FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 25, 2015Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed DAL by 12 after the first quarter and won 104–87.

Final · OT
MIA93
ORL90
Q1 MIA 0; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA 0; Q4 MIA 0; OT1 MIA +3
Final
DAL87
ATL104
Q1 ATL -12; Q2 ATL -6; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +17
Final
NYK94
BOS115
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +21
Final
CHA98
CHI86
Q1 CHA 0; Q2 CHA 0; Q3 CHA +2; Q4 CHA +12
Final
LAC105
HOU110
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +5
Final
PHI88
MIL104
Q1 MIL +17; Q2 MIL +29; Q3 MIL +22; Q4 MIL +16
Final
WAS77
MIN97
Q1 MIN -9; Q2 MIN 0; Q3 MIN +14; Q4 MIN +20
Final
BKN96
NOP102
Q1 NOP +6; Q2 NOP +3; Q3 NOP +3; Q4 NOP +6
Final
PHX110
DEN96
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +14
Final
LAL100
UTA97
Q1 LAL -8; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL -9; Q4 LAL +3
Final
MEM90
SAC102
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +10; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +12
Final
SAS95
POR111
Q1 POR +16; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +16
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 · 2013–14Feb 25, 2014: 7 games. Top scorer: James Harden (HOU @ SAC), 43 points.
The lead · DAL @ ATL

Atlanta turns it around against Dallas

From 12 down after one to a 17-point win: 104–87. Dennis Schroder led Atlanta with 17 points, 0 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-6+9+17ATL AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL3419151987
ATL22253027104
Who led
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 10, 9, 11, 8, 8, 8, 12, 17ATL17 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 6, 17, 8, 12, 4, 11, 12, 16ATL16 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 20, 0, 7, 7, 12, 23, 20, 19DAL19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 7, 15, 22, 7, 0, 8, 13, 13DAL13 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Second story · LAL @ UTA

Lakers fight back late to top Utah

Utah led 78–69 after three. Lakers won the fourth 31–19 and the game 100–97. Jordan Clarkson led Lakers with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · LAL vs UTA
Jordan Clarkson · LALGordon Hayward · UTAPTS2220REB41AST33Top 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
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.0Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 57 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Season avg21.2Last 3

21.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.8 in 50 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Season avg34.4Today

34 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Wesley Matthews leads the day with 31

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.
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 21, 14, 17, 6, 20, 13, 4, 31POR vs SAS · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 20, 11, 4, 24, 17, 28, 15, 28SAC vs MEM · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 30, 11, 24, 21, 21, 28, 21, 28MIN vs WAS · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 25, 25, 14, 14, 28, 18, 31, 26ORL vs MIA · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 20, 25, 26, 18, 12, 22, 15, 25CHI vs CHA · L
18.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Quincy PondexterPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 15, 6, 3, 9, 13, 5, 2, 25NOP vs BKN · W
5.9 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 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
D.J. AugustinOKC+6.5 17.0 last 10 · 10.5 season
Jarrett JackBKN+5.3 17.9 last 10 · 12.6 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+5.2 17.0 last 10 · 11.8 season
DeAndre JordanLAC+4.9 16.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
Stephen CurryGSW+4.3 28.1 last 10 · 23.8 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Dwyane WadeMIA−5.2 15.7 last 10 · 20.9 season
Monta EllisDAL−5.2 14.3 last 10 · 19.5 season
Gerald GreenPHX−4.8 7.7 last 10 · 12.5 season
Deron WilliamsBKN−4.7 8.2 last 10 · 12.9 season