FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 27, 2017Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DAL by 15 at halftime and won 92–91.

Final · Box score
Pistons95
Knicks109
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +15; Q4 NYK +14
Final · Box score
Magic112
Raptors131
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +16; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +19
Final · Box score
Cavs74
Spurs103
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +24; Q3 SAS +23; Q4 SAS +29
Final · Box score
Thunder92
Mavs91
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC -15; Q3 OKC -12; Q4 OKC +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies90
Kings91
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +1
Final · Box score
Pelicans100
Jazz108
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +8
On this day · 2015–16Mar 27, 2016: 5 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (Warriors-Sixers), 40 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Mavs

Russell Westbrook posts 37-13-10 as OKC tops Dallas

Anthony Davis goes for 36 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-15-12+1OKC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2510223592
Mavs2624192291
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 58, 23, 33, 25, 24, 28, 15, 18, 39, 37OKC37 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 22, 21, 23, 9, 17, 18, 15, 15OKC15 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Nerlens NoelPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 11, 12, 9, 0, 14, 8, 3, 15DAL15 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 7, 2, 3, 15, 8, 5, 4, 15DAL15 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Pistons-Knicks

Detroit's skid reaches four

New York won 109–95; the Pistons fall to 34–40. Derrick Rose led New York with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Streak strip · DET
Wvs CLE106–101Wvs NYK112–92L@ CLE96–128Lvs UTA83–97Lvs TOR75–87Wvs PHX112–95L@ BKN96–98L@ CHI95–117L@ ORL87–115L@ NYK95–109
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Kings14
Magic-Raptors7
Thunder-Mavs4
Pelicans-Jazz4
Cavs-Spurs2
Pistons-Knicks1
Shot of the night

Westbrook's jumper with 7 seconds left puts the Thunder ahead, 92-91 final

The night in charts
Magic-Raptors combined for 243, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-RaptorsMagic 112, Raptors 131
243
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 100, Jazz 108
208
Pistons-KnicksPistons 95, Knicks 109
204
Thunder-MavsThunder 92, Mavs 91
183
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 90, Kings 91
181
Cavs-SpursCavs 74, Spurs 103
177
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 90, Kings 91
+1 SAC
Thunder-MavsThunder 92, Mavs 91
+1 OKC
Pelicans-JazzPelicans 100, Jazz 108
+8 UTA
Pistons-KnicksPistons 95, Knicks 109
+14 NYK
Magic-RaptorsMagic 112, Raptors 131
+19 TOR
Cavs-SpursCavs 74, Spurs 103
+29 SAS
OKC erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-MavsOKC won · Thunder 92, Mavs 91
15 pts
Pistons-KnicksNYK won · Pistons 95, Knicks 109
2 pts
Gobert shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertUTA · 20 PTS, 19 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
D-RoseNYK · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Elfrid PaytonORL · 22 PTS, 9 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
PorzingisNYK · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
63% (10-16)
DeRozanTOR · 36 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
62% (13-21)
Final · Thunder-Mavs
Thunder 92Mavs 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2510223592
Mavs2624192291
The story
Victor Oladipo had 15 points and 10 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Dallas 92-91

Yogi Ferrell led Dallas with 13 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 15 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 6-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 35-22.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −1−15−12+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Kings
Grizzlies 90Kings 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2722192290
Kings2823231791
The story
Darren Collison's 23 points carried Sacramento past Memphis, 91-90

For Memphis, Mike Conley had 22 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB 23 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 8-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 23-19, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +1+2+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zach Randolph was the fantasy play: 40.0 FPTS on 17 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST

Final · Pelicans-Jazz
Pelicans 100Jazz 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans21302029100
Jazz28282527108
The story
Utah beat New Orleans 108-100 behind 20 points and 19 rebounds from Rudy Gobert

Jrue Holiday paced New Orleans: 19 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 19 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

A 28-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +7+5+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.7Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.7 in 72 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg10.4Last 3

10.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 59 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Season avg33.2Today

33 minutes today, against 17.6 a game in 66 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 37

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 58, 23, 33, 25, 24, 28, 15, 18, 39, 37Thunder-Mavs · W
31.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jimmy Butler MIA, Jan 29, 2022: 37 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
37 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 46, 15, 27, 24, 28, 19, 33, 31, 36Pelicans-Jazz · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 25, 22, 14, 22, 42, 40, 18, 36Raptors-Magic · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 12, 26, 11, 17, 16, 22, 18, 17, 24, 27Knicks-Pistons · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 39, 19, 31, 34, 22, 12, 22, 19, 29, 25Spurs-Cavs · W
26.0 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 18, 19, 11, 18, 24, 18, 12, 25Knicks-Pistons · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dario SaricPHI+7.4 20.2 last 10 · 12.8 season
Ricky RubioMIN+6.9 17.3 last 10 · 10.4 season
Buddy HieldSAC+6.0 16.0 last 10 · 10.0 season
Brandon IngramLAL+5.8 14.8 last 10 · 9.0 season
Devin BookerPHX+5.7 27.3 last 10 · 21.6 season
Cold
Shelvin MackUTA−6.0 1.2 last 10 · 7.2 season
Emmanuel MudiayDEN−5.8 5.0 last 10 · 10.8 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL−5.6 8.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Carmelo AnthonyNYK−4.6 18.1 last 10 · 22.7 season