FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 16, 2015Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed OKC by 10 at halftime and won 119–115.

Final · Box score
Raptors117
Pacers98
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +19
Final · Box score
Blazers97
Wizards105
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +20; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +8
Final · Box score
Sixers89
Celtics108
Q1 BOS +20; Q2 BOS +23; Q3 BOS +21; Q4 BOS +19
Final · Box score
Nuggets81
Grizzlies92
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Cavs92
Heat106
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +18; Q3 MIA +20; Q4 MIA +14
Final · Box score
Nets122
Wolves106
Q1 BKN +4; Q2 BKN +12; Q3 BKN +19; Q4 BKN +16
Final · Box score
Thunder115
Mavs119
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL -10; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Hornets66
Jazz94
Q1 UTA +14; Q2 UTA +31; Q3 UTA +39; Q4 UTA +28
Final · Box score
Hawks110
Kings103
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Lakers105
Warriors108
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +3
On this day · 2013–14Mar 16, 2014: 9 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Celtics), 40 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Mavs

Chandler Parsons scores 31 in Dallas win over OKC

Russell Westbrook goes for 24 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-100+4DAL AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder29342923115
Mavs27263927119
Who led
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 20, 16, 8, 8, 13, 11, 18, 22, 31DAL31 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 12, 20, 12, 6, 31, 17, 14, 24DAL24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 39, 40, 49, 43, 30, 24, 29, 36, 24OKC24 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 16, 8, 6, 21, 18, 23, 18, 19OKC19 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Hawks-Kings

Atlanta makes it three straight

Atlanta beat Sacramento 110–103 and moved to 53–14. Jeff Teague led Atlanta with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Streak strip · ATL
Wvs ORL95–88W@ MIA93–91Wvs HOU104–96Wvs CLE106–97L@ PHI84–92Wvs SAC130–105L@ DEN102–115W@ PHX96–87W@ LAL91–86W@ SAC110–103
Lead changes
Hawks-Kings8
Lakers-Warriors8
Nets-Wolves2
Thunder-Mavs2
Cavs-Heat1
Raptors-Pacers0
Sixers-Celtics0
Hornets-Jazz0
The night in charts
Thunder-Mavs combined for 234, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-MavsThunder 115, Mavs 119
234
Nets-WolvesNets 122, Wolves 106
228
Raptors-PacersRaptors 117, Pacers 98
215
Hawks-KingsHawks 110, Kings 103
213
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 105, Warriors 108
213
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 97, Wizards 105
202
Cavs-HeatCavs 92, Heat 106
198
Sixers-CelticsSixers 89, Celtics 108
197
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 81, Grizzlies 92
173
Hornets-JazzHornets 66, Jazz 94
160
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 105, Warriors 108
+3 GSW
Thunder-MavsThunder 115, Mavs 119
+4 DAL
Hawks-KingsHawks 110, Kings 103
+7 ATL
Blazers-WizardsBlazers 97, Wizards 105
+8 WAS
Nuggets-GrizzliesNuggets 81, Grizzlies 92
+11 MEM
Cavs-HeatCavs 92, Heat 106
+14 MIA
Nets-WolvesNets 122, Wolves 106
+16 BKN
Sixers-CelticsSixers 89, Celtics 108
+19 BOS
Raptors-PacersRaptors 117, Pacers 98
+19 TOR
Hornets-JazzHornets 66, Jazz 94
+28 UTA
DAL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-MavsDAL won · Thunder 115, Mavs 119
10 pts
Hawks-KingsATL won · Hawks 110, Kings 103
1 pt
Hood shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HoodUTA · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
GortatWAS · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
BudingerMIN · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
ZellerBOS · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
73% (11-15)
D WadeMIA · 32 PTS, 5 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST
72% (13-18)
Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 105Warriors 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30242427105
Warriors30282426108
The story
Draymond Green's 16 points carried Golden State past Los Angeles, 108-105

For Los Angeles, Jordan Hill had 15 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 16 PTS, 8 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST · 7-14 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 28-24, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 0+4+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Mavs
Thunder 115Mavs 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder29342923115
Mavs27263927119
The story
Monta Ellis had 24 points as Dallas beat Oklahoma City 119-115

Enes Kanter led Oklahoma City with 19 PTS, 13 REB 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-20 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 39-29.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −2−100+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Pacers
Raptors 117Pacers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors29293029117
Pacers2430271798
The story
Toronto beat Indiana 117-98 behind a 20-11-10 triple-double from Kyle Lowry

Roy Hibbert paced Indiana: 17 PTS, 7 REB 20 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL · 7-13 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 29-17 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +5+4+7+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.7Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 3.7 in 41 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 44 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 32

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 22, 16, 25, 28, 34, 28, 25, 32Heat-Cavs · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 20, 16, 8, 8, 13, 11, 18, 22, 31Mavs-Thunder · W
15.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Tyler ZellerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 8, 6, 6, 6, 12, 5, 18, 26Celtics-Sixers · W
9.9 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 42, 37, 27, 29, 18, 17, 27, 31, 21, 26Cavs-Heat · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 7, 17, 16, 21, 25, 27, 27, 26Warriors-Lakers · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 39, 40, 49, 43, 30, 24, 29, 36, 24Thunder-Mavs · L
27.5 PPG season to date · −3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Danilo GallinariDEN+6.6 17.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+6.4 19.3 last 10 · 12.9 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+5.9 33.4 last 10 · 27.5 season
Mo WilliamsCHA+5.6 19.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
Isaiah ThomasBOS+5.1 21.4 last 10 · 16.3 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Donald SloanIND−6.0 2.4 last 10 · 8.4 season
Jared DudleyMIL−4.3 3.1 last 10 · 7.4 season
Ty LawsonDEN−4.3 11.6 last 10 · 15.9 season
KJ McDanielsHOU−4.0 4.4 last 10 · 8.4 season