FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 22, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed ATL by 15 at halftime and won 119–110.

Final · Box score
Kings119
Cavs105
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +14
Final · Box score
Thunder112
Wolves103
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +7; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Spurs97
Q1 CHA +10; Q2 CHA +10; Q3 CHA +5; Q4 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Jazz120
Bulls95
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +25
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Rockets117
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +18
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics126
Grizzlies132
Q1 MEM -6; Q2 MEM -5; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 Grizzlies 0; OT1 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Pacers113
Bucks140
Q1 MIL +22; Q2 MIL +23; Q3 MIL +16; Q4 MIL +27
Final · Box score
Hawks110
Clippers119
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -15; Q3 LAC -8; Q4 LAC +9
The lead · Hawks-Clippers

Clippers storm back from 15 down to beat Atlanta

Jrue Holiday goes for 28 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-15-8+9LAC AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks29342720110
Clippers30183437119
Who led
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 30, 25, 22, 28, 23, 22, 20, 17, 25LAC25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Terance MannPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 0, 14, 3, 7, 0, 3, 16, 21LAC21 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 32, 37, 28, 14, 13, 23, 14, 28ATL28 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 17, 15, 13, 16, 22, 20, 19, 27, 23ATL23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Milwaukee by 27.

CHA over SAS3MEM over BOS6OKC over MIN9LAC over ATL9SAC over CLE14HOU over TOR18UTA over CHI25MIL over IND27Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
The night in charts
Celtics-Grizzlies combined for 258, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 126, Grizzlies 132 · OT
258
Pacers-BucksPacers 113, Bucks 140
253
Hawks-ClippersHawks 110, Clippers 119
229
Kings-CavsKings 119, Cavs 105
224
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 99, Rockets 117
216
Thunder-WolvesThunder 112, Wolves 103
215
Jazz-BullsJazz 120, Bulls 95
215
Hornets-SpursHornets 100, Spurs 97
197
CHA won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Hornets-SpursHornets 100, Spurs 97
+3 CHA
Celtics-GrizzliesCeltics 126, Grizzlies 132 · OT
+6 MEM
Hawks-ClippersHawks 110, Clippers 119
+9 LAC
Thunder-WolvesThunder 112, Wolves 103
+9 OKC
Kings-CavsKings 119, Cavs 105
+14 SAC
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 99, Rockets 117
+18 HOU
Jazz-BullsJazz 120, Bulls 95
+25 UTA
Pacers-BucksPacers 113, Bucks 140
+27 MIL
LAC erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-ClippersLAC won · Hawks 110, Clippers 119
15 pts
Celtics-GrizzliesMEM won · Celtics 126, Grizzlies 132 · OT
6 pts
Raptors-RocketsHOU won · Raptors 99, Rockets 117
1 pt
Teague shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TeagueBOS · 26 PTS, 6 AST
83% (10-12)
GobertUTA · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 9 BLK, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
HaliburtonSAC · 28 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
JrueMIL · 28 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
John CollinsATL · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
Final · Hornets-Spurs
Hornets 100Spurs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets31241926100
Spurs2124242897
The story
Charlotte beat San Antonio 100-97 behind 27 points from Gordon Hayward

DeMar DeRozan paced San Antonio: 28 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 9-19 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +10+10+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Terry Rozier topped the game at 47.1 FPTS: 24 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB

Final · Celtics-Grizzlies
Celtics 126Grizzlies 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics303521319126
Grizzlies2436342315132
The story
Ja Morant had 29 points and 9 assists as Memphis beat Boston 132-126 in OT

Robert Williams III led Boston with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 12-25 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Grizzlies took the third 34-21.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −6−5+80+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jaylen Brown led the game in fantasy with 49.8 FPTS (27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Hawks-Clippers
Hawks 110Clippers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks29342720110
Clippers30183437119
The story
Kawhi Leonard's 25 points carried LA past Atlanta, 119-110

For Atlanta, Trae Young had 28 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 8-14 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 37-20.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +1−15−8+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.7Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.7 in 42 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 33 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.5Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 17.5 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 0 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Karl-Anthony Towns leads the day with 33

Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 16, 16, 34, 13, 29, 41, 24, 33Wolves-Thunder · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 42, 24, 13, 15, 33, 32, 30, 21, 19, 31Thunder-Wolves · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 32, 30, 32, 29, 28, 29, 16, 30Kings-Cavs · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 21, 33, 28, 24, 21, 42, 31, 30Jazz-Bulls · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 35, 21, 16, 22, 15, 13, 14, 14, 29Grizzlies-Celtics · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 2, 4, 15, 11, 18, 15, 19, 21, 28Bucks-Pacers · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony EdwardsMIN+7.7 24.4 last 10 · 16.7 season
Norman PowellTOR+7.1 26.6 last 10 · 19.5 season
Russell WestbrookWAS+5.4 27.4 last 10 · 22.0 season
Will BartonDEN+4.9 17.8 last 10 · 12.9 season
Jimmy ButlerMIA+4.7 26.3 last 10 · 21.6 season
Cold
Paul GeorgeLAC−4.7 17.8 last 10 · 22.5 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−4.0 16.4 last 10 · 20.4 season
Cedi OsmanCLE−3.7 6.4 last 10 · 10.1 season
Domantas SabonisIND−3.7 16.5 last 10 · 20.2 season
Wendell Carter Jr.CHI−3.6 7.4 last 10 · 11.0 season