FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 25, 2016Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed POR by 15 at halftime and won 119–105.

Final · Box score
Warriors130
Magic114
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +8; Q4 GSW +16
Final · Box score
Bucks107
Celtics112
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Thunder119
Pelicans123
Q1 NOP +3; Q2 NOP -3; Q3 NOP +2; Q4 NOP +4
Final · Box score
Nets116
Suns106
Q1 BKN +5; Q2 BKN +21; Q3 BKN +19; Q4 BKN +10
Final · Box score
Rockets119
Blazers105
Q1 HOU -6; Q2 HOU -15; Q3 HOU -7; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Spurs96
Jazz78
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +18
On this day · 2014–15Feb 25, 2015: 12 games. Top scorer: Wesley Matthews (Blazers-Spurs), 31 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Blazers

James Harden drops 46 in 15-point comeback win over Portland

Stephen Curry goes for 51 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-15-7+14HOU AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28213733119
Blazers34302912105
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 40, 26, 17, 33, 37, 34, 27, 42, 46HOU46 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 20, 5, 17, 16, 28, 15, 13, 19HOU19 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 27, 21, 33, 31, 51, 30, 34, 23POR23 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 21, 30, 21, 16, 21, 14, 21, 31, 34, 20POR20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Spurs-Jazz

San Antonio makes it four straight

San Antonio beat Utah 96–78 and moved to 49–9. Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · SAS
Wvs NOP110–97W@ DAL116–90Wvs LAL106–102W@ MIA119–101W@ ORL98–96L@ LAC86–105W@ LAL119–113W@ PHX118–111W@ SAC108–92W@ UTA96–78
Lead changes
Thunder-Pelicans8
Rockets-Blazers6
Nets-Suns2
Spurs-Jazz2
Bucks-Celtics0
The night in charts
Warriors-Magic combined for 244, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-MagicWarriors 130, Magic 114
244
Thunder-PelicansThunder 119, Pelicans 123
242
Rockets-BlazersRockets 119, Blazers 105
224
Nets-SunsNets 116, Suns 106
222
Bucks-CelticsBucks 107, Celtics 112
219
Spurs-JazzSpurs 96, Jazz 78
174
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-PelicansThunder 119, Pelicans 123
+4 NOP
Bucks-CelticsBucks 107, Celtics 112
+5 BOS
Nets-SunsNets 116, Suns 106
+10 BKN
Rockets-BlazersRockets 119, Blazers 105
+14 HOU
Warriors-MagicWarriors 130, Magic 114
+16 GSW
Spurs-JazzSpurs 96, Jazz 78
+18 SAS
HOU erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-BlazersHOU won · Rockets 119, Blazers 105
15 pts
Spurs-JazzSAS won · Spurs 96, Jazz 78
5 pts
Warriors-MagicGSW won · Warriors 130, Magic 114
4 pts
Thunder-PelicansNOP won · Thunder 119, Pelicans 123
3 pts
Dwight shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightHOU · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
CrowderBOS · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
StephGSW · 51 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 1 BLK
74% (20-27)
Thaddeus YoungBKN · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 7 STL, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
FavorsUTA · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
Final · Thunder-Pelicans
Thunder 119Pelicans 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder32322332119
Pelicans35262834123
The story
Anthony Davis' 30 points carried New Orleans past Oklahoma City, 123-119

For Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook had 44 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 11-26 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 28-23.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +3−3+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Durant was the fantasy play: 62.8 FPTS on 32 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST

Final · Rockets-Blazers
Rockets 119Blazers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28213733119
Blazers34302912105
The story
Dwight Howard had 19 points and 13 rebounds as Houston beat Portland 119-105

Damian Lillard led Portland with 23 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 19 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-10 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 33-12.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −6−15−7+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Magic
Warriors 130Magic 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors33264031130
Magic30332823114
The story
Golden State beat Orlando 130-114 behind 12 points and 8 assists from Draymond Green

Nikola Vucevic paced Orlando: 17 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 12 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 4-7 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 40-28 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +3−4+8+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 51 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg9.9Last 3

9.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 50 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg37.9Today

38 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 0 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 51

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 13, 51, 26, 35, 26, 31, 23, 36, 42, 51Warriors-Magic · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +21.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Dec 6, 2000: 51 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
51 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 40, 26, 17, 33, 37, 34, 27, 42, 46Rockets-Blazers · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Manu Ginobili SAS, Feb 13, 2008: 46 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
46 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 24, 27, 29, 23, 23, 20, 24, 44Thunder-Pelicans · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Apr 11, 1997: 44 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
44 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 28, 37, 40, 32, 23, 31, 26, 24, 32Thunder-Pelicans · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Mirza TeletovicPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 15, 15, 17, 14, 25, 14, 13, 30Suns-Nets · L
10.8 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 39, 24, 27, 19, 23, 34, 59, 9, 30Pelicans-Thunder · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jamal CrawfordLAC+5.7 19.4 last 10 · 13.7 season
Luol DengMIA+5.5 16.9 last 10 · 11.4 season
Kobe BryantLAL+5.3 22.4 last 10 · 17.1 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+5.3 20.8 last 10 · 15.5 season
Gorgui DiengMIN+5.2 14.9 last 10 · 9.7 season
Cold
Trey BurkeUTA−4.3 7.1 last 10 · 11.4 season
Jeremy LambCHA−4.1 6.1 last 10 · 10.2 season
Kent BazemoreATL−3.7 8.2 last 10 · 11.9 season
Gerald GreenMIA−3.3 6.4 last 10 · 9.7 season
Luis ScolaTOR−3.3 5.8 last 10 · 9.1 season