FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, March 17, 2014Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed CHA by 6 after the first quarter and won 97–83.

Final
ATL97
CHA83
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL -6; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +14
Final
PHI90
IND99
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +8; Q4 IND +9
Final
PHX95
BKN108
Q1 BKN +10; Q2 BKN +13; Q3 BKN +18; Q4 BKN +13
Final
OKC97
CHI85
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC +7; Q4 OKC +12
Final
UTA86
HOU124
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +19; Q3 HOU +23; Q4 HOU +38
Final
BOS89
DAL94
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +5
Final
LAC100
DEN110
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN 0; Q4 DEN +10
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2012–13Mar 17, 2013: 8 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (MIL vs ORL), 39 points.
The lead · ATL @ CHA

Atlanta makes it four straight

Atlanta beat Charlotte 97–83 and moved to 30–35. Paul Millsap led Atlanta with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-6+8+14ATL AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL2224302197
CHA2824161583
Who led
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 21, 23, 16, 14, 23, 17, 24, 28ATL28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 29, 10, 9, 9, 14, 22, 15, 11ATL11 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 19, 20, 11, 24, 16, 7, 21, 20CHA20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 34, 28, 17, 26, 26, 25, 20, 16CHA16 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Second story · PHI @ IND

Indiana keeps rolling, beats Philadelphia

That is four in a row. Final: 99–90. Lance Stephenson led Indiana with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · IND
W@ BOS102–97Wvs UTA94–91Lvs GSW96–98L@ CHA87–109L@ HOU86–112L@ DAL94–105Wvs BOS94–83W@ PHI101–94W@ DET112–104Wvs PHI99–90IND: last 10 games through Mar 17, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.5Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.5 in 64 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Season avg6.7Last 3

6.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.7 in 66 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg40.9Today

41 minutes today, against 21.7 a game in 61 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 35

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 28, 42, 34, 27, 42, 29, 30, 35OKC @ CHI · W
31.8 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Terrence JonesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 22, 19, 17, 7, 2, 8, 2, 12, 30HOU vs UTA · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 14, 13, 19, 17, 16, 18, 16, 29LAC @ DEN · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 20, 16, 20, 10, 18, 6, 14, 28BKN vs PHX · W
14.3 PPG season to date · +14.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 21, 23, 16, 14, 23, 17, 24, 28ATL @ CHA · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 22, 20, 27, 37, 30, 20, 21, 26LAC @ DEN · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Kenneth FariedDEN+8.9 21.5 last 10 · 12.6 season
Matt BarnesLAC+5.3 14.6 last 10 · 9.3 season
Tyreke EvansNOP+5.2 18.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
D.J. AugustinCHI+4.9 16.9 last 10 · 12.0 season
Gerald GreenPHX+4.4 20.1 last 10 · 15.7 season
Cold
Evan TurnerIND−7.2 8.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Glen DavisLAC−7.1 3.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Brandon JenningsDET−5.4 11.0 last 10 · 16.4 season
Jeremy LambOKC−5.2 3.7 last 10 · 8.9 season
Chandler ParsonsHOU−5.1 10.9 last 10 · 16.0 season