FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, March 21, 2018Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed BKN by 19 at halftime and won 111–105.

Final · Box score
Raptors129
Cavs132
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE -15; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Sixers119
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +14; Q3 PHI +30; Q4 PHI +14
Final · Box score
Hornets111
Nets105
Q1 CHA -12; Q2 CHA -19; Q3 CHA -12; Q4 CHA +6
Final · Box score
Knicks98
Heat119
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +17; Q3 MIA +22; Q4 MIA +21
Final · Box score
Nuggets135
Bulls102
Q1 DEN +14; Q2 DEN +31; Q3 DEN +43; Q4 DEN +33
Final · Box score
Clippers127
Bucks120
Q1 LAC +14; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +7
Final · Box score
Pacers92
Pelicans96
Q1 NOP -1; Q2 NOP +1; Q3 NOP -2; Q4 NOP +4
Final · Box score
Wizards90
Spurs98
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +8
On this day · 2016–17Mar 21, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Raptors-Bulls), 42 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Nets

Dwight Howard drops 32 in 19-point comeback win over Brooklyn

LeBron James goes for 35 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-19-12+6CHA AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets22213236111
Nets34282518105
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 30, 19, 30, 22, 33, 14, 10, 32CHA32 PTS · 30 REB · 1 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 5, 21, 11, 22, 24, 10, 24, 24CHA24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 20, 8, 26, 32, 8, 22, 14, 19BKN19 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 6, 27, 10, 22, 10, 11, 16, 11, 22, 14BKN14 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two comebacks from 15 or more down

Winners erased deficits of 15 or more points at a quarter break two times in 8 games.

CLE over TOR3NOP over IND4CHA over BKN6LAC over MIL7SAS over WAS8PHI over MEM14MIA over NYK21DEN over CHI33Final margin, points. Pink = winner came back from 15+ down at a break.
Lead changes
Raptors-Cavs14
Hornets-Nets8
Knicks-Heat4
Wizards-Spurs3
Nuggets-Bulls2
Grizzlies-Sixers0
Shot of the night

Kemba's jumper with 18 seconds left puts the Hornets ahead, 111-105 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Cavs combined for 261, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-CavsRaptors 129, Cavs 132
261
Clippers-BucksClippers 127, Bucks 120
247
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 135, Bulls 102
237
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 105, Sixers 119
224
Knicks-HeatKnicks 98, Heat 119
217
Hornets-NetsHornets 111, Nets 105
216
Pacers-PelicansPacers 92, Pelicans 96
188
Wizards-SpursWizards 90, Spurs 98
188
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-CavsRaptors 129, Cavs 132
+3 CLE
Pacers-PelicansPacers 92, Pelicans 96
+4 NOP
Hornets-NetsHornets 111, Nets 105
+6 CHA
Clippers-BucksClippers 127, Bucks 120
+7 LAC
Wizards-SpursWizards 90, Spurs 98
+8 SAS
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 105, Sixers 119
+14 PHI
Knicks-HeatKnicks 98, Heat 119
+21 MIA
Nuggets-BullsNuggets 135, Bulls 102
+33 DEN
CHA erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-NetsCHA won · Hornets 111, Nets 105
19 pts
Raptors-CavsCLE won · Raptors 129, Cavs 132
15 pts
Pacers-PelicansNOP won · Pacers 92, Pelicans 96
2 pts
George Hill shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
George HillCLE · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
JokicDEN · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
82% (9-11)
OlynykMIA · 22 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
LowryTOR · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB
70% (7-10)
JordanLAC · 25 PTS, 22 REB, 4 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Raptors-Cavs
Raptors 129Cavs 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors38412030129
Cavs42223434132
The story
Kevin Love had 23 points and 12 rebounds as Cleveland beat Toronto 132-129

Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 24 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 8-15 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the second, the Cavaliers took the third 34-20.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +4−15−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Pelicans
Pacers 92Pelicans 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2525192392
Pelicans2427162996
The story
New Orleans beat Indiana 96-92 behind 28 points and 13 rebounds from Anthony Davis

Victor Oladipo paced Indiana: 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 9-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-23 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −1+1−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Nets
Hornets 111Nets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets22213236111
Nets34282518105
The story
Kemba Walker's 24 points carried Charlotte past Brooklyn, 111-105

For Brooklyn, D'Angelo Russell had 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 6-25 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 12 going into the fourth, then won it 36-18.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −12−19−12+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.2Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.2 in 65 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.9 in 61 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg27.9Today

28 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 47 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 35

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 39, 25, 24, 28, 35, 33, 40, 35Cavs-Raptors · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 17 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 30, 19, 30, 22, 33, 14, 10, 32Hornets-Nets · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 30 REB · 1 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 41, 17, 25, 31, 21, 26, 34, 37, 28Pelicans-Pacers · W
28.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 8, 7, 30, 11, 24, 25, 39, 33, 27Spurs-Wizards · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
DeAndre JordanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 20, 9, 29, 8, 11, 7, 18, 25Clippers-Bucks · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 22 REB · 4 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 5, 21, 11, 22, 24, 10, 24, 24Hornets-Nets · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Dillon BrooksMEM+7.5 17.8 last 10 · 10.3 season
Julius RandleLAL+7.2 23.1 last 10 · 15.9 season
Brook LopezLAL+6.5 19.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
Taurean PrinceATL+6.3 19.8 last 10 · 13.5 season
Josh HartLAL+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 season
Cold
Rodney HoodCLE−6.3 8.8 last 10 · 15.1 season
Courtney LeeNYK−5.5 6.7 last 10 · 12.2 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Justin HolidayCHI−4.9 7.5 last 10 · 12.4 season
Kevin LoveCLE−4.9 13.1 last 10 · 18.0 season