FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 27, 2016Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed LAL by 3 after the first quarter and won 101–88.

Final · Box score
Nuggets90
Clippers105
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +17; Q4 LAC +15
Final · Box score
Rockets101
Pacers104
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Mavs111
Kings133
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +23; Q4 SAC +22
Final · Box score
Sixers105
Warriors117
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +16; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +12
Final · Box score
Wizards101
Lakers88
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +18; Q4 WAS +13
On this day · 2014–15Mar 27, 2015: 13 games. Top scorer: DeMarcus Cousins (Kings-Pelicans), 39 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Lakers

Lakers' skid reaches three

DeAndre Jordan goes for 16 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+6+18+13WAS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards24262724101
Lakers2717152988
Who led
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 15, 29, 16, 24, 27, 13, 22, 22WAS22 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Marcin GortatPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 16, 9, 16, 15, 15, 14, 19, 16WAS16 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 24, 4, 14, 9, 11, 14, 2, 22LAL22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 5, 12, 26, 14, 20, 17, 28, 17LAL17 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Rockets-Pacers

Indiana never trails at a break against Houston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 104–101. Paul George led Indiana with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
IND over HOU3GSW over PHI12WAS over LAL13LAC over DEN15SAC over DAL22Final margin, points. Pink = IND over HOU.
Lead changes
Rockets-Pacers8
Wizards-Lakers2
Nuggets-Clippers0
Mavs-Kings0
The night in charts
Mavs-Kings combined for 244, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-KingsMavs 111, Kings 133
244
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 105, Warriors 117
222
Rockets-PacersRockets 101, Pacers 104
205
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 90, Clippers 105
195
Wizards-LakersWizards 101, Lakers 88
189
IND won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Rockets-PacersRockets 101, Pacers 104
+3 IND
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 105, Warriors 117
+12 GSW
Wizards-LakersWizards 101, Lakers 88
+13 WAS
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 90, Clippers 105
+15 LAC
Mavs-KingsMavs 111, Kings 133
+22 SAC
Cauley-Stein shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Cauley-SteinSAC · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
JordanLAC · 16 PTS, 16 REB, 6 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
SpeightsGSW · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
NurkicDEN · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
MahinmiIND · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Final · Rockets-Pacers
Rockets 101Pacers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets24233222101
Pacers30272423104
The story
Monta Ellis' 23 points carried Indiana past Houston, 104-101

For Houston, Dwight Howard had 11 PTS, 10 REB 23 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 10-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-24, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +6+10+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

James Harden was the fantasy play: 55.6 FPTS on 34 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST

Final · Sixers-Warriors
Sixers 105Warriors 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers31242426105
Warriors32392521117
The story
Draymond Green had a 13-11-11 triple-double as Golden State beat Philadelphia 117-105

Ish Smith led Philadelphia with 20 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 13 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST, 3 BLK · 4-7 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the second 39-24, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +1+16+17+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Lakers
Wizards 101Lakers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards24262724101
Lakers2717152988
The story
Washington beat Los Angeles 101-88 behind 22 points and 13 assists from John Wall

D'Angelo Russell paced Los Angeles: 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB · 9-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 27-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −3+6+18+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.4Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.4 in 53 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.0 in 70 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.6Season avg21.5Today

21 minutes today, against 8.6 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 40

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 20, 18, 19, 39, 15, 17, 32, 40, 40Warriors-Sixers · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Steven Smith ATL, Jan 30, 1997: 41 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
40 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 12, 15, 33, 29, 25, 24, 26, 32, 34Rockets-Pacers · L
28.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 7, 25, 18, 45, 15, 15, 27, 25Pacers-Rockets · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 10, 16, 8, 11, 13, 9, 3, 23Pacers-Rockets · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 15, 29, 16, 24, 27, 13, 22, 22Wizards-Lakers · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Carl LandryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 10, 0, 4, 26, 4, 16, 12, 22Sixers-Warriors · L
8.9 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+9.2 22.2 last 10 · 13.0 season
Bojan BogdanovicBKN+7.8 18.9 last 10 · 11.1 season
Victor OladipoORL+7.4 23.4 last 10 · 16.0 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL+6.2 24.9 last 10 · 18.7 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+6.1 22.8 last 10 · 16.7 season
Cold
Jimmy ButlerCHI−5.6 15.7 last 10 · 21.3 season
Dwight HowardHOU−4.8 9.3 last 10 · 14.1 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jared DudleyWAS−4.6 3.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Zaza PachuliaDAL−4.2 4.8 last 10 · 9.0 season