FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 8, 2024Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MEM by 11 after the first quarter and won 99–92.

Final · Box score
Pelicans103
Sixers95
Q1 NOP +21; Q2 NOP +29; Q3 NOP +23; Q4 NOP +8
Final · Box score
Hornets100
Wizards112
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS -8; Q4 WAS +12
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves104
Cavs113
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Magic74
Knicks98
Q1 NYK +8; Q2 NYK +16; Q3 NYK +26; Q4 NYK +24
Final · Box score
Hawks99
Grizzlies92
Q1 ATL -11; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Heat100
Thunder107
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC -10; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +7
Final · Box score
Bucks122
Lakers123
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +1
Final · Box score
Rockets123
Blazers107
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU -8; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +16
On this day · 2022–23Mar 8, 2023: 7 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Thunder), 44 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Grizzlies

Dejounte Murray scores 41 as Atlanta beats Memphis

Giannis Antetokounmpo posts a triple-double

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-110+8+7ATL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2026341999
Grizzlies3115262092
Who led
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 24, 25, 17, 28, 20, 21, 18, 41ATL41 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 14, 17, 19, 11, 13, 5, 23, 16ATL16 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 27, 28, 29, 22, 18, 29, 15, 33, 30, 21MEM21 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Vince Williams Jr.Points, last 10 games: 12, 18, 9, 6, 11, 8, 21, 11, 17, 14MEM14 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: New York by 24.

LAL over MIL1ATL over MEM7OKC over MIA7NOP over PHI8CLE over MIN9WAS over CHA12HOU over POR16NYK over ORL24Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Bucks-Lakers13
Heat-Thunder11
Rockets-Blazers10
Hornets-Wizards4
Pelicans-Sixers2
Hawks-Grizzlies1
Magic-Knicks0
Shot of the night

Russell's floater with 5.2 seconds left puts the Lakers ahead, 123-122 final

The night in charts
Bucks-Lakers combined for 245, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-LakersBucks 122, Lakers 123
245
Rockets-BlazersRockets 123, Blazers 107
230
Wolves-CavsWolves 104, Cavs 113 · OT
217
Hornets-WizardsHornets 100, Wizards 112
212
Heat-ThunderHeat 100, Thunder 107
207
Pelicans-SixersPelicans 103, Sixers 95
198
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 99, Grizzlies 92
191
Magic-KnicksMagic 74, Knicks 98
172
LAL won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Bucks-LakersBucks 122, Lakers 123
+1 LAL
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 99, Grizzlies 92
+7 ATL
Heat-ThunderHeat 100, Thunder 107
+7 OKC
Pelicans-SixersPelicans 103, Sixers 95
+8 NOP
Wolves-CavsWolves 104, Cavs 113 · OT
+9 CLE
Hornets-WizardsHornets 100, Wizards 112
+12 WAS
Rockets-BlazersRockets 123, Blazers 107
+16 HOU
Magic-KnicksMagic 74, Knicks 98
+24 NYK
ATL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-GrizzliesATL won · Hawks 99, Grizzlies 92
11 pts
Heat-ThunderOKC won · Heat 100, Thunder 107
10 pts
Hornets-WizardsWAS won · Hornets 100, Wizards 112
8 pts
Rockets-BlazersHOU won · Rockets 123, Blazers 107
8 pts
Bucks-LakersLAL won · Bucks 122, Lakers 123
3 pts
Jaquez shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JaquezMIA · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
77% (10-13)
Amen ThompsonHOU · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
Dejounte MurrayATL · 41 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
68% (17-25)
RussellLAL · 44 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB, 1 BLK
68% (17-25)
HartNYK · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Bucks-Lakers
Bucks 122Lakers 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks30332732122
Lakers27402927123
The story
Anthony Davis had 22 points and 13 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Milwaukee 123-122

Damian Lillard led Milwaukee with 28 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB 22 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 10-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Lakers took the second 40-33.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −3+4+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Grizzlies
Hawks 99Grizzlies 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2026341999
Grizzlies3115262092
The story
Bogdan Bogdanovic's 16 points carried Atlanta past Memphis, 99-92

For Memphis, Jake LaRavia had 14 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 6-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 11 going into the second, then won it 26-15.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −110+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Cavs
Wolves 104Cavs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves232730177104
Cavs2529251816113
The story
Cleveland beat Minnesota 113-104 in OT behind 33 points and 18 rebounds from Jarrett Allen

Naz Reid paced Minnesota: 34 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 33 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers settled it in overtime, 16-7.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2+4−10+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.1Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 5.1 in 33 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.5Season avg22.3Last 3

22.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.5 in 57 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

D'Angelo Russell leads the day with 44

D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 22, 20, 18, 22, 17, 26, 10, 44Lakers-Bucks · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +26.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Gary Payton SEA, Mar 4, 2001: 44 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Season high44 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 24, 25, 17, 28, 20, 21, 18, 41Hawks-Grizzlies · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Mar 3, 1997: 41 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Ties career high41 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 30, 36, 31, 31, 35, 20, 37, 37Thunder-Heat · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 36, 23, 35, 33, 30, 24, 24, 46, 23, 34Bucks-Lakers · L
30.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Nov 3, 2002: 33 PTS · 14 REB · 12 AST
34 PTS · 14 REB · 12 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 17, 8, 23, 29, 19, 16, 15, 34Cavs-Wolves · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Naz ReidPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 6, 22, 19, 18, 3, 12, 13, 34Wolves-Cavs · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +21.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Josh HartNYK+6.4 15.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Deni AvdijaWAS+5.8 19.5 last 10 · 13.8 season
Jordan PooleWAS+5.7 22.4 last 10 · 16.7 season
Malaki BranhamSAS+5.5 14.4 last 10 · 8.9 season
Ayo DosunmuCHI+5.4 16.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Gordon HaywardOKC−7.7 3.8 last 10 · 11.5 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL−7.7 8.5 last 10 · 16.2 season
Stephen CurryGSW−6.4 20.5 last 10 · 26.9 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Spencer DinwiddieLAL−5.9 5.3 last 10 · 11.2 season