FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, March 15, 2024Regular season · 6 games
← Mar 14CalendarMar 16 →

6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed TOR by 3 after the first quarter and won 113–103.

Final · Box score
Suns107
Hornets96
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +25; Q4 PHX +11
Final · Box score
Heat108
Pistons95
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +13
Final · Box score
Magic113
Raptors103
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Clippers104
Pelicans112
Q1 NOP -2; Q2 NOP +6; Q3 NOP +2; Q4 NOP +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets117
Spurs106
Q1 DEN +19; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Hawks122
Jazz124
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +2
On this day · 2022–23Mar 15, 2023: 7 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Clippers), 50 points.
Mar 15 in other seasons2026202520222021201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996
The lead · Magic-Raptors

Orlando handles Toronto by 10

Dejounte Murray goes for 33 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+2+11+10ORL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic24263429113
Raptors27212530103
Who led
Franz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 14, 13, 8, 28, 13, 13, 14, 19ORL19 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 29, 29, 22, 25, 23, 19, 21, 17ORL17 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 25, 13, 11, 11, 9, 17, 16, 30, 23, 31TOR31 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Jordan NworaPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 0, 11, 9, 0, 10, 5, 12, 14TOR14 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Pelicans13
Heat-Pistons10
Hawks-Jazz10
Suns-Hornets6
Magic-Raptors6
Nuggets-Spurs2
The night in charts
Hawks-Jazz combined for 246, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-JazzHawks 122, Jazz 124
246
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 117, Spurs 106
223
Magic-RaptorsMagic 113, Raptors 103
216
Clippers-PelicansClippers 104, Pelicans 112
216
Suns-HornetsSuns 107, Hornets 96
203
Heat-PistonsHeat 108, Pistons 95
203
UTA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Hawks-JazzHawks 122, Jazz 124
+2 UTA
Clippers-PelicansClippers 104, Pelicans 112
+8 NOP
Magic-RaptorsMagic 113, Raptors 103
+10 ORL
Suns-HornetsSuns 107, Hornets 96
+11 PHX
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 117, Spurs 106
+11 DEN
Heat-PistonsHeat 108, Pistons 95
+13 MIA
ORL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-RaptorsORL won · Magic 113, Raptors 103
3 pts
Clippers-PelicansNOP won · Clippers 104, Pelicans 112
2 pts
Heat-PistonsMIA won · Heat 108, Pistons 95
1 pt
Hawks-JazzUTA won · Hawks 122, Jazz 124
1 pt
Bam shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BamMIA · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
John CollinsUTA · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
JokicDEN · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
68% (13-19)
ZionNOP · 34 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
67% (14-21)
BealPHX · 15 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB
64% (7-11)
Final · Hawks-Jazz
Hawks 122Jazz 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks28343426122
Jazz34273726124
The story
Keyonte George had 25 points as Utah beat Atlanta 124-122

Clint Capela led Atlanta with 15 REB, 10 PTS, 4 AST 25 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 8-19 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the first 34-28, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +6−1+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Pelicans
Clippers 104Pelicans 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers22223624104
Pelicans20303230112
The story
New Orleans beat LA 112-104 behind 13 points from Brandon Ingram

Ivica Zubac paced LA: 11 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST 13 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 4-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 30-22 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −2+6+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 117Spurs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets37212831117
Spurs18313027106
The story
Nikola Jokic's 31 points carried Denver past San Antonio, 117-106

For San Antonio, Victor Wembanyama had 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 13-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-18, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +19+9+7+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.3Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.3 in 59 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg3.0Last 3

3.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.6 in 56 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.4Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 19.4 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Miami by 13.

UTA over ATL2NOP over LAC8ORL over TOR10PHX over CHA11DEN over SAS11MIA over DET13Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Zion Williamson leads the day with 34

Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 21, 23, 8, 16, 23, 27, 33, 34Pelicans-Clippers · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 28, 20, 21, 18, 41, 23, 40, 33Hawks-Jazz · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 18, 35, 25, 32, 26, 35, 12, 31Nuggets-Spurs · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 25, 13, 11, 11, 9, 17, 16, 30, 23, 31Raptors-Magic · L
12.7 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
De'Andre HunterPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 12, 15, 22, 17, 12, 12, 11, 27Hawks-Jazz · L
15.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 22, 15, 29, 21, 22, 22, 28, 26Clippers-Pelicans · L
22.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Keyonte GeorgeUTA+7.3 20.0 last 10 · 12.7 season
Deandre AytonPOR+6.2 21.8 last 10 · 15.6 season
Gary Trent Jr.TOR+6.0 18.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Josh HartNYK+5.9 15.0 last 10 · 9.1 season
Jaylen BrownBOS+5.8 28.9 last 10 · 23.1 season
Cold
Spencer DinwiddieLAL−7.1 3.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Bojan BogdanovicNYK−7.0 10.5 last 10 · 17.5 season
Gordon HaywardOKC−6.9 4.2 last 10 · 11.1 season
Stephen CurryGSW−6.4 20.5 last 10 · 26.9 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season