FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 26, 2016Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed DEN by 12 at halftime and won 122–116.

Final
CHA96
IND95
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +3; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +1
Final
WAS103
PHI94
Q1 WAS -5; Q2 WAS -4; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +9
Final
ORL95
NYK108
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +18; Q3 NYK +13; Q4 NYK +13
Final
CLE97
TOR99
Q1 TOR -10; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR -9; Q4 TOR +2
Final
CHI88
ATL103
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +15
Final · OT
DEN116
DAL122
Q1 DAL -8; Q2 DAL -12; Q3 DAL -4; Q4 DAL 0; OT1 DAL +6
Final
LAC117
SAC107
Q1 LAC 0; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +10
Final
MEM112
LAL95
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +17; Q3 MEM +19; Q4 MEM +17
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 · 2014–15Feb 26, 2015: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs GSW), 42 points.
The lead · DEN @ DAL

Dallas rallies from twelve down at the half, wins in overtime

Denver led 56–44 at the break. It was 108–108 after regulation, and Dallas won the extra time 14–8. Final: 122–116. Chandler Parsons led Dallas with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · DAL 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.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8-12-40+6DAL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
DEN282824288116
DAL2024323214122
Who led
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 12, 6, 26, 24, 24, 15, 6, 27DAL27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 28, 10, 18, 17, 11, 18, 33, 20DAL20 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 19, 9, 20, 17, 10, 18, 4, 22DEN22 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 14, 22, 12, 6, 0, 13, 21, 20DEN20 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Second story · CLE @ TOR

Toronto rallies from 10 down to beat Cleveland

Trailing by 10 after one, Toronto outscored the Cavaliers 78–66 the rest of the way. Final: 99–97. Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 43 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · TOR vs CLE
Kyle Lowry · TORLeBron James · CLEPTS4325REB58AST97Top 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
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.9Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 4.9 in 38 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Season avg17.2Last 3

17.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.5 in 53 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0Season avg35.6Today

36 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kyle Lowry 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.
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 26, 30, 25, 14, 27, 18, 22, 21, 43TOR vs CLE · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Chris Paul NOH, Dec 7, 2007: 43 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Career high43 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 22, 19, 35, 28, 24, 16, 17, 40LAC @ SAC · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Nikola Jokic DEN, Apr 4, 2026: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Season high40 PTS · 8 REB · 13 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 30, 21, 22, 22, 20, 31, 27, 32IND vs CHA · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 12, 6, 26, 24, 24, 15, 6, 27DAL vs DEN · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 30, 24, 31, 14, 28, 37, 39, 22, 26SAC vs LAC · L
27.1 PPG season to date · −1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 27, 13, 9, 8, 15, 9, 9, 26CHA @ IND · W
10.8 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 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
Doug McDermottCHI+5.8 14.8 last 10 · 9.0 season
Luol DengMIA+5.5 16.9 last 10 · 11.4 season
Kobe BryantLAL+5.3 22.4 last 10 · 17.1 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+5.3 20.8 last 10 · 15.5 season
Gorgui DiengMIN+5.2 14.9 last 10 · 9.7 season
Cold
Trey BurkeUTA−4.3 7.1 last 10 · 11.4 season
Jeremy LambCHA−4.1 6.0 last 10 · 10.1 season
Luis ScolaTOR−4.0 5.0 last 10 · 9.0 season
Al JeffersonCHA−3.7 8.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Gerald GreenMIA−3.3 6.4 last 10 · 9.7 season