FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, February 25, 2018Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed MIL by 17 at halftime and won 123–121.

Final · Box score
Pistons98
Hornets114
Q1 CHA +13; Q2 CHA +24; Q3 CHA +25; Q4 CHA +16
Final · OT · Box score
Pelicans123
Bucks121
Q1 NOP -11; Q2 NOP -17; Q3 NOP +2; Q4 Pelicans 0; OT1 NOP +2
Final · Box score
Spurs110
Cavs94
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +16
Final · Box score
Rockets119
Nuggets114
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Sixers94
Wizards109
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +19; Q3 WAS +14; Q4 WAS +15
On this day · 2016–17Feb 25, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Mavs), 39 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Bucks

Jrue Holiday drops 36 in 17-point comeback win over Milwaukee

James Harden goes for 41 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-11-17+20+2NOP AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pelicans212838279123
Bucks323419297121
Who led
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 9, 28, 9, 22, 21, 24, 29, 36NOP36 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 43, 38, 15, 14, 44, 38, 42, 45, 27NOP27 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 16, 20, 14, 21, 21, 17, 21, 25MIL25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 2, 7, 28, 23, 19, 18, 14, 27, 21, 20MIL20 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Spurs-Cavs

San Antonio beats Cleveland, 110–94

San Antonio led 76–74 after three and won by 16. LaMarcus Aldridge led San Antonio with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NOP over MIL2HOU over DEN5WAS over PHI15CHA over DET16SAS over CLE16Final margin, points. Pink = SAS over CLE.
Lead changes
Spurs-Cavs15
Pelicans-Bucks13
Sixers-Wizards5
Pistons-Hornets1
Rockets-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Pelicans-Bucks combined for 244, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-BucksPelicans 123, Bucks 121
244
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 119, Nuggets 114
233
Pistons-HornetsPistons 98, Hornets 114
212
Spurs-CavsSpurs 110, Cavs 94
204
Sixers-WizardsSixers 94, Wizards 109
203
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pelicans-BucksPelicans 123, Bucks 121
+2 NOP
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 119, Nuggets 114
+5 HOU
Sixers-WizardsSixers 94, Wizards 109
+15 WAS
Spurs-CavsSpurs 110, Cavs 94
+16 SAS
Pistons-HornetsPistons 98, Hornets 114
+16 CHA
NOP erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-BucksNOP won · Pelicans 123, Bucks 121
17 pts
Spurs-CavsSAS won · Spurs 110, Cavs 94
3 pts
Dwight shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightCHA · 17 PTS, 12 REB
80% (8-10)
BartonDEN · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
67% (10-15)
BealWAS · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
RondoNOP · 16 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Otto Porter Jr.WAS · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Pelicans-Bucks
Pelicans 123Bucks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pelicans212838279123
Bucks323419297121
The story
Anthony Davis had 27 points and 13 rebounds as New Orleans beat Milwaukee 123-121 in OT

Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 12-26 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 17 after the second, the Pelicans took the third 38-19.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −11−17+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Rockets-Nuggets
Rockets 119Nuggets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets38282627119
Nuggets25272735114
The story
Chris Paul's 23 points carried Houston past Denver, 119-114

For Denver, Will Barton had 25 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 23 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 6-14 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-25, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +13+14+13+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Cavs
Spurs 110Cavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs25252634110
Cavs2033212094
The story
San Antonio beat Cleveland 110-94 behind 13 points from Dejounte Murray

Tristan Thompson paced Cleveland: 13 REB, 6 PTS 13 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL, 3 BLK · 5-12 FG

The swing

A 34-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +5−3+2+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.7Season avg39.2Last 5

39.2 points a game over his last five games, against 27.7 in 52 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.8Season avg19.8Last 3

19.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.8 in 45 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 33 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.4Season avg33.8Today

34 minutes today, against 19.4 a game in 59 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 41

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 36, 41, 28, 27, 34, 28, 31, 41Rockets-Nuggets · W
31.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Nov 5, 2002: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
41 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 9, 28, 9, 22, 21, 24, 29, 36Pelicans-Bucks · W
19.1 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 25, 37, 22, 24, 37, 32, 18, 33Cavs-Spurs · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 43, 38, 15, 14, 44, 38, 42, 45, 27Pelicans-Bucks · W
27.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 15, 30, 16, 31, 23, 20, 38, 27Spurs-Cavs · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 24, 27, 24, 29, 17, 30, 28, 25Sixers-Wizards · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andrew HarrisonMEM+5.7 14.6 last 10 · 8.9 season
Terry RozierBOS+5.6 15.8 last 10 · 10.2 season
Josh JacksonPHX+5.5 16.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Anthony DavisNOP+5.2 32.9 last 10 · 27.7 season
Julius RandleLAL+4.8 19.5 last 10 · 14.7 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Eric GordonHOU−6.2 12.3 last 10 · 18.5 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Stephen CurryGSW−4.5 22.3 last 10 · 26.8 season
Rudy GaySAS−4.4 6.7 last 10 · 11.1 season