FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 31, 2021Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed HOU by 13 after the first quarter and won 120–108.

Final
POR124
DET101
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +23
Final
MIA92
IND87
Q1 MIA -5; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +5
Final
HOU108
BKN120
Q1 BKN -13; Q2 BKN -11; Q3 BKN -1; Q4 BKN +12
Final
DAL113
BOS108
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +19; Q3 DAL +17; Q4 DAL +5
Final
UTA111
MEM107
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +4
Final
NYK101
MIN102
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN -11; Q4 MIN +1
Final
TOR103
OKC113
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC -8; Q3 OKC -2; Q4 OKC +10
Final
SAC106
SAS120
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +14
Final
MIL112
LAL97
Q1 MIL -6; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +15
Final
CHI116
PHX121
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +5
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 · HOU @ BKN

Kyrie Irving scores 31, Brooklyn rallies past Houston

Brooklyn trailed by 13 after one and won 120–108.

Game flow · BKN 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-11-1+12BKN AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU42261921108
BKN29282934120
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 24, 40, 18, 34, 43, 28, 27, 31BKN31 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Joe HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 19, 16, 10, 17, 0, 9, 7, 28BKN28 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Kevin Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 13, 27, 11, 22, 25, 2, 4, 25, 10, 20HOU20 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Danuel House Jr.Points, last 10 games: 11, 5, 4, 11, 10, 18, 12, 10, 2, 18HOU18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Portland by 23.

MIN over NYK1UTA over MEM4MIA over IND5DAL over BOS5PHX over CHI5OKC over TOR10BKN over HOU12SAS over SAC14MIL over LAL15POR over DET23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.8Season avg32.2Last 5

32.2 points a game over his last five games, against 24.8 in 46 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.8 in 25 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 45

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.
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 35, 16, 26, 23, 25, 16, 35, 21, 45PHX vs CHI · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Jan 3, 2000: 45 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Season high45 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 21, 25, 42, 38, 37, 15, 25, 36DAL @ BOS · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 14, 14, 29, 11, 32, 12, 12, 36MEM vs UTA · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 50, 36, 31, 19, 22, 22, 22, 33POR @ DET · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 24, 40, 18, 34, 43, 28, 27, 31BKN vs HOU · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 21, 22, 3, 7, 16, 11, 8, 6, 15, 31TOR @ OKC · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 2 REB · 0 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+7.4 24.7 last 10 · 17.3 season
Rui HachimuraWAS+5.9 20.2 last 10 · 14.3 season
Montrezl HarrellLAL+5.1 20.4 last 10 · 15.2 season
Aleksej PokusevskiOKC+5.0 11.3 last 10 · 6.3 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+4.6 29.3 last 10 · 24.7 season
Cold
Bradley BealWAS−4.9 26.4 last 10 · 31.3 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−4.7 15.2 last 10 · 19.9 season
Trae YoungATL−4.4 21.0 last 10 · 25.4 season
Harrison BarnesSAC−4.1 11.4 last 10 · 15.5 season
Coby WhiteCHI−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season