FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, February 25, 2014Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed ATL by 10 after the first quarter and won 107–103.

Final · Box score
Raptors99
Cavs93
Q1 TOR +6; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR -1; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Lakers98
Pacers118
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +21; Q4 IND +20
Final · Box score
Magic106
Wizards115
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Bulls107
Hawks103
Q1 CHI -10; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Blazers100
Nuggets95
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +5
Final · Box score
Wolves110
Suns101
Q1 MIN +6; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN -6; Q4 MIN +9
Final · Box score
Rockets129
Kings103
Q1 HOU +25; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +27; Q4 HOU +26
On this day · 2012–13Feb 25, 2013: 4 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Nuggets), 29 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Hawks

Chicago turns it around against Atlanta

Kevin Love goes for 33 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+3+5+4CHI AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls20342627107
Hawks30212428103
Who led
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 7, 9, 15, 14, 2, 10, 13, 22CHI22 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Joakim NoahPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 7, 20, 19, 14, 8, 14, 20, 20CHI20 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 11, 8, 12, 13, 8, 16, 28, 26ATL26 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Shelvin MackPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 0, 4, 0, 11, 6, 21, 3, 17ATL17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Houston posts the night's biggest win

Houston beat Sacramento by 26, the widest margin of 7 games.

CHI over ATL4POR over DEN5TOR over CLE6WAS over ORL9MIN over PHX9IND over LAL20HOU over SAC26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Raptors-Cavs15
Bulls-Hawks11
Blazers-Nuggets4
Magic-Wizards3
Rockets-Kings3
Lakers-Pacers1
The night in charts
Rockets-Kings combined for 232, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-KingsRockets 129, Kings 103
232
Magic-WizardsMagic 106, Wizards 115
221
Lakers-PacersLakers 98, Pacers 118
216
Wolves-SunsWolves 110, Suns 101
211
Bulls-HawksBulls 107, Hawks 103
210
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 100, Nuggets 95
195
Raptors-CavsRaptors 99, Cavs 93
192
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-HawksBulls 107, Hawks 103
+4 CHI
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 100, Nuggets 95
+5 POR
Raptors-CavsRaptors 99, Cavs 93
+6 TOR
Magic-WizardsMagic 106, Wizards 115
+9 WAS
Wolves-SunsWolves 110, Suns 101
+9 MIN
Lakers-PacersLakers 98, Pacers 118
+20 IND
Rockets-KingsRockets 129, Kings 103
+26 HOU
CHI erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-HawksCHI won · Bulls 107, Hawks 103
10 pts
Wolves-SunsMIN won · Wolves 110, Suns 101
6 pts
Raptors-CavsTOR won · Raptors 99, Cavs 93
1 pt
Ariza shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ArizaWAS · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
NoahCHI · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
HarklessORL · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
GortatWAS · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
VucevicORL · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Bulls-Hawks
Bulls 107Hawks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls20342627107
Hawks30212428103
The story
Joakim Noah had 20 points and 12 rebounds as Chicago beat Atlanta 107-103

Jeff Teague led Atlanta with 26 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-13 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Bulls took the second 34-21.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −10+3+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 100Nuggets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers32203018100
Nuggets2124242695
The story
Portland beat Denver 100-95 behind 31 points and 9 assists from Damian Lillard

JJ Hickson paced Denver: 25 REB, 16 PTS 31 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 8-21 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

A 32-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +11+7+13+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Kings
Rockets 129Kings 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets42273525129
Kings17342626103
The story
Dwight Howard's 20 points and 11 rebounds carried Houston past Sacramento, 129-103

For Sacramento, Isaiah Thomas had 12 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 42-17, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +25+18+27+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.1Season avg12.8Last 5

12.8 points a game over his last five games, against 3.1 in 43 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.3Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 28 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.2Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 17.2 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 43

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 23, 22, 19, 35, 29, 39, 23, 43Rockets-Kings · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kyrie Irving BKN, Mar 23, 2022: 43 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Season high43 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 28, 43, 31, 26, 31, 32, 42, 37, 31, 33Wolves-Suns · W
26.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 36, 22, 31, 14, 32, 14, 24, 33Raptors-Cavs · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 38, 14, 16, 21, 31, 28, 32, 31Blazers-Nuggets · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 12, 5, 19, 22, 21, 10, 21, 27Wizards-Magic · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 11, 8, 12, 13, 8, 16, 28, 26Hawks-Bulls · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kevin LoveMIN+6.8 33.4 last 10 · 26.6 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−5.7 6.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Evan TurnerIND−5.2 12.1 last 10 · 17.3 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeDET−4.8 1.4 last 10 · 6.2 season
Gordon HaywardUTA−4.7 11.1 last 10 · 15.8 season
Roy HibbertIND−4.1 7.3 last 10 · 11.4 season