FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 14, 2021Regular season · 10 games
← Feb 13CalendarFeb 15 →

10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Spurs trailed Hornets by 16 after the first quarter and won 122–110.

Final · Box score
Celtics91
Wizards104
Q1 Wizards +7; Q2 Wizards +12; Q3 Wizards +22; Q4 Wizards +13
Final · Box score
Spurs122
Hornets110
Q1 Spurs -16; Q2 Spurs +5; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 Spurs +12
Final · Box score
Pelicans112
Pistons123
Q1 Pistons -10; Q2 Pistons +2; Q3 Pistons +8; Q4 Pistons +11
Final · Box score
Wolves116
Raptors112
Q1 Wolves +1; Q2 Wolves -4; Q3 Wolves +8; Q4 Wolves +4
Final · Box score
Blazers121
Mavs118
Q1 Blazers +9; Q2 Blazers -3; Q3 Blazers +12; Q4 Blazers +3
Final · Box score
Bucks109
Thunder114
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 Thunder +11; Q3 Thunder 0; Q4 Thunder +5
Final · Box score
Magic90
Suns109
Q1 Suns +12; Q2 Suns +17; Q3 Suns +24; Q4 Suns +19
Final · Box score
Lakers105
Nuggets122
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 Nuggets +12; Q3 Nuggets +18; Q4 Nuggets +17
Final · Box score
Cavs111
Clippers128
Q1 Clippers +8; Q2 Clippers +12; Q3 Clippers +18; Q4 Clippers +17
Final · Box score
Grizzlies124
Kings110
Q1 Grizzlies +8; Q2 Grizzlies +16; Q3 Grizzlies +20; Q4 Grizzlies +14
The lead · Spurs-Hornets

San Antonio storms back from 16 down to beat Charlotte

Giannis Antetokounmpo posts a triple-double

Game flow · Spurs margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16+50+12Spurs AHEAD ↑Hornets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs17472533122
Hornets33263021110
Who led
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 26, 15, 6, 15, 11, 27, 8, 16, 26Spurs26 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 8 games: 9, 18, 5, 10, 14, 2, 11, 25Spurs25 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 19, 12, 15, 26, 15, 34, 41, 33Hornets33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 36, 13, 6, 11, 14, 6, 5, 23Hornets23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Pistons

Detroit fights back from 10 down against New Orleans

Final: 123–112, after trailing by 10 after one. Josh Jackson led Detroit with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Pistons-Pelicans
Josh Jackson · PistonsBrandon Ingram · PelicansPTS2126REB34AST17Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Wolves-Raptors17
Spurs-Hornets9
Blazers-Mavs5
Bucks-Thunder5
Celtics-Wizards1
Grizzlies-Kings1
Cavs-Clippers1
The night in charts
Cavs-Clippers combined for 239
Points by game
Cavs-ClippersCavs 111, Clippers 128
239
Blazers-MavsBlazers 121, Mavs 118
239
Pelicans-PistonsPelicans 112, Pistons 123
235
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 124, Kings 110
234
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 122, Hornets 110
232
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 116, Raptors 112
228
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 105, Nuggets 122
227
Bucks-ThunderBucks 109, Thunder 114
223
Magic-SunsMagic 90, Suns 109
199
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 91, Wizards 104
195
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-MavsBlazers 121, Mavs 118
+3 Blazers
Wolves-RaptorsWolves 116, Raptors 112
+4 MIN
Bucks-ThunderBucks 109, Thunder 114
+5 Thunder
Pelicans-PistonsPelicans 112, Pistons 123
+11 Pistons
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 122, Hornets 110
+12 Spurs
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 91, Wizards 104
+13 Wizards
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 124, Kings 110
+14 Grizzlies
Cavs-ClippersCavs 111, Clippers 128
+17 Clippers
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 105, Nuggets 122
+17 Nuggets
Magic-SunsMagic 90, Suns 109
+19 Suns
Spurs erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-HornetsSpurs won · Spurs 122, Hornets 110
16 pts
Pelicans-PistonsPistons won · Pelicans 112, Pistons 123
10 pts
Wolves-RaptorsWolves won · Wolves 116, Raptors 112
4 pts
Blazers-MavsBlazers won · Blazers 121, Mavs 118
3 pts
Valanciunas shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ValanciunasGrizzlies · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST
79% (11-14)
KATMIN · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
LukaMavs · 44 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB
70% (14-20)
KuzmaLakers · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
PowellRaptors · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 121Mavs 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers34244518121
Mavs25363027118
The story
Damian Lillard had 34 points and 11 assists as Portland beat Dallas 121-118

Kristaps Porzingis led Dallas with 18 PTS, 8 REB 34 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB · 12-26 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 45-30.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 +9−3+12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Thunder
Bucks 109Thunder 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks24174028109
Thunder24282933114
The story
Oklahoma City beat Milwaukee 114-109 behind 20 points and 9 assists from Al Horford

Bobby Portis paced Milwaukee: 21 PTS, 6 REB 20 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 8-16 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 28-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 0+110+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Hornets
Spurs 122Hornets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs17472533122
Hornets33263021110
The story
Dejounte Murray's 26 points and 12 rebounds carried San Antonio past Charlotte, 122-110

For Charlotte, Terry Rozier had 33 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 10-22 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 16 going into the second, then won it 47-26.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 −16+50+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Lou WilliamsClippers
+11.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 25 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.3 in 24 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Zeke NnajiNuggets
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.5Season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 4.5 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 44

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 25, 27, 27, 42, 26, 28, 46, 44Mavs-Blazers · L
29.1 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Gary Payton Sonics, Mar 4, 2001: 44 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
44 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 47, 26, 37, 37, 32, 7, 31, 35, 24, 35Wizards-Celtics · W
32.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 44, 19, 32, 29, 36, 30, 20, 34Blazers-Mavs · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 19, 12, 15, 26, 15, 34, 41, 33Hornets-Spurs · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 9, 4, 15, 18, 23, 27, 17, 30Clippers-Cavs · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 24, 25, 23, 18, 36, 30, 36, 27Suns-Magic · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
LaMelo BallHornets+6.4 21.0 last 10 · 14.6 season
Norman PowellRaptors+6.0 22.5 last 10 · 16.5 season
Lou WilliamsClippers+4.9 16.9 last 10 · 12.0 season
Gary Trent Jr.Blazers+4.6 19.5 last 10 · 14.9 season
Chris PaulSuns+4.4 21.1 last 10 · 16.7 season
Cold
Cedi OsmanCavs−3.9 7.4 last 10 · 11.3 season
Seth CurrySixers−3.8 8.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Shake MiltonSixers−3.4 10.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
Collin SextonCavs−3.1 19.6 last 10 · 22.7 season
Gordon HaywardHornets−3.0 19.3 last 10 · 22.3 season