FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 22, 2014Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed PHI by 5 after the first quarter and won 91–81.

Final · Box score
Blazers94
Bobcats124
Q1 CHA +11; Q2 CHA +23; Q3 CHA +25; Q4 CHA +30
Final · Box score
Rockets118
Cavs111
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +12; Q3 HOU +22; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Sixers81
Bulls91
Q1 CHI -5; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Pacers71
Grizzlies82
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +13; Q3 MEM +15; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Heat95
Pelicans105
Q1 Pelicans 0; Q2 NOP +2; Q3 NOP +4; Q4 NOP +10
Final · Box score
Magic88
Jazz89
Q1 UTA +11; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +5; Q4 UTA +1
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Warriors90
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +9
Final · Box score
Pistons103
Clippers112
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +10; Q4 LAC +9
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The lead · Sixers-Bulls

Philadelphia's skid reaches 24

Chris Paul goes for 28 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+3+6+10CHI AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2513212281
Bulls2021242691
Who led
Joakim NoahPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 20, 13, 13, 23, 9, 14, 12, 20CHI20 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 16, 23, 11, 5, 13, 16, 17, 17CHI17 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 18, 16, 25, 20, 23, 24, 21, 28PHI28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Henry SimsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 10, 20, 6, 4, 9, 4, 16, 18PHI18 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Charlotte posts the night's biggest win

Charlotte beat Portland by 30, the widest margin of 8 games.

UTA over ORL1HOU over CLE7SAS over GSW9LAC over DET9CHI over PHI10NOP over MIA10MEM over IND11CHA over POR30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Heat-Pelicans5
Magic-Jazz4
Spurs-Warriors4
Pistons-Clippers4
Pacers-Grizzlies2
Sixers-Bulls1
Blazers-Bobcats0
Rockets-Cavs0
Shot of the night

Burke's three with 1 second left puts the Jazz ahead, 89-88 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Cavs combined for 229, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-CavsRockets 118, Cavs 111
229
Blazers-BobcatsBlazers 94, Bobcats 124
218
Pistons-ClippersPistons 103, Clippers 112
215
Heat-PelicansHeat 95, Pelicans 105
200
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 99, Warriors 90
189
Magic-JazzMagic 88, Jazz 89
177
Sixers-BullsSixers 81, Bulls 91
172
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 71, Grizzlies 82
153
UTA won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Magic-JazzMagic 88, Jazz 89
+1 UTA
Rockets-CavsRockets 118, Cavs 111
+7 HOU
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 99, Warriors 90
+9 SAS
Pistons-ClippersPistons 103, Clippers 112
+9 LAC
Heat-PelicansHeat 95, Pelicans 105
+10 NOP
Sixers-BullsSixers 81, Bulls 91
+10 CHI
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 71, Grizzlies 82
+11 MEM
Blazers-BobcatsBlazers 94, Bobcats 124
+30 CHA
Henderson shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HendersonCHA · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
BlakeLAC · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
CP3LAC · 28 PTS, 15 AST, 6 STL, 4 REB
67% (10-15)
DrummondDET · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
JerebkoDET · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Magic-Jazz
Magic 88Jazz 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1627182788
Jazz2722172389
The story
Derrick Favors had 12 rebounds and 11 points as Utah beat Orlando 89-88

Victor Oladipo led Orlando with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 12 REB, 11 PTS, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 5-11 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the first 27-16, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +11+6+5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Vucevic led the game in fantasy with 44.1 FPTS (16 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Rockets-Cavs
Rockets 118Cavs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets39283417118
Cavs31242432111
The story
Houston beat Cleveland 118-111 behind 16 points from Chandler Parsons

Tyler Zeller paced Cleveland: 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 7-17 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 34-24 third quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +8+12+22+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Clippers
Pistons 103Clippers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons26291533103
Clippers36202432112
The story
Blake Griffin's 25 points carried Los Angeles past Detroit, 112-103

For Detroit, Brandon Jennings had 19 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 12-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-26, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +10+1+10+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.6Season avg33.8Last 5

33.8 points a game over his last five games, against 21.6 in 59 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.4Season avg19.1Last 3

19.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.4 in 68 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.3Season avg37.0Today

37 minutes today, against 16.3 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 37

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 28, 41, 28, 8, 30, 15, 28, 37Rockets-Cavs · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 28, 29, 32, 29, 36, 40, 34, 30Pelicans-Heat · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 13, 19, 17, 16, 18, 16, 29, 28Clippers-Pistons · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 15 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 17, 26, 26, 25, 20, 16, 18, 28Bobcats-Blazers · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 18, 16, 25, 20, 23, 24, 21, 28Sixers-Bulls · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 19, 8, 10, 18, 15, 17, 30, 26Cavs-Rockets · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Tyreke EvansNOP+7.9 21.5 last 10 · 13.6 season
Kenneth FariedDEN+7.4 19.9 last 10 · 12.5 season
Anthony DavisNOP+6.2 27.9 last 10 · 21.7 season
Matt BarnesLAC+5.5 14.9 last 10 · 9.4 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+5.3 16.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−7.3 8.1 last 10 · 15.4 season
Glen DavisLAC−7.1 3.2 last 10 · 10.3 season
Paul GeorgeIND−5.1 16.8 last 10 · 21.9 season
Jeremy LambOKC−4.8 4.0 last 10 · 8.8 season
Brandon JenningsDET−4.6 11.4 last 10 · 16.0 season