FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 14, 2023Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed POR by 13 after the first quarter and won 123–107.

Final
CLE120
CHA104
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +22; Q4 CLE +16
Final
DET97
WAS117
Q1 WAS +18; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +22; Q4 WAS +20
Final
DEN110
TOR125
Q1 TOR +19; Q2 TOR +16; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +15
Final
LAL123
NOP108
Q1 LAL +15; Q2 LAL +35; Q3 LAL +23; Q4 LAL +15
Final
BKN107
OKC121
Q1 OKC -9; Q2 OKC -10; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +14
Final
ORL114
SAS132
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +18
Final
MIL116
PHX104
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +12
Final
NYK123
POR107
Q1 NYK -13; Q2 NYK -6; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +16
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 · 2021–22Mar 14, 2022: 9 games. Top scorer: Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN @ SAS), 60 points.
The lead · NYK @ POR

New York turns it around against Portland

From 13 down after one to a 16-point win: 123–107. Immanuel Quickley led New York with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists. Damian Lillard scored 38 for Portland in the loss.

Game flow · NYK 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 Q3Final0-13-6+10+16NYK AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK20294232123
POR33222626107
Who led
Immanuel QuickleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 15, 21, 38, 14, 3, 26, 15, 26NYK26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 21, 43, 31, 16, 23, 19, 33, 24NYK24 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 39, 71, 25, 41, 33, 41, 31, 27, 22, 38POR38 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 11, 11, 14, 17, 4, 34, 17, 22POR22 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · BKN @ OKC

OKC beats Brooklyn, 121–107

OKC led 90–82 after three and won by 14. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 35 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over PHX12OKC over BKN14TOR over DEN15LAL over NOP15CLE over CHA16NYK over POR16SAS over ORL18WAS over DET20Final margin, points. Pink = OKC over BKN.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 64 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.2 in 49 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 38

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.
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 39, 71, 25, 41, 33, 41, 31, 27, 22, 38POR vs NYK · L
32.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 35, 36, 2, 4, 33, 31, 34, 23, 46, 36MIL @ PHX · W
31.5 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 18, 37, 15, 21, 33, 32, 24, 27, 13, 36WAS vs DET · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 17, 35, 10, 3, 14, 25, 21, 13, 8, 36TOR vs DEN · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 30, 28, 38, 39, 30, 8, 17, 35LAL @ NOP · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 44, 24, 29, 39, 38, 33, 35, 35OKC vs BKN · W
31.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 4 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
Mikal BridgesBKN+9.0 28.0 last 10 · 19.0 season
Jalen WilliamsOKC+7.4 21.0 last 10 · 13.6 season
Immanuel QuickleyNYK+5.7 19.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+5.6 31.1 last 10 · 25.5 season
Zach LaVineCHI+5.5 30.4 last 10 · 24.9 season
Cold
Bol BolORL−6.1 3.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Marcus MorrisLAC−5.3 6.4 last 10 · 11.7 season
Jusuf NurkicPOR−5.3 7.9 last 10 · 13.2 season
Gary Trent Jr.TOR−5.2 12.4 last 10 · 17.6 season
Pascal SiakamTOR−5.1 19.1 last 10 · 24.2 season