FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 15, 2016Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed MIL by 6 after the first quarter and won 107–89.

Final · Box score
Celtics98
Pacers103
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets110
Magic116
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +15; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Sixers114
Nets131
Q1 BKN +17; Q2 BKN +20; Q3 BKN +17; Q4 BKN +17
Final · Box score
Raptors107
Bucks89
Q1 TOR -6; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +18
Final · Box score
Clippers87
Spurs108
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +21
Final · Box score
Kings106
Lakers98
Q1 SAC +17; Q2 SAC +16; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +8
On this day · 2014–15Mar 15, 2015: 8 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Nuggets), 36 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Bucks

Toronto handles Milwaukee by 18

Bojan Bogdanovic goes for 44 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+3+15+18TOR AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors22302926107
Bucks2821172389
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 43, 32, 28, 17, 23, 19, 16, 33, 25TOR25 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 0, 0, 6, 10, 2, 5, 2, 0, 17TOR17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 22, 27, 26, 12, 24, 18, 28, 18MIL18 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Jabari ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 36, 18, 16, 26, 18, 23, 15, 23, 18MIL18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Clippers-Spurs

San Antonio routs Clippers by 21

San Antonio led by 4 at halftime and won 108–87. Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over BOS5ORL over DEN6SAC over LAL8BKN over PHI17TOR over MIL18SAS over LAC21Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over LAC.
Lead changes
Clippers-Spurs7
Nuggets-Magic1
Sixers-Nets1
Kings-Lakers0
The night in charts
Sixers-Nets combined for 245, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-NetsSixers 114, Nets 131
245
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 110, Magic 116
226
Kings-LakersKings 106, Lakers 98
204
Celtics-PacersCeltics 98, Pacers 103
201
Raptors-BucksRaptors 107, Bucks 89
196
Clippers-SpursClippers 87, Spurs 108
195
IND won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Celtics-PacersCeltics 98, Pacers 103
+5 IND
Nuggets-MagicNuggets 110, Magic 116
+6 ORL
Kings-LakersKings 106, Lakers 98
+8 SAC
Sixers-NetsSixers 114, Nets 131
+17 BKN
Raptors-BucksRaptors 107, Bucks 89
+18 TOR
Clippers-SpursClippers 87, Spurs 108
+21 SAS
TOR rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-BucksTOR won · Raptors 107, Bucks 89
6 pts
Clippers-SpursSAS won · Clippers 87, Spurs 108
2 pts
Collison shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CollisonSAC · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Aaron GordonORL · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Jason SmithORL · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
BogdanovicBKN · 44 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
63% (17-27)
KawhiSAS · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 98Pacers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2019312898
Pacers20232832103
The story
Paul George's 25 points carried Indiana past Boston, 103-98

For Boston, Isaiah Thomas had 21 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 9-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 23-19, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 0+4+1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Magic
Nuggets 110Magic 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets25213331110
Magic32292431116
The story
Orlando beat Denver 116-110 behind 23 points from Victor Oladipo

D.J. Augustin paced Denver: 12 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 9-16 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +7+15+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Nets
Sixers 114Nets 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers15363231114
Nets32392931131
The story
Thaddeus Young had 16 rebounds and 14 points as Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 131-114

Nik Stauskas led Philadelphia with 18 PTS, 7 REB 16 REB, 14 PTS, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 5-9 FG

The swing

The Nets won the first 32-15, their biggest quarter edge.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +17+20+17+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 65 earlier games. Today: 44 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg7.9Last 3

7.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.6 in 41 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.3Season avg34.5Today

34 minutes today, against 7.3 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Bojan Bogdanovic leads the day with 44

Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 5, 24, 8, 19, 18, 17, 8, 12, 13, 44Nets-Sixers · W
10.5 PPG season to date · +34.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Feb 2, 2001: 44 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Career high44 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 20, 8, 12, 20, 23, 16, 15, 30Magic-Nuggets · W
14.7 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 21, 43, 32, 28, 17, 23, 19, 16, 33, 25Raptors-Bucks · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Jason SmithPoints, last 10 games: 3, 12, 2, 8, 6, 13, 10, 16, 6, 25Magic-Nuggets · W
7.0 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 32, 11, 23, 15, 35, 38, 23, 20, 7, 25Pacers-Celtics · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 28, 6, 17, 19, 26, 18, 18, 23Magic-Nuggets · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 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+7.1 20.6 last 10 · 13.5 season
D'Angelo RussellLAL+7.0 20.4 last 10 · 13.4 season
Bojan BogdanovicBKN+6.3 16.8 last 10 · 10.5 season
Cold
Kevin MartinSAS−4.9 5.2 last 10 · 10.1 season
Gerald GreenMIA−4.7 4.4 last 10 · 9.1 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Trey BurkeUTA−4.1 6.7 last 10 · 10.8 season
Greg MonroeMIL−4.0 11.8 last 10 · 15.8 season