FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 29, 2014Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed HOU by 10 after the first quarter and won 118–107.

Final · Box score
Pistons98
Sixers123
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +19; Q3 PHI +30; Q4 PHI +25
Final · Box score
Clippers118
Rockets107
Q1 LAC -10; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +11
Final · Box score
Hawks97
Wizards101
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Kings100
Mavs103
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +2; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Heat88
Bucks67
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA +17; Q3 MIA +19; Q4 MIA +21
Final · Box score
Pelicans80
Spurs96
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +16
On this day · 2012–13Mar 29, 2013: 11 games. Top scorer: JR Smith (Knicks-Bobcats), 37 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Rockets

Chris Paul scores 30, Clippers rally past Houston

John Wall goes for 25 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+3+4+11LAC AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers23382730118
Rockets33252623107
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 18, 16, 29, 28, 14, 2, 31, 30LAC30 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 23, 36, 24, 8, 3, 9, 13, 31, 14, 22LAC22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 41, 28, 8, 30, 15, 28, 37, 31, 26, 32HOU32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 2, 9, 6, 19, 16, 11, 16, 28HOU28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Rockets7
Hawks-Wizards5
Pistons-Sixers3
Kings-Mavs2
Heat-Bucks1
Pelicans-Spurs1
The night in charts
Clippers-Rockets combined for 225, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-RocketsClippers 118, Rockets 107
225
Pistons-SixersPistons 98, Sixers 123
221
Kings-MavsKings 100, Mavs 103
203
Hawks-WizardsHawks 97, Wizards 101
198
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 80, Spurs 96
176
Heat-BucksHeat 88, Bucks 67
155
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-MavsKings 100, Mavs 103
+3 DAL
Hawks-WizardsHawks 97, Wizards 101
+4 WAS
Clippers-RocketsClippers 118, Rockets 107
+11 LAC
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 80, Spurs 96
+16 SAS
Heat-BucksHeat 88, Bucks 67
+21 MIA
Pistons-SixersPistons 98, Sixers 123
+25 PHI
LAC erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-RocketsLAC won · Clippers 118, Rockets 107
10 pts
Hawks-WizardsWAS won · Hawks 97, Wizards 101
2 pts
Jordan shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JordanLAC · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK
70% (7-10)
ManuSAS · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
BelinelliSAS · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
CP3LAC · 30 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
63% (10-16)
GaySAC · 30 PTS, 7 REB
58% (11-19)
Final · Kings-Mavs
Kings 100Mavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings19232830100
Mavs26281831103
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 19 points as Dallas beat Sacramento 103-100

DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento with 17 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 5-10 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 26-19, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +7+12+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ray McCallum led the game in fantasy with 40.8 FPTS (16 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Hawks-Wizards
Hawks 97Wizards 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2725192697
Wizards28222526101
The story
Washington beat Atlanta 101-97 behind 12 points and 11 rebounds from Marcin Gortat

Cartier Martin paced Atlanta: 13 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 12 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 25-19 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +1−2+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Rockets
Clippers 118Rockets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers23382730118
Rockets33252623107
The story
DeAndre Jordan's 20 points and 12 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Houston, 118-107

For Houston, Chandler Parsons had 28 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK · 7-10 FG

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 10 going into the second, then won it 38-25.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −10+3+4+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 36 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 59 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Philadelphia posts the night's biggest win

Philadelphia beat Detroit by 25, the widest margin of 6 games.

DAL over SAC3WAS over ATL4LAC over HOU11SAS over NOP16MIA over MIL21PHI over DET25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 32

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 41, 28, 8, 30, 15, 28, 37, 31, 26, 32Rockets-Clippers · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 18, 16, 29, 28, 14, 2, 31, 30Clippers-Rockets · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 13, 14, 24, 14, 24, 14, 7, 30Kings-Mavs · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 2, 9, 6, 19, 16, 11, 16, 28Rockets-Clippers · L
16.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 33, 14, 24, 28, 15, 29, 20, 25Wizards-Hawks · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 23, 36, 24, 8, 3, 9, 13, 31, 14, 22Clippers-Rockets · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kenneth FariedDEN+5.9 18.7 last 10 · 12.8 season
Anthony DavisNOP+5.7 27.0 last 10 · 21.3 season
Tyreke EvansNOP+5.3 19.3 last 10 · 14.0 season
Ramon SessionsMIL+5.2 16.9 last 10 · 11.7 season
Amar'e StoudemireNYK+5.2 16.7 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−8.6 6.3 last 10 · 14.9 season
Glen DavisLAC−6.9 3.0 last 10 · 9.9 season
Brandon JenningsDET−5.0 10.7 last 10 · 15.7 season
Jeremy LambOKC−4.6 4.1 last 10 · 8.7 season
Jordan CrawfordGSW−4.2 6.6 last 10 · 10.8 season