FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 15, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by PHI (vs NYK) and TOR (vs IND).

Final
TOR106
IND99
Q1 TOR -2; Q2 TOR -8; Q3 TOR -2; Q4 TOR +7
Final
CHA129
ATL117
Q1 CHA +10; Q2 CHA +8; Q3 CHA +18; Q4 CHA +12
Final
PHI118
NYK110
Q1 PHI 0; Q2 PHI -8; Q3 PHI -8; Q4 PHI +8
Final
LAC96
HOU101
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +5
Final
CHI111
MEM110
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI 0; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +1
Final
NOP93
SAS98
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +5
Final
DET113
DEN120
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +14; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +7
Final
PHX88
UTA116
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +28
Final
CLE105
POR113
Q1 POR 0; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +8
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 · 2016–17Mar 15, 2017: 10 games. Top scorer: Paul George (IND vs CHA), 39 points.
The lead · TOR @ IND

Toronto climbs out of an 8-point hole against Indiana

Down 8 at the half, the Raptors won the fourth quarter 29–20 and the game 106–99. DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · TOR 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-8-2+7TOR AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR25242829106
IND2730222099
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 23, 19, 25, 42, 23, 9, 15, 24TOR24 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 12, 18, 15, 14, 14, 17, 26, 16TOR16 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 13, 16, 10, 11, 17, 2, 10, 22IND22 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 0, 9, 8, 2, 6, 13, 0, 20IND20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · PHI @ NYK

Philadelphia fights back from 8 down against New York

Final: 118–110, after trailing by 8 at the half. Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · PHI vs NYK
Joel Embiid · PHIMichael Beasley · NYKPTS2924REB1013AST47Top 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
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.2Season avg26.8Last 5

26.8 points a game over his last five games, against 16.2 in 68 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.9 in 60 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.1Season avg36.9Today

37 minutes today, against 14.1 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 35

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: 33, 31, 30, 25, 31, 39, 25, 24, 28, 35CLE @ POR · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 21, 6, 10, 30, 19, 30, 22, 33CHA @ ATL · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 17, 23, 19, 18, 17, 21, 29, 29PHI @ NYK · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 8, 24, 15, 26, 27, 23, 21, 18, 29LAC @ HOU · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 11, 19, 28, 22, 19, 30, 17, 29POR vs CLE · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 8, 12, 31, 25, 31, 25, 13, 26DET @ DEN · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 9 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
Andrew HarrisonMEM+6.3 15.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Julius RandleLAL+5.9 21.6 last 10 · 15.7 season
Jarell MartinMEM+5.6 13.1 last 10 · 7.5 season
Josh HartLAL+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 season
Taurean PrinceATL+5.5 18.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Rodney HoodCLE−6.3 8.8 last 10 · 15.1 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Gerald GreenHOU−4.7 6.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Wesley JohnsonLAC−4.5 1.1 last 10 · 5.6 season