FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 8, 2014Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed ATL by 7 after the first quarter and won 109–108.

Final · Box score
Knicks107
Cavs97
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +10
Final · Box score
Jazz104
Sixers92
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Bobcats89
Grizzlies111
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +18; Q4 MEM +22
Final · Box score
Magic112
Spurs121
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Wizards114
Bucks107
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS +22; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +7
Final · Box score
Hawks108
Clippers109
Q1 LAC -7; Q2 LAC -1; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +1
On this day · 2012–13Mar 8, 2013: 12 games. Top scorer: Deron Williams (Nets-Wizards), 42 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Clippers

Clippers hold off Atlanta, 109–108

Kyrie Irving goes for 30 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-1+10+1LAC AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks32262030108
Clippers25323121109
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 36, 35, 28, 20, 22, 23, 20, 22, 20, 27LAC27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 18, 18, 19, 14, 21, 14, 13, 19LAC19 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
DeMarre CarrollPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 4, 24, 13, 24, 10, 9, 9, 19ATL19 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 11, 7, 16, 17, 18, 5, 7, 17ATL17 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Magic-Spurs

San Antonio makes it six straight

San Antonio beat Orlando 121–112 and moved to 46–16. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 30 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.

Streak strip · SAS
W@ BOS104–92W@ LAC113–103W@ POR111–109L@ PHX85–106Wvs DET120–110Wvs CHA92–82Wvs DAL112–106W@ CLE122–101Wvs MIA111–87Wvs ORL121–112
Lead changes
Magic-Spurs22
Hawks-Clippers12
Jazz-Sixers9
Knicks-Cavs7
Bobcats-Grizzlies2
Wizards-Bucks2
The night in charts
Magic-Spurs combined for 233, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-SpursMagic 112, Spurs 121
233
Wizards-BucksWizards 114, Bucks 107
221
Hawks-ClippersHawks 108, Clippers 109
217
Knicks-CavsKnicks 107, Cavs 97
204
Bobcats-GrizzliesBobcats 89, Grizzlies 111
200
Jazz-SixersJazz 104, Sixers 92
196
LAC won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Hawks-ClippersHawks 108, Clippers 109
+1 LAC
Wizards-BucksWizards 114, Bucks 107
+7 WAS
Magic-SpursMagic 112, Spurs 121
+9 SAS
Knicks-CavsKnicks 107, Cavs 97
+10 NYK
Jazz-SixersJazz 104, Sixers 92
+12 UTA
Bobcats-GrizzliesBobcats 89, Grizzlies 111
+22 MEM
LAC rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-ClippersLAC won · Hawks 108, Clippers 109
7 pts
Jazz-SixersUTA won · Jazz 104, Sixers 92
2 pts
Magic-SpursSAS won · Magic 112, Spurs 121
2 pts
Wroten shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WrotenPHI · 30 PTS, 4 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
80% (12-15)
ArizaWAS · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
Tobias HarrisORL · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
Douglas-RobertsCHA · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
BurksUTA · 19 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Hawks-Clippers
Hawks 108Clippers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks32262030108
Clippers25323121109
The story
Blake Griffin had 27 points as Los Angeles beat Atlanta 109-108

Kyle Korver led Atlanta with 17 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 11-19 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Clippers took the third 31-20.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −7−1+10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul Millsap led the game in fantasy with 42.5 FPTS (14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Magic-Spurs
Magic 112Spurs 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic27342229112
Spurs31282933121
The story
San Antonio beat Orlando 121-112 behind 30 points from Tony Parker

Nikola Vucevic paced Orlando: 19 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB · 11-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +4−2+5+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tobias Harris topped the game at 44.6 FPTS: 23 PTS, 8 REB

Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 107Cavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks23351930107
Cavs1931262197
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 26 points carried New York past Cleveland, 107-97

For Cleveland, Spencer Hawes had 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 10-23 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 30-21, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +4+8+1+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.0Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.0 in 56 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 49 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Season avg40.8Today

41 minutes today, against 23.7 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 30

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 15, 25, 31, 21, 28, 24, 13, 30Cavs-Knicks · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 32, 4, 9, 11, 22, 7, 17, 30Spurs-Magic · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Tony WrotenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 0, 12, 21, 19, 15, 19, 12, 8, 30Sixers-Jazz · L
13.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 4, 15, 22, 16, 40, 15, 26, 28Wizards-Bucks · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 36, 35, 28, 20, 22, 23, 20, 22, 20, 27Clippers-Hawks · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 44, 35, 44, 29, 23, 21, 28, 33, 29, 26Knicks-Cavs · W
28.1 PPG season to date · −2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gerald GreenPHX+7.2 22.8 last 10 · 15.6 season
Kenneth FariedDEN+5.9 17.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Matt BarnesLAC+5.8 14.8 last 10 · 9.0 season
Al JeffersonCHA+5.0 26.2 last 10 · 21.2 season
Markieff MorrisPHX+4.6 18.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
Cold
Glen DavisLAC−5.5 5.8 last 10 · 11.3 season
Brandon JenningsDET−5.1 11.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Evan TurnerIND−5.1 11.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Stephen CurryGSW−5.0 18.6 last 10 · 23.6 season
Jameer NelsonORL−4.5 7.7 last 10 · 12.2 season