FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 23, 2018Regular season · 10 games
← Mar 22CalendarMar 24 →

10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by BOS (vs POR) and MIL (vs CHI).

Final · Box score
Clippers104
Pacers109
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets108
Wizards100
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +12; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Suns95
Cavs120
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +22; Q4 CLE +25
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Knicks104
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Nets112
Raptors116
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR -7; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Bucks118
Bulls105
Q1 MIL -10; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +13
Final · Box score
Heat99
Thunder105
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC -2; Q4 OKC +6
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz120
Spurs124
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +4
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Blazers100
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS -10; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Hawks94
Warriors106
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -8; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +12
On this day · 2016–17Mar 23, 2017: 5 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Raptors-Heat), 40 points.
Mar 23 in other seasons2026202520242023202220212019201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996
The lead · Celtics-Blazers

Marcus Morris scores 30 as Boston wins in Portland

LaMarcus Aldridge goes for 45 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-5-10+5BOS AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics23242038105
Blazers26262523100
Who led
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 7, 17, 10, 31, 9, 17, 21, 30BOS30 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 13, 13, 16, 21, 17, 13, 14, 16BOS16 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 19, 30, 17, 29, 16, 21, 8, 26POR26 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 39, 37, 28, 32, 24, 24, 23, 20, 26POR26 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Cavaliers rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Cleveland beat Phoenix by 25.

MIN over NYK4TOR over BKN4SAS over UTA4IND over LAC5BOS over POR5OKC over MIA6DEN over WAS8GSW over ATL12MIL over CHI13CLE over PHX25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Clippers-Pacers25
Nets-Raptors14
Nuggets-Wizards9
Bucks-Bulls8
Heat-Thunder8
Celtics-Blazers8
Wolves-Knicks6
Hawks-Warriors4
Suns-Cavs2
The night in charts
Jazz-Spurs combined for 244, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-SpursJazz 120, Spurs 124
244
Nets-RaptorsNets 112, Raptors 116
228
Bucks-BullsBucks 118, Bulls 105
223
Suns-CavsSuns 95, Cavs 120
215
Clippers-PacersClippers 104, Pacers 109
213
Wolves-KnicksWolves 108, Knicks 104
212
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 108, Wizards 100
208
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 105, Blazers 100
205
Heat-ThunderHeat 99, Thunder 105
204
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 94, Warriors 106
200
5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-SpursJazz 120, Spurs 124
+4 SAS
Nets-RaptorsNets 112, Raptors 116
+4 TOR
Wolves-KnicksWolves 108, Knicks 104
+4 MIN
Clippers-PacersClippers 104, Pacers 109
+5 IND
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 105, Blazers 100
+5 BOS
Heat-ThunderHeat 99, Thunder 105
+6 OKC
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 108, Wizards 100
+8 DEN
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 94, Warriors 106
+12 GSW
Bucks-BullsBucks 118, Bulls 105
+13 MIL
Suns-CavsSuns 95, Cavs 120
+25 CLE
BOS erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-BlazersBOS won · Celtics 105, Blazers 100
10 pts
Bucks-BullsMIL won · Bucks 118, Bulls 105
10 pts
Hawks-WarriorsGSW won · Hawks 94, Warriors 106
8 pts
Nets-RaptorsTOR won · Nets 112, Raptors 116
7 pts
Suns-CavsCLE won · Suns 95, Cavs 120
4 pts
Favors shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FavorsUTA · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
MuhammadMIL · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
Hollis-JeffersonBKN · 18 PTS, 7 REB
73% (8-11)
Marcus MorrisBOS · 30 PTS, 2 REB
69% (9-13)
AdamsOKC · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Jazz-Spurs
Jazz 120Spurs 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz213022416120
Spurs2927213710124
The story
Donovan Mitchell had 35 points in a 124-120 in OT loss to San Antonio

Patty Mills led San Antonio with 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 35 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 3 AST · 14-36 FG, 4-13 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the first 29-21, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +8+5+40+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Raptors
Nets 112Raptors 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets32322721112
Raptors31282532116
The story
Toronto beat Brooklyn 116-112 behind a 25-10-12 triple-double from Kyle Lowry

D'Angelo Russell paced Brooklyn: 18 PTS, 13 AST, 11 REB 25 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB · 7-11 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-21 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −1−5−7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Blazers
Celtics 105Blazers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics23242038105
Blazers26262523100
The story
Jayson Tatum's 13 points carried Boston past Portland, 105-100

For Portland, CJ McCollum had 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 13 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 4-11 FG

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 38-23.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −3−5−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al-Farouq Aminu was the fantasy play: 47.5 FPTS on 16 PTS, 10 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg19.8Last 5

19.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 22 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 69 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 45

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 30, 11, 24, 25, 39, 33, 27, 45Spurs-Jazz · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +22.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Feb 2, 2001: 44 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Season high45 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 24, 19, 26, 25, 19, 9, 25, 22, 12, 39Knicks-Wolves · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 12, 27, 13, 23, 28, 24, 26, 35Jazz-Spurs · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 7, 17, 10, 31, 9, 17, 21, 30Celtics-Blazers · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 27, 21, 17, 32, 16, 37, 27, 29Thunder-Heat · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 44, 21, 21, 25, 28, 34, 2, 29Warriors-Hawks · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brook LopezLAL+7.6 20.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Dillon BrooksMEM+7.2 17.4 last 10 · 10.2 season
Julius RandleLAL+6.9 22.9 last 10 · 16.0 season
Taurean PrinceATL+6.0 19.5 last 10 · 13.5 season
Josh HartLAL+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 season
Cold
Rodney HoodCLE−6.1 8.9 last 10 · 15.0 season
Courtney LeeNYK−6.1 6.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Reggie JacksonDET−5.6 8.5 last 10 · 14.1 season
Victor OladipoIND−5.5 17.7 last 10 · 23.2 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season