FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 14, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed MIN by 10 at halftime and won 107–104.

Final · Box score
Mavs107
Hornets96
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +19; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets119
Heat124
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA -1; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Bulls109
Raptors107
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies81
Rockets130
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +24; Q3 HOU +41; Q4 HOU +49
Final · Box score
Blazers94
Thunder128
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +24; Q3 OKC +30; Q4 OKC +34
Final · Box score
Pistons81
Wizards124
Q1 WAS +19; Q2 WAS +21; Q3 WAS +30; Q4 WAS +43
Final · Box score
Wolves104
Suns107
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX -10; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Pelicans107
Warriors125
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +25; Q4 GSW +18
Final · Box score
Cavs85
Jazz94
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +9
On this day · 2014–15Mar 14, 2015: 6 games. Top scorer: John Wall (Wizards-Kings), 31 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Suns

Phoenix climbs back to beat Minnesota

Kyle Lowry goes for 33 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-10-2+3PHX AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves25322126104
Suns27202931107
Who led
PJ TuckerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 3, 10, 7, 6, 4, 1, 6, 23PHX23 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Mirza TeletovicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 17, 11, 8, 18, 11, 5, 14, 21PHX21 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 7, 25, 10, 21, 20, 21, 19, 15, 9, 28MIN28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 15, 17, 10, 26, 25, 23, 20, 22MIN22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Heat22
Wolves-Suns14
Cavs-Jazz11
Mavs-Hornets4
Pelicans-Warriors4
Blazers-Thunder3
Bulls-Raptors1
Grizzlies-Rockets0
Shot of the night

Teletovic's three with 1 second left breaks the tie, 107-104 final

The night in charts
Nuggets-Heat combined for 243, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 119, Heat 124
243
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 107, Warriors 125
232
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 94, Thunder 128
222
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 109, Raptors 107
216
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 81, Rockets 130
211
Wolves-SunsWolves 104, Suns 107
211
Pistons-WizardsPistons 81, Wizards 124
205
Mavs-HornetsMavs 107, Hornets 96
203
Cavs-JazzCavs 85, Jazz 94
179
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 109, Raptors 107
+2 CHI
Wolves-SunsWolves 104, Suns 107
+3 PHX
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 119, Heat 124
+5 MIA
Cavs-JazzCavs 85, Jazz 94
+9 UTA
Mavs-HornetsMavs 107, Hornets 96
+11 DAL
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 107, Warriors 125
+18 GSW
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 94, Thunder 128
+34 OKC
Pistons-WizardsPistons 81, Wizards 124
+43 WAS
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 81, Rockets 130
+49 HOU
PHX erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-SunsPHX won · Wolves 104, Suns 107
10 pts
Nuggets-HeatMIA won · Nuggets 119, Heat 124
1 pt
Faried shot 11-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FariedDEN · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
100% (11-11)
McDermottCHI · 29 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
E'Twaun MooreCHI · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
DengMIA · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
IbakaOKC · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Bulls-Raptors
Bulls 109Raptors 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls34242625109
Raptors29232530107
The story
Doug McDermott's 29 points carried Chicago past Toronto, 109-107

For Toronto, Patrick Patterson had 13 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST · 9-11 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-29, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +5+6+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Suns
Wolves 104Suns 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves25322126104
Suns27202931107
The story
PJ Tucker had 23 points and 12 rebounds as Phoenix beat Minnesota 107-104

Andrew Wiggins led Minnesota with 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 9-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Suns took the third 29-21.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2−10−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ricky Rubio led the game in fantasy with 51.6 FPTS (17 AST, 13 PTS, 3 REB)

Final · Nuggets-Heat
Nuggets 119Heat 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets33292928119
Heat36282634124
The story
Miami beat Denver 124-119 behind 17 points from Josh Richardson

Kenneth Faried paced Denver: 24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 6-10 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 34-28 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3+2−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg25.6Last 5

25.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 60 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg6.5Last 3

6.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 60 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.0Season avg37.1Today

37 minutes today, against 14.0 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Houston by 49.

CHI over TOR2PHX over MIN3MIA over DEN5UTA over CLE9DAL over CHA11GSW over NOP18OKC over POR34WAS over DET43HOU over MEM49Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Kyle Lowry leads the day with 33

Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 43, 32, 28, 17, 23, 19, 16, 33Raptors-Bulls · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Doug McDermottPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 18, 11, 11, 7, 4, 4, 10, 29Bulls-Raptors · W
9.3 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 7, 25, 10, 21, 20, 21, 19, 15, 9, 28Wolves-Suns · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Rodney HoodPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 11, 3, 8, 11, 16, 14, 12, 28Jazz-Cavs · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 42, 51, 46, 33, 18, 41, 12, 34, 35, 27Warriors-Pelicans · W
30.4 PPG season to date · −3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 31, 6, 20, 31, 38, 19, 25, 30, 38, 27Raptors-Bulls · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+9.3 21.6 last 10 · 12.3 season
Alex LenPHX+7.9 16.8 last 10 · 8.9 season
Jabari ParkerMIL+7.6 21.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
D'Angelo RussellLAL+6.5 19.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
Aaron GordonORL+5.5 14.4 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
Gerald GreenMIA−4.7 4.4 last 10 · 9.1 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Kevin MartinSAS−4.5 5.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
Trey BurkeUTA−4.1 6.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Will BartonDEN−3.6 11.2 last 10 · 14.8 season