FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 25, 2020Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by MIL (vs TOR) and OKC (vs CHI).

Final
CHA80
IND119
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +25; Q3 IND +39; Q4 IND +39
Final
MIL108
TOR97
Q1 MIL -2; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +11
Final
OKC124
CHI122
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +17; Q3 OKC -2; Q4 OKC +2
Final
DET98
DEN115
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +17
Final
NOP109
LAL118
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +9
Final
BOS118
POR106
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +12
Final
SAC112
GSW94
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +18
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 · 2018–19Feb 25, 2019: 11 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (ATL @ HOU), 36 points.
The lead · OKC @ CHI

OKC wins a tight one over Chicago

124–122. Neither team led by more than 17 at any break. Danilo Gallinari led OKC with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 0 assists. Zach LaVine scored 41 for Chicago in the loss.

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+17-2+2OKC AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC36361933124
CHI28273829122
Who led
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 15, 19, 24, 15, 29, 15, 12, 24OKC24 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 23, 21, 24, 17, 17, 11, 22, 21OKC21 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 18, 22, 32, 41, 19, 20, 32, 41CHI41 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 12, 14, 6, 14, 12, 33, 33, 35CHI35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · MIL @ TOR

Milwaukee makes it four straight

Milwaukee beat Toronto 108–97 and moved to 50–8. Khris Middleton led Milwaukee with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · MIL
Wvs PHX129–108W@ NOP120–108Wvs PHI112–101W@ ORL111–95Wvs SAC123–111L@ IND111–118W@ DET126–106Wvs PHI119–98W@ WAS137–134W@ TOR108–97MIL: last 10 games through Feb 25, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+13.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg25.4Last 5

25.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 58 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.0Season avg22.3Last 3

22.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.0 in 56 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.4Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 19.4 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Zach LaVine leads the day with 41

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.
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 18, 22, 32, 41, 19, 20, 32, 41CHI vs OKC · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kobe Bryant LAL, Nov 28, 2010: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 36, 18, 22, 17, 32, 32, 29, 40LAL vs NOP · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kobe Bryant LAL, Mar 4, 2005: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Season high40 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 33, 32, 26, 15, 39, 28, 41, 36BOS @ POR · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 12, 14, 6, 14, 12, 33, 33, 35CHI vs OKC · L
12.3 PPG season to date · +23.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 24, 20, 28, 32, 15, 16, 17, 34NOP @ LAL · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 21, 20, 21, 31, 32, 25, 28, 29NOP @ LAL · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 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
Malik BeasleyMIN+8.3 18.0 last 10 · 9.7 season
Jayson TatumBOS+7.2 30.3 last 10 · 23.1 season
Russell WestbrookHOU+6.9 34.1 last 10 · 27.2 season
Miles BridgesCHA+6.1 19.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Bradley BealWAS+5.9 36.0 last 10 · 30.1 season
Cold
Josh RichardsonPHI−5.0 9.2 last 10 · 14.2 season
Aron BaynesPHX−5.0 6.0 last 10 · 11.0 season
Devonte' GrahamCHA−4.7 12.9 last 10 · 17.6 season
Jaren Jackson Jr.MEM−4.5 12.4 last 10 · 16.9 season
Paul GeorgeLAC−4.5 16.8 last 10 · 21.3 season