FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 5, 2014Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed ORL by 13 after the first quarter and won 101–89.

Final · Box score
Pacers87
Bobcats109
Q1 CHA +20; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA +16; Q4 CHA +22
Final · Box score
Rockets101
Magic89
Q1 HOU -13; Q2 HOU -7; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +12
Final · Box score
Jazz91
Wizards104
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +13
Final · Box score
Grizzlies94
Nets103
Q1 BKN +11; Q2 BKN +10; Q3 BKN +27; Q4 BKN +9
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Celtics88
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +21; Q3 GSW +30; Q4 GSW +20
Final · Box score
Bulls105
Pistons94
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +11
Final · Box score
Mavs110
Nuggets115
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Kings116
Bucks102
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +13; Q3 SAC +21; Q4 SAC +14
Final · Box score
Knicks118
Wolves106
Q1 NYK +14; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +12
Final · Box score
Hawks78
Blazers102
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +18; Q3 POR +24; Q4 POR +24
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The lead · Rockets-Magic

James Harden scores 31, Houston rallies past Orlando

Josh Smith goes for 15 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-7+10+12HOU AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets19223426101
Magic3216172489
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 29, 39, 23, 43, 18, 20, 21, 31HOU31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 20, 11, 25, 20, 23, 17, 22, 19HOU19 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 15, 16, 7, 10, 21, 23, 32, 18ORL18 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 20, 14, 11, 19, 21, 18, 18, 15ORL15 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Magic12
Jazz-Wizards4
Bulls-Pistons4
Mavs-Nuggets2
Pacers-Bobcats0
Warriors-Celtics0
Grizzlies-Nets0
Knicks-Wolves0
Hawks-Blazers0
The night in charts
Mavs-Nuggets combined for 225, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 110, Nuggets 115
225
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 118, Wolves 106
224
Kings-BucksKings 116, Bucks 102
218
Bulls-PistonsBulls 105, Pistons 94
199
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 94, Nets 103
197
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 108, Celtics 88
196
Pacers-BobcatsPacers 87, Bobcats 109
196
Jazz-WizardsJazz 91, Wizards 104
195
Rockets-MagicRockets 101, Magic 89
190
Hawks-BlazersHawks 78, Blazers 102
180
DEN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Mavs-NuggetsMavs 110, Nuggets 115
+5 DEN
Grizzlies-NetsGrizzlies 94, Nets 103
+9 BKN
Bulls-PistonsBulls 105, Pistons 94
+11 CHI
Knicks-WolvesKnicks 118, Wolves 106
+12 NYK
Rockets-MagicRockets 101, Magic 89
+12 HOU
Jazz-WizardsJazz 91, Wizards 104
+13 WAS
Kings-BucksKings 116, Bucks 102
+14 SAC
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 108, Celtics 88
+20 GSW
Pacers-BobcatsPacers 87, Bobcats 109
+22 CHA
Hawks-BlazersHawks 78, Blazers 102
+24 POR
HOU erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-MagicHOU won · Rockets 101, Magic 89
13 pts
Bulls-PistonsCHI won · Bulls 105, Pistons 94
6 pts
Terrence Jones shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Terrence JonesHOU · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
HicksonDEN · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
TurnerIND · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
75% (9-12)
McCallumSAC · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Brandan WrightDAL · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Mavs-Nuggets
Mavs 110Nuggets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs34172237110
Nuggets41271136115
The story
Denver beat Dallas 115-110 behind 20 points from Ty Lawson

Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas: 27 PTS, 7 REB 20 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 5-12 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 27-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +7+17+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Pistons
Bulls 105Pistons 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls19331934105
Pistons2522232494
The story
Jimmy Butler had 18 points and 12 rebounds as Chicago beat Detroit 105-94

Andre Drummond led Detroit with 15 PTS, 7 REB 18 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 7-15 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Bulls took the second 33-22.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −6+5+1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Magic
Rockets 101Magic 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets19223426101
Magic3216172489
The story
Dwight Howard's 19 points and 13 rebounds carried Houston past Orlando, 101-89

For Orlando, Maurice Harkless had 15 PTS, 2 REB 19 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 34-17.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −13−7+10+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.8Season avg23.8Last 5

23.8 points a game over his last five games, against 14.8 in 55 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.7 in 58 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Portland by 24.

DEN over DAL5BKN over MEM9CHI over DET11HOU over ORL12NYK over MIN12WAS over UTA13SAC over MIL14GSW over BOS20CHA over IND22POR over ATL24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Al Jefferson leads the day with 34

Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 12, 32, 29, 33, 6, 20, 25, 38, 34Bobcats-Pacers · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 42, 44, 35, 44, 29, 23, 21, 28, 33Knicks-Wolves · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 29, 39, 23, 43, 18, 20, 21, 31Rockets-Magic · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 13, 22, 17, 23, 12, 10, 11, 27Pistons-Bulls · L
14.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 22, 25, 24, 15, 18, 15, 22, 27Mavs-Nuggets · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 22, 2, 10, 5, 9, 23, 16, 26Bulls-Pistons · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 6 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
Al JeffersonCHA+4.7 25.9 last 10 · 21.2 season
Matt BarnesLAC+4.7 13.4 last 10 · 8.7 season
Trevor ArizaWAS+4.5 19.5 last 10 · 15.0 season
Cold
Brandon JenningsDET−5.9 10.7 last 10 · 16.6 season
Jeremy LinHOU−5.4 6.8 last 10 · 12.2 season
Evan TurnerIND−5.1 11.7 last 10 · 16.8 season
Glen DavisLAC−4.6 6.9 last 10 · 11.5 season
Jameer NelsonORL−4.6 7.7 last 10 · 12.3 season