FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 20, 2017Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed PHI by 15 at halftime and won 112–109.

Final · Box score
Hawks90
Hornets105
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA +15; Q4 CHA +15
Final · Box score
Jazz100
Pacers107
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +7
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers109
Magic112
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL -15; Q3 ORL -9; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +3
Final · Box score
Wizards102
Celtics110
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets124
Rockets125
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU +1
Final · Box score
Warriors111
Thunder95
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +20; Q3 GSW +26; Q4 GSW +16
Final · Box score
Knicks105
Clippers114
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC +25; Q4 LAC +9
On this day · 2015–16Mar 20, 2016: 6 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Blazers), 40 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Magic

Orlando needs overtime to survive Philadelphia

James Harden goes for 39 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-15-90+3ORL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Sixers2630271511109
Magic2516332414112
Who led
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 16, 14, 25, 20, 23, 10, 18, 26ORL26 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 25, 20, 14, 15, 21, 12, 25, 19ORL19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Richaun HolmesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 8, 10, 24, 10, 14, 17, 8, 24PHI24 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 8, 15, 24, 13, 7, 18, 16, 24PHI24 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Magic10
Wizards-Celtics8
Jazz-Pacers4
Knicks-Clippers4
Hawks-Hornets1
The night in charts
Nuggets-Rockets combined for 249, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 124, Rockets 125
249
Sixers-MagicSixers 109, Magic 112
221
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 105, Clippers 114
219
Wizards-CelticsWizards 102, Celtics 110
212
Jazz-PacersJazz 100, Pacers 107
207
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 111, Thunder 95
206
Hawks-HornetsHawks 90, Hornets 105
195
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 124, Rockets 125
+1 HOU
Sixers-MagicSixers 109, Magic 112
+3 ORL
Jazz-PacersJazz 100, Pacers 107
+7 IND
Wizards-CelticsWizards 102, Celtics 110
+8 BOS
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 105, Clippers 114
+9 LAC
Hawks-HornetsHawks 90, Hornets 105
+15 CHA
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 111, Thunder 95
+16 GSW
ORL erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-MagicORL won · Sixers 109, Magic 112
15 pts
Nuggets-RocketsHOU won · Nuggets 124, Rockets 125
3 pts
Hayward shot 16-of-24 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HaywardUTA · 38 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (16-24)
BlakeLAC · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
Gary HarrisDEN · 28 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
63% (10-16)
BartonDEN · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
RiversLAC · 17 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Nuggets-Rockets
Nuggets 124Rockets 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets28373227124
Rockets35273231125
The story
Clint Capela's 12 points carried Houston past Denver, 125-124

For Denver, Gary Harris had 28 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 12 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 6-8 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 35-28, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +7−3−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Magic
Sixers 109Magic 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers2630271511109
Magic2516332414112
The story
Nikola Vucevic had 26 points and 13 rebounds as Orlando beat Philadelphia 112-109 in OT

Richaun Holmes led Philadelphia with 24 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 10-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Magic took the fourth 24-15.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −1−15−90+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Robert Covington led the game in fantasy with 60.1 FPTS (24 PTS, 13 REB)

Final · Jazz-Pacers
Jazz 100Pacers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz23232430100
Pacers28232927107
The story
Indiana won 107-100 despite 38 points from Gordon Hayward

Paul George paced Indiana: 19 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 38 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 16-24 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 28-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +5+5+10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rudy Gobert topped the game at 60.3 FPTS: 16 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 69 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg6.8Last 3

6.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 48 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.2Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 18.2 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Nuggets-Rockets

Houston takes over late to edge Denver

Down 3 after three, Houston won the fourth 31–27. Final: 125–124. James Harden led Houston with 39 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over DEN1ORL over PHI3IND over UTA7BOS over WAS8LAC over NYK9CHA over ATL15GSW over OKC16Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over DEN.
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 39

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 39, 35, 19, 38, 18, 41, 40, 39Rockets-Nuggets · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 23, 23, 9, 27, 25, 13, 14, 38Jazz-Pacers · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 29, 13, 25, 30, 28, 29, 21, 34Warriors-Thunder · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 26, 16, 14, 15, 8, 18, 23, 30Clippers-Knicks · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Gary HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 15, 26, 9, 24, 12, 20, 17, 28Nuggets-Rockets · L
14.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 16, 14, 25, 20, 23, 10, 18, 26Magic-Sixers · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dario SaricPHI+7.7 20.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
Frank KaminskyCHA+5.9 17.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Ricky RubioMIN+5.8 16.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Jusuf NurkicPOR+5.5 15.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.ATL+5.2 19.1 last 10 · 13.9 season
Cold
DeMarcus CousinsNOP−7.0 19.5 last 10 · 26.5 season
Lou WilliamsHOU−6.1 11.7 last 10 · 17.8 season
DeMar DeRozanTOR−5.9 20.9 last 10 · 26.8 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL−5.7 8.6 last 10 · 14.3 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season