FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 4, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed LAC by 19 after three quarters and won 119–117.

Final
HOU102
IND115
Q1 IND 0; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +13
Final
TOR114
ORL113
Q1 TOR 0; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +1
Final
MIL127
ATL121
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL 0; Q3 MIL -3; Q4 MIL +6
Final
GSW114
NYK102
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW -8; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +12
Final
CLE139
CHI117
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +22
Final
PHI112
MIN126
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +14
Final
BKN113
SAS127
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +19; Q4 SAS +14
Final
LAC117
PHX119
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX -16; Q3 PHX -19; Q4 PHX +2
Final
NOP115
LAL136
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +21
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 · 2023–24Mar 4, 2024: 6 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (MIL vs LAC), 41 points.
The lead · LAC @ PHX

Kevin Durant scores 34, Phoenix holds off Clippers

Final: 119–117. Kevin Durant added 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Ivica Zubac scored 35 for Clippers in the loss.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-16-19+2PHX AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC24413022117
PHX30192743119
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 37, 22, 27, 15, 26, 28, 17, 26, 34PHX34 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 17, 29, 31, 28, 36, 17, 17, 17PHX17 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Ivica ZubacPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 10, 20, 22, 13, 10, 27, 12, 35LAC35 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 32, 24, 31, 18, 30, 18, 13, 21LAC21 PTS · 6 REB · 15 AST
Second story · GSW @ NYK

Golden State rallies from 8 down to beat New York

Trailing by 8 at the half, Golden State outscored the Knicks 67–47 the rest of the way. Final: 114–102. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · GSW vs NYK
Stephen Curry · GSWOG Anunoby · NYKPTS2829REB73AST93Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.9Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 5.9 in 43 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs 2023–24 avg
Minutes per game
24.72023–24 avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 2023–24 (31 games). Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.8Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 4.8 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Paolo Banchero leads the day with 41

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.
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 24, 36, 21, 19, 26, 41, 23, 41ORL vs TOR · L
24.2 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: James Harden HOU, Feb 2, 2017: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
41 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Devin VassellPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 13, 6, 5, 20, 9, 20, 15, 37SAS vs BKN · W
15.9 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 40, 17, 33, 29, 22, 18, 27, 24, 37NOP @ LAL · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Ivica ZubacPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 10, 20, 22, 13, 10, 27, 12, 35LAC @ PHX · L
15.8 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 26, 40, 25, 27, 33, 28, 17, 34LAL vs NOP · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 37, 22, 27, 15, 26, 28, 17, 26, 34PHX vs LAC · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 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
Quentin GrimesPHI+6.5 18.1 last 10 · 11.6 season
Josh GiddeyCHI+6.0 19.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Caris LeVertATL+5.2 16.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Donte DiVincenzoMIN+4.9 16.2 last 10 · 11.3 season
Jaden McDanielsMIN+4.8 17.1 last 10 · 12.3 season
Cold
LaMelo BallCHA−8.8 17.3 last 10 · 26.1 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI−6.1 20.2 last 10 · 26.3 season
Dennis SchroderDET−5.4 8.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
Gradey DickTOR−5.3 9.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Domantas SabonisSAC−4.9 14.6 last 10 · 19.5 season