FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 18, 2018Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed BOS by 8 after the first quarter and won 108–89.

Final
OKC132
TOR125
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC -1; Q4 OKC +7
Final
BOS89
NOP108
Q1 NOP -8; Q2 NOP -2; Q3 NOP +6; Q4 NOP +19
Final
HOU129
MIN120
Q1 HOU +15; Q2 HOU +21; Q3 HOU +16; Q4 HOU +9
Final
POR122
LAC109
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +13
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 18, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: James Harden (HOU @ DEN), 40 points.
The lead · BOS @ NOP

Anthony Davis scores 34, New Orleans rallies past Boston

New Orleans trailed by 8 after one and won 108–89.

Game flow · NOP 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 Q3Final0-8-2+6+19NOP AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2821271389
NOP20273526108
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 53, 26, 23, 41, 17, 25, 31, 21, 26, 34NOP34 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Cheick DialloPoints, last 10 games: 1, 5, 4, 13, 2, 6, 14, 2, 6, 17NOP17 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 7, 12, 14, 12, 19, 19, 8, 23BOS23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 15, 21, 7, 17, 10, 31, 9, 17BOS17 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · OKC @ TOR

OKC extends win streak to 6

132–125 over Toronto. Record: 43–29. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 37 points, 13 rebounds and 14 assists.

Streak strip · OKC
W@ DAL111–110W@ PHX124–116L@ POR100–108Lvs HOU112–122Wvs PHX115–87Wvs SAS104–94Wvs SAC106–101W@ ATL119–107Wvs LAC121–113W@ TOR132–125OKC: last 10 games through Mar 18, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 55 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg6.5Last 3

6.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.1 in 61 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg30.7Today

31 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 37

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: 30, 43, 30, 32, 27, 21, 17, 32, 16, 37OKC @ TOR · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Nikola Jokic DEN, Dec 2, 2023: 36 PTS · 13 REB · 14 AST
37 PTS · 13 REB · 14 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 26, 23, 26, 40, 28, 24, 32, 34HOU @ MIN · W
31.0 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 53, 26, 23, 41, 17, 25, 31, 21, 26, 34NOP vs BOS · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 21, 27, 15, 25, 26, 14, 18, 30LAC vs POR · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Steven AdamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 11, 12, 16, 16, 8, 6, 18, 25OKC @ TOR · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 11, 26, 20, 13, 10, 10, 5, 24LAC vs POR · L
10.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 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
Taurean PrinceATL+7.6 21.1 last 10 · 13.5 season
Julius RandleLAL+7.0 22.9 last 10 · 15.9 season
Dillon BrooksMEM+6.8 16.9 last 10 · 10.1 season
Andrew HarrisonMEM+6.3 15.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Josh HartLAL+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 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
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season