FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 16, 2021Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed NOP by 14 at halftime and won 125–124.

Final · Box score
Jazz117
Celtics109
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA -2; Q4 UTA +8
Final · Box score
Thunder102
Bulls123
Q1 CHI +14; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +23; Q4 CHI +21
Final · Box score
Hawks119
Rockets107
Q1 ATL +13; Q2 ATL +15; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Heat113
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +19; Q4 MIA +15
Final · Box score
Knicks96
Sixers99
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI -8; Q3 PHI -9; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Pelicans124
Blazers125
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR -14; Q3 POR -13; Q4 POR +1
Final · Box score
Wolves121
Lakers137
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +16
The lead · Pelicans-Blazers

Damian Lillard scores 50 as Portland beats New Orleans

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-14-13+1POR AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans34303129124
Blazers28223243125
Who led
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 35, 23, 22, 44, 30, 25, 38, 50POR50 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 11, 18, 19, 17, 15, 7, 17, 14, 21, 22POR22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 29, 26, 21, 17, 13, 28, 23, 30NOP30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 34, 23, 26, 28, 24, 23, 27, 28NOP28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Knicks-Sixers

Philadelphia fights back late to top New York

New York led 82–73 after three. Philadelphia won the fourth 26–14 and the game 99–96. Tobias Harris led Philadelphia with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Sixers-Knicks
Tobias Harris · PHIJulius Randle · NYKPTS3019REB615AST28Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Jazz-Celtics13
Wolves-Lakers12
Knicks-Sixers9
Cavs-Heat6
Thunder-Bulls6
Pelicans-Blazers3
Hawks-Rockets2
The night in charts
Wolves-Lakers combined for 258, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-LakersWolves 121, Lakers 137
258
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 124, Blazers 125
249
Hawks-RocketsHawks 119, Rockets 107
226
Jazz-CelticsJazz 117, Celtics 109
226
Thunder-BullsThunder 102, Bulls 123
225
Cavs-HeatCavs 98, Heat 113
211
Knicks-SixersKnicks 96, Sixers 99
195
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 124, Blazers 125
+1 POR
Knicks-SixersKnicks 96, Sixers 99
+3 PHI
Jazz-CelticsJazz 117, Celtics 109
+8 UTA
Hawks-RocketsHawks 119, Rockets 107
+12 ATL
Cavs-HeatCavs 98, Heat 113
+15 MIA
Wolves-LakersWolves 121, Lakers 137
+16 LAL
Thunder-BullsThunder 102, Bulls 123
+21 CHI
POR erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-BlazersPOR won · Pelicans 124, Blazers 125
14 pts
Knicks-SixersPHI won · Knicks 96, Sixers 99
9 pts
Jazz-CelticsUTA won · Jazz 117, Celtics 109
2 pts
McGee shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McGeeCLE · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
LaVineCHI · 40 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (15-20)
Thaddeus YoungCHI · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
RubioMIN · 19 PTS, 12 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
GallinariATL · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
Final · Pelicans-Blazers
Pelicans 124Blazers 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans34303129124
Blazers28223243125
The story
Gary Trent Jr. had 22 points as Portland beat New Orleans 125-124

Lonzo Ball led New Orleans with 17 AST, 11 PTS, 3 REB 22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 6-10 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 43-29.

POR lead by quarter
200 −6−14−13+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Sixers
Knicks 96Sixers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2135261496
Sixers2028252699
The story
Tobias Harris' 30 points carried Philadelphia past New York, 99-96

For New York, Julius Randle had 19 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST 30 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 11-20 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 26-14.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −1−8−9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Lakers
Wolves 121Lakers 137
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves30402427121
Lakers31403135137
The story
Los Angeles beat Minnesota 137-121 behind 25 points from Montrezl Harrell

Ricky Rubio paced Minnesota: 19 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 11-16 FG

The swing

A 35-27 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1+1+8+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.8Season avg26.0Last 5

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.8 in 39 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Season avg21.7Last 3

21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.9 in 19 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 16 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 50

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 35, 23, 22, 44, 30, 25, 38, 50Blazers-Pelicans · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +20.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Stephen Curry GSW, Nov 8, 2021: 50 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Season high50 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 38, 21, 35, 24, 23, 36, 19, 30, 15, 40Bulls-Thunder · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Reggie Miller IND, Jan 29, 1997: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
40 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 6, 17, 27, 20, 33, 23, 26, 34Rockets-Hawks · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +13.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 29, 26, 21, 17, 13, 28, 23, 30Pelicans-Blazers · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 13, 23, 6, 22, 24, 14, 23, 30Sixers-Knicks · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 24, 23, 21, 16, 16, 34, 13, 29Wolves-Lakers · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Norman PowellTOR+6.2 25.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN+5.5 21.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Bruce BrownBKN+4.8 13.0 last 10 · 8.2 season
Ben SimmonsPHI+4.7 20.7 last 10 · 16.0 season
Nikola VucevicORL+4.5 29.5 last 10 · 25.0 season
Cold
Gordon HaywardCHA−4.2 16.9 last 10 · 21.1 season
Khem BirchORL−3.9 1.6 last 10 · 5.5 season
Jaylen BrownBOS−3.7 20.7 last 10 · 24.4 season
Chris PaulPHX−3.3 12.6 last 10 · 15.9 season
Tyler HerroMIA−3.1 12.6 last 10 · 15.7 season