FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 26, 2023Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed DAL by 14 at halftime and won 111–108.

Final · Box score
Suns101
Bucks104
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Nets127
Hawks129
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Wizards82
Bulls102
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +20
Final · Box score
Lakers111
Mavs108
Q1 LAL -12; Q2 LAL -14; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Raptors93
Cavs118
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +25
Final · Box score
Kings124
Thunder115
Q1 SAC +10; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Wolves104
Warriors109
Q1 GSW -9; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW -9; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Rockets114
Blazers131
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +15; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +17
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers124
Nuggets134
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 Nuggets 0; OT1 DEN +10
On this day · 2021–22Feb 26, 2022: 7 games. Top scorer: Ja Morant (Grizzlies-Bulls), 46 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Mavs

Anthony Davis scores 30, Lakers rally past Dallas

Damian Lillard goes for 71 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-14-3+3LAL AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers16313133111
Mavs28332027108
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 34, 13, 23, 13, 19, 28, 12, 30LAL30 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 46, 20, 41, 28, 26, 27, 38, 21, 13, 26LAL26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 41, 0, 53, 31, 27, 33, 37, 28, 26DAL26 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 40, 32, 26, 20, 24, 25, 28, 36, 23, 21DAL21 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Mavs15
Suns-Bucks14
Wizards-Bulls12
Nets-Hawks11
Wolves-Warriors7
Clippers-Nuggets4
Rockets-Blazers3
Raptors-Cavs2
Kings-Thunder0
Shot of the night

Trae's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 129-127 final

The night in charts
Clippers-Nuggets combined for 258, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 124, Nuggets 134 · OT
258
Nets-HawksNets 127, Hawks 129
256
Rockets-BlazersRockets 114, Blazers 131
245
Kings-ThunderKings 124, Thunder 115
239
Lakers-MavsLakers 111, Mavs 108
219
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 104, Warriors 109
213
Raptors-CavsRaptors 93, Cavs 118
211
Suns-BucksSuns 101, Bucks 104
205
Wizards-BullsWizards 82, Bulls 102
184
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-HawksNets 127, Hawks 129
+2 ATL
Suns-BucksSuns 101, Bucks 104
+3 MIL
Lakers-MavsLakers 111, Mavs 108
+3 LAL
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 104, Warriors 109
+5 GSW
Kings-ThunderKings 124, Thunder 115
+9 SAC
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 124, Nuggets 134 · OT
+10 DEN
Rockets-BlazersRockets 114, Blazers 131
+17 POR
Wizards-BullsWizards 82, Bulls 102
+20 CHI
Raptors-CavsRaptors 93, Cavs 118
+25 CLE
LAL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-MavsLAL won · Lakers 111, Mavs 108
14 pts
Wolves-WarriorsGSW won · Wolves 104, Warriors 109
9 pts
Wizards-BullsCHI won · Wizards 82, Bulls 102
2 pts
Giddey shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiddeyOKC · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
DeRozanCHI · 29 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
JokicDEN · 40 PTS, 17 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL
67% (14-21)
MPJDEN · 29 PTS, 11 REB
67% (12-18)
Final · Lakers-Mavs
Lakers 111Mavs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers16313133111
Mavs28332027108
The story
LeBron James' 26 points carried Los Angeles past Dallas, 111-108

For Dallas, Luka Doncic had 26 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 10-23 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 14 going into the third, then won it 31-20.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −12−14−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 124Nuggets 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers223630324124
Nuggets3531312314134
The story
Nikola Jokic had a 40-17-10 triple-double as Denver beat LA 134-124 in OT

Kawhi Leonard led LA with 33 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 40 PTS, 17 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL · 14-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 35-22, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +13+8+90+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Blazers
Rockets 114Blazers 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets31273026114
Blazers32412929131
The story
Portland beat Houston 131-114 behind 13 points from Jerami Grant

Alperen Sengun paced Houston: 17 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 13 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 5-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 41-27 second quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +1+15+14+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
31.4Season avg44.2Last 5

44.2 points a game over his last five games, against 31.4 in 46 earlier games. Today: 71 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 43 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Cleveland by 25.

ATL over BKN2MIL over PHX3LAL over DAL3GSW over MIN5SAC over OKC9DEN over LAC10POR over HOU17CHI over WAS20CLE over TOR25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 71

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 42, 42, 29, 40, 28, 33, 38, 40, 39, 71Blazers-Rockets · W
32.3 PPG season to date · +39.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Devin Booker PHX, Mar 24, 2017: 70 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Career high71 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 20, 29, 30, 27, 14, 24, 15, 40Nuggets-Clippers · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James MIA, May 20, 2012: 40 PTS · 18 REB · 9 AST
40 PTS · 17 REB · 10 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 21, 30, 29, 41, 33, 22, 19, 35Cavs-Raptors · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 27, 16, 36, 24, 25, 19, 34, 34Hawks-Nets · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 16, 31, 33, 36, 35, 31, 42, 33Kings-Thunder · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 15, 20, 18, 19, 40, 15, 24, 33Bucks-Suns · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Malaki BranhamSAS+8.6 18.1 last 10 · 9.5 season
Derrick WhiteBOS+8.4 20.4 last 10 · 12.0 season
Damian LillardPOR+7.9 40.2 last 10 · 32.3 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+6.6 32.0 last 10 · 25.4 season
Mikal BridgesBKN+5.7 23.4 last 10 · 17.7 season
Cold
OG AnunobyTOR−7.1 9.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Lonnie Walker IVLAL−6.0 6.8 last 10 · 12.8 season
Thomas BryantDEN−5.9 5.2 last 10 · 11.1 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−5.0 9.6 last 10 · 14.6 season
Kyle LowryMIA−4.9 7.1 last 10 · 12.0 season