FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 3, 2018Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAS by 11 after three quarters and won 116–112.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies100
Magic107
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL -2; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Nuggets126
Cavs117
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Pistons96
Heat105
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +9
Final · Box score
Celtics120
Rockets123
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -6; Q3 HOU -3; Q4 HOU +3
Final · Box score
Lakers116
Spurs112
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL -7; Q3 LAL -11; Q4 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Thunder100
Blazers108
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +8; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Jazz98
Kings91
Q1 UTA +8; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +7
On this day · 2016–17Mar 3, 2017: 10 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Suns), 48 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Spurs

Lakers fight back late to top San Antonio

James Harden goes for 26 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-7-11+4LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers23302736116
Spurs30303121112
Who led
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 26, 20, 23, 18, 12, 19, 25, 25LAL25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 22, 3, 7, 17, 17, 13, 29, 21LAL21 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 8, 5, 7, 15, 10, 12, 11, 19SAS19 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 5, 7, 4, 6, 5, 4, 19, 15SAS15 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Celtics-Rockets

Houston takes over late to edge Boston

Down 3 after three, Houston won the fourth 37–31. Final: 123–120. Eric Gordon led Houston with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over BOS3LAL over SAS4ORL over MEM7UTA over SAC7POR over OKC8DEN over CLE9MIA over DET9Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over BOS.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Magic14
Celtics-Rockets12
Nuggets-Cavs6
Jazz-Kings6
Pistons-Heat3
Lakers-Spurs3
Shot of the night

Fournier's three with 22 seconds left breaks the tie, 107-100 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Rockets combined for 243
Points by game
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 120, Rockets 123
243
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 126, Cavs 117
243
Lakers-SpursLakers 116, Spurs 112
228
Thunder-BlazersThunder 100, Blazers 108
208
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 100, Magic 107
207
Pistons-HeatPistons 96, Heat 105
201
Jazz-KingsJazz 98, Kings 91
189
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 120, Rockets 123
+3 HOU
Lakers-SpursLakers 116, Spurs 112
+4 LAL
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 100, Magic 107
+7 ORL
Jazz-KingsJazz 98, Kings 91
+7 UTA
Thunder-BlazersThunder 100, Blazers 108
+8 POR
Pistons-HeatPistons 96, Heat 105
+9 MIA
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 126, Cavs 117
+9 DEN
LAL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-SpursLAL won · Lakers 116, Spurs 112
11 pts
Celtics-RocketsHOU won · Celtics 120, Rockets 123
6 pts
Thunder-BlazersPOR won · Thunder 100, Blazers 108
3 pts
Grizzlies-MagicORL won · Grizzlies 100, Magic 107
2 pts
Pistons-HeatMIA won · Pistons 96, Heat 105
1 pt
Rozier shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RozierBOS · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
FavorsUTA · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
ChandlerDEN · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Marcus MorrisBOS · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Eric GordonHOU · 29 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Celtics-Rockets
Celtics 120Rockets 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics32322531120
Rockets30282837123
The story
Eric Gordon's 29 points carried Houston past Boston, 123-120

For Boston, Marcus Morris had 21 PTS, 4 REB 29 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 8-13 FG, 7-11 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 37-31.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −2−6−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Spurs
Lakers 116Spurs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers23302736116
Spurs30303121112
The story
Lonzo Ball had 18 points and 11 assists as Los Angeles beat San Antonio 116-112

Pau Gasol led San Antonio with 19 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST 18 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB · 6-12 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 36-21.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −7−7−11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Cavs
Nuggets 126Cavs 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets37363023126
Cavs31313520117
The story
Denver beat Cleveland 126-117 behind 23 points from Will Barton

JR Smith paced Cleveland: 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 9-17 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

A 37-31 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +6+11+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.1Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.1 in 61 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Season avg24.1Last 3

24.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.2 in 58 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg38.1Today

38 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Gary Harris leads the day with 32

Gary HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 8, 13, 15, 28, 23, 6, 23, 26, 32Nuggets-Cavs · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 22, 13, 17, 20, 12, 8, 12, 31Pistons-Heat · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 36, 34, 21, 23, 17, 15, 8, 30, 43, 30Thunder-Blazers · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 13, 0, 13, 12, 6, 13, 22, 29Rockets-Celtics · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 11, 22, 29, 26, 21, 11, 19, 28Blazers-Thunder · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 27, 25, 24, 21, 25, 16, 26, 27Jazz-Kings · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andrew HarrisonMEM+6.3 15.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Anthony DavisNOP+6.1 34.2 last 10 · 28.1 season
Josh HartLAL+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 season
Allen CrabbeBKN+5.5 18.3 last 10 · 12.8 season
Julius RandleLAL+5.5 20.6 last 10 · 15.1 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Wesley JohnsonLAC−4.6 1.4 last 10 · 6.0 season
DeMar DeRozanTOR−4.5 19.2 last 10 · 23.7 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season