FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 18, 2014Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 3 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed TOR by 9 after the first quarter and won 118–113.

Final · Box score
Heat100
Cavs96
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +4
Final · OT · Box score
Raptors113
Hawks118
Q1 ATL -9; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +5
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks115
Blazers120
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +3; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +5
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards111
Kings117
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC -3; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +6
Final · Box score
Magic89
Warriors103
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +14
On this day · 2012–13Mar 18, 2013: 11 games. Top scorer: Jeff Green (Celtics-Heat), 43 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Hawks

Jeff Teague scores 34, Atlanta wins in overtime

LeBron James goes for 43 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-90+20+5ATL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Raptors262329287113
Hawks1732312612118
Who led
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 10, 9, 9, 14, 22, 15, 11, 34ATL34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 23, 16, 14, 23, 17, 24, 28, 19ATL19 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 32, 15, 25, 14, 25, 16, 17, 29TOR29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 13, 12, 20, 21, 19, 22, 28, 20TOR20 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Bucks-Blazers

Portland needs overtime to survive Milwaukee

Tied 98–98 after regulation. Portland won the final period 22–17 for a 120–115 win. Wesley Matthews led Portland with 26 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Blazers-Bucks
Wesley Matthews · PORBrandon Knight · MILPTS2624REB28AST24Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Raptors-Hawks23
Bucks-Blazers23
Magic-Warriors13
Wizards-Kings10
The night in charts
Bucks-Blazers combined for 235, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-BlazersBucks 115, Blazers 120
235
Raptors-HawksRaptors 113, Hawks 118
231
Wizards-KingsWizards 111, Kings 117
228
Heat-CavsHeat 100, Cavs 96
196
Magic-WarriorsMagic 89, Warriors 103
192
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-CavsHeat 100, Cavs 96
+4 MIA
Bucks-BlazersBucks 115, Blazers 120
+5 POR
Raptors-HawksRaptors 113, Hawks 118
+5 ATL
Wizards-KingsWizards 111, Kings 117
+6 SAC
Magic-WarriorsMagic 89, Warriors 103
+14 GSW
ATL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-HawksATL won · Raptors 113, Hawks 118
9 pts
Bucks-BlazersPOR won · Bucks 115, Blazers 120
3 pts
Wizards-KingsSAC won · Wizards 111, Kings 117
3 pts
LeBron shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronMIA · 43 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
74% (14-19)
GoodenWAS · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
StephGSW · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
69% (9-13)
David LeeGSW · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
VarejaoCLE · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Heat-Cavs
Heat 100Cavs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat37222021100
Cavs2529251796
The story
Miami beat Cleveland 100-96 behind 21 points from Chris Bosh

Dion Waiters paced Cleveland: 17 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 8-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 37-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +12+50+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Hawks
Raptors 113Hawks 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Raptors262329287113
Hawks1732312612118
The story
Paul Millsap had a 19-13-10 triple-double as Atlanta beat Toronto 118-113 in OT

DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 29 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 19 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST · 6-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the first, the Hawks took the second 32-23.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −90+20+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wizards-Kings
Wizards 111Kings 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards1927272711111
Kings3017233017117
The story
Isaiah Thomas' a 24-11-10 triple-double carried Sacramento past Washington, 117-111 in OT

For Washington, John Wall had 14 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST · 6-16 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-19, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +11+1−30+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.2Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.2 in 67 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 67 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg50Today

50 minutes today, against 24.3 a game in 67 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 43

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 61, 22, 19, 17, 23, 19, 21, 24, 43Heat-Cavs · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Feb 6, 2019: 43 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
43 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 10, 9, 9, 14, 22, 15, 11, 34Hawks-Raptors · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 32, 15, 25, 14, 25, 16, 17, 29Raptors-Hawks · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 10, 26, 26, 5, 13, 20, 13, 26Blazers-Bucks · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 25, 14, 10, 19, 20, 26, 27, 24Kings-Wizards · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jim Jackson NJN, Apr 10, 1997: 24 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
24 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 23, 21, 24, 28, 13, 19, 25, 24Kings-Wizards · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 14 REB · 3 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
Maurice HarklessORL+4.8 12.0 last 10 · 7.2 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