FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 7, 2016Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed HOU by 12 after the first quarter and won 124–115.

Final · Box score
Raptors87
Hawks95
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Suns124
Rockets115
Q1 PHX -12; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Bulls98
Heat106
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Kings97
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Spurs101
Warriors112
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +11
On this day · 2014–15Apr 7, 2015: 6 games. Top scorer: Kevin Martin (Wolves-Kings), 37 points.
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The lead · Suns-Rockets

Phoenix climbs out of a 12-point hole against Houston

Stephen Curry goes for 27 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-3-1+9PHX AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns27303235124
Rockets39213025115
Who led
Mirza TeletovicPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 17, 12, 17, 19, 24, 24, 12, 26PHX26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
PJ TuckerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 4, 9, 6, 20, 18, 14, 0, 24PHX24 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 26, 32, 34, 27, 24, 41, 26, 30HOU30 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 12, 6, 14, 15, 14, 18, 9, 22HOU22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Bulls-Heat

Miami beats Chicago, 106–98

Miami led 75–69 after three and won by 8. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over TOR8MIA over CHI8MIN over SAC8PHX over HOU9GSW over SAS11Final margin, points. Pink = MIA over CHI.
Lead changes
Suns-Rockets12
Bulls-Heat9
Wolves-Kings5
Raptors-Hawks3
The night in charts
Suns-Rockets combined for 239, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-RocketsSuns 124, Rockets 115
239
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 101, Warriors 112
213
Bulls-HeatBulls 98, Heat 106
204
Wolves-KingsWolves 105, Kings 97
202
Raptors-HawksRaptors 87, Hawks 95
182
MIA won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Bulls-HeatBulls 98, Heat 106
+8 MIA
Wolves-KingsWolves 105, Kings 97
+8 MIN
Raptors-HawksRaptors 87, Hawks 95
+8 ATL
Suns-RocketsSuns 124, Rockets 115
+9 PHX
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 101, Warriors 112
+11 GSW
PHX erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-RocketsPHX won · Suns 124, Rockets 115
12 pts
Bulls-HeatMIA won · Bulls 98, Heat 106
6 pts
Chandler shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChandlerPHX · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
ArizaHOU · 22 PTS, 4 STL, 3 AST, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
HardenHOU · 30 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
Joe JohnsonMIA · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
KawhiSAS · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Wolves-Kings
Wolves 105Kings 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves31272522105
Kings2724252197
The story
Gorgui Dieng's 18 points and 13 rebounds carried Minnesota past Sacramento, 105-97

For Sacramento, Willie Cauley-Stein had 15 PTS, 6 REB 18 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 7-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-27, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +4+7+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rudy Gay was the fantasy play: 49.6 FPTS on 13 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST

Final · Suns-Rockets
Suns 124Rockets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns27303235124
Rockets39213025115
The story
PJ Tucker had 24 points and 12 rebounds as Phoenix beat Houston 124-115

Tyson Chandler added 21 PTS, 10 REB 24 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 9-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 35-25.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −12−3−1+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Trevor Ariza led the game in fantasy with 50.4 FPTS (22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB)

Final · Spurs-Warriors
Spurs 101Warriors 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs15252932101
Warriors20323525112
The story
Golden State beat San Antonio 112-101 behind 18 points from Draymond Green

Kawhi Leonard paced San Antonio: 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 7-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 32-25 second quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +5+12+18+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.6Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 11.6 in 75 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.9 in 23 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Season avg31.0Today

31 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 30

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 26, 32, 34, 27, 24, 41, 26, 30Rockets-Suns · L
28.7 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 33, 33, 20, 26, 31, 29, 39, 21, 27Warriors-Spurs · W
29.9 PPG season to date · −3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Mirza TeletovicPoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 17, 12, 17, 19, 24, 24, 12, 26Suns-Rockets · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 19, 12, 15, 14, 21, 28, 25, 5, 25Bulls-Heat · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
PJ TuckerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 4, 9, 6, 20, 18, 14, 0, 24Suns-Rockets · W
7.8 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 5, 23, 9, 18, 12, 26, 18, 28, 20, 23Hawks-Raptors · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
J.J. BareaDAL+8.4 19.5 last 10 · 11.1 season
Devin BookerPHX+8.1 21.8 last 10 · 13.7 season
Bojan BogdanovicBKN+6.2 17.2 last 10 · 11.0 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+6.0 22.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Josh RichardsonMIA+5.3 11.9 last 10 · 6.6 season
Cold
Blake GriffinLAC−5.0 16.8 last 10 · 21.8 season
Dwight HowardHOU−4.9 8.8 last 10 · 13.7 season
Arron AfflaloNYK−4.7 8.3 last 10 · 13.0 season
Damian LillardPOR−4.7 20.3 last 10 · 25.0 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season