FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 20, 2018Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by TOR (vs ORL) and BOS (vs OKC).

Final · Box score
Raptors93
Magic86
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR -8; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Thunder99
Celtics100
Q1 BOS -8; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Clippers109
Wolves123
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN +1; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +14
Final · Box score
Mavs105
Pelicans115
Q1 NOP -1; Q2 NOP +2; Q3 Pelicans 0; Q4 NOP +10
Final · Box score
Hawks99
Jazz94
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL -4; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Pistons115
Suns88
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +16; Q4 DET +27
Final · Box score
Rockets115
Blazers111
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +4
On this day · 2016–17Mar 20, 2017: 7 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Nuggets), 39 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Celtics

Boston climbs back to beat OKC

James Harden goes for 42 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-3-2+1BOS AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2622272499
Celtics18272827100
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 12, 14, 12, 19, 19, 8, 23, 23BOS23 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 21, 7, 17, 10, 31, 9, 17, 21BOS21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 43, 30, 32, 27, 21, 17, 32, 16, 37, 27OKC27 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 17, 21, 11, 21, 12, 19, 22, 24OKC24 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Blazers17
Clippers-Wolves15
Hawks-Jazz15
Mavs-Pelicans11
Raptors-Magic8
Pistons-Suns6
The night in charts
Clippers-Wolves combined for 232, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-WolvesClippers 109, Wolves 123
232
Rockets-BlazersRockets 115, Blazers 111
226
Mavs-PelicansMavs 105, Pelicans 115
220
Pistons-SunsPistons 115, Suns 88
203
Thunder-CelticsThunder 99, Celtics 100
199
Hawks-JazzHawks 99, Jazz 94
193
Raptors-MagicRaptors 93, Magic 86
179
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-CelticsThunder 99, Celtics 100
+1 BOS
Rockets-BlazersRockets 115, Blazers 111
+4 HOU
Hawks-JazzHawks 99, Jazz 94
+5 ATL
Raptors-MagicRaptors 93, Magic 86
+7 TOR
Mavs-PelicansMavs 105, Pelicans 115
+10 NOP
Clippers-WolvesClippers 109, Wolves 123
+14 MIN
Pistons-SunsPistons 115, Suns 88
+27 DET
TOR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-MagicTOR won · Raptors 93, Magic 86
8 pts
Thunder-CelticsBOS won · Thunder 99, Celtics 100
8 pts
Hawks-JazzATL won · Hawks 99, Jazz 94
6 pts
Clippers-WolvesMIN won · Clippers 109, Wolves 123
4 pts
Rockets-BlazersHOU won · Rockets 115, Blazers 111
4 pts
Nurkic shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NurkicPOR · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
90% (9-10)
LenPHX · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
JordanLAC · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
ADNOP · 37 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
71% (15-21)
GobertUTA · 16 REB, 15 PTS, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Thunder-Celtics
Thunder 99Celtics 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2622272499
Celtics18272827100
The story
Jayson Tatum had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Boston beat Oklahoma City 100-99

Russell Westbrook led Oklahoma City with 27 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 23 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 8-12 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Celtics took the second 27-22.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −8−3−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Blazers
Rockets 115Blazers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets27283129115
Blazers31243224111
The story
Chris Paul's 22 points carried Houston past Portland, 115-111

For Portland, Al-Farouq Aminu had 22 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 6-16 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 29-24.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −40−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Jazz
Hawks 99Jazz 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2120223699
Jazz2715252794
The story
Atlanta beat Utah 99-94 behind 41 points from Dennis Schroder

Donovan Mitchell paced Utah: 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 41 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 16-28 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 36-27 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −6−1−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.5Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.5 in 70 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.0minutes, last 2 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
29.72016–17 avg9.7Last 2

9.7 minutes a game over his last two games, against 29.7 in 2016–17 (80 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Season avg36.1Today

36 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in 62 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Detroit posts the night's biggest win

Detroit beat Phoenix by 27, the widest margin of 7 games.

BOS over OKC1HOU over POR4ATL over UTA5TOR over ORL7NOP over DAL10MIN over LAC14DET over PHX27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 42

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 23, 26, 40, 28, 24, 32, 34, 42Rockets-Blazers · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Nov 3, 1995: 42 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
42 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 27, 21, 11, 15, 18, 17, 18, 41Hawks-Jazz · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, Dec 16, 2006: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Career high41 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 41, 17, 25, 31, 21, 26, 34, 37Pelicans-Mavs · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 34, 13, 15, 31, 37, 23, 20, 30Wolves-Clippers · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 43, 30, 32, 27, 21, 17, 32, 16, 37, 27Thunder-Celtics · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 21, 27, 13, 23, 16, 21, 21, 27Wolves-Clippers · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dillon BrooksMEM+7.5 17.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
Julius RandleLAL+7.2 23.1 last 10 · 15.9 season
Brook LopezLAL+6.5 19.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
Taurean PrinceATL+6.3 19.8 last 10 · 13.5 season
Andrew HarrisonMEM+6.3 15.7 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Rodney HoodCLE−6.3 8.8 last 10 · 15.1 season
Kevin LoveCLE−6.1 11.8 last 10 · 17.9 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Courtney LeeNYK−5.3 7.0 last 10 · 12.3 season
Gerald GreenHOU−4.8 6.3 last 10 · 11.1 season