FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 22, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed LAL by 14 at halftime and won 127–124.

Final · Box score
Bulls120
Rockets100
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +26; Q4 CHI +20
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Mavs102
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +18; Q3 DAL +19; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Heat108
Thunder94
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA -9; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Blazers100
Suns132
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +29; Q4 PHX +32
Final · Box score
Hornets110
Jazz132
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +22
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards127
Lakers124
Q1 WAS -10; Q2 WAS -14; Q3 WAS -6; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +3
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The lead · Wizards-Lakers

Bradley Beal scores 33, Washington wins in overtime

Russell Westbrook goes for 32 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-10-14-60+3WAS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wizards2326313512127
Lakers333023299124
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 7, 31, 35, 24, 35, 37, 25, 37, 33WAS33 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 12, 23, 23, 13, 16, 12, 27, 32WAS32 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 28, 25, 28, 22, 30, 32, 19, 31LAL31 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 21, 20, 14, 4, 17, 10, 18, 26LAL26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Phoenix posts the night's biggest win

Phoenix beat Portland by 32, the widest margin of 6 games.

WAS over LAL3DAL over MEM10MIA over OKC14CHI over HOU20UTA over CHA22PHX over POR32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Hornets-Jazz12
Wizards-Lakers10
Heat-Thunder5
Bulls-Rockets4
Blazers-Suns4
Grizzlies-Mavs0
The night in charts
Wizards-Lakers combined for 251, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-LakersWizards 127, Lakers 124 · OT
251
Hornets-JazzHornets 110, Jazz 132
242
Blazers-SunsBlazers 100, Suns 132
232
Bulls-RocketsBulls 120, Rockets 100
220
Heat-ThunderHeat 108, Thunder 94
202
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 92, Mavs 102
194
WAS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Wizards-LakersWizards 127, Lakers 124 · OT
+3 WAS
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 92, Mavs 102
+10 DAL
Heat-ThunderHeat 108, Thunder 94
+14 MIA
Bulls-RocketsBulls 120, Rockets 100
+20 CHI
Hornets-JazzHornets 110, Jazz 132
+22 UTA
Blazers-SunsBlazers 100, Suns 132
+32 PHX
WAS erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-LakersWAS won · Wizards 127, Lakers 124 · OT
14 pts
Heat-ThunderMIA won · Heat 108, Thunder 94
9 pts
Hornets-JazzUTA won · Hornets 110, Jazz 132
3 pts
Ayton shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonPHX · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
BookerPHX · 34 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
71% (12-17)
BamMIA · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
SGAOKC · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
HardawayDAL · 29 PTS, 4 REB
64% (9-14)
Final · Wizards-Lakers
Wizards 127Lakers 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards2326313512127
Lakers333023299124
The story
Rui Hachimura had 15 points as Washington beat Los Angeles 127-124 in OT

Montrezl Harrell led Los Angeles with 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 6 REB · 6-8 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Wizards took the third 31-23.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −10−14−60+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Thunder
Heat 108Thunder 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat23223429108
Thunder2133231794
The story
Miami beat Oklahoma City 108-94 behind 20 points and 9 assists from Kendrick Nunn

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander paced Oklahoma City: 27 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 7-18 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 29-17 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +2−9+2+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Jazz
Hornets 110Jazz 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets35322320110
Jazz35292741132
The story
Donovan Mitchell's 23 points and 8 assists carried Utah past Charlotte, 132-110

For Charlotte, Gordon Hayward had 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 8-17 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 41-20, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
300 0−3+1+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LaMelo Ball was the fantasy play: 42.4 FPTS on 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.1Season avg31.2Last 5

31.2 points a game over his last five games, against 21.1 in 27 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 29 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 34

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 36, 30, 36, 27, 22, 23, 23, 34Suns-Blazers · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 7, 31, 35, 24, 35, 37, 25, 37, 33Wizards-Lakers · W
32.9 PPG season to date · +0.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 12, 23, 23, 13, 16, 12, 27, 32Wizards-Lakers · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 28, 25, 28, 22, 30, 32, 19, 31Lakers-Wizards · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 13 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 19, 18, 22, 19, 11, 24, 16, 8, 12, 29Mavs-Grizzlies · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 24, 19, 31, 29, 22, 16, 31, 27Thunder-Heat · L
22.8 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 5 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+4.9 19.5 last 10 · 14.6 season
Ben SimmonsPHI+4.8 20.5 last 10 · 15.7 season
Stephen CurryGSW+4.5 34.4 last 10 · 29.9 season
Cold
Wayne EllingtonDET−3.9 6.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Bradley BealWAS−3.3 29.6 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
Jaylen BrownBOS−2.8 22.7 last 10 · 25.5 season