FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 27, 2015Regular season · 14 games
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14 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 12 points, by NYK (vs DET) and POR (vs OKC).

Final
CLE86
IND93
Q1 IND -9; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +7
Final
WAS81
PHI89
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +8
Final
ORL88
ATL95
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +7
Final
CHA98
BOS106
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS -4; Q3 BOS -6; Q4 BOS +8
Final · 2OT
NYK121
DET115
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK -12; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK 0; OT1 NYK 0; OT2 NYK +6
Final
GSW113
TOR89
Q1 GSW +16; Q2 GSW +23; Q3 GSW +41; Q4 GSW +24
Final
MIN89
CHI96
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +7
Final
BKN98
HOU102
Q1 HOU -11; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +4
Final
LAC97
MEM79
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC 0; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +18
Final
MIA102
NOP104
Q1 NOP -1; Q2 NOP 0; Q3 NOP -9; Q4 NOP +2
Final
UTA104
DEN82
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +16; Q3 UTA +27; Q4 UTA +22
Final
SAS107
SAC96
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +11
Final
MIL93
LAL101
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL -7; Q4 LAL +8
Final
OKC112
POR115
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR -12; Q3 POR -11; Q4 POR +3
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 27, 2014: 4 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (TOR vs WAS), 34 points.
The lead · OKC @ POR

Portland rallies from 12 down to beat OKC

Trailing by 12 at the half, Portland outscored the Thunder 68–53 the rest of the way. Final: 115–112. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 29 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists. Russell Westbrook scored 40 for OKC in the loss.

Game flow · POR 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-12-11+3POR AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC25343023112
POR28193137115
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 37, 18, 22, 19, 25, 24, 18, 14, 11, 29POR29 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 13, 26, 23, 15, 19, 18, 18, 29POR29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 48, 19, 26, 24, 34, 33, 21, 20, 39, 40OKC40 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
Mitch McGaryPoints, last 10 games: 0, 19, 17, 0, 4, 9, 10, 9, 0, 20OKC20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Warriors rout

Three of 14 games were decided by four points or fewer. Golden State beat Toronto by 24.

NOP over MIA2POR over OKC3HOU over BKN4NYK over DET6IND over CLE7ATL over ORL7CHI over MIN7PHI over WAS8BOS over CHA8LAL over MIL8SAS over SAC11LAC over MEM18UTA over DEN22GSW over TOR24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.1Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 4.1 in 33 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg10.5Last 3

10.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 44 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg35.4Today

35 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 40

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.
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 48, 19, 26, 24, 34, 33, 21, 20, 39, 40OKC @ POR · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Devin Booker PHX, Jun 20, 2021: 40 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
40 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 10, 7, 11, 6, 24, 22, 17, 31CHA @ BOS · L
13.2 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 37, 18, 22, 19, 25, 24, 18, 14, 11, 29POR vs OKC · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 13, 26, 23, 15, 19, 18, 18, 29POR vs OKC · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 21, 15, 23, 6, 20, 15, 12, 28DET vs NYK · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 18, 27, 5, 30, 19, 11, 14, 28CHI vs MIN · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 1 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
Quincy PondexterNOP+4.4 10.6 last 10 · 6.2 season
Avery BradleyBOS+4.3 18.4 last 10 · 14.1 season
Jarrett JackBKN+4.2 16.7 last 10 · 12.5 season
Alan AndersonBKN+4.2 11.2 last 10 · 7.0 season
DeAndre JordanLAC+4.2 15.4 last 10 · 11.2 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Kyle LowryTOR−6.1 11.9 last 10 · 18.0 season
Monta EllisDAL−5.2 14.3 last 10 · 19.5 season
Gerald GreenPHX−4.9 7.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cory JosephSAS−4.3 3.8 last 10 · 8.1 season