FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 26, 2018Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed PHX by 10 after the first quarter and won 125–116.

Final · Box score
LAL123
ATL104
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +18; Q3 LAL +21; Q4 LAL +19
Final · Box score
CHI87
BKN104
Q1 BKN +9; Q2 BKN -2; Q3 BKN +14; Q4 BKN +17
Final · Box score
MEM98
BOS109
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +26; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
GSW125
NYK111
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +14
Final · Box score
DET94
TOR123
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +18; Q4 TOR +29
Final · Box score
PHX116
NOP125
Q1 NOP -10; Q2 NOP -7; Q3 NOP +7; Q4 NOP +9
Final · Box score
ORL105
OKC112
Q1 OKC -7; Q2 OKC -1; Q3 OKC +7; Q4 OKC +7
Final · Box score
IND103
DAL109
Q1 DAL 0; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
HOU96
UTA85
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
MIN118
SAC100
Q1 MIN 0; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +20; Q4 MIN +18
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 · 2016–17Feb 26, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: Blake Griffin (LAC vs CHA), 43 points.
The lead · PHX @ NOP

Anthony Davis scores 53, New Orleans rallies past Phoenix

New Orleans trailed by 10 after one and won 125–116. Devin Booker scored 40 for Phoenix in the loss.

Game flow · NOP 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-7+7+9NOP AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX36292427116
NOP26323829125
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 43, 38, 15, 14, 44, 38, 42, 45, 27, 53NOP53 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 28, 9, 22, 21, 24, 29, 36, 20NOP20 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 31, 15, 18, 18, 28, 27, 30, 40PHX40 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 4, 21, 24, 11, 31, 14, 5, 27, 19, 23PHX23 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+13.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.7Season avg41.0Last 5

41.0 points a game over his last five games, against 27.7 in 53 earlier games. Today: 53 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.0Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.0 in 61 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg33.8Today

34 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · ORL @ OKC

Orlando's skid reaches six

OKC won 112–105; the Magic fall to 18–42. Paul George led OKC with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · ORL
Lvs WAS98–115W@ MIA111–109Wvs CLE116–98Wvs ATL100–98Lvs MIL104–111L@ CHI101–105Lvs CHA102–104Lvs NYK113–120L@ PHI105–116L@ OKC105–112ORL: last 10 games through Feb 26, oldest first. Pink = win.
Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 53

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.
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 43, 38, 15, 14, 44, 38, 42, 45, 27, 53NOP vs PHX · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +25.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Feb 2, 2023: 54 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Season high53 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 31, 15, 18, 18, 28, 27, 30, 40PHX @ NOP · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kemba Walker CHA, Nov 11, 2016: 40 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
40 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 30, 14, 29, 35, 10, 18, 22, 26MIN @ SAC · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 36, 41, 28, 27, 34, 28, 31, 41, 26HOU @ UTA · W
31.4 PPG season to date · −5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 38, 29, 33, 25, 28, 26, 5, 26OKC vs ORL · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 12, 18, 25, 16, 17, 19, 11, 26GSW @ NYK · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 5 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
Anthony DavisNOP+7.7 35.9 last 10 · 28.2 season
Andrew HarrisonMEM+5.9 14.9 last 10 · 9.0 season
Josh HartLAL+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 season
Terry RozierBOS+5.3 15.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
Josh JacksonPHX+5.2 16.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Eric GordonHOU−6.2 12.3 last 10 · 18.5 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Russell WestbrookOKC−4.5 20.3 last 10 · 24.8 season
Rudy GaySAS−4.4 6.7 last 10 · 11.1 season