FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 9, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by HOU (vs PHI) and CLE (vs SAC).

Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Celtics116
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +20
Final · Box score
Pelicans113
Hornets122
Q1 CHA +11; Q2 CHA +11; Q3 CHA +9; Q4 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Rockets118
Sixers104
Q1 HOU -6; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Heat108
Bucks114
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL -5; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Pistons102
Mavs96
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Knicks128
Suns97
Q1 NYK +10; Q2 NYK +20; Q3 NYK +13; Q4 NYK +31
Final · Box score
Clippers108
Thunder120
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC +10; Q4 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Cavs120
Kings111
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE -6; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Jazz94
Warriors115
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +21
On this day · 2014–15Mar 9, 2015: 8 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Bucks), 43 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Kings

Kyrie Irving scores 30 as Cleveland wins in Sacramento

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-6+5+9CLE AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs28263531120
Kings25352427111
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 2, 30, 23, 10, 28, 22, 21, 20, 27, 30CLE30 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 12, 23, 25, 33, 19, 28, 28, 25CLE25 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 37, 39, 22, 26, 35, 18, 22, 31, 40, 29SAC29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 24, 16, 11, 23, 9, 9, 18, 19SAC19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Rockets-Sixers

Philadelphia's skid reaches thirteen

Houston won 118–104; the 76ers fall to 8–56. James Harden led Houston with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

Streak strip · PHI
L@ DAL103–129Lvs ORL115–124L@ DET91–111Lvs WAS94–103L@ ORL116–130L@ WAS108–116Lvs CHA99–119Lvs MIA102–112L@ MIA98–103Lvs HOU104–118
Lead changes
Pistons-Mavs10
Rockets-Sixers9
Grizzlies-Celtics9
Cavs-Kings8
Jazz-Warriors5
Heat-Bucks2
Knicks-Suns0
Clippers-Thunder0
The night in charts
Pelicans-Hornets combined for 235, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-HornetsPelicans 113, Hornets 122
235
Cavs-KingsCavs 120, Kings 111
231
Clippers-ThunderClippers 108, Thunder 120
228
Knicks-SunsKnicks 128, Suns 97
225
Rockets-SixersRockets 118, Sixers 104
222
Heat-BucksHeat 108, Bucks 114
222
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 96, Celtics 116
212
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 94, Warriors 115
209
Pistons-MavsPistons 102, Mavs 96
198
MIL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Heat-BucksHeat 108, Bucks 114
+6 MIL
Pistons-MavsPistons 102, Mavs 96
+6 DET
Pelicans-HornetsPelicans 113, Hornets 122
+9 CHA
Cavs-KingsCavs 120, Kings 111
+9 CLE
Clippers-ThunderClippers 108, Thunder 120
+12 OKC
Rockets-SixersRockets 118, Sixers 104
+14 HOU
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 96, Celtics 116
+20 BOS
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 94, Warriors 115
+21 GSW
Knicks-SunsKnicks 128, Suns 97
+31 NYK
HOU rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-SixersHOU won · Rockets 118, Sixers 104
6 pts
Cavs-KingsCLE won · Cavs 120, Kings 111
6 pts
Heat-BucksMIL won · Heat 108, Bucks 114
5 pts
Grizzlies-CelticsBOS won · Grizzlies 96, Celtics 116
3 pts
Pistons-MavsDET won · Pistons 102, Mavs 96
2 pts
Derrick Williams shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Derrick WilliamsNYK · 18 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Jeff GreenLAC · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
DwightHOU · 21 PTS, 18 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Jarell MartinMEM · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
KanterOKC · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Pistons-Mavs
Pistons 102Mavs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons26282226102
Mavs2824222296
The story
Detroit beat Dallas 102-96 behind 25 points and 17 rebounds from Andre Drummond

Dirk Nowitzki paced Dallas: 25 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST · 10-19 FG

The swing

A 28-24 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −2+2+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Hornets
Pelicans 113Hornets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans28323023113
Hornets39322823122
The story
Kemba Walker's 35 points carried Charlotte past New Orleans, 122-113

For New Orleans, Jrue Holiday had 38 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 35 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 9-18 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-28, was where the Hornets built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +11+11+9+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Thunder
Clippers 108Thunder 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers29332125108
Thunder39252927120
The story
Kevin Durant had 30 points and 12 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat LA 120-108

Jeff Green led LA with 23 PTS, 2 REB 30 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 11-20 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the first 39-29, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +10+2+10+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.4Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.4 in 57 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 2 vs 2014–15 avg
Minutes per game
21.02014–15 avg6.6Last 2

6.6 minutes a game over his last two games, against 21.0 in 2014–15 (24 games). Today: 8 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg37.5Today

37 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 40

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 59, 9, 30, 12, 17, 29, 31, 40Pelicans-Hornets · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Jun 19, 2021: 40 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 20, 22, 20, 13, 13, 22, 20, 38Pelicans-Hornets · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +22.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 20, 22, 9, 26, 30, 33, 34, 35Hornets-Pelicans · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 5, 12, 15, 13, 34, 14, 27, 32Suns-Knicks · L
11.8 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 24, 32, 37, 27, 30, 32, 32, 30Thunder-Clippers · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 2, 30, 23, 10, 28, 22, 21, 20, 27, 30Cavs-Kings · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Alex LenPHX+8.5 17.2 last 10 · 8.7 season
Jabari ParkerMIL+8.3 21.5 last 10 · 13.2 season
D'Angelo RussellLAL+6.1 19.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Damian LillardPOR+5.7 31.8 last 10 · 26.1 season
James HardenHOU+5.6 34.6 last 10 · 29.0 season
Cold
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Allen CrabbePOR−4.2 6.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Trey BurkeUTA−4.2 7.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Gerald GreenMIA−4.1 5.2 last 10 · 9.3 season
Otto Porter Jr.WAS−3.7 7.7 last 10 · 11.4 season