FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 18, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed UTA by 7 after the first quarter and won 95–86.

Final · Box score
Kings94
Thunder110
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +22; Q3 OKC +20; Q4 OKC +16
Final · Box score
Blazers113
Hawks97
Q1 POR +22; Q2 POR +17; Q3 POR +12; Q4 POR +16
Final · Box score
Wizards93
Hornets98
Q1 CHA -1; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA +3; Q4 CHA +5
Final · Box score
Cavs78
Clippers108
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC +16; Q3 LAC +18; Q4 LAC +30
Final · Box score
Jazz86
Bulls95
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Spurs96
Grizzlies104
Q1 MEM +11; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Rockets109
Nuggets105
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Bucks92
Warriors117
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +24; Q4 GSW +25
On this day · 2015–16Mar 18, 2016: 8 games. Top scorer: Victor Oladipo (Magic-Cavs), 45 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Bulls

Chicago tops Utah in Chicago

James Harden posts a triple-double

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-4-3+9CHI AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2321202286
Bulls1624213495
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 27, 21, 16, 5, 23, 14, 28, 23CHI23 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 10, 8, 8, 12, 5, 8, 3, 22CHI22 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 2, 34, 15, 9, 19, 17, 9, 18UTA18 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 23, 23, 23, 9, 27, 25, 13, 14UTA14 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Rockets-Nuggets

Houston beats Denver by 4

The Rockets won 109–105 in Denver. James Harden led Houston with 40 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over DEN4CHA over WAS5MEM over SAS8CHI over UTA9OKC over SAC16POR over ATL16GSW over MIL25LAC over CLE30Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over DEN.
Lead changes
Spurs-Grizzlies15
Wizards-Hornets13
Rockets-Nuggets11
Jazz-Bulls7
Cavs-Clippers5
Kings-Thunder2
Bucks-Warriors1
The night in charts
Rockets-Nuggets combined for 214, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 109, Nuggets 105
214
Blazers-HawksBlazers 113, Hawks 97
210
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 92, Warriors 117
209
Kings-ThunderKings 94, Thunder 110
204
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 96, Grizzlies 104
200
Wizards-HornetsWizards 93, Hornets 98
191
Cavs-ClippersCavs 78, Clippers 108
186
Jazz-BullsJazz 86, Bulls 95
181
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 109, Nuggets 105
+4 HOU
Wizards-HornetsWizards 93, Hornets 98
+5 CHA
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 96, Grizzlies 104
+8 MEM
Jazz-BullsJazz 86, Bulls 95
+9 CHI
Blazers-HawksBlazers 113, Hawks 97
+16 POR
Kings-ThunderKings 94, Thunder 110
+16 OKC
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 92, Warriors 117
+25 GSW
Cavs-ClippersCavs 78, Clippers 108
+30 LAC
CHI rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-BullsCHI won · Jazz 86, Bulls 95
7 pts
Rockets-NuggetsHOU won · Rockets 109, Nuggets 105
5 pts
Cavs-ClippersLAC won · Cavs 78, Clippers 108
2 pts
Bucks-WarriorsGSW won · Bucks 92, Warriors 117
2 pts
Wizards-HornetsCHA won · Wizards 93, Hornets 98
1 pt
Zeller shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZellerCHA · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
PortisCHI · 22 PTS, 5 REB
77% (10-13)
StephGSW · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
IlyasovaATL · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
DwightATL · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Rockets-Nuggets
Rockets 109Nuggets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets26252929109
Nuggets26301831105
The story
Clint Capela had 16 points as Houston beat Denver 109-105

Gary Harris led Denver with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 8 REB · 7-13 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Rockets took the third 29-18.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0−5+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Hornets
Wizards 93Hornets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2020213293
Hornets1920253498
The story
Cody Zeller's 19 points carried Charlotte past Washington, 98-93

For Washington, John Wall had 19 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL · 8-10 FG

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 25-21.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −1−1+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Thunder
Kings 94Thunder 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1922242994
Thunder29342225110
The story
Oklahoma City beat Sacramento 110-94 behind 28 points and 10 assists from Russell Westbrook

Georgios Papagiannis paced Sacramento: 14 PTS, 11 REB 28 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB, 4 STL · 9-20 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 34-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +10+22+20+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 19 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 18 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Season avg24.6Last 3

24.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.8 in 68 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Season avg31.0Today

31 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 45 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 40

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 33, 39, 35, 19, 38, 18, 41, 40Rockets-Nuggets · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Chris Webber WSB, Dec 27, 1995: 40 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
40 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 43, 45, 48, 29, 58, 23, 33, 25, 24, 28Thunder-Kings · W
31.7 PPG season to date · −3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 23, 31, 24, 23, 26, 29, 25, 28Warriors-Bucks · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 34, 33, 19, 22, 24, 33, 39, 29, 36, 27Blazers-Hawks · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 16, 26, 16, 14, 15, 8, 18, 23Clippers-Cavs · W
21.3 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 27, 21, 16, 5, 23, 14, 28, 23Bulls-Jazz · W
23.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dario SaricPHI+7.0 19.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Ricky RubioMIN+6.2 16.4 last 10 · 10.2 season
Frank KaminskyCHA+5.7 17.3 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jusuf NurkicPOR+5.5 14.8 last 10 · 9.3 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL+5.2 19.8 last 10 · 14.6 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−5.5 2.1 last 10 · 7.6 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Deron WilliamsCLE−4.9 6.9 last 10 · 11.8 season