FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, March 4, 2018Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed PHI by 12 after the first quarter and won 118–110.

Final · Box score
Suns112
Hawks113
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL -1; Q4 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Hornets98
Raptors103
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +9; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Pacers98
Wizards95
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Pelicans126
Mavs109
Q1 NOP +8; Q2 NOP +16; Q3 NOP +13; Q4 NOP +17
Final · Box score
Sixers110
Bucks118
Q1 MIL -12; Q2 MIL -12; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +8
Final · Box score
Nets120
Clippers123
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +3
Final · Box score
Knicks99
Kings102
Q1 SAC +12; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +3
On this day · 2016–17Mar 4, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: Kawhi Leonard (Spurs-Wolves), 34 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 35 in Milwaukee win over Philadelphia

Anthony Davis goes for 23 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-12+7+8MIL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers43291424110
Bucks31293325118
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 15, 36, 26, 20, 23, 11, 24, 35MIL35 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 14, 27, 21, 20, 17, 19, 15, 22MIL22 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Dario SaricPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 19, 13, 11, 13, 21, 16, 9, 25PHI25 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 17, 30, 28, 25, 23, 17, 23, 19PHI19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Suns-Hawks

Atlanta wins a tight one over Phoenix

113–112. Neither team led by more than 6 at any break. Taurean Prince led Atlanta with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over PHX1IND over WAS3LAC over BKN3SAC over NYK3TOR over CHA5MIL over PHI8NOP over DAL17Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over PHX.
Lead changes
Suns-Hawks20
Pelicans-Mavs4
Knicks-Kings4
Hornets-Raptors1
Pacers-Wizards0
Shot of the night

Labissiere's three with 2.6 seconds left breaks the tie, 102-99 final

The night in charts
Nets-Clippers combined for 243, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-ClippersNets 120, Clippers 123
243
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 126, Mavs 109
235
Sixers-BucksSixers 110, Bucks 118
228
Suns-HawksSuns 112, Hawks 113
225
Knicks-KingsKnicks 99, Kings 102
201
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 98, Raptors 103
201
Pacers-WizardsPacers 98, Wizards 95
193
5 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-HawksSuns 112, Hawks 113
+1 ATL
Knicks-KingsKnicks 99, Kings 102
+3 SAC
Pacers-WizardsPacers 98, Wizards 95
+3 IND
Nets-ClippersNets 120, Clippers 123
+3 LAC
Hornets-RaptorsHornets 98, Raptors 103
+5 TOR
Sixers-BucksSixers 110, Bucks 118
+8 MIL
Pelicans-MavsPelicans 126, Mavs 109
+17 NOP
MIL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-BucksMIL won · Sixers 110, Bucks 118
12 pts
Suns-HawksATL won · Suns 112, Hawks 113
1 pt
Saric shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SaricPHI · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
KanterNYK · 16 REB, 14 PTS, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
RiversLAC · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
BogdanovicSAC · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
JrueNOP · 30 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
63% (12-19)
Final · Suns-Hawks
Suns 112Hawks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns23333125112
Hawks29273027113
The story
Dennis Schroder had 21 points as Atlanta beat Phoenix 113-112

Marquese Chriss led Phoenix with 17 PTS, 5 REB 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 9-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 29-23, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +60−1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elfrid Payton led the game in fantasy with 48.0 FPTS (14 AST, 11 PTS, 10 REB)

Final · Nets-Clippers
Nets 120Clippers 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets27263334120
Clippers32332632123
The story
Tobias Harris' 26 points carried LA past Brooklyn, 123-120

For Brooklyn, Caris LeVert had 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 11-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 33-26, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +5+12+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Wizards
Pacers 98Wizards 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3025251898
Wizards2025203095
The story
Indiana beat Washington 98-95 behind 33 points from Victor Oladipo

Bradley Beal paced Washington: 22 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 33 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 11-20 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 30-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +10+10+15+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.2Season avg28.0Last 5

28.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.2 in 61 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.2 in 56 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Season avg32.5Today

32 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 35

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 15, 36, 26, 20, 23, 11, 24, 35Bucks-Sixers · W
27.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 31, 14, 5, 27, 19, 23, 19, 35Suns-Hawks · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 35, 19, 35, 30, 25, 14, 21, 22, 21, 33Pacers-Wizards · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 28, 9, 22, 21, 24, 29, 36, 20, 25, 30Pelicans-Mavs · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 4, 7, 15, 9, 6, 18, 6, 27Nets-Clippers · L
11.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 20, 31, 24, 17, 31, 23, 31, 27Hornets-Raptors · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andrew HarrisonMEM+6.3 15.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Josh HartLAL+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 season
Julius RandleLAL+5.5 20.6 last 10 · 15.1 season
Reggie BullockDET+5.4 15.7 last 10 · 10.3 season
Otto Porter Jr.WAS+5.3 20.4 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−4.8 1.1 last 10 · 5.9 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Al HorfordBOS−3.9 8.9 last 10 · 12.8 season