FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 17, 2014Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed CHA by 6 after the first quarter and won 97–83.

Final · Box score
Hawks97
Bobcats83
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL -6; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Sixers90
Pacers99
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Suns95
Nets108
Q1 BKN +10; Q2 BKN +13; Q3 BKN +18; Q4 BKN +13
Final · Box score
Thunder97
Bulls85
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC +7; Q4 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Jazz86
Rockets124
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +19; Q3 HOU +23; Q4 HOU +38
Final · Box score
Celtics89
Mavs94
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Clippers100
Nuggets110
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 Nuggets 0; Q4 DEN +10
On this day · 2012–13Mar 17, 2013: 8 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (Bucks-Magic), 39 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Bobcats

Atlanta makes it four straight

Kevin Durant goes for 35 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-6+8+14ATL AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2224302197
Bobcats2824161583
Who led
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 21, 23, 16, 14, 23, 17, 24, 28ATL28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 29, 10, 9, 9, 14, 22, 15, 11ATL11 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 19, 20, 11, 24, 16, 7, 21, 20CHA20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 34, 28, 17, 26, 26, 25, 20, 16CHA16 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Sixers-Pacers

Indiana keeps rolling, beats Philadelphia

That is four in a row. Final: 99–90. Lance Stephenson led Indiana with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · IND
W@ BOS102–97Wvs UTA94–91Lvs GSW96–98L@ CHA87–109L@ HOU86–112L@ DAL94–105Wvs BOS94–83W@ PHI101–94W@ DET112–104Wvs PHI99–90
Lead changes
Clippers-Nuggets17
Thunder-Bulls14
Celtics-Mavs12
Sixers-Pacers10
Hawks-Bobcats6
Jazz-Rockets1
Suns-Nets0
The night in charts
Clippers-Nuggets combined for 210
Points by game
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 100, Nuggets 110
210
Jazz-RocketsJazz 86, Rockets 124
210
Suns-NetsSuns 95, Nets 108
203
Sixers-PacersSixers 90, Pacers 99
189
Celtics-MavsCeltics 89, Mavs 94
183
Thunder-BullsThunder 97, Bulls 85
182
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 97, Bobcats 83
180
DAL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Celtics-MavsCeltics 89, Mavs 94
+5 DAL
Sixers-PacersSixers 90, Pacers 99
+9 IND
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 100, Nuggets 110
+10 DEN
Thunder-BullsThunder 97, Bulls 85
+12 OKC
Suns-NetsSuns 95, Nets 108
+13 BKN
Hawks-BobcatsHawks 97, Bobcats 83
+14 ATL
Jazz-RocketsJazz 86, Rockets 124
+38 HOU
ATL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-BobcatsATL won · Hawks 97, Bobcats 83
6 pts
Sixers-PacersIND won · Sixers 90, Pacers 99
3 pts
Clippers-NuggetsDEN won · Clippers 100, Nuggets 110
2 pts
Deron Williams shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Deron WilliamsBKN · 28 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
85% (11-13)
Terrence JonesHOU · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
LinHOU · 17 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
HicksonDEN · 21 PTS, 11 REB
64% (9-14)
Joe JohnsonBKN · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Celtics-Mavs
Celtics 89Mavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2221182889
Mavs2624143094
The story
Monta Ellis had 17 points as Dallas beat Boston 94-89

Kelly Olynyk led Boston with 16 PTS, 9 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 4-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 26-22, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +4+7+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jerryd Bayless led the game in fantasy with 33.1 FPTS (19 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 100Nuggets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers25283017100
Nuggets23332727110
The story
Denver beat Los Angeles 110-100 behind 18 points and 16 rebounds from Kenneth Faried

Chris Paul paced Los Angeles: 29 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 18 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST · 6-14 FG

The swing

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

DEN lead by quarter
200 −2+30+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Blake Griffin topped the game at 56.4 FPTS: 26 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST

Final · Thunder-Bulls
Thunder 97Bulls 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2324272397
Bulls2124221885
The story
Russell Westbrook's 17 points and 9 assists carried Oklahoma City past Chicago, 97-85

For Chicago, Taj Gibson had 16 PTS, 7 REB 17 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST · 5-14 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 27-22, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +2+2+7+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 64 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 66 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg40.9Today

41 minutes today, against 21.7 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 35

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 28, 42, 34, 27, 42, 29, 30, 35Thunder-Bulls · W
31.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Terrence JonesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 22, 19, 17, 7, 2, 8, 2, 12, 30Rockets-Jazz · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 14, 13, 19, 17, 16, 18, 16, 29Clippers-Nuggets · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 20, 16, 20, 10, 18, 6, 14, 28Nets-Suns · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 21, 23, 16, 14, 23, 17, 24, 28Hawks-Bobcats · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 22, 20, 27, 37, 30, 20, 21, 26Clippers-Nuggets · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kenneth FariedDEN+8.9 21.5 last 10 · 12.6 season
Matt BarnesLAC+5.3 14.6 last 10 · 9.3 season
Tyreke EvansNOP+5.2 18.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
D.J. AugustinCHI+4.9 16.9 last 10 · 12.0 season
Gerald GreenPHX+4.4 20.1 last 10 · 15.7 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−7.2 8.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Glen DavisLAC−7.1 3.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Brandon JenningsDET−5.4 11.0 last 10 · 16.4 season
Jeremy LambOKC−5.2 3.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
Chandler ParsonsHOU−5.1 10.9 last 10 · 16.0 season