FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 8, 2015Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed CHI by 8 after the first quarter and won 105–103.

Final · Box score
Raptors92
Hornets74
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +16; Q3 TOR +24; Q4 TOR +18
Final · Box score
Celtics113
Pistons103
Q1 BOS +14; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Bulls103
Magic105
Q1 ORL -8; Q2 ORL -7; Q3 ORL -8; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Wizards119
Sixers90
Q1 WAS +11; Q2 WAS +16; Q3 WAS +18; Q4 WAS +29
Final · Box score
Hawks114
Nets111
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +12; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Pacers102
Knicks86
Q1 IND +12; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +28; Q4 IND +16
Final · Box score
Pelicans74
Grizzlies110
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM +19; Q3 MEM +26; Q4 MEM +36
Final · Box score
Cavs104
Bucks99
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Rockets98
Spurs110
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +12
Final · Box score
Lakers101
Nuggets119
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +22; Q4 DEN +18
Final · Box score
Kings91
Jazz103
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA -6; Q3 UTA +2; Q4 UTA +12
Final · Box score
Suns104
Mavs107
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +3
Final · Box score
Wolves91
Blazers116
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +19; Q3 POR +22; Q4 POR +25
On this day · 2013–14Apr 8, 2014: 6 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Lakers), 33 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Magic

Orlando fights back from 8 down against Chicago

Kenneth Faried goes for 29 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-7-8+2ORL AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls29302816103
Magic21312726105
Who led
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 22, 21, 16, 16, 24, 8, 15, 23ORL23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 22, 20, 16, 20, 16, 37, 20, 22ORL22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 10, 19, 23, 18, 25, 18, 16, 19CHI19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 27, 27, 18, 19, 14, 26, 12, 15CHI15 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Magic14
Suns-Mavs14
Kings-Jazz12
Cavs-Bucks9
Lakers-Nuggets9
Hawks-Nets4
Pelicans-Grizzlies3
Celtics-Pistons2
Rockets-Spurs2
Raptors-Hornets1
Wizards-Sixers0
Shot of the night

Oladipo's layup with 1 second left breaks the tie, 105-103 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Nets combined for 225, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-NetsHawks 114, Nets 111
225
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 101, Nuggets 119
220
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 113, Pistons 103
216
Suns-MavsSuns 104, Mavs 107
211
Wizards-SixersWizards 119, Sixers 90
209
Rockets-SpursRockets 98, Spurs 110
208
Bulls-MagicBulls 103, Magic 105
208
Wolves-BlazersWolves 91, Blazers 116
207
Cavs-BucksCavs 104, Bucks 99
203
Kings-JazzKings 91, Jazz 103
194
Pacers-KnicksPacers 102, Knicks 86
188
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 74, Grizzlies 110
184
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 92, Hornets 74
166
4 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-MagicBulls 103, Magic 105
+2 ORL
Hawks-NetsHawks 114, Nets 111
+3 ATL
Suns-MavsSuns 104, Mavs 107
+3 DAL
Cavs-BucksCavs 104, Bucks 99
+5 CLE
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 113, Pistons 103
+10 BOS
Rockets-SpursRockets 98, Spurs 110
+12 SAS
Kings-JazzKings 91, Jazz 103
+12 UTA
Pacers-KnicksPacers 102, Knicks 86
+16 IND
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 101, Nuggets 119
+18 DEN
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 92, Hornets 74
+18 TOR
Wolves-BlazersWolves 91, Blazers 116
+25 POR
Wizards-SixersWizards 119, Sixers 90
+29 WAS
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 74, Grizzlies 110
+36 MEM
ORL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-MagicORL won · Bulls 103, Magic 105
8 pts
Kings-JazzUTA won · Kings 91, Jazz 103
6 pts
Suns-MavsDAL won · Suns 104, Mavs 107
4 pts
Rockets-SpursSAS won · Rockets 98, Spurs 110
1 pt
Covington shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CovingtonPHI · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
ParkerSAS · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB
72% (13-18)
FariedDEN · 29 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
DwightHOU · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MiddletonMIL · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Bulls-Magic
Bulls 103Magic 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls29302816103
Magic21312726105
The story
Orlando beat Chicago 105-103 behind 23 points from Victor Oladipo

Pau Gasol paced Chicago: 15 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-14 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 26-16 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −8−7−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Elfrid Payton topped the game at 45.3 FPTS: 17 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST

Final · Hawks-Nets
Hawks 114Nets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks33322920114
Nets26302629111
The story
Jeff Teague had 15 points and 12 assists as Atlanta beat Brooklyn 114-111

Joe Johnson led Brooklyn with 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL · 4-11 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 33-26, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +7+9+12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brook Lopez led the game in fantasy with 52.0 FPTS (26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Suns-Mavs
Suns 104Mavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns30332219104
Mavs27322622107
The story
Tyson Chandler's 23 rebounds and 12 points carried Dallas past Phoenix, 107-104

For Phoenix, Gerald Green had 30 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 23 REB, 12 PTS · 5-9 FG

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 26-22.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −3−40+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 63 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.9minutes, last 2 vs 2013–14 avg
Minutes per game
36.22013–14 avg15.3Last 2

15.3 minutes a game over his last two games, against 36.2 in 2013–14 (80 games). Today: 10 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.2Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in 69 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Grizzlies rout

Three of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Memphis beat New Orleans by 36.

ORL over CHI2ATL over BKN3DAL over PHX3CLE over MIL5BOS over DET10SAS over HOU12UTA over SAC12IND over NYK16TOR over CHA18DEN over LAL18POR over MIN25WAS over PHI29MEM over NOP36Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Isaiah Thomas leads the day with 34

Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 4, 18, 19, 10, 8, 23, 25, 34Celtics-Pistons · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Michael Carter-WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 4, 13, 8, 4, 21, 8, 8, 30Bucks-Cavs · L
14.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Gerald GreenPoints, last 10 games: 2, 5, 6, 4, 12, 13, 7, 24, 15, 30Suns-Mavs · L
11.8 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Kenneth FariedPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 11, 9, 5, 14, 19, 10, 10, 29Nuggets-Lakers · W
12.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 27, 31, 20, 17, 25, 22, 26, 29Wolves-Blazers · L
16.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 13, 20, 24, 26, 17, 23, 27, 27Cavs-Bucks · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brook LopezBKN+8.4 25.6 last 10 · 17.2 season
Zach LaVineMIN+8.3 17.6 last 10 · 9.3 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL+8.2 19.6 last 10 · 11.4 season
Reggie JacksonDET+7.3 21.7 last 10 · 14.4 season
Danilo GallinariDEN+7.3 19.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
KJ McDanielsHOU−6.8 1.1 last 10 · 7.9 season
Donald SloanIND−6.3 1.7 last 10 · 8.0 season
Mason PlumleeBKN−4.8 4.1 last 10 · 8.9 season
D.J. AugustinOKC−4.1 5.7 last 10 · 9.8 season