FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 5, 2015Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Rockets115
Thunder112
Q1 Rockets +10; Q2 Rockets +8; Q3 Rockets +6; Q4 Rockets +3
Final · Box score
Bulls94
Cavs99
Q1 Cavs +4; Q2 Cavs +9; Q3 Cavs +8; Q4 Cavs +5
Final · Box score
Heat89
Pacers112
Q1 Pacers +3; Q2 Pacers +4; Q3 Pacers +11; Q4 Pacers +23
Final · Box score
Warriors92
Spurs107
Q1 Spurs +14; Q2 Spurs +19; Q3 Spurs +22; Q4 Spurs +15
Final · Box score
Sixers91
Knicks101
Q1 Knicks +6; Q2 Knicks +3; Q3 Knicks +7; Q4 Knicks +10
Final · Box score
Jazz101
Kings95
Q1 Jazz +4; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 Jazz +3; Q4 Jazz +6
Final · Box score
Clippers106
Lakers78
Q1 Clippers +7; Q2 Clippers +13; Q3 Clippers +29; Q4 Clippers +28
On this day · 2013–14Apr 5, 2014: 6 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Cavs-Hornets), 44 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Thunder

James Harden scores 41 as Houston wins in Oklahoma City

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · Rockets margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+8+6+3Rockets AHEAD ↑Thunder AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets27282832115
Thunder17303035112
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 50, 16, 44, 25, 33, 24, 31, 51, 24, 41Rockets41 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 14, 7, 5, 4, 18, 11, 8, 22Rockets22 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 36, 36, 12, 27, 16, 37, 33, 31, 18, 40Thunder40 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
Anthony MorrowPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 12, 12, 6, 12, 11, 32, 13, 22Thunder22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Clippers by 28.

Rockets over Thunder3Cavs over Bulls5Jazz over Kings6Knicks over Sixers10Spurs over Warriors15Pacers over Heat23Clippers over Lakers28Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Jazz-Kings11
Heat-Pacers6
Rockets-Thunder2
Warriors-Spurs0
Clippers-Lakers0
The night in charts
Rockets-Thunder combined for 227, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-ThunderRockets 115, Thunder 112
227
Heat-PacersHeat 89, Pacers 112
201
Warriors-SpursWarriors 92, Spurs 107
199
Jazz-KingsJazz 101, Kings 95
196
Bulls-CavsBulls 94, Cavs 99
193
Sixers-KnicksSixers 91, Knicks 101
192
Clippers-LakersClippers 106, Lakers 78
184
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-ThunderRockets 115, Thunder 112
+3 Rockets
Bulls-CavsBulls 94, Cavs 99
+5 Cavs
Jazz-KingsJazz 101, Kings 95
+6 Jazz
Sixers-KnicksSixers 91, Knicks 101
+10 Knicks
Warriors-SpursWarriors 92, Spurs 107
+15 Spurs
Heat-PacersHeat 89, Pacers 112
+23 Pacers
Clippers-LakersClippers 106, Lakers 78
+28 Clippers
Danny Green shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Danny GreenSpurs · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
DwightRockets · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
ScolaPacers · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
DunleavyBulls · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
McLemoreKings · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Rockets-Thunder
Rockets 115Thunder 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets27282832115
Thunder17303035112
The story
Dwight Howard had 22 points as Houston beat Oklahoma City 115-112

Anthony Morrow led Oklahoma City with 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB · 10-15 FG

The swing

The Rockets won the first 27-17, their biggest quarter edge.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 +10+8+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Cavs
Bulls 94Cavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2322262394
Cavs2727252099
The story
Kyrie Irving's 27 points carried Cleveland past Chicago, 99-94

For Chicago, Mike Dunleavy had 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 8-19 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 27-22, was where the Cavaliers built it.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 +4+9+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Kings
Jazz 101Kings 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz31182725101
Kings2722242295
The story
Utah beat Sacramento 101-95 behind 25 points from Rodney Hood

Ben McLemore paced Sacramento: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 +40+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMarcus Cousins topped the game at 44.4 FPTS: 26 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
Ish SmithSixers
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 52 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.0 in 67 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 41

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 50, 16, 44, 25, 33, 24, 31, 51, 24, 41Rockets-Thunder · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Clyde Drexler Rockets, Dec 2, 1995: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 36, 36, 12, 27, 16, 37, 33, 31, 18, 40Thunder-Rockets · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jimmy Butler Heat, Oct 4, 2020: 40 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
40 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 12, 13, 20, 24, 26, 17, 23, 27Cavs-Bulls · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 12, 21, 13, 40, 15, 7, 24, 27Heat-Pacers · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 39, 30, 20, 20, 33, 24, 39, 24, 24, 26Kings-Jazz · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 19, 14, 12, 25, 22, 10, 20, 26Spurs-Warriors · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brook LopezNets+8.7 25.6 last 10 · 16.9 season
Zach LaVineWolves+7.2 16.2 last 10 · 9.0 season
Reggie JacksonPistons+6.4 20.7 last 10 · 14.3 season
James HardenRockets+6.2 33.9 last 10 · 27.7 season
Enes KanterThunder+6.1 21.3 last 10 · 15.2 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLakers−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Donald SloanPacers−6.8 1.2 last 10 · 8.0 season
KJ McDanielsRockets−6.5 1.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
Manu GinobiliSpurs−4.9 5.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Mason PlumleeNets−4.7 4.3 last 10 · 9.0 season