FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 2, 2016Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Kings trailed Nuggets by 7 at halftime and won 115–106.

Final · Box score
Pacers115
Sixers102
Q1 Pacers 0; Q2 Pacers +12; Q3 Pacers -3; Q4 Pacers +13
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Bulls90
Q1 Pistons -1; Q2 Pistons +1; Q3 Pistons +5; Q4 Pistons +4
Final · Box score
Raptors95
Spurs102
Q1 Spurs +8; Q2 Spurs +9; Q3 Spurs +5; Q4 Spurs +7
Final · Box score
Kings115
Nuggets106
Q1 Kings -4; Q2 Kings -7; Q3 Kings -4; Q4 Kings +9
Final · Box score
Heat93
Blazers110
Q1 Blazers -2; Q2 Blazers +17; Q3 Blazers +20; Q4 Blazers +17
On this day · 2014–15Apr 2, 2015: 3 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Suns), 28 points.
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The lead · Kings-Nuggets

Sacramento takes care of Denver

Jimmy Butler posts a triple-double

Game flow · Kings margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-7-4+9Kings AHEAD ↑Nuggets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings23322931115
Nuggets27352618106
Who led
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 17, 18, 11, 15, 9, 15, 20, 25Kings25 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Seth CurryPoints, last 10 games: 5, 0, 11, 2, 12, 14, 21, 5, 21, 17Kings17 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Gary HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 11, 18, 13, 11, 13, 5, 16, 19Nuggets19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Emmanuel MudiayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 5, 27, 9, 4, 16, 17, 13, 15Nuggets15 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Pacers-Sixers

Indiana handles Philadelphia by 13

The Pacers won the fourth quarter 41–25. Final: 115–102. CJ Miles led Indiana with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 0 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Pistons over Bulls4Spurs over Raptors7Kings over Nuggets9Pacers over Sixers13Blazers over Heat17Final margin, points. Pink = Pacers over Sixers.
Lead changes
Pistons-Bulls15
Pacers-Sixers8
Heat-Blazers4
Raptors-Spurs0
The night in charts
Kings-Nuggets combined for 221, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-NuggetsKings 115, Nuggets 106
221
Pacers-SixersPacers 115, Sixers 102
217
Heat-BlazersHeat 93, Blazers 110
203
Raptors-SpursRaptors 95, Spurs 102
197
Pistons-BullsPistons 94, Bulls 90
184
Pistons won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Pistons-BullsPistons 94, Bulls 90
+4 Pistons
Raptors-SpursRaptors 95, Spurs 102
+7 Spurs
Kings-NuggetsKings 115, Nuggets 106
+9 Kings
Pacers-SixersPacers 115, Sixers 102
+13 Pacers
Heat-BlazersHeat 93, Blazers 110
+17 Blazers
Kings rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-NuggetsKings won · Kings 115, Nuggets 106
7 pts
Pacers-SixersPacers won · Pacers 115, Sixers 102
3 pts
Heat-BlazersBlazers won · Heat 93, Blazers 110
2 pts
Pistons-BullsPistons won · Pistons 94, Bulls 90
1 pt
Plumlee shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PlumleeBlazers · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
ValanciunasRaptors · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
LandrySixers · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
CurryKings · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
AldridgeSpurs · 31 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Pistons-Bulls
Pistons 94Bulls 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2620242494
Bulls2718202590
The story
Tobias Harris had 21 points as Detroit beat Chicago 94-90

Andre Drummond added 11 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the third 24-20, their biggest quarter edge.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 −1+1+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Spurs
Raptors 95Spurs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1828202995
Spurs26291631102
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 31 points and 15 rebounds carried San Antonio past Toronto, 102-95

For Toronto, Delon Wright had 12 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST · 12-18 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 26-18, was where the Spurs built it.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 +8+9+5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Blazers
Heat 93Blazers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2220252693
Blazers20392823110
The story
Portland beat Miami 110-93 behind 24 points from CJ McCollum

Luol Deng paced Miami: 14 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 7 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 9-15 FG, 6-6 3PT

The swing

A 39-20 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 −2+17+20+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hassan Whiteside topped the game at 49.1 FPTS: 20 PTS, 13 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.9Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 3.9 in 42 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg16.1Last 3

16.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 69 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg38.7Today

39 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 33

Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 26, 20, 22, 18, 15, 32, 16, 33Spurs-Raptors · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 22, 26, 18, 8, 32, 31, 11, 31Spurs-Raptors · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 11, 7, 19, 12, 15, 14, 21, 28Bulls-Pistons · L
21.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook Thunder, Dec 4, 2016: 28 PTS · 17 REB · 12 AST
28 PTS · 17 REB · 12 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 17, 18, 11, 15, 9, 15, 20, 25Kings-Nuggets · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 0, 6, 19, 12, 10, 7, 9, 25Pacers-Sixers · W
11.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 30, 22, 14, 17, 25, 16, 17, 24Blazers-Heat · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bojan BogdanovicNets+7.0 18.1 last 10 · 11.1 season
Devin BookerSuns+6.5 19.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
J.J. BareaMavs+6.1 16.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Jrue HolidayPelicans+6.0 22.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Victor OladipoMagic+5.4 21.4 last 10 · 16.0 season
Cold
Dwight HowardRockets−5.6 8.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Jimmy ButlerBulls−4.9 16.2 last 10 · 21.1 season
Arron AfflaloKnicks−4.9 8.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Terrence JonesRockets−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jared DudleyWizards−4.3 3.6 last 10 · 7.9 season