FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, February 19, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed NOP by 11 after three quarters and won 132–114.

Final
DEN120
CLE103
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +19; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +17
Final
GSW120
ORL124
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +4
Final
ATL109
BOS121
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +25; Q3 BOS +25; Q4 BOS +12
Final
CHI105
PHI112
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +7
Final
DET95
MEM109
Q1 MEM +18; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +14
Final
OKC85
MIL98
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +16; Q4 MIL +13
Final
PHX132
NOP114
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX -7; Q3 PHX -11; Q4 PHX +18
Final
TOR86
MIN81
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR -6; Q4 TOR +5
Final
UTA112
LAC116
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +4
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · PHX @ NOP

Phoenix rallies from 11 down to beat New Orleans

Trailing by 11 after three, Phoenix outscored the Pelicans 41–12 the rest of the way. Final: 132–114. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · PHX 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 Q3Final0-1-7-11+18PHX AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX33263241132
NOP34323612114
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 23, 18, 36, 30, 36, 27, 22, 23PHX23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 14, 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 15, 20PHX20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 27, 22, 21, 30, 26, 22, 14, 25NOP25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 29, 20, 29, 36, 26, 31, 36, 23NOP23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · TOR @ MIN

Toronto makes it three straight

Toronto beat Minnesota 86–81 and moved to 15–15. Norman Powell led Toronto with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · TOR
W@ ORL123–108W@ BKN123–117L@ ATL121–132W@ MEM128–113W@ WAS137–115L@ BOS106–120Lvs MIN112–116W@ MIL124–113W@ MIL110–96W@ MIN86–81TOR: last 10 games through Feb 19, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4Season avg31.4Last 5

31.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.4 in 26 earlier games. Today: 50 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 50

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.
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 34, 37, 33, 25, 35, 35, 31, 50PHI vs CHI · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Anthony Davis NOP, Oct 26, 2016: 50 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Career high50 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 20, 11, 8, 22, 25, 25, 35, 50DEN @ CLE · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +30.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Victor Wembanyama SAS, Nov 13, 2024: 50 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Ties career high50 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 30, 27, 36, 26, 26, 24, 24, 35UTA @ LAC · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 41, 25, 21, 28, 25, 25, 15, 23, 40, 31ATL @ BOS · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 20, 29, 28, 15, 22, 11, 29, 31TOR @ MIN · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 43, 17, 27, 25, 42, 14, 16, 30ORL vs GSW · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Nikola Jokic DEN, Feb 11, 2023: 30 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST
30 PTS · 16 REB · 10 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
LaMelo BallCHA+6.4 21.0 last 10 · 14.6 season
Lou WilliamsLAC+6.1 18.7 last 10 · 12.6 season
Norman PowellTOR+5.4 22.6 last 10 · 17.2 season
Kelly Oubre Jr.GSW+5.3 19.9 last 10 · 14.6 season
Stephen CurryGSW+4.5 34.4 last 10 · 29.9 season
Cold
Shake MiltonPHI−3.4 10.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−3.0 19.3 last 10 · 22.3 season
Wayne EllingtonDET−2.9 8.2 last 10 · 11.1 season
Bradley BealWAS−2.8 30.0 last 10 · 32.8 season
JaMychal GreenDEN−2.7 6.4 last 10 · 9.1 season