FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, February 26, 2014Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed NOP by 7 after the first quarter and won 108–89.

Final · Box score
Magic101
Sixers90
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL -4; Q3 Magic 0; Q4 ORL +11
Final · Box score
Hawks104
Celtics115
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Warriors83
Bulls103
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +21; Q4 CHI +20
Final · Box score
Pelicans89
Mavs108
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +19
Final · Box score
Lakers103
Grizzlies108
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +19; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Cavs114
Thunder104
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE -4; Q4 CLE +10
Final · Box score
Pistons110
Spurs120
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Suns86
Jazz109
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +14; Q4 UTA +23
Final · Box score
Nets80
Blazers124
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +24; Q3 POR +23; Q4 POR +44
Final · Box score
Rockets93
Clippers101
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +8
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The lead · Pelicans-Mavs

New Orleans's skid reaches five

Kyrie Irving goes for 31 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+6+11+19DAL AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans2716242289
Mavs20292930108
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 11, 16, 23, 12, 11, 12, 22, 23DAL23 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 20, 16, 18, 22, 25, 24, 15, 18DAL18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 7, 10, 21, 28, 14, 10, 10, 19NOP19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Brian RobertsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 12, 18, 17, 10, 20, 7, 4, 17NOP17 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Sixers16
Cavs-Thunder15
Pistons-Spurs12
Rockets-Clippers12
Pelicans-Mavs10
Hawks-Celtics9
Warriors-Bulls8
Lakers-Grizzlies6
Suns-Jazz4
Nets-Blazers4
The night in charts
Pistons-Spurs combined for 230, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-SpursPistons 110, Spurs 120
230
Hawks-CelticsHawks 104, Celtics 115
219
Cavs-ThunderCavs 114, Thunder 104
218
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 103, Grizzlies 108
211
Nets-BlazersNets 80, Blazers 124
204
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 89, Mavs 108
197
Suns-JazzSuns 86, Jazz 109
195
Rockets-ClippersRockets 93, Clippers 101
194
Magic-SixersMagic 101, Sixers 90
191
Warriors-BullsWarriors 83, Bulls 103
186
MEM won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Lakers-GrizzliesLakers 103, Grizzlies 108
+5 MEM
Rockets-ClippersRockets 93, Clippers 101
+8 LAC
Pistons-SpursPistons 110, Spurs 120
+10 SAS
Cavs-ThunderCavs 114, Thunder 104
+10 CLE
Hawks-CelticsHawks 104, Celtics 115
+11 BOS
Magic-SixersMagic 101, Sixers 90
+11 ORL
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 89, Mavs 108
+19 DAL
Warriors-BullsWarriors 83, Bulls 103
+20 CHI
Suns-JazzSuns 86, Jazz 109
+23 UTA
Nets-BlazersNets 80, Blazers 124
+44 POR
DAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-MavsDAL won · Pelicans 89, Mavs 108
7 pts
Cavs-ThunderCLE won · Cavs 114, Thunder 104
4 pts
Magic-SixersORL won · Magic 101, Sixers 90
4 pts
Warriors-BullsCHI won · Warriors 83, Bulls 103
3 pts
Hawks-CelticsBOS won · Hawks 104, Celtics 115
2 pts
Dwight shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightHOU · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
CarrollATL · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
MeeksLAL · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
IbakaOKC · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Eric GordonNOP · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Lakers-Grizzlies
Lakers 103Grizzlies 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers23232730103
Grizzlies31341726108
The story
Marc Gasol's 14 points and 12 rebounds carried Memphis past Los Angeles, 108-103

For Los Angeles, Wesley Johnson had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 34-23, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +8+19+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Thunder
Cavs 114Thunder 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs26252142114
Thunder27252428104
The story
Cleveland beat Oklahoma City 114-104 behind 21 points from Jarrett Jack

Serge Ibaka paced Oklahoma City: 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 6-14 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 42-28 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −1−1−4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 101Sixers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic19212734101
Sixers2222232390
The story
Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 13 rebounds as Orlando beat Philadelphia 101-90

Thaddeus Young led Philadelphia with 19 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

The Magic won the fourth 34-23, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −3−40+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.5Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 3.5 in 44 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.2Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.2 in 45 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.1Season avg28.4Today

28 minutes today, against 6.1 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Portland by 44.

MEM over LAL5LAC over HOU8CLE over OKC10SAS over DET10ORL over PHI11BOS over ATL11DAL over NOP19CHI over GSW20UTA over PHX23POR over BKN44Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 31

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 13, 23, 14, 22, 17, 15, 25, 31Cavs-Thunder · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Jerryd BaylessPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 2, 4, 11, 2, 5, 16, 13, 29Celtics-Hawks · W
8.6 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 26, 29, 41, 36, 43, 28, 42, 28Thunder-Cavs · L
31.5 PPG season to date · −3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 8, 12, 13, 8, 16, 28, 26, 26Hawks-Celtics · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 21, 20, 31, 27, 14, 14, 13, 24Thunder-Cavs · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 12, 18, 12, 14, 17, 32, 18, 24Pistons-Spurs · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 5 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+6.2 30.5 last 10 · 24.3 season
Brian RobertsNOP+5.3 14.0 last 10 · 8.7 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+4.9 33.1 last 10 · 28.2 season
Jeff GreenBOS+4.7 21.5 last 10 · 16.8 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−5.2 12.1 last 10 · 17.3 season
Gordon HaywardUTA−4.5 11.3 last 10 · 15.8 season
Jameer NelsonORL−4.3 8.1 last 10 · 12.4 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeDET−4.3 1.9 last 10 · 6.2 season
Luol DengCLE−4.2 12.7 last 10 · 16.9 season