FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 27, 2014Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed LAL by 4 after the first quarter and won 108–105.

Final · Box score
Blazers100
Hawks85
Q1 POR +6; Q2 POR +16; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +15
Final · Box score
Sixers98
Rockets120
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +20; Q4 HOU +22
Final · Box score
Lakers105
Bucks108
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Clippers109
Mavs103
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 Clippers 0; Q4 LAC +6
On this day · 2012–13Mar 27, 2013: 14 games. Top scorer: JR Smith (Knicks-Grizzlies), 35 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Bucks

Brandon Knight scores 30, Milwaukee holds off Lakers

Chris Paul goes for 31 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+2+7+3MIL AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30232725105
Bucks26293221108
Who led
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 20, 14, 21, 24, 27, 6, 9, 30MIL30 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Ramon SessionsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 7, 14, 18, 23, 18, 13, 28, 22MIL22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jordan HillPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 11, 2, 0, 0, 9, 28, 9, 28LAL28 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Nick YoungPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 21, 24, 6, 10, 21, 26, 20, 17LAL17 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Mavs13
Blazers-Hawks4
Lakers-Bucks2
Sixers-Rockets1
The night in charts
Sixers-Rockets combined for 218, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-RocketsSixers 98, Rockets 120
218
Lakers-BucksLakers 105, Bucks 108
213
Clippers-MavsClippers 109, Mavs 103
212
Blazers-HawksBlazers 100, Hawks 85
185
MIL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Lakers-BucksLakers 105, Bucks 108
+3 MIL
Clippers-MavsClippers 109, Mavs 103
+6 LAC
Blazers-HawksBlazers 100, Hawks 85
+15 POR
Sixers-RocketsSixers 98, Rockets 120
+22 HOU
MIL rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-BucksMIL won · Lakers 105, Bucks 108
4 pts
Clippers-MavsLAC won · Clippers 109, Mavs 103
2 pts
Jordan Hill shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jordan HillLAL · 28 PTS, 16 REB, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
VinceDAL · 23 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
James AndersonPHI · 30 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
61% (11-18)
KnightMIL · 30 PTS, 3 AST, 1 BLK
57% (12-21)
BlakeLAC · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
57% (8-14)
Final · Lakers-Bucks
Lakers 105Bucks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30232725105
Bucks26293221108
The story
Ramon Sessions had 22 points as Milwaukee beat Los Angeles 108-105

Nick Young led Los Angeles with 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 5-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Bucks took the second 29-23.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −4+2+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jordan Hill led the game in fantasy with 49.2 FPTS (28 PTS, 16 REB)

Final · Clippers-Mavs
Clippers 109Mavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers29292328109
Mavs29312122103
The story
Blake Griffin's 18 points and 13 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Dallas, 109-103

For Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 21 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 28-22, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 0−20+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Rockets
Sixers 98Rockets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2821311898
Rockets35283720120
The story
Houston beat Philadelphia 120-98 behind a 26-10-10 triple-double from James Harden

Henry Sims paced Philadelphia: 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST · 9-17 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 35-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +7+14+20+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.5Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 72 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 63 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Mavs

Clippers top Dallas in Dallas

Final: 109–103. Chris Paul led Clippers with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over LAL3LAC over DAL6POR over ATL15HOU over PHI22Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over DAL.
Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 31

Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 16, 18, 16, 29, 28, 14, 2, 31Clippers-Mavs · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
James AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 17, 17, 11, 4, 8, 7, 10, 30Sixers-Rockets · L
10.4 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Brandon KnightPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 20, 14, 21, 24, 27, 6, 9, 30Bucks-Lakers · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Jordan HillPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 11, 2, 0, 0, 9, 28, 9, 28Lakers-Bucks · L
8.8 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high28 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 41, 28, 8, 30, 15, 28, 37, 31, 26Rockets-Sixers · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shareef Abdur-Rahim VAN, Apr 19, 1997: 26 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
26 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 16, 21, 10, 30, 28, 19, 14, 25Blazers-Hawks · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony DavisNOP+8.1 29.8 last 10 · 21.7 season
Tyreke EvansNOP+7.0 20.9 last 10 · 13.9 season
Kenneth FariedDEN+5.6 18.4 last 10 · 12.8 season
Ramon SessionsMIL+5.3 17.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+5.2 16.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−8.6 6.5 last 10 · 15.1 season
Glen DavisLAC−6.7 3.4 last 10 · 10.1 season
Jeremy LambOKC−5.2 3.5 last 10 · 8.7 season
Harrison BarnesGSW−4.0 5.4 last 10 · 9.4 season
Carlos BoozerCHI−3.6 10.2 last 10 · 13.8 season