FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 7, 2016Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed SAC by 13 at halftime and won 115–112.

Final · Box score
Wolves103
Hornets108
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA -2; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies106
Cavs103
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +9; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Spurs91
Pacers99
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Bucks90
Bulls100
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Kings112
Pelicans115
Q1 NOP +2; Q2 NOP -13; Q3 NOP -6; Q4 NOP +3
Final · Box score
Clippers109
Mavs90
Q1 LAC -1; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +15; Q4 LAC +19
Final · Box score
Magic113
Warriors119
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +6
On this day · 2014–15Mar 7, 2015: 8 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Wolves), 32 points.
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The lead · Kings-Pelicans

Anthony Davis scores 31, New Orleans rallies past Sacramento

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 40 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-13-6+3NOP AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings31322623112
Pelicans33173332115
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 34, 59, 9, 30, 12, 17, 29, 31NOP31 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Norris ColePoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 5, 9, 21, 7, 21, 11, 6, 23NOP23 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 39, 22, 26, 35, 18, 22, 31, 40SAC40 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 2, 16, 22, 24, 16, 11, 23, 9, 9, 18SAC18 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Mavs16
Wolves-Hornets9
Magic-Warriors7
Grizzlies-Cavs4
Bucks-Bulls2
Spurs-Pacers1
The night in charts
Magic-Warriors combined for 232, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-WarriorsMagic 113, Warriors 119
232
Kings-PelicansKings 112, Pelicans 115
227
Wolves-HornetsWolves 103, Hornets 108
211
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 106, Cavs 103
209
Clippers-MavsClippers 109, Mavs 90
199
Spurs-PacersSpurs 91, Pacers 99
190
Bucks-BullsBucks 90, Bulls 100
190
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-PelicansKings 112, Pelicans 115
+3 NOP
Grizzlies-CavsGrizzlies 106, Cavs 103
+3 MEM
Wolves-HornetsWolves 103, Hornets 108
+5 CHA
Magic-WarriorsMagic 113, Warriors 119
+6 GSW
Spurs-PacersSpurs 91, Pacers 99
+8 IND
Bucks-BullsBucks 90, Bulls 100
+10 CHI
Clippers-MavsClippers 109, Mavs 90
+19 LAC
NOP erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-PelicansNOP won · Kings 112, Pelicans 115
13 pts
Wolves-HornetsCHA won · Wolves 103, Hornets 108
2 pts
Clippers-MavsLAC won · Clippers 109, Mavs 90
2 pts
CP3 shot 12-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CP3LAC · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
67% (12-18)
WigginsMIN · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Tony AllenMEM · 26 PTS, 5 STL, 4 AST, 2 REB
65% (11-17)
JeffersonCHA · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
RedickLAC · 22 PTS, 2 REB
64% (9-14)
Final · Kings-Pelicans
Kings 112Pelicans 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings31322623112
Pelicans33173332115
The story
Jrue Holiday had 20 points and 10 assists as New Orleans beat Sacramento 115-112

Rajon Rondo led Sacramento with 18 PTS, 10 AST 20 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 9-18 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Pelicans took the fourth 32-23.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +2−13−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Hornets
Wolves 103Hornets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves18312628103
Hornets23243526108
The story
Charlotte beat Minnesota 108-103 behind 34 points from Kemba Walker

Gorgui Dieng paced Minnesota: 12 PTS, 9 REB 34 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 12-20 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

A 35-26 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +5−2+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns topped the game at 55.8 FPTS: 28 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST

Final · Magic-Warriors
Magic 113Warriors 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic18283136113
Warriors31283525119
The story
Klay Thompson's 27 points carried Golden State past Orlando, 119-113

For Orlando, Victor Oladipo had 19 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST 27 PTS, 6 REB · 11-23 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-18, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +13+13+17+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.0Season avg22.8Last 5

22.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.0 in 57 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg5.4Last 3

5.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 53 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg36.5Today

37 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Clippers by 19.

MEM over CLE3NOP over SAC3CHA over MIN5GSW over ORL6IND over SAS8CHI over MIL10LAC over DAL19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 41

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 23, 36, 42, 51, 46, 33, 18, 41Warriors-Magic · W
30.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Dec 20, 2000: 41 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 39, 22, 26, 35, 18, 22, 31, 40Kings-Pelicans · L
27.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Aaron Gordon ORL, Nov 29, 2017: 40 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
40 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 28, 20, 22, 9, 26, 30, 33, 34Hornets-Wolves · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 34, 59, 9, 30, 12, 17, 29, 31Pelicans-Kings · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 28, 16, 30, 12, 14, 21, 28, 28Wolves-Hornets · L
17.7 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 25, 12, 23, 25, 33, 19, 28, 28Cavs-Grizzlies · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Alex LenPHX+8.5 17.1 last 10 · 8.6 season
Jabari ParkerMIL+8.4 21.5 last 10 · 13.1 season
Damian LillardPOR+7.0 32.8 last 10 · 25.8 season
James HardenHOU+6.4 35.4 last 10 · 29.0 season
Goran DragicMIA+5.7 19.2 last 10 · 13.5 season
Cold
Trey BurkeUTA−5.7 5.4 last 10 · 11.1 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Gerald GreenMIA−4.1 5.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Allen CrabbePOR−4.1 6.3 last 10 · 10.4 season
Ty LawsonIND−3.4 2.3 last 10 · 5.7 season