FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 23, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed NYK by 4 at halftime and won 114–106.

Final · Box score
Hawks111
Cavs112
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Pistons105
Magic93
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Kings118
Nets127
Q1 BKN +14; Q2 BKN +6; Q3 BKN +2; Q4 BKN +9
Final · Box score
Celtics107
Mavs110
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Warriors114
Knicks106
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Sixers109
Raptors102
Q1 PHI +19; Q2 PHI +13; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Wolves112
Bucks139
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +17; Q3 MIL +24; Q4 MIL +27
Final · Box score
Blazers106
Nuggets111
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Wizards116
Clippers135
Q1 LAC +16; Q2 LAC +17; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +19
On this day · 2019–20Feb 23, 2020: 7 games. Top scorer: Bradley Beal (Wizards-Bulls), 53 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Knicks

Stephen Curry scores 37 as Golden State wins in New York

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 37 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-4+9+8GSW AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors36193920114
Knicks31282621106
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 57, 32, 32, 40, 27, 36, 25, 29, 37GSW37 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 14, 24, 12, 17, 17, 14, 23, 26, 25, 19GSW19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 26, 12, 24, 22, 44, 25, 25, 25NYK25 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Elfrid PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 7, 18, 12, 15, 12, 13, 11, 20NYK20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Milwaukee by 27.

CLE over ATL1DAL over BOS3DEN over POR5PHI over TOR7GSW over NYK8BKN over SAC9DET over ORL12LAC over WAS19MIL over MIN27Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Wolves-Bucks14
Blazers-Nuggets10
Hawks-Cavs9
Warriors-Knicks6
Sixers-Raptors4
Pistons-Magic2
Kings-Nets2
Wizards-Clippers0
Shot of the night

Stevens's dunk with 4.1 seconds left puts the Cavaliers ahead, 112-111 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Clippers combined for 251
Points by game
Wizards-ClippersWizards 116, Clippers 135
251
Wolves-BucksWolves 112, Bucks 139
251
Kings-NetsKings 118, Nets 127
245
Hawks-CavsHawks 111, Cavs 112
223
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 114, Knicks 106
220
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 106, Nuggets 111
217
Celtics-MavsCeltics 107, Mavs 110
217
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 109, Raptors 102
211
Pistons-MagicPistons 105, Magic 93
198
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hawks-CavsHawks 111, Cavs 112
+1 CLE
Celtics-MavsCeltics 107, Mavs 110
+3 DAL
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 106, Nuggets 111
+5 DEN
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 109, Raptors 102
+7 PHI
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 114, Knicks 106
+8 GSW
Kings-NetsKings 118, Nets 127
+9 BKN
Pistons-MagicPistons 105, Magic 93
+12 DET
Wizards-ClippersWizards 116, Clippers 135
+19 LAC
Wolves-BucksWolves 112, Bucks 139
+27 MIL
GSW rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-KnicksGSW won · Warriors 114, Knicks 106
4 pts
Celtics-MavsDAL won · Celtics 107, Mavs 110
1 pt
Bruce Brown shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Bruce BrownBKN · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
HolmesSAC · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Saben LeeDET · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
GiannisMIL · 37 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
72% (13-18)
Tobias HarrisPHI · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Hawks-Cavs
Hawks 111Cavs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks27282927111
Cavs28302628112
The story
Cleveland beat Atlanta 112-111 behind 29 points from Collin Sexton

Kevin Huerter paced Atlanta: 22 PTS, 3 REB 29 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB · 9-16 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-28 second quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +1+30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Trae Young topped the game at 52.9 FPTS: 28 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB

Final · Celtics-Mavs
Celtics 107Mavs 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics31252031107
Mavs34212530110
The story
Luka Doncic's 31 points and 10 rebounds carried Dallas past Boston, 110-107

For Boston, Jaylen Brown had 29 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 11-23 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 25-20.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +3−1+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 106Nuggets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers25322128106
Nuggets34232133111
The story
Jamal Murray had 24 points and 8 assists as Denver beat Portland 111-106

Damian Lillard led Portland with 25 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB 24 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 7-18 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 34-25, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +900+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.9Season avg32.8Last 5

32.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.9 in 28 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.2 in 31 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.7Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 13.7 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 41

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 50, 35, 12, 22, 23, 43, 33, 16, 15, 41Nuggets-Blazers · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 9, 2000: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
41 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 47, 29, 24, 34, 23, 29, 38, 37Bucks-Wolves · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 57, 32, 32, 40, 27, 36, 25, 29, 37Warriors-Knicks · W
30.2 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 24, 28, 20, 36, 33, 29, 29, 32Clippers-Wizards · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 27, 42, 26, 28, 46, 44, 21, 31Mavs-Celtics · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 11, 26, 17, 26, 36, 15, 34, 30Clippers-Wizards · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 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
LaMelo BallCHA+4.9 19.5 last 10 · 14.6 season
Norman PowellTOR+4.7 22.0 last 10 · 17.3 season
Ben SimmonsPHI+4.6 20.3 last 10 · 15.7 season
Saddiq BeyDET+4.4 13.9 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Wayne EllingtonDET−3.9 6.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Bradley BealWAS−3.5 29.2 last 10 · 32.7 season
RJ BarrettNYK−3.5 12.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Alec BurksNYK−3.1 7.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
JaMychal GreenDEN−2.7 6.4 last 10 · 9.1 season