FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 13, 2015Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed CHI by 16 after the first quarter and won 101–91.

Final · Box score
Bulls91
Hornets101
Q1 CHA -16; Q2 CHA -8; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +10
Final · Box score
Kings107
Sixers114
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI -13; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Magic88
Celtics95
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS -10; Q3 BOS -6; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Heat92
Raptors102
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Wolves99
Thunder113
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +7; Q4 OKC +14
Final · Box score
Clippers99
Mavs129
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +30
Final · Box score
Warriors103
Nuggets114
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Hawks96
Suns87
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL -8; Q4 ATL +9
Final · Box score
Pistons99
Blazers118
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +18; Q3 POR +17; Q4 POR +19
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The lead · Bulls-Hornets

Charlotte storms back from 16 down to beat Chicago

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 39 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-8+7+10CHA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls3525102191
Hornets19332524101
Who led
Gerald HendersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 16, 21, 19, 13, 13, 4, 17, 20CHA20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 23, 20, 14, 23, 21, 19, 20, 18CHA18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 14, 22, 6, 4, 22, 15, 31, 24CHI24 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 4, 20, 21, 18, 23, 13, 27, 18CHI18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Kings-Sixers

Philadelphia climbs out of a 13-point hole against Sacramento

Down 13 at the half, the 76ers won the third quarter 37–18 and the game 114–107. Robert Covington led Philadelphia with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Sixers-Kings
Robert Covington · PHIDeMarcus Cousins · SACPTS2439REB224AST21Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Hawks-Suns15
Kings-Sixers11
Magic-Celtics5
Wolves-Thunder5
Warriors-Nuggets4
Heat-Raptors2
Clippers-Mavs2
Pistons-Blazers2
The night in charts
Clippers-Mavs combined for 228, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-MavsClippers 99, Mavs 129
228
Kings-SixersKings 107, Sixers 114
221
Pistons-BlazersPistons 99, Blazers 118
217
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 103, Nuggets 114
217
Wolves-ThunderWolves 99, Thunder 113
212
Heat-RaptorsHeat 92, Raptors 102
194
Bulls-HornetsBulls 91, Hornets 101
192
Magic-CelticsMagic 88, Celtics 95
183
Hawks-SunsHawks 96, Suns 87
183
BOS won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Magic-CelticsMagic 88, Celtics 95
+7 BOS
Kings-SixersKings 107, Sixers 114
+7 PHI
Hawks-SunsHawks 96, Suns 87
+9 ATL
Bulls-HornetsBulls 91, Hornets 101
+10 CHA
Heat-RaptorsHeat 92, Raptors 102
+10 TOR
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 103, Nuggets 114
+11 DEN
Wolves-ThunderWolves 99, Thunder 113
+14 OKC
Pistons-BlazersPistons 99, Blazers 118
+19 POR
Clippers-MavsClippers 99, Mavs 129
+30 DAL
CHA erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-HornetsCHA won · Bulls 91, Hornets 101
16 pts
Kings-SixersPHI won · Kings 107, Sixers 114
13 pts
Magic-CelticsBOS won · Magic 88, Celtics 95
10 pts
Hawks-SunsATL won · Hawks 96, Suns 87
8 pts
Clippers-MavsDAL won · Clippers 99, Mavs 129
3 pts
Dame shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DamePOR · 28 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB
75% (9-12)
KamanPOR · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
DiengMIN · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
D WadeMIA · 25 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
ParsonsDAL · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Kings-Sixers
Kings 107Sixers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings22421825107
Sixers29223726114
The story
Robert Covington had 24 points as Philadelphia beat Sacramento 114-107

Rudy Gay led Sacramento with 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST · 8-17 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the second, the 76ers took the third 37-18.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +7−13+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Celtics
Magic 88Celtics 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2327221688
Celtics1921262995
The story
Boston beat Orlando 95-88 behind 30 points from Evan Turner

Elfrid Payton paced Orlando: 20 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 30 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 12-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-16 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −4−10−6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Thunder
Wolves 99Thunder 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2623232799
Thunder31242434113
The story
Russell Westbrook's a 29-10-12 triple-double carried Oklahoma City past Minnesota, 113-99

For Minnesota, Gorgui Dieng had 21 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB · 11-24 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 34-27, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +5+6+7+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg17.2Last 5

17.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 35 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.2Season avg23.4Last 3

23.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.2 in 43 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.7Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 9.7 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 39

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 16, 22, 14, 29, 27, 12, 20, 39Kings-Sixers · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high39 PTS · 24 REB · 1 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 10, 6, 2, 16, 10, 8, 4, 30Celtics-Magic · W
9.0 PPG season to date · +21.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 20, 39, 40, 49, 43, 30, 24, 29Thunder-Wolves · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dirk Nowitzki DAL, Feb 6, 2008: 29 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
29 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 18, 29, 31, 5, 14, 32, 14, 28Blazers-Pistons · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 11, 22, 16, 25, 28, 34, 28, 25Heat-Raptors · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 3, 14, 18, 20, 4, 19, 14, 24Nuggets-Warriors · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Danilo GallinariDEN+7.0 17.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Rodney StuckeyIND+7.0 20.1 last 10 · 13.1 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+6.5 19.3 last 10 · 12.8 season
Mo WilliamsCHA+6.4 20.6 last 10 · 14.2 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL+5.4 14.9 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Ty LawsonDEN−5.5 10.3 last 10 · 15.8 season
Donald SloanIND−4.9 3.7 last 10 · 8.6 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL−4.5 12.7 last 10 · 17.2 season
Jared DudleyMIL−4.3 3.1 last 10 · 7.4 season