FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 2, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MIA by 3 after three quarters and won 94–80.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies125
Wizards111
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +15; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +14
Final · Box score
Clippers112
Celtics117
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS -1; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Hawks94
Heat80
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL -3; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Knicks93
Spurs119
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +19; Q4 SAS +26
Final · Box score
Nuggets128
Bucks97
Q1 DEN +14; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +19; Q4 DEN +31
Final · Box score
Suns114
Lakers104
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +10
On this day · 2019–20Mar 2, 2020: 7 games. Top scorer: CJ McCollum (Blazers-Magic), 41 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Heat

Atlanta handles Miami by 14

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+7-3+14ATL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2321193194
Heat1720291480
Who led
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 40, 31, 35, 28, 33, 17, 15, 18ATL18 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 20, 8, 12, 13, 14, 25, 34, 17ATL17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 21, 3, 10, 9, 15, 26, 13, 14MIA14 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Duncan RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 13, 20, 11, 22, 17, 15, 5, 14MIA14 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Celtics16
Suns-Lakers12
Grizzlies-Wizards9
Hawks-Heat7
Knicks-Spurs7
Nuggets-Bucks1
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Wizards combined for 236, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 125, Wizards 111
236
Clippers-CelticsClippers 112, Celtics 117
229
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 128, Bucks 97
225
Suns-LakersSuns 114, Lakers 104
218
Knicks-SpursKnicks 93, Spurs 119
212
Hawks-HeatHawks 94, Heat 80
174
BOS won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Clippers-CelticsClippers 112, Celtics 117
+5 BOS
Suns-LakersSuns 114, Lakers 104
+10 PHX
Grizzlies-WizardsGrizzlies 125, Wizards 111
+14 MEM
Hawks-HeatHawks 94, Heat 80
+14 ATL
Knicks-SpursKnicks 93, Spurs 119
+26 SAS
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 128, Bucks 97
+31 DEN
ATL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-HeatATL won · Hawks 94, Heat 80
3 pts
Clippers-CelticsBOS won · Clippers 112, Celtics 117
1 pt
Reggie Jackson shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Reggie JacksonLAC · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
71% (10-14)
LeBronLAL · 38 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
67% (16-24)
GiannisMIL · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
JokicDEN · 37 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB, 2 STL
65% (15-23)
JaMEM · 35 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
Final · Clippers-Celtics
Clippers 112Celtics 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers32312623112
Celtics35272629117
The story
Kemba Walker's 25 points carried Boston past LA, 117-112

For LA, Reggie Jackson had 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 8-19 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 29-23.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +3−1−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul George was the fantasy play: 47.5 FPTS on 32 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST

Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 114Lakers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns29312628114
Lakers21323021104
The story
Phoenix beat Los Angeles 114-104 behind 17 points from Devin Booker

Dennis Schroder paced Los Angeles: 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 7-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +8+7+3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Bucks
Nuggets 128Bucks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets37273529128
Bucks2327301797
The story
Jamal Murray had 24 points as Denver beat Milwaukee 128-97

Khris Middleton led Milwaukee with 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 10-17 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 37-23, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
400 +14+14+19+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.2Season avg35.2Last 5

35.2 points a game over his last five games, against 29.2 in 33 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg4.3Last 3

4.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.6 in 32 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Denver posts the night's biggest win

Denver beat Milwaukee by 31, the widest margin of 6 games.

BOS over LAC5PHX over LAL10MEM over WAS14ATL over MIA14SAS over NYK26DEN over MIL31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 30, 32, 19, 31, 19, 28, 19, 38Lakers-Suns · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 43, 33, 16, 15, 41, 24, 19, 39, 37Nuggets-Bucks · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden BKN, Jan 21, 2022: 37 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
37 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 15, 29, 12, 22, 16, 20, 6, 35Grizzlies-Wizards · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 36, 15, 34, 30, 13, 13, 16, 32Clippers-Celtics · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 34, 23, 29, 38, 37, 38, 36, 27Bucks-Nuggets · L
29.1 PPG season to date · −2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Immanuel QuickleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 16, 9, 5, 3, 25, 10, 12, 26Knicks-Spurs · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamal MurrayDEN+8.0 29.7 last 10 · 21.7 season
Ben SimmonsPHI+5.3 21.3 last 10 · 16.0 season
LaMelo BallCHA+4.5 20.2 last 10 · 15.7 season
Saddiq BeyDET+4.5 14.3 last 10 · 9.8 season
Kelly Oubre Jr.GSW+4.4 19.9 last 10 · 15.5 season
Cold
Jayson TatumBOS−3.5 21.4 last 10 · 24.9 season
Wayne EllingtonDET−3.4 7.0 last 10 · 10.4 season
Nicolas BatumLAC−3.0 6.0 last 10 · 9.0 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−2.9 18.6 last 10 · 21.5 season
JaMychal GreenDEN−2.7 6.4 last 10 · 9.1 season