FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 21, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed BOS by 16 at halftime and won 120–115.

Final · OT · Box score
Celtics115
Pelicans120
Q1 NOP -2; Q2 NOP -16; Q3 NOP -13; Q4 Pelicans 0; OT1 NOP +5
Final · Box score
Thunder117
Cavs101
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +11; Q4 OKC +16
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Knicks103
Q1 NYK +12; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +16; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Pistons96
Magic105
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Box score
Sixers103
Raptors110
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR -1; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets115
Hawks123
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +17; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Nets112
Clippers108
Q1 BKN -2; Q2 BKN +7; Q3 BKN +10; Q4 BKN +4
Final · Box score
Kings115
Bucks128
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +14; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +13
On this day · 2019–20Feb 21, 2020: 9 games. Top scorer: Pascal Siakam (Raptors-Suns), 37 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Pelicans

Brandon Ingram drops 33 in 16-point comeback win over Boston

Trae Young goes for 35 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-2-16-130+5NOP AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Celtics303324217115
Pelicans2819273412120
Who led
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 22, 21, 30, 26, 22, 14, 25, 33NOP33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 20, 29, 36, 26, 31, 36, 23, 28NOP28 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 23, 17, 33, 6, 21, 35, 25, 32BOS32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 33, 12, 27, 25, 27, 22, 17, 25BOS25 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Hawks

Atlanta handles Denver by 8

The Hawks won the second quarter 37–23. Final: 123–115. Trae Young led Atlanta with 35 points, 6 rebounds and 15 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over MIN4BKN over LAC4NOP over BOS5TOR over PHI7ATL over DEN8ORL over DET9MIL over SAC13OKC over CLE16Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over DEN.
Lead changes
Celtics-Pelicans8
Sixers-Raptors8
Nuggets-Hawks8
Nets-Clippers8
Wolves-Knicks5
Thunder-Cavs3
Pistons-Magic3
Shot of the night

Jordan's tip-in with 11 seconds left breaks the tie, 112-108 final

The night in charts
Kings-Bucks combined for 243, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-BucksKings 115, Bucks 128
243
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 115, Hawks 123
238
Celtics-PelicansCeltics 115, Pelicans 120 · OT
235
Nets-ClippersNets 112, Clippers 108
220
Thunder-CavsThunder 117, Cavs 101
218
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 103, Raptors 110
213
Wolves-KnicksWolves 99, Knicks 103
202
Pistons-MagicPistons 96, Magic 105
201
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-KnicksWolves 99, Knicks 103
+4 NYK
Nets-ClippersNets 112, Clippers 108
+4 BKN
Celtics-PelicansCeltics 115, Pelicans 120 · OT
+5 NOP
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 103, Raptors 110
+7 TOR
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 115, Hawks 123
+8 ATL
Pistons-MagicPistons 96, Magic 105
+9 ORL
Kings-BucksKings 115, Bucks 128
+13 MIL
Thunder-CavsThunder 117, Cavs 101
+16 OKC
NOP erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-PelicansNOP won · Celtics 115, Pelicans 120 · OT
16 pts
Nuggets-HawksATL won · Nuggets 115, Hawks 123
6 pts
Sixers-RaptorsTOR won · Sixers 103, Raptors 110
3 pts
Nets-ClippersBKN won · Nets 112, Clippers 108
2 pts
Jarrett Allen shot 11-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jarrett AllenCLE · 26 PTS, 17 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
100% (11-11)
SimmonsPHI · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
GeorgeLAC · 34 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 2 BLK
63% (12-19)
HaliburtonSAC · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
SGAOKC · 31 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Nets-Clippers
Nets 112Clippers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets28303123112
Clippers30212829108
The story
James Harden's 37 points and 11 rebounds carried Brooklyn past LA, 112-108

For LA, Paul George had 34 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 37 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 13-25 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 30-21.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −2+7+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Knicks
Wolves 99Knicks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1832212899
Knicks30312616103
The story
New York beat Minnesota 103-99 behind 25 points and 14 rebounds from Julius Randle

Ricky Rubio paced Minnesota: 18 PTS, 6 AST 25 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 8-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 30-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +12+11+16+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns topped the game at 61.5 FPTS: 27 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST

Final · Celtics-Pelicans
Celtics 115Pelicans 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics303324217115
Pelicans2819273412120
The story
Zion Williamson had 28 points and 10 rebounds as New Orleans beat Boston 120-115 in OT

Jaylen Brown led Boston with 25 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 28 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 11-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Pelicans took the fourth 34-21.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −2−16−130+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jayson Tatum led the game in fantasy with 52.3 FPTS (32 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.6Season avg33.0Last 5

33.0 points a game over his last five games, against 20.6 in 27 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 2 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
24.22019–20 avg12.5Last 2

12.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 24.2 in 2019–20 (38 games). Today: 6 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 38

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 33, 24, 30, 47, 29, 24, 34, 23, 29, 38Bucks-Kings · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 26, 24, 19, 19, 29, 38, 23, 37Nets-Clippers · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 43, 17, 27, 25, 42, 14, 16, 30, 37Magic-Pistons · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 28, 25, 25, 15, 23, 40, 31, 35Hawks-Nuggets · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 15 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 29, 11, 26, 17, 26, 36, 15, 34Clippers-Nets · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 22, 21, 30, 26, 22, 14, 25, 33Pelicans-Celtics · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAC+6.5 18.8 last 10 · 12.3 season
Kelly Oubre Jr.GSW+6.2 21.2 last 10 · 15.0 season
LaMelo BallCHA+5.7 20.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Gary Trent Jr.POR+5.0 20.4 last 10 · 15.4 season
Ben SimmonsPHI+4.8 20.5 last 10 · 15.7 season
Cold
Wayne EllingtonDET−3.9 6.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−2.9 19.0 last 10 · 21.9 season
Bradley BealWAS−2.9 30.0 last 10 · 32.9 season
RJ BarrettNYK−2.9 13.7 last 10 · 16.6 season
Shake MiltonPHI−2.9 10.9 last 10 · 13.8 season