FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 4, 2014Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed PHX by 11 at halftime and won 104–96.

Final · Box score
Spurs122
Cavs101
Q1 SAS -10; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +21
Final · Box score
Warriors98
Pacers96
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Heat103
Rockets106
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Sixers92
Thunder125
Q1 OKC +14; Q2 OKC +16; Q3 OKC +22; Q4 OKC +33
Final · Box score
Clippers104
Suns96
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC -11; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +8
Final · Box score
Pelicans132
Lakers125
Q1 NOP +12; Q2 NOP +16; Q3 NOP +10; Q4 NOP +7
On this day · 2012–13Mar 4, 2013: 7 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (Bucks-Jazz), 34 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Suns

Clippers fight back from 11 down against Phoenix

Kevin Durant goes for 42 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-11+8+8LAC AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers24203723104
Suns2530182396
Who led
Matt BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 5, 5, 15, 24, 12, 11, 14, 28LAC28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 36, 26, 36, 35, 28, 20, 22, 23, 20, 22LAC22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
PJ TuckerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 10, 4, 9, 6, 3, 8, 10, 18PHX18 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Gerald GreenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 17, 13, 23, 19, 17, 12, 33, 17PHX17 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Cavs12
Warriors-Pacers7
Clippers-Suns7
Heat-Rockets0
Shot of the night

Klay's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 98-96 final

The night in charts
Pelicans-Lakers combined for 257, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 132, Lakers 125
257
Spurs-CavsSpurs 122, Cavs 101
223
Sixers-ThunderSixers 92, Thunder 125
217
Heat-RocketsHeat 103, Rockets 106
209
Clippers-SunsClippers 104, Suns 96
200
Warriors-PacersWarriors 98, Pacers 96
194
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-PacersWarriors 98, Pacers 96
+2 GSW
Heat-RocketsHeat 103, Rockets 106
+3 HOU
Pelicans-LakersPelicans 132, Lakers 125
+7 NOP
Clippers-SunsClippers 104, Suns 96
+8 LAC
Spurs-CavsSpurs 122, Cavs 101
+21 SAS
Sixers-ThunderSixers 92, Thunder 125
+33 OKC
LAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-SunsLAC won · Clippers 104, Suns 96
11 pts
Spurs-CavsSAS won · Spurs 122, Cavs 101
10 pts
Tucker shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TuckerPHX · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
BarnesLAC · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
KDOKC · 42 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (14-20)
KawhiSAS · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 4 BLK
70% (7-10)
Eric GordonNOP · 28 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Warriors-Pacers
Warriors 98Pacers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2523252598
Pacers2121282696
The story
Stephen Curry's 19 points carried Golden State past Indiana, 98-96

For Indiana, David West had 27 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 7-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 25-21, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +4+6+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul George was the fantasy play: 52.9 FPTS on 26 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST

Final · Heat-Rockets
Heat 103Rockets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat32202130103
Rockets39143023106
The story
Houston beat Miami 106-103 behind 22 points and 16 rebounds from Dwight Howard

Michael Beasley paced Miami: 24 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

A 30-21 third quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +7+1+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwyane Wade topped the game at 40.8 FPTS: 24 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB

Final · Sixers-Thunder
Sixers 92Thunder 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2322311692
Thunder37243727125
The story
Russell Westbrook had a 13-10-14 triple-double as Oklahoma City beat Philadelphia 125-92

James Anderson led Philadelphia with 20 PTS, 2 REB 14 AST, 13 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL · 4-9 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the first 37-23, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
400 +14+16+22+33 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.2Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 4.2 in 47 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg9.2Last 3

9.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 47 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Season avg43.4Today

43 minutes today, against 25.6 a game in 52 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

OKC posts the night's biggest win

OKC beat Philadelphia by 33, the widest margin of 6 games.

GSW over IND2HOU over MIA3NOP over LAL7LAC over PHX8SAS over CLE21OKC over PHI33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 42

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 41, 36, 43, 28, 42, 28, 37, 28, 42Thunder-Sixers · W
31.7 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, May 10, 1997: 42 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
42 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 24, 16, 22, 13, 17, 22, 22, 29Lakers-Pelicans · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 18, 26, 26, 6, 32, 8, 13, 28Pelicans-Lakers · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 14, 10, 10, 19, 21, 2, 10, 28Pelicans-Lakers · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Matt BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 5, 5, 15, 24, 12, 11, 14, 28Clippers-Suns · W
8.7 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 17, 4, 30, 11, 9, 12, 25, 27Pacers-Warriors · L
14.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gerald GreenPHX+6.1 21.3 last 10 · 15.2 season
LeBron JamesMIA+5.2 32.6 last 10 · 27.4 season
Kevin LoveMIN+5.2 31.8 last 10 · 26.6 season
Matt BarnesLAC+4.7 13.4 last 10 · 8.7 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK+4.4 32.4 last 10 · 28.0 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−5.7 11.0 last 10 · 16.7 season
Brandon JenningsDET−4.8 11.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Glen DavisLAC−4.6 6.9 last 10 · 11.5 season
Jameer NelsonORL−4.6 7.7 last 10 · 12.3 season
Jeremy LinHOU−4.0 8.4 last 10 · 12.4 season