FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, February 23, 2017Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed CHA by 15 after three quarters and won 114–108.

Final · Box score
Blazers112
Magic103
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR -9; Q3 POR -8; Q4 POR +9
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets108
Pistons114
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET -12; Q3 DET -15; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +6
Final · Box score
Knicks104
Cavs119
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +18; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Rockets129
Pelicans99
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +16; Q3 HOU +33; Q4 HOU +30
Final · Box score
Clippers113
Warriors123
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW -12; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets100
Kings116
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +16
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The lead · Hornets-Pistons

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope drops 33 in 15-point comeback win over Charlotte

DeMarcus Cousins goes for 27 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-5-12-150+6DET AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Hornets283423158108
Pistons2327203014114
Who led
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 38, 2, 4, 12, 9, 10, 21, 7, 16, 33DET33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 8, 9, 19, 16, 24, 6, 13, 25DET25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 7, 18, 17, 14, 10, 29, 24, 34CHA34 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 13, 11, 17, 15, 25, 16, 10, 18CHA18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Houston posts the night's biggest win

Houston beat New Orleans by 30, the widest margin of 6 games.

DET over CHA6POR over ORL9GSW over LAC10CLE over NYK15SAC over DEN16HOU over NOP30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Blazers-Magic8
Hornets-Pistons5
Clippers-Warriors5
Nuggets-Kings4
Rockets-Pelicans3
The night in charts
Clippers-Warriors combined for 236, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 113, Warriors 123
236
Rockets-PelicansRockets 129, Pelicans 99
228
Knicks-CavsKnicks 104, Cavs 119
223
Hornets-PistonsHornets 108, Pistons 114
222
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 100, Kings 116
216
Blazers-MagicBlazers 112, Magic 103
215
DET won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Hornets-PistonsHornets 108, Pistons 114
+6 DET
Blazers-MagicBlazers 112, Magic 103
+9 POR
Clippers-WarriorsClippers 113, Warriors 123
+10 GSW
Knicks-CavsKnicks 104, Cavs 119
+15 CLE
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 100, Kings 116
+16 SAC
Rockets-PelicansRockets 129, Pelicans 99
+30 HOU
DET erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-PistonsDET won · Hornets 108, Pistons 114
15 pts
Clippers-WarriorsGSW won · Clippers 113, Warriors 123
12 pts
Blazers-MagicPOR won · Blazers 112, Magic 103
9 pts
Courtney Lee shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Courtney LeeNYK · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Cauley-SteinSAC · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 1 BLK
64% (14-22)
LeBronCLE · 18 PTS, 15 AST, 13 REB, 3 BLK
64% (7-11)
StephGSW · 35 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
63% (10-16)
DrummondDET · 13 REB, 12 PTS
60% (6-10)
Final · Hornets-Pistons
Hornets 108Pistons 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets283423158108
Pistons2327203014114
The story
Tobias Harris had 25 points as Detroit beat Charlotte 114-108 in OT

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist led Charlotte with 14 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 9-17 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 30-15.

DET lead by quarter
200 −5−12−150+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Kemba Walker led the game in fantasy with 58.9 FPTS (34 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Clippers-Warriors
Clippers 113Warriors 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers24372626113
Warriors31185024123
The story
Kevin Durant's 25 points and 15 rebounds carried Golden State past LA, 123-113

For LA, DeAndre Jordan had 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST · 8-15 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 12 going into the third, then won it 50-26.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +7−12+12+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 104Cavs 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks33182825104
Cavs34351832119
The story
Cleveland beat New York 119-104 behind a 18-13-15 triple-double from LeBron James

Courtney Lee paced New York: 25 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 15 AST, 13 REB, 3 BLK · 7-11 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 35-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +1+18+8+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg13.4Last 5

13.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 50 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.9 in 53 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.7Season avg26.4Today

26 minutes today, against 7.7 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 35

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 43, 39, 29, 35, 13, 18, 26, 11, 13, 35Warriors-Clippers · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 7, 18, 17, 14, 10, 29, 24, 34Hornets-Pistons · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 38, 2, 4, 12, 9, 10, 21, 7, 16, 33Pistons-Hornets · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 27, 13, 29, 29, 28, 21, 13, 33Blazers-Magic · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 31, 25, 34, 12, 42, 32, 24, 18, 29Pelicans-Rockets · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Willie Cauley-SteinPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 14, 4, 14, 9, 8, 8, 13, 29Kings-Nuggets · W
6.2 PPG season to date · +23.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andrew WigginsMIN+5.7 28.9 last 10 · 23.2 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.ATL+5.6 18.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Dario SaricPHI+5.3 16.1 last 10 · 10.8 season
Dion WaitersMIA+5.2 21.1 last 10 · 15.9 season
Markieff MorrisWAS+4.5 19.4 last 10 · 14.9 season
Cold
Reggie JacksonDET−5.5 9.4 last 10 · 14.9 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Tim FrazierNOP−5.4 3.2 last 10 · 8.6 season
Shelvin MackUTA−4.4 2.9 last 10 · 7.3 season
Langston GallowayNOP−3.6 5.0 last 10 · 8.6 season