FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 10, 2018Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed ORL by 2 at halftime and won 113–105.

Final · Box score
Suns115
Hornets122
Q1 CHA +7; Q2 CHA +8; Q3 CHA +22; Q4 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Wizards102
Heat129
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +27; Q4 MIA +27
Final · Box score
Grizzlies80
Mavs114
Q1 DAL +18; Q2 DAL +26; Q3 DAL +21; Q4 DAL +34
Final · Box score
Spurs94
Thunder104
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +9; Q3 OKC +9; Q4 OKC +10
Final · Box score
Magic105
Clippers113
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC -2; Q4 LAC +8
On this day · 2016–17Mar 10, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: Bradley Beal (Wizards-Kings), 38 points.
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The lead · Magic-Clippers

Orlando's skid reaches four

Dwight Howard goes for 30 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-2-2+8LAC AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic27313116105
Clippers30263126113
Who led
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 35, 25, 13, 21, 21, 27, 15, 25LAC25 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 30, 8, 24, 15, 26, 27, 23, 21LAC21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jonathon SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 19, 13, 4, 11, 4, 9, 25, 24ORL24 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
D.J. AugustinPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 10, 11, 20, 16, 10, 9, 12, 19ORL19 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Suns-Hornets

Charlotte leads Phoenix wire to wire

Charlotte was ahead at every break and won 122–115. Best quarter: the third, 35–21. Dwight Howard led Charlotte with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
CHA over PHX7LAC over ORL8OKC over SAS10MIA over WAS27DAL over MEM34Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over PHX.
Lead changes
Spurs-Thunder4
Grizzlies-Mavs2
Suns-Hornets0
The night in charts
Suns-Hornets combined for 237, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-HornetsSuns 115, Hornets 122
237
Wizards-HeatWizards 102, Heat 129
231
Magic-ClippersMagic 105, Clippers 113
218
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 94, Thunder 104
198
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 80, Mavs 114
194
CHA won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Suns-HornetsSuns 115, Hornets 122
+7 CHA
Magic-ClippersMagic 105, Clippers 113
+8 LAC
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 94, Thunder 104
+10 OKC
Wizards-HeatWizards 102, Heat 129
+27 MIA
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 80, Mavs 114
+34 DAL
Barea shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BareaDAL · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
73% (8-11)
McDermottDAL · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
DwightCHA · 30 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
BatumCHA · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
HarrisonPHX · 14 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Suns-Hornets
Suns 115Hornets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns25262143115
Hornets32273528122
The story
Nicolas Batum's 29 points and 12 rebounds carried Charlotte past Phoenix, 122-115

For Phoenix, Troy Daniels had 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 11-18 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 35-21, was where the Hornets built it.

CHA lead by quarter
300 +7+8+22+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Clippers
Magic 105Clippers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic27313116105
Clippers30263126113
The story
LA beat Orlando 113-105 behind 21 points from Tobias Harris

Nikola Vucevic paced Orlando: 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 8-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 26-16 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +3−2−2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jonathon Simmons topped the game at 38.9 FPTS: 24 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB

Final · Spurs-Thunder
Spurs 94Thunder 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1924252694
Thunder24282527104
The story
Russell Westbrook had a 21-12-10 triple-double as Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 104-94

Rudy Gay led San Antonio with 14 PTS, 6 REB 21 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST · 7-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the first 24-19, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +5+9+9+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 65 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.1 in 57 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg36.2Today

36 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Dwight Howard leads the day with 30

Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 17, 24, 21, 6, 10, 30, 19, 30Hornets-Suns · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high30 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 15, 10, 7, 14, 10, 12, 6, 29Hornets-Suns · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 19, 9, 21, 26, 26, 18, 15, 25Mavs-Grizzlies · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 35, 25, 13, 21, 21, 27, 15, 25Clippers-Magic · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Jonathon SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 19, 13, 4, 11, 4, 9, 25, 24Magic-Clippers · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Jodie MeeksPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 5, 8, 8, 0, 7, 2, 10, 23Wizards-Heat · L
6.4 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony DavisNOP+7.5 35.6 last 10 · 28.1 season
Damian LillardPOR+6.4 33.2 last 10 · 26.8 season
Andrew HarrisonMEM+6.3 15.6 last 10 · 9.2 season
Josh HartLAL+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 season
Jarell MartinMEM+5.3 12.5 last 10 · 7.2 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Rodney HoodCLE−5.6 9.7 last 10 · 15.3 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Wesley JohnsonLAC−4.5 1.3 last 10 · 5.8 season
Gerald GreenHOU−4.5 6.7 last 10 · 11.2 season