FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 18, 2014Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed TOR by 9 after the first quarter and won 118–113.

Final
MIA100
CLE96
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA 0; Q4 MIA +4
Final · OT
TOR113
ATL118
Q1 ATL -9; Q2 ATL 0; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL 0; OT1 ATL +5
Final · OT
MIL115
POR120
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR 0; OT1 POR +5
Final · OT
WAS111
SAC117
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC -3; Q4 SAC 0; OT1 SAC +6
Final
ORL89
GSW103
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +14
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2012–13Mar 18, 2013: 11 games. Top scorer: Jeff Green (BOS vs MIA), 43 points.
The lead · TOR @ ATL

Jeff Teague scores 34, Atlanta wins in overtime

Tied 106–106 after regulation. Final: 118–113.

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-90+20+5ATL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
TOR262329287113
ATL1732312612118
Who led
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 10, 9, 9, 14, 22, 15, 11, 34ATL34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 23, 16, 14, 23, 17, 24, 28, 19ATL19 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 32, 15, 25, 14, 25, 16, 17, 29TOR29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 13, 12, 20, 21, 19, 22, 28, 20TOR20 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Second story · MIL @ POR

Portland needs overtime to survive Milwaukee

Tied 98–98 after regulation. Portland won the final period 22–17 for a 120–115 win. Wesley Matthews led Portland with 26 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · POR vs MIL
Wesley Matthews · PORBrandon Knight · MILPTS2624REB28AST24Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.2Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.2 in 67 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 67 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg50Today

50 minutes today, against 24.3 a game in 67 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 43

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 61, 22, 19, 17, 23, 19, 21, 24, 43MIA @ CLE · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Feb 6, 2019: 43 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
43 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 10, 9, 9, 14, 22, 15, 11, 34ATL vs TOR · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 32, 15, 25, 14, 25, 16, 17, 29TOR @ ATL · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 10, 26, 26, 5, 13, 20, 13, 26POR vs MIL · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 25, 14, 10, 19, 20, 26, 27, 24SAC vs WAS · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Jim Jackson NJN, Apr 10, 1997: 24 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
24 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 23, 21, 24, 28, 13, 19, 25, 24SAC vs WAS · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Kenneth FariedDEN+8.9 21.5 last 10 · 12.6 season
Matt BarnesLAC+5.3 14.6 last 10 · 9.3 season
Tyreke EvansNOP+5.2 18.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
D.J. AugustinCHI+4.9 16.9 last 10 · 12.0 season
Maurice HarklessORL+4.8 12.0 last 10 · 7.2 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−7.2 8.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Glen DavisLAC−7.1 3.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Brandon JenningsDET−5.4 11.0 last 10 · 16.4 season
Jeremy LambOKC−5.2 3.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
Chandler ParsonsHOU−5.1 10.9 last 10 · 16.0 season