FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 28, 2020Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MEM by 9 after the first quarter and won 104–101.

Final
MIN125
ORL136
Q1 ORL 0; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +11
Final
BKN118
ATL141
Q1 ATL -7; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +23
Final
CHA99
TOR96
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA +11; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +3
Final
SAC104
MEM101
Q1 SAC -9; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +3
Final
DAL118
MIA126
Q1 MIA 0; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA -5; Q4 MIA +8
Final
OKC86
MIL133
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +23; Q3 MIL +38; Q4 MIL +47
Final
CLE104
NOP116
Q1 NOP +18; Q2 NOP +15; Q3 NOP +12; Q4 NOP +12
Final
DET113
PHX111
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +2
Final
WAS119
UTA129
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +10
Final
DEN103
LAC132
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC +19; Q4 LAC +29
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 28, 2019: 6 games. Top scorer: James Harden (HOU vs MIA), 58 points.
The lead · SAC @ MEM

Sacramento rallies from 9 down to beat Memphis

Trailing by 9 after one, Sacramento outscored the Grizzlies 83–71 the rest of the way. Final: 104–101. De'Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · SAC 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 Q3Final0-9+3+6+3SAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC21293123104
MEM30172826101
Who led
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 16, 13, 17, 16, 26, 20, 21, 25SAC25 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Harry Giles IIIPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 8, 8, 11, 3, 14, 13, 19, 16SAC16 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 9, 9, 11, 9, 7, 4, 22, 32MEM32 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 15, 27, 20, 19, 17, 16, 12, 20MEM20 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.1Season avg41.2Last 5

41.2 points a game over his last five games, against 30.1 in 50 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg5.0Last 3

5.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.2 in 32 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Bucks rout

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Milwaukee beat OKC by 47.

DET over PHX2CHA over TOR3SAC over MEM3MIA over DAL8UTA over WAS10ORL over MIN11NOP over CLE12ATL over BKN23LAC over DEN29MIL over OKC47Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 42

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.
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 43, 29, 26, 30, 30, 26, 53, 55, 30, 42WAS @ UTA · L
30.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Mar 19, 1999: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
42 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 26, 15, 18, 6, 22, 19, 7, 37DAL @ MIA · L
12.1 PPG season to date · +25.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 32, 22, 23, 12, 35, 21, 26, 33ATL vs BKN · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Terrence RossPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 10, 20, 21, 5, 19, 21, 14, 33ORL vs MIN · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +19.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 34, 36, 18, 33, 31, 22, 19, 32MIL vs OKC · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 9, 9, 11, 9, 7, 4, 22, 32MEM vs SAC · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 2 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
Malik BeasleyMIN+9.4 19.5 last 10 · 10.1 season
Jayson TatumBOS+7.8 31.1 last 10 · 23.3 season
Kristaps PorzingisDAL+7.4 26.2 last 10 · 18.8 season
Caris LeVertBKN+6.9 23.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Seth CurryDAL+6.4 18.5 last 10 · 12.1 season
Cold
Aron BaynesPHX−5.0 5.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Jordan McRaeDEN−5.0 6.5 last 10 · 11.5 season
Josh RichardsonPHI−4.8 9.2 last 10 · 14.0 season
Paul GeorgeLAC−4.8 16.3 last 10 · 21.1 season
Jaren Jackson Jr.MEM−4.5 12.4 last 10 · 16.9 season