FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 18, 2014Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed LAC by 2 after the first quarter and won 113–103.

Final · Box score
Hawks98
Pacers108
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Cavs114
Sixers85
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +21; Q3 CLE +23; Q4 CLE +29
Final · Box score
Raptors103
Wizards93
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Bobcats108
Pistons96
Q1 CHA +11; Q2 CHA +11; Q3 CHA +12; Q4 CHA +12
Final · Box score
Knicks93
Grizzlies98
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +13; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Magic100
Bucks104
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Heat117
Mavs106
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +11
Final · OT · Box score
Suns112
Nuggets107
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Spurs113
Clippers103
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +10
The lead · Spurs-Clippers

San Antonio beats Clippers, 113–103

LeBron James goes for 42 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+5+6+10SAS AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs24322631113
Clippers26252527103
Who led
Patty MillsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 12, 15, 5, 23, 16, 32, 6, 16, 25SAS25 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 11, 8, 13, 14, 12, 20, 16, 20SAS20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 27, 25, 36, 43, 36, 26, 36, 35LAC35 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 9, 27, 19, 31, 21, 21, 25, 25LAC25 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Cleveland posts the night's biggest win

Cleveland beat Philadelphia by 29, the widest margin of 9 games.

MIL over ORL4MEM over NYK5PHX over DEN5IND over ATL10TOR over WAS10SAS over LAC10MIA over DAL11CHA over DET12CLE over PHI29Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Heat-Mavs23
Magic-Bucks11
Spurs-Clippers10
Suns-Nuggets8
Cavs-Sixers4
Raptors-Wizards3
Hawks-Pacers1
Bobcats-Pistons0
The night in charts
Heat-Mavs combined for 223, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-MavsHeat 117, Mavs 106
223
Suns-NuggetsSuns 112, Nuggets 107
219
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 113, Clippers 103
216
Hawks-PacersHawks 98, Pacers 108
206
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 108, Pistons 96
204
Magic-BucksMagic 100, Bucks 104
204
Cavs-SixersCavs 114, Sixers 85
199
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 103, Wizards 93
196
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 93, Grizzlies 98
191
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-BucksMagic 100, Bucks 104
+4 MIL
Suns-NuggetsSuns 112, Nuggets 107
+5 PHX
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 93, Grizzlies 98
+5 MEM
Hawks-PacersHawks 98, Pacers 108
+10 IND
Raptors-WizardsRaptors 103, Wizards 93
+10 TOR
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 113, Clippers 103
+10 SAS
Heat-MavsHeat 117, Mavs 106
+11 MIA
Bobcats-PistonsBobcats 108, Pistons 96
+12 CHA
Cavs-SixersCavs 114, Sixers 85
+29 CLE
SAS rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-ClippersSAS won · Spurs 113, Clippers 103
2 pts
Suns-NuggetsPHX won · Suns 112, Nuggets 107
1 pt
Heat-MavsMIA won · Heat 117, Mavs 106
1 pt
Gortat shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GortatWAS · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST
73% (8-11)
VucevicORL · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
KorverATL · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
LeBronMIA · 42 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
70% (16-23)
BoshMIA · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Suns-Nuggets
Suns 112Nuggets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns3121242313112
Nuggets252626228107
The story
Goran Dragic had 21 points and 14 assists as Phoenix beat Denver 112-107 in OT

Evan Fournier led Denver with 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL · 6-15 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 31-25, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +6+1−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Knicks-Grizzlies
Knicks 93Grizzlies 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1720272993
Grizzlies2228163298
The story
Memphis beat New York 98-93 behind 22 points from Mike Conley

Pablo Prigioni paced New York: 10 AST, 7 PTS, 5 REB 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 6-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +5+13+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carmelo Anthony topped the game at 43.7 FPTS: 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST

Final · Heat-Mavs
Heat 117Mavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat30302433117
Mavs28263121106
The story
Chris Bosh's 22 points carried Miami past Dallas, 117-106

For Dallas, Vince Carter had 15 PTS, 7 REB 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 8-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 33-21.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +2+6−1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.2Season avg35.2Last 5

35.2 points a game over his last five games, against 24.2 in 55 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 50 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg39.8Today

40 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 42

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 34, 30, 24, 31, 13, 37, 36, 42Heat-Mavs · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Coby White CHI, Apr 17, 2024: 42 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Season high42 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Gerald GreenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 30, 23, 16, 5, 5, 13, 25, 26, 36Suns-Nuggets · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +21.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 27, 25, 36, 43, 36, 26, 36, 35Clippers-Spurs · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 35, 40, 10, 30, 26, 30, 12, 32Bobcats-Pistons · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 20, 15, 18, 17, 27, 12, 12, 26Pacers-Hawks · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 18, 1, 6, 5, 12, 8, 13, 25Nuggets-Suns · L
7.2 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Blake GriffinLAC+6.9 31.3 last 10 · 24.4 season
Al JeffersonCHA+6.9 27.2 last 10 · 20.3 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK+5.0 14.4 last 10 · 9.4 season
Brian RobertsNOP+4.9 13.3 last 10 · 8.4 season
D.J. AugustinCHI+4.8 15.7 last 10 · 10.9 season
Cold
Jordan CrawfordGSW−5.7 6.2 last 10 · 11.9 season
Joe JohnsonBKN−5.1 9.9 last 10 · 15.0 season
Paul GeorgeIND−5.0 17.3 last 10 · 22.3 season
Evan TurnerPHI−5.0 12.4 last 10 · 17.4 season
Arron AfflaloORL−4.2 15.2 last 10 · 19.4 season