FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 24, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed OKC by 22 after three quarters and won 131–128.

Final
LAC97
DET106
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +9
Final
DEN125
IND116
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +9
Final
CHI142
PHI110
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +17; Q3 CHI +39; Q4 CHI +32
Final
BKN99
WAS107
Q1 WAS +10; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 WAS +8
Final
MIA86
ATL98
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +12
Final · OT
MIN131
OKC128
Q1 MIN -4; Q2 MIN -19; Q3 MIN -22; Q4 MIN 0; OT1 MIN +3
Final
POR114
UTA112
Q1 POR -1; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +2
Final
CHA88
SAC130
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +20; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +42
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 · 2023–24Feb 24, 2024: 3 games. Top scorer: Jalen Brunson (NYK vs BOS), 34 points.
The lead · MIN @ OKC

Minnesota needs overtime to survive OKC

Tied 121–121 after regulation. Minnesota won the final period 10–7 for a 131–128 win. Jaden McDaniels led Minnesota with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 for OKC in the loss.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-30-20-100+10+20+30OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-19-220+3MIN AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
MIN2817354110131
OKC323238197128
Who led
Jaden McDanielsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 12, 30, 10, 10, 21, 21, 17, 27MIN27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Naz ReidPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 15, 23, 10, 22, 27, 22, 22, 22MIN22 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 34, 50, 25, 32, 31, 32, 24, 21, 37, 39OKC39 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 27, 25, 16, 18, 20, 18, 18, 27OKC27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · BKN @ WAS

Washington gets past Brooklyn

107–99, with Washington ahead 67–59 at halftime. Jordan Poole led Washington with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over UTA2MIN over OKC3WAS over BKN8DET over LAC9DEN over IND9ATL over MIA12CHI over PHI32SAC over CHA42Final margin, points. Pink = WAS over BKN.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.7Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 14.7 in 57 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.2 in 53 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Zach LaVine leads the day with 42

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.
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 13, 22, 22, 17, 23, 32, 13, 42SAC vs CHA · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Terry Rozier CHA, Dec 23, 2020: 42 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Season high42 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 34, 50, 25, 32, 31, 32, 24, 21, 37, 39OKC vs MIN · L
32.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 40, 22, 30, 38, 19, 20, 29, 25, 38, 32DET vs LAC · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 22, 30, 21, 17, 26, 8, 25, 28POR @ UTA · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Jaden McDanielsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 12, 30, 10, 10, 21, 21, 17, 27MIN @ OKC · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 27, 25, 16, 18, 20, 18, 18, 27OKC vs MIN · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 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
Nick Smith Jr.CHA+7.0 15.5 last 10 · 8.5 season
Naz ReidMIN+6.6 21.5 last 10 · 14.9 season
Josh GiddeyCHI+6.4 19.3 last 10 · 12.9 season
Trae YoungATL+6.3 30.3 last 10 · 24.0 season
Jaden McDanielsMIN+6.2 18.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Cold
LaMelo BallCHA−8.6 17.7 last 10 · 26.3 season
Nikola VucevicCHI−4.6 14.5 last 10 · 19.1 season
Dennis SchroderDET−4.2 9.5 last 10 · 13.7 season
Jake LaRaviaSAC−4.2 2.5 last 10 · 6.7 season
Luka DoncicLAL−3.8 22.9 last 10 · 26.7 season