FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 24, 2014Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed DET by 4 after the first quarter and won 104–96.

Final · Box score
Bucks130
Sixers110
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +29; Q3 MIL +30; Q4 MIL +20
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Pistons96
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW +1; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Mavs110
Knicks108
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Clippers123
Pelicans110
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +13
Final · Box score
Celtics98
Jazz110
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +12
On this day · 2012–13Feb 24, 2013: 9 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Mavs), 38 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Pistons

Golden State makes it four straight

Carmelo Anthony goes for 44 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+1-2+8GSW AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors33301823104
Pistons3725211396
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 44, 17, 34, 28, 23, 29, 13, 25, 17, 19GSW19 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 22, 17, 6, 17, 18, 12, 6, 19GSW19 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 13, 22, 17, 23DET23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 30, 12, 18, 12, 14, 17, 32, 18DET18 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Pistons15
Bucks-Sixers3
Celtics-Jazz3
Clippers-Pelicans2
The night in charts
Bucks-Sixers combined for 240, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-SixersBucks 130, Sixers 110
240
Clippers-PelicansClippers 123, Pelicans 110
233
Mavs-KnicksMavs 110, Knicks 108
218
Celtics-JazzCeltics 98, Jazz 110
208
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 104, Pistons 96
200
DAL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Mavs-KnicksMavs 110, Knicks 108
+2 DAL
Warriors-PistonsWarriors 104, Pistons 96
+8 GSW
Celtics-JazzCeltics 98, Jazz 110
+12 UTA
Clippers-PelicansClippers 123, Pelicans 110
+13 LAC
Bucks-SixersBucks 130, Sixers 110
+20 MIL
Marvin Williams shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Marvin WilliamsUTA · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
JordanLAC · 16 REB, 14 PTS, 4 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
BurksUTA · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
KlayGSW · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Carter-WilliamsPHI · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Mavs-Knicks
Mavs 110Knicks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs31292426110
Knicks21382326108
The story
Vince Carter had 23 points as Dallas beat New York 110-108

Tyson Chandler led New York with 12 PTS, 12 REB 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 8-17 FG, 7-12 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 31-21, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +10+1+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Pelicans
Clippers 123Pelicans 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers32293230123
Pelicans26272532110
The story
Los Angeles beat New Orleans 123-110 behind 19 points and 13 assists from Chris Paul

Alexis Ajinca paced New Orleans: 19 PTS, 12 REB 19 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB · 6-10 FG

The swing

A 32-25 third quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +6+8+15+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeAndre Jordan topped the game at 50.2 FPTS: 16 REB, 14 PTS, 2 AST

Final · Bucks-Sixers
Bucks 130Sixers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks30433324130
Sixers28163234110
The story
O.J. Mayo's 25 points carried Milwaukee past Philadelphia, 130-110

For Philadelphia, Michael Carter-Williams had 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 8-14 FG, 7-9 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 43-16, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +2+29+30+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Thaddeus Young was the fantasy play: 62.0 FPTS on 28 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.9Season avg37.4Last 5

37.4 points a game over his last five games, against 27.9 in 53 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg6.4Last 3

6.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 54 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg44.5Today

44 minutes today, against 26.3 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Mavs-Knicks

Dallas never trails at a break against New York

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 110–108. Vince Carter led Dallas with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DAL over NYK2GSW over DET8UTA over BOS12LAC over NOP13MIL over PHI20Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over NYK.
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 44

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 26, 31, 15, 36, 22, 42, 44, 35, 44Knicks-Mavs · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: David Robinson SAS, Mar 8, 1996: 44 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
44 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 20, 5, 15, 12, 19, 15, 30, 28Sixers-Bucks · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 26, 24, 19, 12, 14, 18, 26, 26Pelicans-Clippers · L
20.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 0, 9, 0, 9, 2, 11, 8, 25Bucks-Sixers · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 31, 21, 21, 25, 25, 23, 36, 24Clippers-Pelicans · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 13, 22, 17, 23Pistons-Warriors · L
14.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin LoveMIN+6.6 33.1 last 10 · 26.5 season
Blake GriffinLAC+6.4 30.7 last 10 · 24.3 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC+6.1 25.2 last 10 · 19.1 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+4.9 33.1 last 10 · 28.2 season
Brian RobertsNOP+4.6 13.2 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cold
Jameer NelsonORL−5.2 7.3 last 10 · 12.5 season
Evan TurnerPHI−5.0 12.4 last 10 · 17.4 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeDET−4.8 1.4 last 10 · 6.2 season
Gordon HaywardUTA−4.7 11.1 last 10 · 15.8 season
Spencer HawesCLE−4.2 8.7 last 10 · 12.9 season