FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 21, 2019Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed HOU by 10 after the first quarter and won 111–106.

Final · Box score
Suns98
Cavs111
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +13
Final · Box score
Heat102
Sixers106
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI -2; Q4 PHI +4
Final · Box score
Blazers113
Nets99
Q1 POR +2; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +14
Final · Box score
Celtics97
Bucks98
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +4; Q4 MIL +1
Final · Box score
Kings123
Warriors125
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Rockets106
Lakers111
Q1 LAL -10; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL -7; Q4 LAL +5
The lead · Rockets-Lakers

Lakers rally from 10 down to beat Houston

Kevin Durant goes for 28 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-6-7+5LAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets32263216106
Lakers22303128111
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 22, 17, 24, 18, 28, 18, 28, 29LAL29 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 36, 19, 20, 12, 11, 19, 19, 27LAL27 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 40, 37, 30, 43, 44, 36, 42, 31, 42, 30HOU30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 10, 20, 18, 15, 18, 17, 16, 23HOU23 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Portland by 14.

MIL over BOS1GSW over SAC2PHI over MIA4LAL over HOU5CLE over PHX13POR over BKN14Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Heat-Sixers13
Celtics-Bucks12
Suns-Cavs9
Blazers-Nets5
The night in charts
Kings-Warriors combined for 248, 31 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WarriorsKings 123, Warriors 125
248
Rockets-LakersRockets 106, Lakers 111
217
Blazers-NetsBlazers 113, Nets 99
212
Suns-CavsSuns 98, Cavs 111
209
Heat-SixersHeat 102, Sixers 106
208
Celtics-BucksCeltics 97, Bucks 98
195
4 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-BucksCeltics 97, Bucks 98
+1 MIL
Kings-WarriorsKings 123, Warriors 125
+2 GSW
Heat-SixersHeat 102, Sixers 106
+4 PHI
Rockets-LakersRockets 106, Lakers 111
+5 LAL
Suns-CavsSuns 98, Cavs 111
+13 CLE
Blazers-NetsBlazers 113, Nets 99
+14 POR
LAL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-LakersLAL won · Rockets 106, Lakers 111
10 pts
Suns-CavsCLE won · Suns 98, Cavs 111
5 pts
Heat-SixersPHI won · Heat 102, Sixers 106
2 pts
Celtics-BucksMIL won · Celtics 97, Bucks 98
2 pts
Kings-WarriorsGSW won · Kings 123, Warriors 125
2 pts
Nurkic shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NurkicPOR · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
CP3HOU · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
OsmanCLE · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
58% (7-12)
GiannisMIL · 30 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
58% (11-19)
OlynykMIA · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
54% (7-13)
Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 97Bucks 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2225212997
Bucks2033192698
The story
Milwaukee beat Boston 98-97 behind 30 points and 13 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Kyrie Irving paced Boston: 22 PTS, 5 AST 30 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST · 11-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 33-25 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −2+6+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Horford topped the game at 64.9 FPTS: 21 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST

Final · Kings-Warriors
Kings 123Warriors 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings30322932123
Warriors35252936125
The story
DeMarcus Cousins had 17 points and 10 rebounds as Golden State beat Sacramento 125-123

De'Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 18 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 6-12 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the first 35-30, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +5−2−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 106Lakers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets32263216106
Lakers22303128111
The story
LeBron James' 29 points and 12 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Houston, 111-106

For Houston, Kenneth Faried had 13 PTS, 6 REB 29 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 11-23 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 28-16.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −10−6−7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul was the fantasy play: 55.0 FPTS on 23 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.3Season avg12.6Last 5

12.6 points a game over his last five games, against 4.3 in 20 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 15 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg11.2Last 3

11.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 54 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 36

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 41, 14, 19, 20, 25, 24, 32, 36Warriors-Kings · W
28.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 19, 37, 30, 43, 29, 29, 33, 30Bucks-Celtics · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 40, 37, 30, 43, 44, 36, 42, 31, 42, 30Rockets-Lakers · L
36.5 PPG season to date · −6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 35, 21, 38, 32, 19, 27, 10, 30Suns-Cavs · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 22, 17, 24, 18, 28, 18, 28, 29Lakers-Rockets · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Marvin Bagley IIIPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 17, 14, 24, 10, 3, 32, 11, 28Kings-Warriors · L
13.6 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Malik BeasleyDEN+8.0 20.0 last 10 · 12.0 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+7.5 36.2 last 10 · 28.7 season
Josh JacksonPHX+6.5 17.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Pascal SiakamTOR+5.4 21.5 last 10 · 16.1 season
Allen CrabbeBKN+4.8 15.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Rodney McGruderMIA−5.8 2.5 last 10 · 8.3 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.3 2.0 last 10 · 7.3 season
Kent BazemoreATL−4.1 8.9 last 10 · 13.0 season
Nikola MiroticMIL−4.1 12.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Domantas SabonisIND−3.7 10.4 last 10 · 14.1 season