FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 20, 2022Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by PHX (vs SAC) and TOR (vs PHI).

Final
MEM122
HOU98
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +24
Final
POR98
IND129
Q1 IND +13; Q2 IND +21; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +31
Final
NOP117
ATL112
Q1 NOP +17; Q2 NOP +10; Q3 NOP +15; Q4 NOP +5
Final
OKC85
ORL90
Q1 ORL +6; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +5
Final · OT
PHX127
SAC124
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX -10; Q3 PHX -4; Q4 PHX 0; OT1 PHX +3
Final
UTA108
NYK93
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +15
Final
BOS124
DEN104
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +25; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +20
Final
SAS110
GSW108
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +2
Final
TOR93
PHI88
Q1 TOR -10; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR -5; Q4 TOR +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
On this day · 2020–21Mar 20, 2021: 5 games. Top scorer: Lonnie Walker IV (SAS @ MIL), 31 points.
The lead · PHX @ SAC

Devin Booker scores 31, Phoenix wins in overtime

Tied 110–110 after regulation. Final: 127–124.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-10-40+3PHX AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
PHX2227342717127
SAC2633282314124
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 30, 23, 22, 30, 27, 36, 28, 31PHX31 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 13, 21, 18, 18, 20, 26, 11, 27PHX27 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Davion MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 4, 10, 8, 14, 16, 19, 12, 28SAC28 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 9, 23, 17, 18, 6, 10, 0, 21SAC21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Indiana by 31.

SAS over GSW2PHX over SAC3NOP over ATL5ORL over OKC5TOR over PHI5UTA over NYK15BOS over DEN20MEM over HOU24IND over POR31Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+13.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.7Season avg28.6Last 5

28.6 points a game over his last five games, against 14.7 in 53 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 42 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.4Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 12.4 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 36

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.
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 37, 14, 24, 17, 16, 24, 25, 29, 37, 36UTA @ NYK · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 30, 23, 22, 30, 27, 36, 28, 31PHX @ SAC · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Wendell Carter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 10, 24, 21, 13, 20, 13, 20, 23, 18, 30ORL vs OKC · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 37, 54, 44, 31, 21, 26, 32, 30BOS @ DEN · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 2, 21, 15, 22, 14, 26, 30, 30BOS @ DEN · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Davion MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 4, 10, 8, 14, 16, 19, 12, 28SAC vs PHX · L
10.5 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 3 REB · 9 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
Anfernee SimonsPOR+7.5 24.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+7.0 30.2 last 10 · 23.2 season
Jordan PooleGSW+6.5 23.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
Bruce BrownBKN+6.4 14.4 last 10 · 8.0 season
Jayson TatumBOS+6.3 33.2 last 10 · 26.9 season
Cold
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerUTA−7.5 3.8 last 10 · 11.3 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN−5.5 15.6 last 10 · 21.1 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−5.5 4.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Shake MiltonPHI−5.2 2.7 last 10 · 7.9 season
OG AnunobyTOR−4.8 12.7 last 10 · 17.5 season