FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 12, 2019Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed CHI by 18 after the first quarter and won 123–107.

Final · Box score
Knicks98
Pacers103
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Cavs99
Sixers106
Q1 PHI +12; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Lakers123
Bulls107
Q1 LAL -18; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +16
Final · Box score
Spurs112
Mavs105
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +7
Final · Box score
Bucks130
Pelicans113
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +17
Final · Box score
Wolves107
Nuggets133
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +26
Final · Box score
Blazers125
Clippers104
Q1 POR -7; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +21
On this day · 2017–18Mar 12, 2018: 4 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Heat), 32 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Bulls

LeBron James drops 36 in 18-point comeback win over Chicago

Joel Embiid goes for 19 rebounds

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-5+14+16LAL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers16394325123
Bulls34262423107
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 24, 33, 31, 27, 27, 31, 30, 36LAL36 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 2, 2, 7, 4, 4, 0, 2, 24LAL24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Robin LopezPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 4, 11, 16, 20, 19, 13, 9, 20CHI20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Otto Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 37, 17, 0, 20, 31, 7, 15, 23, 17, 19CHI19 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Bucks-Pelicans10
Wolves-Nuggets9
Knicks-Pacers7
Lakers-Bulls6
Spurs-Mavs6
Blazers-Clippers6
Cavs-Sixers4
The night in charts
Bucks-Pelicans combined for 243, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-PelicansBucks 130, Pelicans 113
243
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 107, Nuggets 133
240
Lakers-BullsLakers 123, Bulls 107
230
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 125, Clippers 104
229
Spurs-MavsSpurs 112, Mavs 105
217
Cavs-SixersCavs 99, Sixers 106
205
Knicks-PacersKnicks 98, Pacers 103
201
IND won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Knicks-PacersKnicks 98, Pacers 103
+5 IND
Cavs-SixersCavs 99, Sixers 106
+7 PHI
Spurs-MavsSpurs 112, Mavs 105
+7 SAS
Lakers-BullsLakers 123, Bulls 107
+16 LAL
Bucks-PelicansBucks 130, Pelicans 113
+17 MIL
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 125, Clippers 104
+21 POR
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 107, Nuggets 133
+26 DEN
LAL erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-BullsLAL won · Lakers 123, Bulls 107
18 pts
Blazers-ClippersPOR won · Blazers 125, Clippers 104
7 pts
Knicks-PacersIND won · Knicks 98, Pacers 103
2 pts
Brunson shot 12-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrunsonDAL · 34 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
75% (12-16)
BrogdonMIL · 18 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
Tyus JonesMIN · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
MillsapDEN · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
LeBronLAL · 36 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
65% (15-23)
Final · Knicks-Pacers
Knicks 98Pacers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2923212598
Pacers27283018103
The story
Indiana beat New York 103-98 behind 16 points and 9 assists from Darren Collison

Emmanuel Mudiay paced New York: 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 5-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 30-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −2+3+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Bulls
Lakers 123Bulls 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers16394325123
Bulls34262423107
The story
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 24 points as Los Angeles beat Chicago 123-107

Ryan Arcidiacono led Chicago with 14 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 7-11 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Lakers took the third 43-24.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −18−5+14+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Pelicans
Bucks 130Pelicans 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks23334529130
Pelicans23254124113
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 24 points carried Milwaukee past New Orleans, 130-113

For New Orleans, Anthony Davis had 21 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 7-13 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 33-25, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 0+8+12+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elfrid Payton was the fantasy play: 52.5 FPTS on 15 REB, 14 PTS, 11 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.9Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.9 in 58 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg2.7Last 3

2.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 60 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Clippers

Portland rolls past Clippers, 125–104

The Clippers were held to 20 points in the fourth quarter. CJ McCollum led Portland with 35 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over NYK5PHI over CLE7SAS over DAL7LAL over CHI16MIL over NOP17POR over LAC21DEN over MIN26Final margin, points. Pink = POR over LAC.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 36

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 24, 33, 31, 27, 27, 31, 30, 36Lakers-Bulls · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 35, 14, 35, 6, 27, 25, 26, 35Blazers-Clippers · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 34, 37, 42, 28, 41, 24, 40, 34Wolves-Nuggets · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 8, 24, 2, 10, 11, 18, 18, 34Mavs-Spurs · L
8.3 PPG season to date · +26.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 32, 23, 17, 18, 24, 14, 28, 33Spurs-Mavs · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 16, 20, 21, 20, 25, 19, 11, 30Nuggets-Wolves · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN+8.3 32.9 last 10 · 24.6 season
Trae YoungATL+7.9 26.1 last 10 · 18.2 season
Jalen BrunsonDAL+7.7 16.0 last 10 · 8.3 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+6.9 30.0 last 10 · 23.1 season
Robin LopezCHI+6.8 15.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−10.9 15.6 last 10 · 26.5 season
Blake GriffinDET−6.4 18.7 last 10 · 25.1 season
Marc GasolTOR−6.1 8.4 last 10 · 14.5 season
Garrett TempleLAC−5.9 2.3 last 10 · 8.2 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.7 0.8 last 10 · 6.5 season