FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 13, 2014Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MIL by 7 after the first quarter and won 102–97.

Final · Box score
Rockets87
Bulls111
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +27; Q4 CHI +24
Final · Box score
Bucks97
Hawks102
Q1 ATL -7; Q2 ATL -6; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Thunder131
Q1 OKC +14; Q2 OKC +14; Q3 OKC +24; Q4 OKC +29
On this day · 2012–13Mar 13, 2013: 11 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Hawks), 31 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Hawks

Atlanta takes care of Milwaukee

Serge Ibaka goes for 15 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-6+1+5ATL AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3023143097
Hawks23242134102
Who led
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 26, 26, 29, 10, 9, 9, 14, 22ATL22 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 17, 7, 21, 23, 16, 14, 23, 17ATL17 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 20, 9, 11, 31, 9, 13, 16, 22MIL22 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 14, 11, 25, 15, 25, 24, 21, 20MIL20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Rockets-Bulls

Chicago leads Houston wire to wire

Chicago was ahead at every break and won 111–87. Best quarter: the third, 35–16. Mike Dunleavy led Chicago with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over MIL5CHI over HOU24OKC over LAL29Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over HOU.
Lead changes
Bucks-Hawks17
Lakers-Thunder2
Rockets-Bulls0
The night in charts
Lakers-Thunder combined for 233, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-ThunderLakers 102, Thunder 131
233
Bucks-HawksBucks 97, Hawks 102
199
Rockets-BullsRockets 87, Bulls 111
198
ATL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Bucks-HawksBucks 97, Hawks 102
+5 ATL
Rockets-BullsRockets 87, Bulls 111
+24 CHI
Lakers-ThunderLakers 102, Thunder 131
+29 OKC
Teague shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TeagueATL · 22 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
HinrichCHI · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
58% (7-12)
LinHOU · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
54% (7-13)
DunleavyCHI · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
53% (8-15)
WestbrookOKC · 29 PTS, 9 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
53% (9-17)
Final · Bucks-Hawks
Bucks 97Hawks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks3023143097
Hawks23242134102
The story
Jeff Teague had 22 points and 8 assists as Atlanta beat Milwaukee 102-97

Brandon Knight led Milwaukee with 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 7-10 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Hawks took the third 21-14.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −7−6+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ersan Ilyasova led the game in fantasy with 43.5 FPTS (22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Rockets-Bulls
Rockets 87Bulls 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2022162987
Bulls25253526111
The story
Chicago beat Houston 111-87 behind 13 points and 10 rebounds from Joakim Noah

Dwight Howard paced Houston: 12 PTS, 10 REB 13 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST · 3-6 FG

The swing

A 35-16 third quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +5+8+27+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Thunder
Lakers 102Thunder 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers19273125102
Thunder33274130131
The story
Kevin Durant's 29 points carried Oklahoma City past Los Angeles, 131-102

For Los Angeles, Ryan Kelly had 12 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 29 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 8-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-19, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +14+14+24+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.8Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 4.8 in 51 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 64 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.8Season avg24.1Today

24 minutes today, against 7.8 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 29

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 24, 21, 26, 13, 36, 20, 24, 29Thunder-Lakers · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 42, 28, 37, 28, 42, 34, 27, 42, 29Thunder-Lakers · W
31.8 PPG season to date · −2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 20, 9, 11, 31, 9, 13, 16, 22Bucks-Hawks · L
11.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 26, 26, 29, 10, 9, 9, 14, 22Hawks-Bucks · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Mike DunleavyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 16, 10, 8, 7, 5, 8, 7, 21Bulls-Rockets · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 6, 4, 7, 2, 11, 26, 8, 21Rockets-Bulls · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Matt BarnesLAC+7.0 16.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Kenneth FariedDEN+6.2 18.3 last 10 · 12.1 season
Gerald GreenPHX+5.5 21.1 last 10 · 15.6 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+4.5 15.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Jerryd BaylessBOS+4.3 13.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Cold
Glen DavisLAC−7.1 3.9 last 10 · 11.0 season
Evan TurnerIND−6.9 9.3 last 10 · 16.2 season
Brandon JenningsDET−6.3 10.2 last 10 · 16.5 season
Stephen CurryGSW−6.0 17.2 last 10 · 23.2 season
Kendall MarshallLAL−5.3 3.2 last 10 · 8.5 season