FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, March 28, 2019Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed DAL by 10 at halftime and won 105–99.

Final · Box score
Magic98
Pistons115
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET +23; Q4 DET +17
Final · Box score
Nets110
Sixers123
Q1 PHI +15; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Mavs99
Heat105
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA -10; Q3 MIA -7; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Raptors117
Knicks92
Q1 TOR +12; Q2 TOR +19; Q3 TOR +23; Q4 TOR +25
Final · Box score
Nuggets85
Rockets112
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +22; Q4 HOU +27
Final · Box score
Clippers118
Bucks128
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +21; Q3 MIL +23; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Kings118
Pelicans121
Q1 NOP +4; Q2 NOP +2; Q3 NOP +5; Q4 NOP +3
Final · Box score
Cavs110
Spurs116
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS -9; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +6
On this day · 2017–18Mar 28, 2018: 8 games. Top scorer: Karl-Anthony Towns (Wolves-Hawks), 56 points.
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The lead · Mavs-Heat

Goran Dragic posts 23-12-11 as Miami tops Dallas

Joel Embiid goes for 39 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-10-7+6MIA AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2930231799
Heat26232630105
Who led
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 4, 19, 26, 22, 0, 9, 2, 23MIA23 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
Dion WaitersPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 10, 12, 6, 18, 9, 19, 26, 17MIA17 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 12, 24, 29, 24, 13, 23, 28, 19DAL19 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Justin JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 0, 4, 6, 21, 19, 9, 2, 14DAL14 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Houston posts the night's biggest win

Houston beat Denver by 27, the widest margin of 8 games.

NOP over SAC3MIA over DAL6SAS over CLE6MIL over LAC10PHI over BKN13DET over ORL17TOR over NYK25HOU over DEN27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Kings-Pelicans15
Mavs-Heat14
Cavs-Spurs12
Clippers-Bucks6
Nets-Sixers5
Magic-Pistons2
Nuggets-Rockets1
Raptors-Knicks0
The night in charts
Clippers-Bucks combined for 246, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-BucksClippers 118, Bucks 128
246
Kings-PelicansKings 118, Pelicans 121
239
Nets-SixersNets 110, Sixers 123
233
Cavs-SpursCavs 110, Spurs 116
226
Magic-PistonsMagic 98, Pistons 115
213
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 117, Knicks 92
209
Mavs-HeatMavs 99, Heat 105
204
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 85, Rockets 112
197
NOP won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Kings-PelicansKings 118, Pelicans 121
+3 NOP
Mavs-HeatMavs 99, Heat 105
+6 MIA
Cavs-SpursCavs 110, Spurs 116
+6 SAS
Clippers-BucksClippers 118, Bucks 128
+10 MIL
Nets-SixersNets 110, Sixers 123
+13 PHI
Magic-PistonsMagic 98, Pistons 115
+17 DET
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 117, Knicks 92
+25 TOR
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 85, Rockets 112
+27 HOU
MIA erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-HeatMIA won · Mavs 99, Heat 105
10 pts
Cavs-SpursSAS won · Cavs 110, Spurs 116
9 pts
Nuggets-RocketsHOU won · Nuggets 85, Rockets 112
3 pts
Drummond shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DrummondDET · 18 PTS, 18 REB, 6 BLK, 4 AST
90% (9-10)
DeRozanSAS · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
WoodNOP · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
Joe HarrisBKN · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
Mitchell RobinsonNYK · 21 REB, 19 PTS, 2 BLK, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Kings-Pelicans
Kings 118Pelicans 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings26362630118
Pelicans30342928121
The story
Julius Randle's 34 points and 11 rebounds carried New Orleans past Sacramento, 121-118

For Sacramento, Willie Cauley-Stein had 18 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 34 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 12-25 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-26, was where the Pelicans built it.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +4+2+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

De'Aaron Fox was the fantasy play: 59.5 FPTS on 25 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB

Final · Mavs-Heat
Mavs 99Heat 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2930231799
Heat26232630105
The story
Bam Adebayo had 16 rebounds and 11 points as Miami beat Dallas 105-99

Justin Jackson led Dallas with 14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 16 REB, 11 PTS, 3 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 30-17.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −3−10−7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Spurs
Cavs 110Spurs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs28252829110
Spurs27174032116
The story
San Antonio beat Cleveland 116-110 behind 25 points and 8 assists from DeMar DeRozan

Larry Nance Jr. paced Cleveland: 13 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 10-12 FG

The swing

A 40-28 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −1−9+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.9Season avg29.8Last 5

29.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.9 in 74 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 74 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.7Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 6.7 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 39

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 33, 17, 21, 40, 37, 27, 20, 39Sixers-Nets · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 21, 19, 30, 26, 18, 17, 13, 39Bucks-Clippers · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 41, 20, 31, 57, 61, 28, 23, 38Rockets-Nuggets · W
36.2 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 27, 24, 33, 52, 27, 26, 19, 34Bucks-Clippers · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 23, 45, 21, 30, 6, 15, 24, 34Pelicans-Kings · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 16, 12, 19, 33, 25, 23, 13, 31Raptors-Knicks · W
17.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+8.3 34.8 last 10 · 26.5 season
Collin SextonCLE+7.9 24.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Jalen BrunsonDAL+7.7 16.7 last 10 · 9.0 season
Jonas ValanciunasMEM+5.4 20.7 last 10 · 15.3 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeLAL+5.4 15.7 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−8.8 17.1 last 10 · 25.9 season
Alec BurksSAC−7.7 1.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Marc GasolTOR−6.1 7.7 last 10 · 13.8 season
Evan TurnerPOR−5.2 1.4 last 10 · 6.6 season
Kent BazemoreATL−5.1 6.7 last 10 · 11.8 season