FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 22, 2022Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed GSW by 9 after three quarters and won 94–90.

Final
GSW90
ORL94
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL -9; Q4 ORL +4
Final
ATL117
NYK111
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +6
Final
CHI98
MIL126
Q1 MIL +13; Q2 MIL +16; Q3 MIL +22; Q4 MIL +28
Final
LAC115
DEN127
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +12
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 22, 2021: 8 games. Top scorer: Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN vs OKC), 33 points.
The lead · GSW @ ORL

Orlando climbs out of a 9-point hole against Golden State

Down 9 after three, the Magic won the fourth quarter 29–16 and the game 94–90. Wendell Carter Jr. led Orlando with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · ORL 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+8-9+4ORL AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW1721361690
ORL2521192994
Who led
Wendell Carter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 24, 21, 13, 20, 13, 20, 23, 18, 30, 19ORL19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 6, 15, 8, 6, 16, 26, 11, 18ORL18 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 32, 20, 21, 30, 20, 29, 28, 26GSW26 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 7, 20, 18, 38, 20, 18, 24, 15GSW15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · ATL @ NYK

Atlanta gets past New York

117–111, with Atlanta ahead 64–58 at halftime. Trae Young led Atlanta with 45 points, 1 rebound and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ORL over GSW4ATL over NYK6DEN over LAC12MIL over CHI28Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over NYK.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.3Season avg26.6Last 5

26.6 points a game over his last five games, against 17.3 in 65 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.5 in 44 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 25.2 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Trae Young 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.
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 39, 25, 14, 27, 27, 47, 46, 9, 21, 45ATL @ NYK · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Apr 7, 1997: 44 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
45 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 9, 11, 13, 9, 12, 30, 21, 32ATL @ NYK · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 46, 32, 38, 23, 26, 22, 29, 32, 23, 30DEN vs LAC · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 29, 18, 23, 24, 31, 18, 24, 30NYK vs ATL · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 24, 13, 11, 13, 29, 21, 14, 27MIL vs CHI · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 32, 20, 21, 30, 20, 29, 28, 26GSW @ ORL · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 6 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
Jordan PooleGSW+7.8 25.2 last 10 · 17.4 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR+7.5 24.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
Jayson TatumBOS+7.4 34.4 last 10 · 27.0 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+7.0 30.2 last 10 · 23.2 season
Bruce BrownBKN+7.0 15.2 last 10 · 8.2 season
Cold
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerUTA−7.5 3.8 last 10 · 11.3 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−5.5 4.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Garrison MathewsHOU−5.1 5.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Will BartonDEN−4.8 9.7 last 10 · 14.5 season
OG AnunobyTOR−4.8 12.7 last 10 · 17.5 season