FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 18, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed PHX by 8 after three quarters and won 123–119.

Final · Box score
Jazz122
Wizards131
Q1 WAS +11; Q2 WAS +18; Q3 WAS +18; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Thunder93
Hawks116
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +20; Q3 ATL +24; Q4 ATL +23
Final · Box score
Magic93
Knicks94
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +1
Final · Box score
Wolves123
Suns119
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN -8; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Pelicans93
Blazers101
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Hornets105
Lakers116
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +11
The lead · Wolves-Suns

Anthony Edwards scores 42, Minnesota rallies past Phoenix

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-5-8+4MIN AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves25283040123
Suns25333328119
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 21, 24, 19, 27, 21, 34, 29, 42MIN42 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 23, 21, 16, 16, 34, 13, 29, 41MIN41 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 34, 33, 22, 43, 17, 16, 35, 20, 27, 35PHX35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 14, 9, 19, 8, 18, 14, 7, 17PHX17 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Magic-Knicks

New York holds off Orlando, 94–93

New York led 72–66 after three and held on to win by one. Alec Burks led New York with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over ORL1MIN over PHX4POR over NOP8WAS over UTA9LAL over CHA11ATL over OKC23Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over ORL.
Lead changes
Wolves-Suns16
Magic-Knicks8
Jazz-Wizards2
Pelicans-Blazers1
The night in charts
Jazz-Wizards combined for 253, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-WizardsJazz 122, Wizards 131
253
Wolves-SunsWolves 123, Suns 119
242
Hornets-LakersHornets 105, Lakers 116
221
Thunder-HawksThunder 93, Hawks 116
209
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 93, Blazers 101
194
Magic-KnicksMagic 93, Knicks 94
187
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-KnicksMagic 93, Knicks 94
+1 NYK
Wolves-SunsWolves 123, Suns 119
+4 MIN
Pelicans-BlazersPelicans 93, Blazers 101
+8 POR
Jazz-WizardsJazz 122, Wizards 131
+9 WAS
Hornets-LakersHornets 105, Lakers 116
+11 LAL
Thunder-HawksThunder 93, Hawks 116
+23 ATL
MIN rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-SunsMIN won · Wolves 123, Suns 119
8 pts
Magic-KnicksNYK won · Magic 93, Knicks 94
2 pts
John Collins shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
John CollinsATL · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
InglesUTA · 34 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
BealWAS · 43 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
67% (16-24)
BogdanovicATL · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
64% (9-14)
KATMIN · 41 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
63% (15-24)
Final · Magic-Knicks
Magic 93Knicks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2618222793
Knicks2421272294
The story
Julius Randle's a 18-10-17 triple-double carried New York past Orlando, 94-93

For Orlando, Nikola Vucevic had 17 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 17 AST, 10 REB · 8-20 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 27-22, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −2+1+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Suns
Wolves 123Suns 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves25283040123
Suns25333328119
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns had 41 points and 10 rebounds as Minnesota beat Phoenix 123-119

Devin Booker led Phoenix with 35 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 41 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 15-24 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 40-28.

MIN lead by quarter
200 0−5−8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Wizards
Jazz 122Wizards 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz20263640122
Wizards31333631131
The story
Washington won 131-122 despite 42 points from Donovan Mitchell

Joe Ingles backed him with 34 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 42 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 16-30 FG, 4-12 3PT

The swing

A 31-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +11+18+18+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.2Season avg30.6Last 5

30.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.2 in 40 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.4Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.4 in 14 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.2Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 17.2 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 43

Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 46, 23, 33, 21, 19, 37, 29, 43Wizards-Jazz · W
32.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, May 5, 2017: 43 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
43 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 21, 24, 19, 27, 21, 34, 29, 42Wolves-Suns · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +25.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Redd MIL, Feb 23, 2008: 42 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Career high42 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 30, 31, 21, 33, 28, 24, 21, 42Jazz-Wizards · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jamal Crawford CHI, Dec 27, 2003: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Season high42 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 23, 21, 16, 16, 34, 13, 29, 41Wolves-Suns · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, Dec 11, 2005: 41 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Season high41 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 19, 28, 19, 38, 18, 22, 25, 37Lakers-Hornets · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 35, 23, 22, 44, 30, 25, 38, 50, 36Blazers-Pelicans · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony EdwardsMIN+7.9 24.7 last 10 · 16.8 season
Norman PowellTOR+6.7 26.4 last 10 · 19.7 season
Bruce BrownBKN+4.9 13.2 last 10 · 8.3 season
Danilo GallinariATL+4.7 17.5 last 10 · 12.8 season
Russell WestbrookWAS+4.6 26.4 last 10 · 21.8 season
Cold
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.0 15.4 last 10 · 20.4 season
Marcus MorrisLAC−3.4 8.4 last 10 · 11.8 season
JaMychal GreenDEN−3.3 5.8 last 10 · 9.1 season
Khem BirchORL−3.2 2.3 last 10 · 5.5 season
Chris PaulPHX−3.2 12.7 last 10 · 15.9 season