FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 7, 2015Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed SAC by 14 at halftime and won 114–109.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Pelicans95
Q1 NOP -7; Q2 NOP -12; Q3 NOP +4; Q4 NOP +6
Final · Box score
Suns79
Cavs89
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +16; Q3 CLE +28; Q4 CLE +10
Final · OT · Box score
Kings109
Heat114
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA -14; Q3 MIA -10; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Pacers92
Knicks86
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND -5; Q3 IND -3; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Hawks84
Sixers92
Q1 PHI -11; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Blazers113
Wolves121
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Wizards85
Bucks91
Q1 MIL +11; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Rockets114
Nuggets100
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +14
On this day · 2013–14Mar 7, 2014: 11 games. Top scorer: Kenneth Faried (Nuggets-Lakers), 32 points.
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The lead · Kings-Heat

Miami needs overtime to survive Sacramento

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 27 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-14-100+5MIA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Kings3031171813109
Heat2621212818114
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 19, 18, 18, 11, 22, 16, 25, 28MIA28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tyler JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 0, 3, 14, 0, 2, 26, 1, 11, 24MIA24 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 28, 31, 21, 16, 22, 14, 29, 27SAC27 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 15, 28, 16, 24, 25, 10, 39, 27SAC27 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Sixers18
Pacers-Knicks12
Rockets-Nuggets8
Wizards-Bucks7
Grizzlies-Pelicans6
Kings-Heat5
Suns-Cavs3
The night in charts
Blazers-Wolves combined for 234, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 113, Wolves 121
234
Kings-HeatKings 109, Heat 114
223
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 114, Nuggets 100
214
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 89, Pelicans 95
184
Pacers-KnicksPacers 92, Knicks 86
178
Hawks-SixersHawks 84, Sixers 92
176
Wizards-BucksWizards 85, Bucks 91
176
Suns-CavsSuns 79, Cavs 89
168
MIA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Kings-HeatKings 109, Heat 114
+5 MIA
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 89, Pelicans 95
+6 NOP
Wizards-BucksWizards 85, Bucks 91
+6 MIL
Pacers-KnicksPacers 92, Knicks 86
+6 IND
Hawks-SixersHawks 84, Sixers 92
+8 PHI
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 113, Wolves 121
+8 MIN
Suns-CavsSuns 79, Cavs 89
+10 CLE
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 114, Nuggets 100
+14 HOU
MIA erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-HeatMIA won · Kings 109, Heat 114
14 pts
Grizzlies-PelicansNOP won · Grizzlies 89, Pelicans 95
12 pts
Hawks-SixersPHI won · Hawks 84, Sixers 92
11 pts
Pacers-KnicksIND won · Pacers 92, Knicks 86
5 pts
Blazers-WolvesMIN won · Blazers 113, Wolves 121
4 pts
Chandler shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChandlerDEN · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
73% (11-15)
NealMIN · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
BargnaniNYK · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
Hollis ThompsonPHI · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST
70% (7-10)
FoyeDEN · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Kings-Heat
Kings 109Heat 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings3031171813109
Heat2621212818114
The story
Dwyane Wade had 28 points as Miami beat Sacramento 114-109 in OT

Ben McLemore led Sacramento with 20 PTS, 4 REB 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 10-18 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 28-18.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −4−14−100+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Grizzlies-Pelicans
Grizzlies 89Pelicans 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2525172289
Pelicans1820332495
The story
Tyreke Evans' 26 points carried New Orleans past Memphis, 95-89

For Memphis, Jeff Green had 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 10-16 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans trailed by 12 going into the third, then won it 33-17.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −7−12+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Sixers
Hawks 84Sixers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks3122161584
Sixers2027252092
The story
Philadelphia beat Atlanta 92-84 behind 17 rebounds and 11 points from Nerlens Noel

Al Horford paced Atlanta: 12 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 17 REB, 11 PTS, 5 STL · 4-12 FG

The swing

A 25-16 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −11−6+3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.0Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.0 in 33 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg1.7Last 3

1.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 55 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg44.1Today

44 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Pelicans

New Orleans rallies from 12 down to beat Memphis

Trailing by 12 at the half, New Orleans outscored the Grizzlies 57–39 the rest of the way. Final: 95–89. Tyreke Evans led New Orleans with 26 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pelicans-Grizzlies
Tyreke Evans · NOPJeff Green · MEMPTS2620REB34AST73Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 32

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 19, 18, 18, 29, 31, 5, 14, 32Blazers-Wolves · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 19, 17, 19, 10, 18, 20, 14, 30Bucks-Wizards · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 21, 28, 21, 28, 18, 13, 9, 29Wolves-Blazers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 26, 20, 31, 21, 15, 33, 18, 38, 28Rockets-Nuggets · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 19, 18, 18, 11, 22, 16, 25, 28Heat-Kings · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 28, 31, 21, 16, 22, 14, 29, 27Kings-Heat · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Danilo GallinariDEN+6.8 16.9 last 10 · 10.1 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL+5.6 14.9 last 10 · 9.3 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+5.5 32.9 last 10 · 27.4 season
Mo WilliamsCHA+5.4 19.1 last 10 · 13.7 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+5.3 17.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Arron AfflaloPOR−5.5 8.4 last 10 · 13.9 season
Monta EllisDAL−5.2 13.8 last 10 · 19.0 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL−4.5 12.9 last 10 · 17.4 season
Donald SloanIND−4.0 4.8 last 10 · 8.8 season