FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 23, 2015Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed UTA by 6 at halftime and won 106–104.

Final · Box score
Rockets110
Pacers100
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Celtics110
Nets91
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +19
Final · Box score
Grizzlies103
Knicks82
Q1 MEM +10; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +21
Final · Box score
Hornets86
Bulls98
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +12
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves106
Jazz104
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN -6; Q3 MIN -3; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Wizards76
Warriors107
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +24; Q4 GSW +31
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The lead · Wolves-Jazz

Minnesota flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

James Harden goes for 44 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-2-6-30+2MIN AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wolves2022183610106
Jazz222615338104
Who led
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 8, 3, 8, 9, 18, 20, 5, 20, 11, 27MIN27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 10, 19, 13, 13, 15, 20, 13, 22MIN22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Derrick FavorsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 29, 10, 26, 10, 16, 14, 21, 19UTA19 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 10, 19, 10, 9, 9, 3, 5, 18UTA18 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat Washington by 31, the widest margin of 6 games.

MIN over UTA2HOU over IND10CHI over CHA12BOS over BKN19MEM over NYK21GSW over WAS31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Hornets-Bulls12
Wolves-Jazz11
Wizards-Warriors10
Grizzlies-Knicks4
Celtics-Nets1
Rockets-Pacers0
The night in charts
Rockets-Pacers combined for 210
Points by game
Rockets-PacersRockets 110, Pacers 100
210
Wolves-JazzWolves 106, Jazz 104
210
Celtics-NetsCeltics 110, Nets 91
201
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 103, Knicks 82
185
Hornets-BullsHornets 86, Bulls 98
184
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 76, Warriors 107
183
MIN won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Wolves-JazzWolves 106, Jazz 104
+2 MIN
Rockets-PacersRockets 110, Pacers 100
+10 HOU
Hornets-BullsHornets 86, Bulls 98
+12 CHI
Celtics-NetsCeltics 110, Nets 91
+19 BOS
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 103, Knicks 82
+21 MEM
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 76, Warriors 107
+31 GSW
MIN rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-JazzMIN won · Wolves 106, Jazz 104
6 pts
Celtics-NetsBOS won · Celtics 110, Nets 91
5 pts
Hornets-BullsCHI won · Hornets 86, Bulls 98
1 pt
Randolph shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RandolphMEM · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
75% (9-12)
WatsonIND · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
InglesUTA · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
TurnerBOS · 19 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
HibbertIND · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Wolves-Jazz
Wolves 106Jazz 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves2022183610106
Jazz222615338104
The story
Andrew Wiggins had 22 points as Minnesota beat Utah 106-104 in OT

Derrick Favors led Utah with 19 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 10-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 18-15.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −2−6−30+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Rudy Gobert led the game in fantasy with 59.9 FPTS (18 PTS, 17 REB)

Final · Rockets-Pacers
Rockets 110Pacers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets26272334110
Pacers15242932100
The story
Donatas Motiejunas' 17 points carried Houston past Indiana, 110-100

For Indiana, C.J. Watson had 23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 17 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 6-9 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 26-15, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +11+14+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Nets
Celtics 110Nets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics23312927110
Nets2821251791
The story
Boston beat Brooklyn 110-91 behind a 19-10-12 triple-double from Evan Turner

Brook Lopez paced Brooklyn: 31 PTS, 4 REB 19 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB · 9-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −5+5+9+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 71 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg9.1Last 3

9.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 64 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 44

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 38, 28, 18, 15, 34, 17, 50, 16, 44Rockets-Pacers · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Isaiah Thomas BOS, Feb 1, 2017: 44 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
44 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Brook LopezPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 15, 15, 10, 16, 10, 32, 26, 31Nets-Celtics · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 8, 6, 10, 5, 15, 18, 16, 29Hornets-Bulls · L
18.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Nikola MiroticPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 18, 16, 15, 27, 25, 29, 8, 28Bulls-Hornets · W
9.7 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 13, 27, 18, 20, 19, 11, 27, 27Bulls-Hornets · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 8, 3, 8, 9, 18, 20, 5, 20, 11, 27Wolves-Jazz · W
8.3 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Danilo GallinariDEN+7.6 19.0 last 10 · 11.4 season
JJ RedickLAC+6.5 22.3 last 10 · 15.8 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+5.8 18.9 last 10 · 13.1 season
Elfrid PaytonORL+5.7 14.3 last 10 · 8.6 season
Isaiah ThomasBOS+5.1 21.4 last 10 · 16.3 season
Cold
Donald SloanIND−7.5 0.7 last 10 · 8.2 season
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
KJ McDanielsHOU−5.1 3.0 last 10 · 8.1 season
Jared DudleyMIL−4.3 3.1 last 10 · 7.4 season
Ty LawsonDEN−4.3 11.2 last 10 · 15.5 season