FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 1, 2016Regular season · 10 games
← Mar 31CalendarApr 2 →

10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed MEM by 8 at halftime and won 99–95.

Final · Box score
Sixers91
Hornets100
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA +15; Q4 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Mavs98
Pistons89
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +15; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Nets91
Knicks105
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +14
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs110
Hawks108
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Raptors99
Grizzlies95
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR -8; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +4
Final · Box score
Magic110
Bucks113
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL -1; Q4 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Wolves85
Jazz98
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +13
Final · Box score
Heat112
Kings106
Q1 MIA +15; Q2 MIA +18; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Celtics109
Warriors106
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Wizards106
Suns99
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS -2; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 WAS +7
On this day · 2014–15Apr 1, 2015: 12 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Kings), 51 points.
Apr 1 in other seasons20262025202420232022202120192018201720142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320012000199919981997
The lead · Raptors-Grizzlies

Toronto fights back from 8 down against Memphis

LeBron James goes for 29 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-8+2+4TOR AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2718292599
Grizzlies2330192395
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 15, 25, 21, 18, 23, 19, 26, 27TOR27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 28, 32, 18, 15, 11, 14, 17, 22TOR22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 19, 25, 6, 28, 14, 16, 26, 16MEM16 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lance StephensonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 19, 12, 16, 16, 17, 4, 12, 12MEM12 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: New York by 14.

CLE over ATL2MIL over ORL3BOS over GSW3TOR over MEM4MIA over SAC6WAS over PHX7CHA over PHI9DAL over DET9UTA over MIN13NYK over BKN14Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Raptors-Grizzlies14
Celtics-Warriors13
Nets-Knicks11
Wizards-Suns9
Wolves-Jazz8
Mavs-Pistons7
Cavs-Hawks6
Heat-Kings4
The night in charts
Magic-Bucks combined for 223, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-BucksMagic 110, Bucks 113
223
Cavs-HawksCavs 110, Hawks 108
218
Heat-KingsHeat 112, Kings 106
218
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 109, Warriors 106
215
Wizards-SunsWizards 106, Suns 99
205
Nets-KnicksNets 91, Knicks 105
196
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 99, Grizzlies 95
194
Sixers-HornetsSixers 91, Hornets 100
191
Mavs-PistonsMavs 98, Pistons 89
187
Wolves-JazzWolves 85, Jazz 98
183
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-HawksCavs 110, Hawks 108
+2 CLE
Magic-BucksMagic 110, Bucks 113
+3 MIL
Celtics-WarriorsCeltics 109, Warriors 106
+3 BOS
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 99, Grizzlies 95
+4 TOR
Heat-KingsHeat 112, Kings 106
+6 MIA
Wizards-SunsWizards 106, Suns 99
+7 WAS
Sixers-HornetsSixers 91, Hornets 100
+9 CHA
Mavs-PistonsMavs 98, Pistons 89
+9 DAL
Wolves-JazzWolves 85, Jazz 98
+13 UTA
Nets-KnicksNets 91, Knicks 105
+14 NYK
TOR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-GrizzliesTOR won · Raptors 99, Grizzlies 95
8 pts
Celtics-WarriorsBOS won · Celtics 109, Warriors 106
2 pts
Wizards-SunsWAS won · Wizards 106, Suns 99
2 pts
Magic-BucksMIL won · Magic 110, Bucks 113
1 pt
Jabari Parker shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Jabari ParkerMIL · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
86% (12-14)
VucevicORL · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
Marcus MorrisDET · 31 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
71% (12-17)
HoodUTA · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
MonroeMIL · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Cavs-Hawks
Cavs 110Hawks 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs3223221914110
Hawks2318302512108
The story
Kyrie Irving had 20 points as Cleveland beat Atlanta 110-108 in OT

Paul Millsap led Atlanta with 29 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 5-23 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 32-23, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +9+14+60+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Magic-Bucks
Magic 110Bucks 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic22352825110
Bucks31272629113
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo's a 18-11-11 triple-double carried Milwaukee past Orlando, 113-110

For Orlando, Victor Oladipo had 18 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST, 3 BLK · 5-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-22, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +9+1−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Warriors
Celtics 109Warriors 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics21243727109
Warriors23203627106
The story
Boston beat Golden State 109-106 behind 21 points from Evan Turner

Stephen Curry paced Golden State: 29 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-13 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 24-20 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −2+2+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Draymond Green topped the game at 58.8 FPTS: 16 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 69 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg15.9Last 3

15.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 74 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg32.6Today

33 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Marcus Morris leads the day with 31

Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 24, 9, 21, 15, 20, 13, 24, 31Pistons-Mavs · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Gerald GreenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 0, 7, 8, 0, 13, 3, 2, 30Heat-Kings · W
9.2 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 18, 26, 33, 26, 30, 27, 24, 29Cavs-Hawks · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 16 REB · 9 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 11, 13, 17, 14, 23, 11, 7, 29Hawks-Cavs · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 34, 31, 14, 19, 33, 33, 20, 26, 31, 29Warriors-Celtics · L
30.0 PPG season to date · −1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
J.J. BareaPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 16, 9, 14, 21, 14, 18, 26, 29Mavs-Pistons · W
10.7 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bojan BogdanovicBKN+7.0 18.1 last 10 · 11.1 season
Devin BookerPHX+6.5 19.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
J.J. BareaDAL+6.1 16.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+6.0 22.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Victor OladipoORL+5.4 21.4 last 10 · 16.0 season
Cold
Jimmy ButlerCHI−5.9 15.1 last 10 · 21.0 season
Dwight HowardHOU−5.6 8.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Arron AfflaloNYK−4.9 8.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.9 13.5 last 10 · 18.4 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season