FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, March 13, 2018Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed ATL by 12 at halftime and won 119–107.

Final · Box score
Pacers101
Sixers98
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND +4; Q4 IND +3
Final · Box score
Wolves116
Wizards111
Q1 MIN -1; Q2 MIN -6; Q3 MIN -8; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Thunder119
Hawks107
Q1 OKC +3; Q2 OKC -12; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Raptors116
Nets102
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 TOR -10; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +14
Final · Box score
Mavs110
Knicks97
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +13
Final · Box score
Clippers112
Bulls106
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +6
Final · Box score
Hornets115
Pelicans119
Q1 NOP +5; Q2 NOP +7; Q3 Pelicans 0; Q4 NOP +4
Final · Box score
Magic72
Spurs108
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +25; Q3 SAS +39; Q4 SAS +36
Final · Box score
Pistons79
Jazz110
Q1 UTA +21; Q2 UTA +25; Q3 UTA +27; Q4 UTA +31
Final · Box score
Cavs129
Suns107
Q1 CLE +20; Q2 CLE +16; Q3 CLE +22; Q4 CLE +22
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Lakers112
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL -5; Q4 LAL +9
On this day · 2016–17Mar 13, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: Karl-Anthony Towns (Wolves-Wizards), 39 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Hawks

Russell Westbrook posts 32-12-12 as OKC tops Atlanta

Anthony Davis goes for 31 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-12+2+12OKC AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder31233629119
Hawks28382219107
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 30, 43, 30, 32, 27, 21, 17, 32OKC32 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 9, 12, 14, 23, 11, 2, 21, 21OKC21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Taurean PrincePoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 24, 15, 15, 22, 9, 3, 38, 25ATL25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 9, 20, 14, 27, 21, 11, 15, 18ATL18 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Nets11
Mavs-Knicks11
Nuggets-Lakers9
Clippers-Bulls8
Hornets-Pelicans8
Pacers-Sixers3
Thunder-Hawks2
Magic-Spurs2
Pistons-Jazz0
Cavs-Suns0
The night in charts
Cavs-Suns combined for 236, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-SunsCavs 129, Suns 107
236
Hornets-PelicansHornets 115, Pelicans 119
234
Wolves-WizardsWolves 116, Wizards 111
227
Thunder-HawksThunder 119, Hawks 107
226
Clippers-BullsClippers 112, Bulls 106
218
Raptors-NetsRaptors 116, Nets 102
218
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 103, Lakers 112
215
Mavs-KnicksMavs 110, Knicks 97
207
Pacers-SixersPacers 101, Sixers 98
199
Pistons-JazzPistons 79, Jazz 110
189
Magic-SpursMagic 72, Spurs 108
180
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-SixersPacers 101, Sixers 98
+3 IND
Hornets-PelicansHornets 115, Pelicans 119
+4 NOP
Wolves-WizardsWolves 116, Wizards 111
+5 MIN
Clippers-BullsClippers 112, Bulls 106
+6 LAC
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 103, Lakers 112
+9 LAL
Thunder-HawksThunder 119, Hawks 107
+12 OKC
Mavs-KnicksMavs 110, Knicks 97
+13 DAL
Raptors-NetsRaptors 116, Nets 102
+14 TOR
Cavs-SunsCavs 129, Suns 107
+22 CLE
Pistons-JazzPistons 79, Jazz 110
+31 UTA
Magic-SpursMagic 72, Spurs 108
+36 SAS
OKC erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-HawksOKC won · Thunder 119, Hawks 107
12 pts
Raptors-NetsTOR won · Raptors 116, Nets 102
10 pts
Wolves-WizardsMIN won · Wolves 116, Wizards 111
8 pts
Nuggets-LakersLAL won · Nuggets 103, Lakers 112
5 pts
Mavs-KnicksDAL won · Mavs 110, Knicks 97
3 pts
Jordan shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JordanLAC · 29 PTS, 18 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
92% (11-12)
BeasleyNYK · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
KATMIN · 37 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
76% (13-17)
TurnerIND · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
GobertUTA · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Final · Pacers-Sixers
Pacers 101Sixers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers33242618101
Sixers2330261998
The story
Thaddeus Young had 19 points and 10 rebounds as Indiana beat Philadelphia 101-98

Ben Simmons led Philadelphia with 13 REB, 10 PTS, 10 AST 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 7-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the first 33-23, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +10+4+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joel Embiid led the game in fantasy with 50.4 FPTS (29 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Thunder-Hawks
Thunder 119Hawks 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder31233629119
Hawks28382219107
The story
Oklahoma City beat Atlanta 119-107 behind 20 points from Jerami Grant

Dennis Schroder paced Atlanta: 18 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 36-22 third quarter erased a 12-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +3−12+2+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Suns
Cavs 129Suns 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs38303427129
Suns18342827107
The story
LeBron James' a 28-12-11 triple-double carried Cleveland past Phoenix, 129-107

For Phoenix, Josh Jackson had 19 PTS, 3 REB 28 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST, 3 STL · 7-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-18, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +20+16+22+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg21.8Last 5

21.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 58 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.1 in 59 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.0Season avg28.1Today

28 minutes today, against 5.0 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Raptors-Nets

Toronto climbs back to beat Brooklyn

Brooklyn led by 10 at the half. Toronto won it 116–102. Jonas Valanciunas led Toronto with 26 points, 14 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Raptors-Nets
Jonas Valanciunas · TORD'Angelo Russell · BKNPTS2632REB147AST10Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Karl-Anthony Towns leads the day with 37

Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 35, 10, 18, 22, 26, 34, 13, 15, 31, 37Wolves-Wizards · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 30, 43, 30, 32, 27, 21, 17, 32Thunder-Hawks · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Blake Griffin LAC, Jan 22, 2018: 32 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
32 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 6, 25, 15, 6, 20, 8, 26, 32Nets-Raptors · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 42, 45, 27, 53, 26, 23, 41, 17, 25, 31Pelicans-Hornets · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 21, 26, 26, 18, 15, 25, 14, 30Mavs-Knicks · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
DeAndre JordanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 7, 4, 19, 17, 10, 20, 9, 29Clippers-Bulls · W
12.2 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 18 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
Jarell MartinMEM+5.8 13.2 last 10 · 7.4 season
Damian LillardPOR+5.6 32.5 last 10 · 26.9 season
Josh HartLAL+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 season
Julius RandleLAL+5.6 21.2 last 10 · 15.6 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
Gerald GreenHOU−4.7 6.6 last 10 · 11.3 season
Wesley JohnsonLAC−4.6 1.1 last 10 · 5.7 season