FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 27, 2013Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed DAL by 19 after the first quarter and won 90–84.

Final · Box score
Raptors92
Cavs103
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +11
Final · Box score
Kings125
Magic101
Q1 SAC +14; Q2 SAC +23; Q3 SAC +30; Q4 SAC +24
Final · Box score
Pistons96
Wizards95
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET -4; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +1
Final · Box score
Bucks110
Rockets107
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 MIL +1; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Mavs84
Grizzlies90
Q1 MEM -19; Q2 MEM -13; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Warriors105
Knicks109
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Hornets74
Thunder119
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +17; Q3 OKC +36; Q4 OKC +45
Final · OT · Box score
Suns105
Spurs101
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX -7; Q3 PHX -10; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +4
Final · Box score
Hawks102
Jazz91
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets111
Blazers109
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +2
The lead · Mavs-Grizzlies

Memphis storms back from 19 down to beat Dallas

Stephen Curry goes for 54 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-19-13+6+6MEM AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs381752484
Grizzlies1923242490
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 16, 16, 13, 15, 17, 16, 16, 22MEM22 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 20, 9, 24, 8, 5, 19, 14, 21MEM21 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 26, 10, 9, 17, 10, 6, 10, 16DAL16 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 11, 6, 4, 17, 13, 14, 12, 12DAL12 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Blazers17
Warriors-Knicks14
Bucks-Rockets13
Suns-Spurs9
Raptors-Cavs2
Hawks-Jazz2
Kings-Magic1
Mavs-Grizzlies1
Hornets-Thunder0
Shot of the night

Ellis's bucket at the buzzer breaks the tie, 110-107 final

The night in charts
Kings-Magic combined for 226, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-MagicKings 125, Magic 101
226
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 111, Blazers 109
220
Bucks-RocketsBucks 110, Rockets 107
217
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 105, Knicks 109
214
Suns-SpursSuns 105, Spurs 101
206
Raptors-CavsRaptors 92, Cavs 103
195
Hornets-ThunderHornets 74, Thunder 119
193
Hawks-JazzHawks 102, Jazz 91
193
Pistons-WizardsPistons 96, Wizards 95
191
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 84, Grizzlies 90
174
5 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-WizardsPistons 96, Wizards 95
+1 DET
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 111, Blazers 109
+2 DEN
Bucks-RocketsBucks 110, Rockets 107
+3 MIL
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 105, Knicks 109
+4 NYK
Suns-SpursSuns 105, Spurs 101
+4 PHX
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 84, Grizzlies 90
+6 MEM
Raptors-CavsRaptors 92, Cavs 103
+11 CLE
Hawks-JazzHawks 102, Jazz 91
+11 ATL
Kings-MagicKings 125, Magic 101
+24 SAC
Hornets-ThunderHornets 74, Thunder 119
+45 OKC
MEM erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-GrizzliesMEM won · Mavs 84, Grizzlies 90
19 pts
Suns-SpursPHX won · Suns 105, Spurs 101
10 pts
Raptors-CavsCLE won · Raptors 92, Cavs 103
5 pts
Pistons-WizardsDET won · Pistons 96, Wizards 95
4 pts
Nuggets-BlazersDEN won · Nuggets 111, Blazers 109
3 pts
Ibaka shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IbakaOKC · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
Tobias HarrisORL · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
MonroeDET · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
71% (12-17)
ScolaPHX · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
MarionDAL · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Bucks-Rockets
Bucks 110Rockets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks33222629110
Rockets36192527107
The story
Milwaukee beat Houston 110-107 behind 27 points and 13 assists from Monta Ellis

James Harden paced Houston: 25 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 13 AST, 6 REB, 6 STL · 9-24 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 22-19 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −30+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 105Spurs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns252022335105
Spurs272525231101
The story
Jermaine O'Neal had 22 points and 13 rebounds as Phoenix beat San Antonio 105-101 in OT

Tony Parker led San Antonio with 22 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 33-23.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −2−7−100+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Knicks
Warriors 105Knicks 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors18372624105
Knicks27312625109
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 35 points and 8 assists carried New York past Golden State, 109-105

JR Smith chipped in 26 PTS, 5 REB 35 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB · 10-26 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-18, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +9+3+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.8Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.8 in 52 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 2 vs 2011–12 avg
Minutes per game
27.52011–12 avg12.1Last 2

12.1 minutes a game over his last two games, against 27.5 in 2011–12 (64 games). Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.5Season avg25.7Today

26 minutes today, against 5.5 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

OKC posts the night's biggest win

OKC beat New Orleans by 45, the widest margin of 10 games.

DET over WAS1DEN over POR2MIL over HOU3NYK over GSW4PHX over SAS4MEM over DAL6CLE over TOR11ATL over UTA11SAC over ORL24OKC over NOH45Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 54

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 32, 18, 27, 29, 20, 19, 18, 38, 54Warriors-Knicks · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +32.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Dec 13, 2019: 54 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Career high54 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 27, 31, 36, 42, 12, 15, 32, 29, 35Knicks-Warriors · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 12, 21, 26, 27, 24, 23, 23, 34Hawks-Jazz · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 7, 22, 20, 24, 7, 18, 25, 34Raptors-Cavs · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 12, 24, 4, 7, 6, 13, 21, 32Pistons-Wizards · W
13.9 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 29, 29, 26, 26, 27, 20, 22, 30Nuggets-Blazers · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ty LawsonDEN+7.0 23.6 last 10 · 16.6 season
Ricky RubioMIN+5.3 13.5 last 10 · 8.2 season
Maurice HarklessORL+5.2 11.2 last 10 · 6.0 season
Al HorfordATL+5.1 22.2 last 10 · 17.1 season
Stephen CurryGSW+5.0 26.9 last 10 · 21.9 season
Cold
Jordan CrawfordBOS−8.3 4.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR−7.7 5.2 last 10 · 12.9 season
Kevin DurantOKC−5.0 23.6 last 10 · 28.6 season
Kevin SeraphinWAS−4.9 4.7 last 10 · 9.6 season
Shannon BrownPHX−4.7 6.5 last 10 · 11.2 season