FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, February 29, 2016Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed UTA by 6 after the first quarter and won 100–95.

Final · Box score
Pacers96
Cavs100
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Sixers108
Wizards116
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +12; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +8
Final · Box score
Jazz95
Celtics100
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS -1; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Rockets121
Bucks128
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies103
Nuggets96
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 Grizzlies 0; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Thunder131
Kings116
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +15
Final · Box score
Nets95
Clippers105
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +10
The lead · Jazz-Celtics

Utah's skid reaches three

Giannis Antetokounmpo posts a triple-double

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-3-1+5BOS AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2917272295
Celtics23202928100
Who led
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 18, 19, 17, 13, 27, 20, 14, 22BOS22 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 15, 36, 25, 22, 18, 27, 12, 18BOS18 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Trey LylesPoints, last 10 games: 0, 11, 0, 4, 2, 0, 8, 0, 2, 18UTA18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Shelvin MackPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 4, 9, 0, 16, 17, 8, 6, 18UTA18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Nuggets14
Rockets-Bucks12
Nets-Clippers11
Jazz-Celtics10
Sixers-Wizards7
Thunder-Kings5
The night in charts
Rockets-Bucks combined for 249, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-BucksRockets 121, Bucks 128
249
Thunder-KingsThunder 131, Kings 116
247
Sixers-WizardsSixers 108, Wizards 116
224
Nets-ClippersNets 95, Clippers 105
200
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 103, Nuggets 96
199
Pacers-CavsPacers 96, Cavs 100
196
Jazz-CelticsJazz 95, Celtics 100
195
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-CavsPacers 96, Cavs 100
+4 CLE
Jazz-CelticsJazz 95, Celtics 100
+5 BOS
Rockets-BucksRockets 121, Bucks 128
+7 MIL
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 103, Nuggets 96
+7 MEM
Sixers-WizardsSixers 108, Wizards 116
+8 WAS
Nets-ClippersNets 95, Clippers 105
+10 LAC
Thunder-KingsThunder 131, Kings 116
+15 OKC
BOS rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-CelticsBOS won · Jazz 95, Celtics 100
6 pts
Sixers-WizardsWAS won · Sixers 108, Wizards 116
3 pts
Pacers-CavsCLE won · Pacers 96, Cavs 100
1 pt
Kanter shot 11-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KanterOKC · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
100% (11-11)
WaitersOKC · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
CasspiSAC · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
MiddletonMIL · 30 PTS, 5 STL, 4 AST, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
FariedDEN · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 96Cavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1924302396
Cavs18263026100
The story
Cleveland beat Indiana 100-96 behind 22 points from Kyrie Irving

Monta Ellis paced Indiana: 28 PTS, 2 AST 22 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 5-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 26-23 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −1+1+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul George topped the game at 47.6 FPTS: 23 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST

Final · Rockets-Bucks
Rockets 121Bucks 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets26382829121
Bucks32332736128
The story
Khris Middleton's 30 points carried Milwaukee past Houston, 128-121

For Houston, James Harden had 26 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 30 PTS, 5 STL, 4 AST, 3 REB · 7-10 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 36-29, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +6+10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Kings
Thunder 131Kings 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder29323337131
Kings25283132116
The story
Russell Westbrook had a 20-13-15 triple-double as Oklahoma City beat Sacramento 131-116

DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento with 35 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 15 AST, 13 REB, 3 STL · 6-8 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the fourth 37-32, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +4+8+10+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 53 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg5.5Last 3

5.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 52 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.3Season avg30.1Today

30 minutes today, against 10.3 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: OKC by 15.

CLE over IND4BOS over UTA5MIL over HOU7MEM over DEN7WAS over PHI8LAC over BKN10OKC over SAC15Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

John Wall leads the day with 37

John WallPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 17, 22, 12, 16, 16, 23, 21, 37Wizards-Sixers · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jabari ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 10, 17, 23, 28, 15, 22, 13, 36Bucks-Rockets · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +23.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 31, 14, 28, 37, 39, 22, 26, 35Kings-Thunder · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 21, 29, 25, 25, 12, 23, 25, 33Cavs-Pacers · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 5, 17, 16, 28, 15, 13, 19, 11, 30Rockets-Bucks · L
14.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 20, 27, 20, 12, 18, 21, 26, 30Bucks-Rockets · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Doug McDermottCHI+6.3 15.5 last 10 · 9.2 season
Damian LillardPOR+6.0 31.4 last 10 · 25.4 season
Stephen CurryGSW+6.0 36.7 last 10 · 30.7 season
Archie GoodwinPHX+5.6 15.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+5.5 18.8 last 10 · 13.3 season
Cold
Trey BurkeUTA−5.2 6.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Luis ScolaTOR−4.2 4.6 last 10 · 8.8 season
Al JeffersonCHA−3.8 8.2 last 10 · 12.0 season
Gerald GreenMIA−3.8 5.7 last 10 · 9.5 season