FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 16, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed ORL by 4 after the first quarter and won 107–99.

Final · Box score
Thunder130
Celtics109
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +27; Q4 OKC +21
Final · Box score
Magic99
Hornets107
Q1 CHA -4; Q2 CHA +18; Q3 CHA +21; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Mavs98
Cavs99
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +6; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +1
Final · Box score
Bulls96
Wizards117
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +18; Q4 WAS +21
Final · Box score
Hawks118
Pistons114
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL -1; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Wolves114
Grizzlies108
Q1 MIN +17; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +6
Final · Box score
Clippers122
Rockets106
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC +22; Q3 LAC +22; Q4 LAC +16
Final · Box score
Pelicans123
Kings108
Q1 NOP +2; Q2 NOP +21; Q3 NOP +15; Q4 NOP +15
Final · Box score
Knicks85
Warriors121
Q1 GSW +12; Q2 GSW +16; Q3 GSW +33; Q4 GSW +36
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The lead · Magic-Hornets

Charlotte gets past Orlando

John Wall posts a triple-double

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+18+21+8CHA AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3013282899
Hornets26353115107
Who led
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 2, 15, 12, 31, 11, 15, 17, 14, 20, 26CHA26 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 14, 5, 15, 14, 22, 25, 19, 26CHA26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 6, 17, 19, 26, 18, 18, 23, 25ORL25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 3, 12, 2, 0, 20, 0, 4, 12, 16ORL16 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Pistons18
Pelicans-Kings4
Magic-Hornets1
Knicks-Warriors1
Thunder-Celtics0
Clippers-Rockets0
The night in charts
Thunder-Celtics combined for 239, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-CelticsThunder 130, Celtics 109
239
Hawks-PistonsHawks 118, Pistons 114
232
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 123, Kings 108
231
Clippers-RocketsClippers 122, Rockets 106
228
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 114, Grizzlies 108
222
Bulls-WizardsBulls 96, Wizards 117
213
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 85, Warriors 121
206
Magic-HornetsMagic 99, Hornets 107
206
Mavs-CavsMavs 98, Cavs 99
197
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-CavsMavs 98, Cavs 99
+1 CLE
Hawks-PistonsHawks 118, Pistons 114
+4 ATL
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 114, Grizzlies 108
+6 MIN
Magic-HornetsMagic 99, Hornets 107
+8 CHA
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 123, Kings 108
+15 NOP
Clippers-RocketsClippers 122, Rockets 106
+16 LAC
Thunder-CelticsThunder 130, Celtics 109
+21 OKC
Bulls-WizardsBulls 96, Wizards 117
+21 WAS
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 85, Warriors 121
+36 GSW
CHA rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-HornetsCHA won · Magic 99, Hornets 107
4 pts
Hawks-PistonsATL won · Hawks 118, Pistons 114
2 pts
David Lee shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
David LeeDAL · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
BareaDAL · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
StephGSW · 34 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
60% (12-20)
HorfordATL · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
FrazierNOP · 14 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Mavs-Cavs
Mavs 98Cavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2823173098
Cavs3126271599
The story
Kyrie Irving's 33 points carried Cleveland past Dallas, 99-98

For Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 13-28 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 27-17, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +3+6+16+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Love was the fantasy play: 51.1 FPTS on 23 PTS, 18 REB

Final · Wolves-Grizzlies
Wolves 114Grizzlies 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves42222624114
Grizzlies25302330108
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Minnesota beat Memphis 114-108

Matt Barnes led Memphis with 14 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 5-8 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 42-25, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +17+9+12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lance Stephenson led the game in fantasy with 46.7 FPTS (24 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Bulls-Wizards
Bulls 96Wizards 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2527222296
Wizards32312925117
The story
Washington beat Chicago 117-96 behind 20 points from Bradley Beal

Jimmy Butler paced Chicago: 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 7-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 32-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
300 +7+11+18+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 55 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.9Season avg12.2Last 3

12.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.9 in 62 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.6Season avg33.8Today

34 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat New York by 36, the widest margin of 9 games.

CLE over DAL1ATL over DET4MIN over MEM6CHA over ORL8NOP over SAC15LAC over HOU16OKC over BOS21WAS over CHI21GSW over NYK36Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 34

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 51, 46, 33, 18, 41, 12, 34, 35, 27, 34Warriors-Knicks · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 39, 36, 40, 29, 32, 12, 15, 33Rockets-Clippers · L
28.6 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 21, 20, 27, 30, 26, 17, 15, 33Cavs-Mavs · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 21, 37, 14, 17, 25, 20, 24, 19, 15, 29Wizards-Bulls · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dirk Nowitzki DAL, Feb 6, 2008: 29 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
29 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Ryan AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 8, 9, 19, 3, 24, 13, 19, 29Pelicans-Kings · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 18, 30, 32, 27, 22, 30, 21, 29Celtics-Thunder · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 1 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