FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 14, 2017Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed PHI by 12 after three quarters and won 106–104.

Final · Box score
Pistons96
Cavs128
Q1 CLE +18; Q2 CLE +26; Q3 CLE +34; Q4 CLE +32
Final · Box score
Thunder122
Nets104
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 Thunder 0; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +18
Final · Box score
Pacers81
Knicks87
Q1 NYK -6; Q2 NYK -10; Q3 NYK -2; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Blazers77
Pelicans100
Q1 NOP +7; Q2 NOP +14; Q3 NOP +23; Q4 NOP +23
Final · Box score
Sixers104
Warriors106
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW -12; Q4 GSW +2
On this day · 2015–16Mar 14, 2016: 9 games. Top scorer: Kyle Lowry (Raptors-Bulls), 33 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Warriors

Golden State rallies from 12 down to beat Philadelphia

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-1-12+2GSW AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers34253114104
Warriors35232028106
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 19, 25, 23, 31, 24, 23, 26, 29GSW29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 21, 16, 13, 29, 13, 25, 30, 28GSW28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Dario SaricPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 10, 21, 19, 14, 28, 16, 29, 25PHI25 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Jahlil OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 28, 4, 6, 12, 16, 14, 23, 22PHI22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pacers-Knicks

New York fights back from 10 down against Indiana

Final: 87–81, after trailing by 10 at the half. Carmelo Anthony led New York with 22 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Knicks-Pacers
Carmelo Anthony · NYKPaul George · INDPTS2222REB1310AST12Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Sixers-Warriors25
Thunder-Nets11
Pistons-Cavs3
Blazers-Pelicans1
The night in charts
Thunder-Nets combined for 226, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-NetsThunder 122, Nets 104
226
Pistons-CavsPistons 96, Cavs 128
224
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 104, Warriors 106
210
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 77, Pelicans 100
177
Pacers-KnicksPacers 81, Knicks 87
168
GSW won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Sixers-WarriorsSixers 104, Warriors 106
+2 GSW
Pacers-KnicksPacers 81, Knicks 87
+6 NYK
Thunder-NetsThunder 122, Nets 104
+18 OKC
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 77, Pelicans 100
+23 NOP
Pistons-CavsPistons 96, Cavs 128
+32 CLE
GSW erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-WarriorsGSW won · Sixers 104, Warriors 106
12 pts
Pacers-KnicksNYK won · Pacers 81, Knicks 87
10 pts
Kyrie shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KyrieCLE · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB
64% (9-14)
ShumpertCLE · 18 PTS, 5 REB
62% (8-13)
Brook LopezBKN · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
HolmesPHI · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
KanterOKC · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Sixers-Warriors
Sixers 104Warriors 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers34253114104
Warriors35232028106
The story
Draymond Green had 20 points and 8 assists as Golden State beat Philadelphia 106-104

Dario Saric led Philadelphia with 25 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 20 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 6 BLK, 3 STL · 4-13 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 28-14.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +1−1−12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Knicks
Pacers 81Knicks 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2428121781
Knicks1824202587
The story
Willy Hernangomez's 16 rebounds and 13 points carried New York past Indiana, 87-81

For Indiana, Myles Turner had 17 PTS, 11 REB 16 REB, 13 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL · 6-12 FG

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 10 going into the third, then won it 20-12.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −6−10−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Nets
Thunder 122Nets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder32302931122
Nets32302121104
The story
Oklahoma City beat Brooklyn 122-104 behind 21 points from Victor Oladipo

Caris LeVert paced Brooklyn: 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB · 9-16 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 00+8+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.2 in 66 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 65 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.8Season avg31.2Today

31 minutes today, against 16.8 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 29

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 19, 25, 23, 31, 24, 23, 26, 29Warriors-Sixers · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 33, 28, 34, 33, 19, 22, 24, 33, 39, 29Blazers-Pelicans · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 21, 16, 13, 29, 13, 25, 30, 28Warriors-Sixers · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 25, 28, 43, 32, 27, 22, 28, 26Cavs-Pistons · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +0.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 17, 41, 43, 45, 48, 29, 58, 23, 33, 25Thunder-Nets · W
31.8 PPG season to date · −6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Chris Paul NOK, Dec 1, 2006: 25 PTS · 11 REB · 18 AST
25 PTS · 12 REB · 19 AST
Dario SaricPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 10, 21, 19, 14, 28, 16, 29, 25Sixers-Warriors · L
12.4 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dario SaricPHI+7.8 20.2 last 10 · 12.4 season
Seth CurryDAL+5.7 18.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
Frank KaminskyCHA+5.4 16.8 last 10 · 11.4 season
Jusuf NurkicPOR+4.9 14.0 last 10 · 9.1 season
Buddy HieldSAC+4.8 14.2 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
DeMarcus CousinsNOP−6.7 20.1 last 10 · 26.8 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI−5.6 17.8 last 10 · 23.4 season
Brandon JenningsWAS−5.4 2.4 last 10 · 7.8 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL−5.0 9.4 last 10 · 14.4 season