.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Josh HartLAL+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Rodney HoodCLE−6.3 8.8 last 10 · 15.1 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Gerald GreenHOU−4.7 6.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season