FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, February 22, 2014Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed NYK by 13 at halftime and won 107–98.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Bobcats92
Q1 CHA +7; Q2 CHA -6; Q3 CHA +1; Q4 CHA +3
Final · Box score
Pelicans93
Wizards94
Q1 WAS +3; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Knicks98
Hawks107
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL -13; Q3 ATL -5; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Mavs113
Pistons102
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Pacers110
Bucks100
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +12; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +10
Final · Box score
Wolves121
Jazz104
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +13; Q4 MIN +17
Final · Box score
Celtics98
Kings105
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +7
Final · Box score
Nets86
Warriors93
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +7
On this day · 2012–13Feb 22, 2013: 12 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Blazers), 40 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Hawks

Mike Scott scores 30, Atlanta rallies past New York

Kevin Love posts a triple-double

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-13-5+9ATL AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2329212598
Hawks24152939107
Who led
Mike ScottPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 16, 0, 8, 6, 13, 4, 20, 30ATL30 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 9, 11, 8, 12, 13, 8, 16, 28ATL28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 26, 31, 15, 36, 22, 42, 44, 35NYK35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 3, 7, 9, 16, 8, 6, 5, 15, 16NYK16 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Lead changes
Pelicans-Wizards22
Grizzlies-Bobcats17
Mavs-Pistons7
Nets-Warriors2
Wolves-Jazz1
Pacers-Bucks0
Celtics-Kings0
Shot of the night

Nene's jumper at the buzzer puts the Wizards ahead, 94-93 final

The night in charts
Wolves-Jazz combined for 225, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-JazzWolves 121, Jazz 104
225
Mavs-PistonsMavs 113, Pistons 102
215
Pacers-BucksPacers 110, Bucks 100
210
Knicks-HawksKnicks 98, Hawks 107
205
Celtics-KingsCeltics 98, Kings 105
203
Pelicans-WizardsPelicans 93, Wizards 94
187
Grizzlies-BobcatsGrizzlies 89, Bobcats 92
181
Nets-WarriorsNets 86, Warriors 93
179
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pelicans-WizardsPelicans 93, Wizards 94
+1 WAS
Grizzlies-BobcatsGrizzlies 89, Bobcats 92
+3 CHA
Celtics-KingsCeltics 98, Kings 105
+7 SAC
Nets-WarriorsNets 86, Warriors 93
+7 GSW
Knicks-HawksKnicks 98, Hawks 107
+9 ATL
Pacers-BucksPacers 110, Bucks 100
+10 IND
Mavs-PistonsMavs 113, Pistons 102
+11 DAL
Wolves-JazzWolves 121, Jazz 104
+17 MIN
ATL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-HawksATL won · Knicks 98, Hawks 107
13 pts
Grizzlies-BobcatsCHA won · Grizzlies 89, Bobcats 92
6 pts
Scott shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ScottATL · 30 PTS, 8 REB
79% (11-14)
KanterUTA · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
O'NealGSW · 23 PTS, 13 REB
77% (10-13)
Josh SmithDET · 32 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (14-20)
WestIND · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Pelicans-Wizards
Pelicans 93Wizards 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans2122232793
Wizards2419232894
The story
Nene Hilario had 30 points as Washington beat New Orleans 94-93

Anthony Davis led New Orleans with 26 PTS, 11 REB 30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL · 13-19 FG

The swing

The Wizards won the first 24-21, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +300+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Bobcats
Grizzlies 89Bobcats 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2127152689
Bobcats2814222892
The story
Kemba Walker's 31 points carried Charlotte past Memphis, 92-89

For Memphis, Marc Gasol had 15 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 31 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 9-20 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-21, was where the Bobcats built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +7−6+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Jazz
Wolves 121Jazz 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves26333527121
Jazz21283223104
The story
Minnesota beat Utah 121-104 behind 15 points from Ricky Rubio

Enes Kanter paced Utah: 25 PTS, 7 REB 15 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 5-7 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 26-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +5+10+13+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.8Season avg35.8Last 5

35.8 points a game over his last five games, against 27.8 in 52 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 53 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 1 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Bobcats

Charlotte holds off Memphis, 92–89

Charlotte led 64–63 after three and held on to win by three. Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 31 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over NOP1CHA over MEM3SAC over BOS7GSW over BKN7ATL over NYK9IND over MIL10DAL over DET11MIN over UTA17Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over MEM.
Top performances

Kevin Love leads the day with 37

Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 28, 43, 31, 26, 31, 32, 42, 37Wolves-Jazz · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Apr 25, 2010: 37 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
37 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 26, 31, 15, 36, 22, 42, 44, 35Knicks-Hawks · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 18, 17, 27, 12, 12, 26, 35, 32Pacers-Bucks · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 23, 30, 12, 18, 12, 14, 17, 32Pistons-Mavs · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 7, 18, 7, 16, 22, 24, 13, 31Bobcats-Grizzlies · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 23, 25, 16, 23, 22, 22, 18, 30Bucks-Pacers · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Blake GriffinLAC+7.7 32.1 last 10 · 24.4 season
Kevin LoveMIN+6.7 33.1 last 10 · 26.4 season
Brian RobertsNOP+4.7 13.4 last 10 · 8.7 season
Pau GasolLAL+4.4 21.4 last 10 · 17.0 season
Al JeffersonCHA+4.3 24.8 last 10 · 20.5 season
Cold
Spencer HawesCLE−5.2 7.7 last 10 · 12.9 season
Jameer NelsonORL−5.0 7.5 last 10 · 12.5 season
Evan TurnerPHI−5.0 12.4 last 10 · 17.4 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeDET−4.9 1.4 last 10 · 6.3 season
Gordon HaywardUTA−4.9 11.1 last 10 · 16.0 season