FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 23, 2015Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed TOR by 12 at halftime and won 100–97.

Final · Box score
Sixers108
Heat119
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Bucks71
Bulls87
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +15; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Wolves102
Rockets113
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Raptors97
Pelicans100
Q1 NOP -11; Q2 NOP -12; Q3 NOP -7; Q4 NOP +3
Final · Box score
Nets110
Nuggets82
Q1 BKN +3; Q2 BKN +9; Q3 BKN +16; Q4 BKN +28
Final · Box score
Celtics115
Suns110
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +17; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Spurs81
Jazz90
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +7; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies90
Clippers87
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM -6; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 MEM +3
On this day · 2013–14Feb 23, 2014: 8 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Clippers), 42 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Pelicans

New Orleans climbs back to beat Toronto

James Harden posts a triple-double

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-12-7+3NOP AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2828182397
Pelicans17272333100
Who led
Luke BabbittPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 0, 0, 3, 15, 15, 4, 9, 18NOP18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Alexis AjincaPoints, last 10 games: 5, 17, 6, 0, 10, 8, 14, 2, 8, 16NOP16 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 23, 2, 13, 21, 12, 13, 10, 11, 22TOR22 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 12, 9, 4, 8, 6, 8, 11, 17TOR17 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Heat18
Grizzlies-Clippers12
Wolves-Rockets11
Nets-Nuggets6
Raptors-Pelicans3
Bucks-Bulls1
Celtics-Suns1
The night in charts
Sixers-Heat combined for 227, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-HeatSixers 108, Heat 119
227
Celtics-SunsCeltics 115, Suns 110
225
Wolves-RocketsWolves 102, Rockets 113
215
Raptors-PelicansRaptors 97, Pelicans 100
197
Nets-NuggetsNets 110, Nuggets 82
192
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 90, Clippers 87
177
Spurs-JazzSpurs 81, Jazz 90
171
Bucks-BullsBucks 71, Bulls 87
158
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-PelicansRaptors 97, Pelicans 100
+3 NOP
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 90, Clippers 87
+3 MEM
Celtics-SunsCeltics 115, Suns 110
+5 BOS
Spurs-JazzSpurs 81, Jazz 90
+9 UTA
Wolves-RocketsWolves 102, Rockets 113
+11 HOU
Sixers-HeatSixers 108, Heat 119
+11 MIA
Bucks-BullsBucks 71, Bulls 87
+16 CHI
Nets-NuggetsNets 110, Nuggets 82
+28 BKN
NOP erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-PelicansNOP won · Raptors 97, Pelicans 100
12 pts
Grizzlies-ClippersMEM won · Grizzlies 90, Clippers 87
6 pts
Deng shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DengMIA · 29 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
79% (11-14)
James JohnsonTOR · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Hollis ThompsonPHI · 22 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
AjincaNOP · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
DragicMIA · 23 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Raptors-Pelicans
Raptors 97Pelicans 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2828182397
Pelicans17272333100
The story
Tyreke Evans had 13 points and 12 assists as New Orleans beat Toronto 100-97

Jonas Valanciunas led Toronto with 17 PTS, 14 REB 13 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB · 5-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Pelicans took the fourth 33-23.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −11−12−7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyle Lowry led the game in fantasy with 40.4 FPTS (22 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB)

Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 90Clippers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2117282490
Clippers2222241987
The story
Mike Conley's 18 points carried Memphis past Los Angeles, 90-87

For Los Angeles, DeAndre Jordan had 17 REB, 9 PTS 18 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 5-10 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 24-19.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −1−6−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul was the fantasy play: 58.8 FPTS on 30 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB

Final · Wolves-Rockets
Wolves 102Rockets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves25311927102
Rockets26302829113
The story
Houston beat Minnesota 113-102 behind 15 points and 15 rebounds from Terrence Jones

Andrew Wiggins paced Minnesota: 30 PTS, 6 REB 15 PTS, 15 REB · 6-9 FG

The swing

A 28-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +10+9+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.8Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 4.8 in 46 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg7.2Last 3

7.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 53 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+38.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.5Season avg45.2Today

45 minutes today, against 6.5 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Clippers

Memphis takes over late to edge Clippers

Down 2 after three, Memphis won the fourth 24–19. Final: 90–87. Mike Conley led Memphis with 18 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NOP over TOR3MEM over LAC3BOS over PHX5UTA over SAS9MIA over PHI11HOU over MIN11CHI over MIL16BKN over DEN28Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over LAC.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 31

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 27, 33, 45, 40, 9, 26, 20, 31Rockets-Wolves · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill DET, Apr 2, 1997: 31 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
31 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 10, 22, 18, 25, 12, 22, 10, 30Clippers-Grizzlies · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 33, 14, 6, 18, 18, 15, 6, 20, 30Wolves-Rockets · L
15.6 PPG season to date · +14.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 10, 18, 17, 12, 17, 13, 6, 29Heat-Sixers · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 10, 15, 9, 9, 13, 20, 12, 23Heat-Sixers · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 26, 17, 18, 10, 11, 28, 20, 23Celtics-Suns · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
D.J. AugustinOKC+6.3 16.9 last 10 · 10.6 season
Wayne EllingtonLAL+5.6 14.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Jarrett JackBKN+4.5 17.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Alan AndersonBKN+4.4 11.3 last 10 · 6.9 season
Hassan WhitesideMIA+4.4 14.6 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Gerald GreenPHX−5.7 6.8 last 10 · 12.5 season
Dwyane WadeMIA−5.4 15.6 last 10 · 21.0 season
Cory JosephSAS−4.8 3.6 last 10 · 8.4 season
Kyle LowryTOR−4.7 13.7 last 10 · 18.4 season