FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 19, 2016Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed NYK by 10 at halftime and won 99–89.

Final · Box score
Nuggets101
Hornets93
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +8
Final · Box score
Nets103
Pistons115
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +2; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Thunder115
Pacers111
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC +1; Q4 OKC +4
Final · Box score
Knicks89
Wizards99
Q1 WAS -9; Q2 WAS -10; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +10
Final · Box score
Rockets97
Hawks109
Q1 ATL +14; Q2 ATL -6; Q3 ATL -1; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Cavs101
Heat122
Q1 MIA +12; Q2 MIA +21; Q3 MIA +28; Q4 MIA +21
Final · Box score
Jazz85
Bulls92
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +7
Final · Box score
Clippers102
Grizzlies113
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM +10; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Warriors79
Spurs87
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +8
On this day · 2014–15Mar 19, 2015: 4 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Nuggets), 50 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Wizards

Washington rallies from 10 down to beat New York

Kevin Durant goes for 33 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-10+10+10WAS AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2924132389
Wizards2023332399
Who led
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 25, 20, 24, 19, 15, 29, 16, 24WAS24 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 14, 8, 16, 8, 14, 11, 14, 17WAS17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 30, 24, 30, 23, 20, 26, 18, 20NYK20 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 9, 11, 15, 6, 13, 23, 2, 20NYK20 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Rockets-Hawks

Atlanta extends win streak to 5

109–97 over Houston. Record: 41–29. Al Horford led Atlanta with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · ATL
L@ GSW105–109W@ LAL106–77W@ LAC107–97W@ UTA91–84L@ TOR96–104Wvs MEM95–83Wvs IND104–75W@ DET118–114Wvs DEN116–98Wvs HOU109–97
Lead changes
Clippers-Grizzlies15
Thunder-Pacers11
Rockets-Hawks9
Warriors-Spurs7
Nets-Pistons6
Knicks-Wizards1
Cavs-Heat0
Jazz-Bulls0
The night in charts
Thunder-Pacers combined for 226, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-PacersThunder 115, Pacers 111
226
Cavs-HeatCavs 101, Heat 122
223
Nets-PistonsNets 103, Pistons 115
218
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 102, Grizzlies 113
215
Rockets-HawksRockets 97, Hawks 109
206
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 101, Hornets 93
194
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 89, Wizards 99
188
Jazz-BullsJazz 85, Bulls 92
177
Warriors-SpursWarriors 79, Spurs 87
166
OKC won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Thunder-PacersThunder 115, Pacers 111
+4 OKC
Jazz-BullsJazz 85, Bulls 92
+7 CHI
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 101, Hornets 93
+8 DEN
Warriors-SpursWarriors 79, Spurs 87
+8 SAS
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 89, Wizards 99
+10 WAS
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 102, Grizzlies 113
+11 MEM
Nets-PistonsNets 103, Pistons 115
+12 DET
Rockets-HawksRockets 97, Hawks 109
+12 ATL
Cavs-HeatCavs 101, Heat 122
+21 MIA
WAS erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-WizardsWAS won · Knicks 89, Wizards 99
10 pts
Rockets-HawksATL won · Rockets 97, Hawks 109
6 pts
Thunder-PacersOKC won · Thunder 115, Pacers 111
1 pt
Warriors-SpursSAS won · Warriors 79, Spurs 87
1 pt
Augustin shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AugustinDEN · 24 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Thaddeus YoungBKN · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
71% (12-17)
GortatWAS · 15 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
JeffersonCLE · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Tony AllenMEM · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Thunder-Pacers
Thunder 115Pacers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder27372427115
Pacers28263324111
The story
Russell Westbrook had a 14-11-14 triple-double as Oklahoma City beat Indiana 115-111

Enes Kanter added 15 PTS, 10 REB 14 PTS, 14 AST, 11 REB · 4-17 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Thunder took the second 37-26.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −1+10+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Wizards
Knicks 89Wizards 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2924132389
Wizards2023332399
The story
John Wall's 24 points and 10 assists carried Washington past New York, 99-89

For New York, Carmelo Anthony had 20 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB · 8-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 33-13.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −9−10+10+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Grizzlies
Clippers 102Grizzlies 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers29291727102
Grizzlies31272728113
The story
Memphis beat LA 113-102 behind a 28-11-10 triple-double from Zach Randolph

DeAndre Jordan paced LA: 16 PTS, 7 REB 28 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST · 10-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +20+10+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 57 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.3Season avg14.6Last 3

14.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.3 in 67 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg35.0Today

35 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 45

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 35, 38, 23, 20, 7, 25, 18, 45Pacers-Thunder · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, May 2, 2003: 45 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
45 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 32, 30, 28, 28, 20, 28, 26, 33Thunder-Pacers · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 8 games: 2, 8, 18, 15, 11, 16, 17, 30Rockets-Hawks · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 14, 15, 19, 22, 19, 25, 6, 28Grizzlies-Clippers · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Baron Davis CHH, Apr 30, 2002: 28 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Season high28 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 26, 23, 29, 26, 24, 17, 22, 26Spurs-Warriors · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 28, 28, 25, 24, 27, 23, 18, 26Cavs-Heat · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+9.3 21.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Bojan BogdanovicBKN+7.5 18.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Victor OladipoORL+6.6 22.5 last 10 · 15.9 season
Jabari ParkerMIL+6.6 20.0 last 10 · 13.4 season
LaMarcus AldridgeSAS+6.3 24.2 last 10 · 17.9 season
Cold
Gerald GreenMIA−5.3 3.8 last 10 · 9.1 season
Kevin MartinSAS−4.9 4.9 last 10 · 9.8 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jared DudleyWAS−4.7 3.6 last 10 · 8.3 season
Trey BurkeUTA−4.2 6.4 last 10 · 10.6 season