FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 17, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed DET by 6 after three quarters and won 87–75.

Final · Box score
Mavs74
Sixers116
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +31; Q4 PHI +42
Final · Box score
Bulls107
Wizards112
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +19; Q3 WAS +12; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Celtics98
Nets95
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Raptors87
Pistons75
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +2; Q3 TOR -6; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Heat123
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +18
Final · Box score
Rockets112
Pelicans128
Q1 NOP +13; Q2 NOP +18; Q3 NOP +18; Q4 NOP +16
Final · Box score
Magic109
Suns103
Q1 ORL +8; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +6
Final · Box score
Bucks107
Lakers103
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +4
On this day · 2015–16Mar 17, 2016: 8 games. Top scorer: Kyle Lowry (Raptors-Pacers), 28 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Pistons

Detroit's skid reaches three

James Harden posts a triple-double

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+2-6+12TOR AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1624202787
Pistons132528975
Who led
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 14, 19, 12, 18, 9, 0, 10, 17TOR17 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 37, 24, 32, 11, 14, 28, 17, 25, 22, 14TOR14 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 21, 26, 6, 21, 19, 6, 8, 20DET20 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 20, 13, 22, 15, 28, 17, 12, 14DET14 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Mavs-Sixers

Philadelphia routs Dallas by 42

Philadelphia led by 11 at halftime and won 116–74. Justin Anderson led Philadelphia with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over BKN3MIL over LAL4WAS over CHI5ORL over PHX6TOR over DET12NOP over HOU16MIA over MIN18PHI over DAL42Final margin, points. Pink = PHI over DAL.
Lead changes
Magic-Suns18
Celtics-Nets8
Raptors-Pistons6
Bucks-Lakers6
Mavs-Sixers4
Bulls-Wizards3
Wolves-Heat0
The night in charts
Rockets-Pelicans combined for 240, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-PelicansRockets 112, Pelicans 128
240
Wolves-HeatWolves 105, Heat 123
228
Bulls-WizardsBulls 107, Wizards 112
219
Magic-SunsMagic 109, Suns 103
212
Bucks-LakersBucks 107, Lakers 103
210
Celtics-NetsCeltics 98, Nets 95
193
Mavs-SixersMavs 74, Sixers 116
190
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 87, Pistons 75
162
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-NetsCeltics 98, Nets 95
+3 BOS
Bucks-LakersBucks 107, Lakers 103
+4 MIL
Bulls-WizardsBulls 107, Wizards 112
+5 WAS
Magic-SunsMagic 109, Suns 103
+6 ORL
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 87, Pistons 75
+12 TOR
Rockets-PelicansRockets 112, Pelicans 128
+16 NOP
Wolves-HeatWolves 105, Heat 123
+18 MIA
Mavs-SixersMavs 74, Sixers 116
+42 PHI
TOR rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-PistonsTOR won · Raptors 87, Pistons 75
6 pts
Mavs-SixersPHI won · Mavs 74, Sixers 116
2 pts
Magic-SunsORL won · Magic 109, Suns 103
1 pt
Whiteside shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WhitesideMIA · 23 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
91% (10-11)
Robin LopezCHI · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
75% (12-16)
HolmesPHI · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
MahinmiWAS · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
MuhammadMIN · 15 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Celtics-Nets
Celtics 98Nets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2124262798
Nets1621283095
The story
Jae Crowder's 24 points and 12 rebounds carried Boston past Brooklyn, 98-95

For Brooklyn, Brook Lopez had 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 7-11 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 21-16, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +5+8+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Horford was the fantasy play: 44.1 FPTS on 14 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST

Final · Bulls-Wizards
Bulls 107Wizards 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls23173235107
Wizards29302528112
The story
Washington beat Chicago 112-107 behind 20 assists and 14 points from John Wall

Nikola Mirotic paced Chicago: 15 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 20 AST, 14 PTS · 4-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +6+19+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jimmy Butler topped the game at 49.5 FPTS: 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST

Final · Rockets-Pelicans
Rockets 112Pelicans 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets23273131112
Pelicans36323129128
The story
Anthony Davis had 24 points and 15 rebounds as New Orleans beat Houston 128-112

Montrezl Harrell led Houston with 13 PTS, 6 REB 24 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 10-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans won the first 36-23, their biggest quarter edge.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +13+18+18+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 61 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.0Season avg23.2Last 3

23.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.0 in 67 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg40.4Today

40 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 41

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 26, 33, 39, 35, 19, 38, 18, 41Rockets-Pelicans · L
29.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Apr 2, 2017: 41 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
41 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 37, 29, 21, 24, 29, 23, 35, 39, 17, 31Wolves-Heat · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Solomon HillPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 3, 5, 0, 3, 16, 12, 4, 30Pelicans-Rockets · W
6.9 PPG season to date · +23.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 24, 13, 18, 21, 11, 11, 16, 30Bucks-Lakers · W
15.2 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 16, 27, 21, 16, 5, 23, 14, 28Bulls-Wizards · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 21, 24, 32, 21, 18, 18, 16, 26Bucks-Lakers · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dario SaricPHI+7.0 19.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Frank KaminskyCHA+6.4 17.9 last 10 · 11.5 season
Ricky RubioMIN+6.2 16.4 last 10 · 10.2 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL+5.2 19.8 last 10 · 14.6 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+5.2 36.9 last 10 · 31.7 season
Cold
Wesley MatthewsDAL−6.4 7.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
DeMarcus CousinsNOP−6.0 20.7 last 10 · 26.7 season
Brandon JenningsWAS−5.6 2.1 last 10 · 7.7 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI−5.3 18.0 last 10 · 23.3 season