FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 6, 2018Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed BKN by 5 at halftime and won 114–101.

Final · Box score
Sixers128
Hornets114
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +14
Final · Box score
Hawks90
Raptors106
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR -1; Q3 TOR -1; Q4 TOR +16
Final · OT · Box score
Heat113
Wizards117
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +9; Q3 WAS +6; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Rockets122
Thunder112
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets107
Mavs118
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +11
Final · Box score
Knicks87
Blazers111
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR +16; Q4 POR +24
Final · Box score
Nets101
Warriors114
Q1 GSW +16; Q2 GSW -5; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +13
Final · Box score
Pelicans121
Clippers116
Q1 NOP +8; Q2 NOP +15; Q3 NOP +15; Q4 NOP +5
On this day · 2016–17Mar 6, 2017: 11 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Spurs), 39 points.
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The lead · Nets-Warriors

Stephen Curry hits six threes, Golden State tops Brooklyn

Anthony Davis goes for 41 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+16-5+6+13GSW AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets19342721101
Warriors35133828114
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 22, 17, 44, 21, 21, 25, 28, 34GSW34 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 17, 50, 24, 28, 22, 32, 28, 19GSW19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 4, 21, 16, 18, 19, 6, 25, 15, 6, 20BKN20 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
DeMarre CarrollPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 12, 21, 6, 18, 16, 22, 20, 19BKN19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Raptors17
Nets-Warriors17
Sixers-Hornets9
Rockets-Thunder8
Nuggets-Mavs7
Pelicans-Clippers6
Knicks-Blazers3
Heat-Wizards2
The night in charts
Sixers-Hornets combined for 242, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-HornetsSixers 128, Hornets 114
242
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 121, Clippers 116
237
Rockets-ThunderRockets 122, Thunder 112
234
Heat-WizardsHeat 113, Wizards 117
230
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 107, Mavs 118
225
Nets-WarriorsNets 101, Warriors 114
215
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 87, Blazers 111
198
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 90, Raptors 106
196
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-WizardsHeat 113, Wizards 117
+4 WAS
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 121, Clippers 116
+5 NOP
Rockets-ThunderRockets 122, Thunder 112
+10 HOU
Nuggets-MavsNuggets 107, Mavs 118
+11 DAL
Nets-WarriorsNets 101, Warriors 114
+13 GSW
Sixers-HornetsSixers 128, Hornets 114
+14 PHI
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 90, Raptors 106
+16 TOR
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 87, Blazers 111
+24 POR
GSW rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-WarriorsGSW won · Nets 101, Warriors 114
5 pts
Nuggets-MavsDAL won · Nuggets 107, Mavs 118
4 pts
Hawks-RaptorsTOR won · Hawks 90, Raptors 106
1 pt
Ferrell shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FerrellDAL · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
BealWAS · 30 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB
75% (12-16)
DwightCHA · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Draymond GreenGSW · 16 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
HarrellLAC · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Heat-Wizards
Heat 113Wizards 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat262430258113
Wizards3128271912117
The story
Bradley Beal's 30 points carried Washington past Miami, 117-113 in OT

For Miami, Tyler Johnson had 21 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 30 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 12-16 FG, 6-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-26, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +5+9+60+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pelicans-Clippers
Pelicans 121Clippers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans35323024121
Clippers27253034116
The story
Jrue Holiday had 19 points and 17 assists as New Orleans beat LA 121-116

Tobias Harris led LA with 27 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 17 AST, 4 REB · 7-22 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans won the first 35-27, their biggest quarter edge.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +8+15+15+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Warriors
Nets 101Warriors 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets19342721101
Warriors35133828114
The story
Golden State beat Brooklyn 114-101 behind 16 points and 9 assists from Draymond Green

DeMarre Carroll paced Brooklyn: 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 7-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 35-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +16−5+6+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 56 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg5.1Last 3

5.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 55 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.9Season avg39.7Today

40 minutes today, against 19.9 a game in 55 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · Nuggets-Mavs

Dallas upsets Denver

Dallas (19–45) beat Denver (35–28) 118–107. Yogi Ferrell led Dallas with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over MIA4NOP over LAC5HOU over OKC10DAL over DEN11GSW over BKN13PHI over CHA14TOR over ATL16POR over NYK24Final margin, points. Pink = DAL over DEN.
Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 41

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 44, 38, 42, 45, 27, 53, 26, 23, 41Pelicans-Clippers · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Dec 18, 1996: 41 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
41 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 50, 39, 44, 24, 40, 26, 35, 20, 39, 37Blazers-Knicks · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 22, 17, 44, 21, 21, 25, 28, 34Warriors-Nets · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 34, 21, 23, 17, 15, 8, 30, 43, 30, 32Thunder-Rockets · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 7, 36, 18, 33, 24, 21, 8, 23, 22, 30Wizards-Heat · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 15, 11, 17, 24, 21, 6, 10, 30Hornets-Sixers · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damian LillardPOR+8.6 35.4 last 10 · 26.8 season
Anthony DavisNOP+7.0 35.3 last 10 · 28.3 season
Andrew HarrisonMEM+6.3 15.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Tomas SatoranskyWAS+5.6 12.4 last 10 · 6.8 season
Josh HartLAL+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 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−5.1 0.7 last 10 · 5.8 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Rodney HoodCLE−4.2 11.5 last 10 · 15.7 season