FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 14, 2015Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed SAC by 18 at halftime and won 113–97.

Final · Box score
Celtics93
Pacers89
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Kings97
Wizards113
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS -18; Q3 WAS -1; Q4 WAS +16
Final · Box score
Nets94
Sixers87
Q1 BKN -2; Q2 BKN -5; Q3 BKN +8; Q4 BKN +7
Final · Box score
Bucks83
Grizzlies96
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +7; Q3 MEM +17; Q4 MEM +13
Final · Box score
Pistons85
Jazz88
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Knicks94
Warriors125
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW +21; Q3 GSW +38; Q4 GSW +31
On this day · 2013–14Mar 14, 2014: 10 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Blazers), 36 points.
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The lead · Kings-Wizards

John Wall drops 31 in 18-point comeback win over Sacramento

Stephen Curry goes for 25 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-18-1+16WAS AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2539211297
Wizards21253829113
Who led
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 21, 22, 21, 6, 11, 15, 21, 31WAS31 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 25, 14, 16, 10, 14, 9, 17, 17WAS17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 22, 14, 29, 27, 12, 20, 39, 30SAC30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Ray McCallumPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 6, 12, 13, 9, 15, 6, 9, 15SAC15 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Nets-Sixers

Brooklyn tops Philadelphia in Philadelphia

Final: 94–87. Thaddeus Young led Brooklyn with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
UTA over DET3BOS over IND4BKN over PHI7MEM over MIL13WAS over SAC16GSW over NYK31Final margin, points. Pink = BKN over PHI.
Lead changes
Pistons-Jazz8
Celtics-Pacers6
Knicks-Warriors5
Bucks-Grizzlies2
Kings-Wizards1
The night in charts
Knicks-Warriors combined for 219, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 94, Warriors 125
219
Kings-WizardsKings 97, Wizards 113
210
Celtics-PacersCeltics 93, Pacers 89
182
Nets-SixersNets 94, Sixers 87
181
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 83, Grizzlies 96
179
Pistons-JazzPistons 85, Jazz 88
173
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-JazzPistons 85, Jazz 88
+3 UTA
Celtics-PacersCeltics 93, Pacers 89
+4 BOS
Nets-SixersNets 94, Sixers 87
+7 BKN
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 83, Grizzlies 96
+13 MEM
Kings-WizardsKings 97, Wizards 113
+16 WAS
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 94, Warriors 125
+31 GSW
WAS erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-WizardsWAS won · Kings 97, Wizards 113
18 pts
Nets-SixersBKN won · Nets 94, Sixers 87
5 pts
Knicks-WarriorsGSW won · Knicks 94, Warriors 125
1 pt
Zeller shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZellerBOS · 18 PTS, 7 REB
80% (8-10)
NoelPHI · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
GiannisMIL · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
PierceWAS · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
George HillIND · 30 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
Final · Pistons-Jazz
Pistons 85Jazz 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1825123085
Jazz1831132688
The story
Derrick Favors had 26 points as Utah beat Detroit 88-85

Greg Monroe led Detroit with 16 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 4 BLK, 1 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the second 31-25, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 0+6+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 93Pacers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2025222693
Pacers1819232989
The story
Boston beat Indiana 93-89 behind 16 points from Jae Crowder

Brandon Bass backed him with 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 5-11 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 25-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +2+8+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

George Hill topped the game at 49.0 FPTS: 30 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB

Final · Kings-Wizards
Kings 97Wizards 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2539211297
Wizards21253829113
The story
Bradley Beal's 14 points carried Washington past Sacramento, 113-97

For Sacramento, Ray McCallum had 15 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 14 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 4-13 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 18 going into the third, then won it 38-21.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −4−18−1+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 62 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg14.7Last 3

14.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.6 in 58 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists.

Top performances

John Wall leads the day with 31

John WallPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 21, 22, 21, 6, 11, 15, 21, 31Wizards-Kings · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 15, 17, 21, 7, 15, 13, 17, 30Pacers-Celtics · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 22, 14, 29, 27, 12, 20, 39, 30Kings-Wizards · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 20, 7, 17, 16, 21, 25, 27, 27Warriors-Knicks · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Derrick FavorsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 16, 21, 16, 15, 22, 29, 10, 26Jazz-Pistons · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 37, 26, 19, 22, 12, 36, 9, 25Warriors-Knicks · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Danilo GallinariDEN+7.0 17.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Mo WilliamsCHA+6.4 20.6 last 10 · 14.2 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+6.4 19.3 last 10 · 12.9 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL+5.4 14.9 last 10 · 9.5 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+5.4 32.8 last 10 · 27.4 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