FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 3, 2016Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed PHX by 7 after the first quarter and won 101–86.

Final · Box score
Pelicans106
Nets87
Q1 NOP +4; Q2 NOP +11; Q3 NOP +9; Q4 NOP +19
Final · Box score
Hornets103
Cavs112
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE +16; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +9
Final · Box score
Thunder110
Rockets118
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Wizards109
Clippers114
Q1 LAC +10; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Mavs88
Wolves78
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies107
Magic119
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +12; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Jazz101
Suns86
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 UTA +13; Q3 UTA +10; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Bulls102
Bucks98
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +16; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Pacers92
Knicks87
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +5
Final · Box score
Blazers111
Warriors136
Q1 GSW -6; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +25
Final · Box score
Celtics107
Lakers100
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +7
On this day · 2014–15Apr 3, 2015: 10 games. Top scorer: Nikola Vucevic (Magic-Wolves), 37 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Suns

Phoenix's skid reaches six

James Harden goes for 41 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+13+10+15UTA AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz16302827101
Suns2310312286
Who led
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 9, 18, 22, 6, 18, 11, 21, 22, 22UTA22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Rodney HoodPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 10, 7, 11, 15, 30, 20, 17, 18UTA18 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Mirza TeletovicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 2, 5, 10, 17, 12, 17, 19, 24, 24PHX24 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Tyson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 14, 4, 12, 2, 2, 13, 11, 21PHX21 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Blazers-Warriors

Golden State routs Portland by 25

Golden State led by 7 at halftime and won 136–111. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 39 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over MIL4LAC over WAS5IND over NYK5BOS over LAL7HOU over OKC8CLE over CHA9DAL over MIN10ORL over MEM12UTA over PHX15NOP over BKN19GSW over POR25Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over POR.
Lead changes
Mavs-Wolves14
Blazers-Warriors9
Celtics-Lakers6
Pacers-Knicks3
Pelicans-Nets1
Jazz-Suns1
Wizards-Clippers0
Bulls-Bucks0
Shot of the night

George's jumper with 23 seconds left breaks the tie, 92-87 final

The night in charts
Blazers-Warriors combined for 247, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 111, Warriors 136
247
Thunder-RocketsThunder 110, Rockets 118
228
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 107, Magic 119
226
Wizards-ClippersWizards 109, Clippers 114
223
Hornets-CavsHornets 103, Cavs 112
215
Celtics-LakersCeltics 107, Lakers 100
207
Bulls-BucksBulls 102, Bucks 98
200
Pelicans-NetsPelicans 106, Nets 87
193
Jazz-SunsJazz 101, Suns 86
187
Pacers-KnicksPacers 92, Knicks 87
179
Mavs-WolvesMavs 88, Wolves 78
166
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-BucksBulls 102, Bucks 98
+4 CHI
Wizards-ClippersWizards 109, Clippers 114
+5 LAC
Pacers-KnicksPacers 92, Knicks 87
+5 IND
Celtics-LakersCeltics 107, Lakers 100
+7 BOS
Thunder-RocketsThunder 110, Rockets 118
+8 HOU
Hornets-CavsHornets 103, Cavs 112
+9 CLE
Mavs-WolvesMavs 88, Wolves 78
+10 DAL
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 107, Magic 119
+12 ORL
Jazz-SunsJazz 101, Suns 86
+15 UTA
Pelicans-NetsPelicans 106, Nets 87
+19 NOP
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 111, Warriors 136
+25 GSW
UTA rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-SunsUTA won · Jazz 101, Suns 86
7 pts
Blazers-WarriorsGSW won · Blazers 111, Warriors 136
6 pts
Mavs-WolvesDAL won · Mavs 88, Wolves 78
5 pts
Pacers-KnicksIND won · Pacers 92, Knicks 87
5 pts
Thunder-RocketsHOU won · Thunder 110, Rockets 118
2 pts
Jimmy shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JimmyCHI · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
GortatWAS · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
ChandlerPHX · 21 PTS, 18 REB, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
Marvin WilliamsCHA · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
FavorsUTA · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Thunder-Rockets
Thunder 110Rockets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder26272928110
Rockets31212838118
The story
Trevor Ariza had 18 points as Houston beat Oklahoma City 118-110

Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City with 33 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 5-13 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 38-28.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +5−1−2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Wolves
Mavs 88Wolves 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2219272088
Wolves2713231578
The story
Dallas beat Minnesota 88-78 behind 21 points from J.J. Barea

Andrew Wiggins paced Minnesota: 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 8-19 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 19-13 second quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −5+1+5+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns topped the game at 55.7 FPTS: 21 REB, 11 PTS, 9 AST

Final · Blazers-Warriors
Blazers 111Warriors 136
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers37193322111
Warriors31323835136
The story
Stephen Curry's 39 points carried Golden State past Portland, 136-111

For Portland, Damian Lillard had 38 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 39 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 13-21 FG, 9-13 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 32-19.

GSW lead by quarter
300 −6+7+12+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.7Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.7 in 70 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg13.8Last 3

13.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 75 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg37.4Today

37 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 2 rebounds, 13 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 41

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 25, 24, 26, 32, 34, 27, 24, 41Rockets-Thunder · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Trae Young ATL, Dec 13, 2021: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
41 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 19, 33, 33, 20, 26, 31, 29, 39Warriors-Blazers · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 26, 27, 18, 16, 13, 14, 18, 38Blazers-Warriors · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 12, 21, 24, 11, 8, 10, 18, 34Bucks-Bulls · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 26, 14, 20, 17, 28, 17, 5, 2, 34Lakers-Celtics · L
16.9 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 26, 33, 23, 20, 31, 34, 31, 33Thunder-Rockets · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
J.J. BareaDAL+7.6 18.5 last 10 · 10.9 season
Bojan BogdanovicBKN+7.0 18.1 last 10 · 11.1 season
Devin BookerPHX+6.3 19.7 last 10 · 13.4 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+6.0 22.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Victor OladipoORL+5.7 21.8 last 10 · 16.1 season
Cold
Dwight HowardHOU−5.8 8.0 last 10 · 13.8 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jimmy ButlerCHI−4.7 16.5 last 10 · 21.2 season
Arron AfflaloNYK−4.4 8.7 last 10 · 13.1 season
Zaza PachuliaDAL−4.3 4.5 last 10 · 8.8 season