FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 21, 2021Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed DEN by 8 after the first quarter and won 113–108.

Final · OT
IND109
MIA106
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND 0; OT1 IND +3
Final
OKC114
HOU112
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC +5; Q4 OKC +2
Final
NOP113
DEN108
Q1 NOP -8; Q2 NOP +7; Q3 NOP +3; Q4 NOP +5
Final
ORL96
BOS112
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +16
Final
WAS106
BKN113
Q1 BKN -5; Q2 BKN +7; Q3 BKN +5; Q4 BKN +7
Final
TOR105
CLE116
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +11
Final
CHI100
DET86
Q1 CHI -5; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +14
Final · OT
PHI101
NYK100
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI 0; Q4 PHI 0; OT1 PHI +1
Final
LAL94
PHX111
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +17
Final
DAL132
POR92
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +34; Q4 DAL +40
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 · NOP @ DEN

Brandon Ingram scores 30 as New Orleans wins in Denver

Final: 113–108. Brandon Ingram made 11 of 23 shots from the field.

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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+7+3+5NOP AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOP22362530113
DEN30212928108
Who led
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 21, 17, 13, 28, 23, 30, 19, 30NOP30 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 26, 28, 24, 23, 27, 28, 26, 30NOP30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 39, 37, 20, 28, 26, 32, 12, 34, 29DEN29 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 24, 23, 3, 10, 16, 19, 34, 23DEN23 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.8Season avg31.0Last 5

31.0 points a game over his last five games, against 21.8 in 33 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 2 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
28.12019–20 avg12.5Last 2

12.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.1 in 2019–20 (53 games). Today: 5 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Dallas by 40.

PHI over NYK1OKC over HOU2IND over MIA3NOP over DEN5BKN over WAS7CLE over TOR11CHI over DET14BOS over ORL16PHX over LAL17DAL over POR40Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Luka Doncic 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.
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 27, 33, 22, 21, 25, 42, 38, 37DAL @ POR · W
29.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 39, 32, 19, 15, 21, 29, 29, 36CLE vs TOR · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 18, 21, 13, 24, 28, 28, 19, 34BOS vs ORL · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 21, 17, 13, 28, 23, 30, 19, 30NOP @ DEN · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 26, 28, 24, 23, 27, 28, 26, 30NOP @ DEN · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 27, 20, 25, 42, 23, 26, 35, 29WAS @ BKN · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Dejounte Murray ATL, Apr 9, 2024: 29 PTS · 13 REB · 13 AST
29 PTS · 13 REB · 13 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
Anthony EdwardsMIN+8.2 24.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Norman PowellTOR+6.8 26.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Russell WestbrookWAS+5.4 27.4 last 10 · 22.0 season
Will BartonDEN+4.9 17.8 last 10 · 12.9 season
Jimmy ButlerMIA+4.7 26.3 last 10 · 21.6 season
Cold
Trae YoungATL−4.5 21.1 last 10 · 25.6 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−4.5 15.8 last 10 · 20.3 season
Domantas SabonisIND−4.4 15.8 last 10 · 20.2 season
Wendell Carter Jr.CHI−4.2 7.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Tyler HerroMIA−3.3 12.0 last 10 · 15.3 season