FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 9, 2016Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 8 points, by SAC (vs OKC) and GSW (vs MEM).

Final · Box score
Suns121
Pelicans100
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +18; Q4 PHX +21
Final · Box score
Celtics107
Hawks118
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL -4; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Warriors100
Grizzlies99
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW -8; Q4 GSW +1
Final · Box score
Cavs102
Bulls105
Q1 CHI -4; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Wolves106
Blazers105
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Thunder112
Kings114
Q1 SAC -8; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +2
On this day · 2014–15Apr 9, 2015: 2 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Blazers), 45 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Grizzlies

Golden State fights back late to top Memphis

Paul Millsap goes for 31 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+3-8+1GSW AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors31221730100
Grizzlies2822282199
Who led
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 13, 15, 13, 16, 22, 12, 18, 23GSW23 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 40, 40, 16, 18, 15, 21, 28, 14, 20GSW20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Matt BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 14, 11, 6, 2, 24, 16, 11, 24MEM24 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 10, 14, 9, 10, 13, 17, 6, 15MEM15 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Suns rout

Four of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Phoenix beat New Orleans by 21.

GSW over MEM1MIN over POR1SAC over OKC2CHI over CLE3ATL over BOS11PHX over NOP21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Warriors-Grizzlies18
Thunder-Kings12
Celtics-Hawks10
Wolves-Blazers9
Cavs-Bulls5
Shot of the night

KAT's jumper with 1 second left puts the Timberwolves ahead, 106-105 final

The night in charts
Thunder-Kings combined for 226, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-KingsThunder 112, Kings 114
226
Celtics-HawksCeltics 107, Hawks 118
225
Suns-PelicansSuns 121, Pelicans 100
221
Wolves-BlazersWolves 106, Blazers 105
211
Cavs-BullsCavs 102, Bulls 105
207
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 100, Grizzlies 99
199
4 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-BlazersWolves 106, Blazers 105
+1 MIN
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 100, Grizzlies 99
+1 GSW
Thunder-KingsThunder 112, Kings 114
+2 SAC
Cavs-BullsCavs 102, Bulls 105
+3 CHI
Celtics-HawksCeltics 107, Hawks 118
+11 ATL
Suns-PelicansSuns 121, Pelicans 100
+21 PHX
SAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-KingsSAC won · Thunder 112, Kings 114
8 pts
Warriors-GrizzliesGSW won · Warriors 100, Grizzlies 99
8 pts
Wolves-BlazersMIN won · Wolves 106, Blazers 105
7 pts
Cavs-BullsCHI won · Cavs 102, Bulls 105
4 pts
Celtics-HawksATL won · Celtics 107, Hawks 118
4 pts
LeBron shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronCLE · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
76% (13-17)
Draymond GreenGSW · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
71% (10-14)
KATMIN · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
65% (13-20)
BookerPHX · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
GoodwinPHX · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Wolves-Blazers
Wolves 106Blazers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves21322231106
Blazers28212333105
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Minnesota beat Portland 106-105

Mason Plumlee led Portland with 15 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 13-20 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Timberwolves took the second 32-21.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −7+4+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Damian Lillard led the game in fantasy with 47.1 FPTS (31 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Warriors-Grizzlies
Warriors 100Grizzlies 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors31221730100
Grizzlies2822282199
The story
Golden State beat Memphis 100-99 behind 23 points and 11 rebounds from Draymond Green

Matt Barnes paced Memphis: 24 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 10-14 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 30-21 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +3+3−8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Kings
Thunder 112Kings 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder30223228112
Kings22342731114
The story
Rudy Gay's 24 points carried Sacramento past Oklahoma City, 114-112

For Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant had 31 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 24 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 9-19 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 34-22.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −8+4−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.1Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.1 in 41 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 78 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg33.8Today

34 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 33

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 26, 30, 27, 24, 29, 31, 17, 33Cavs-Bulls · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 14, 23, 11, 7, 29, 13, 13, 31Hawks-Celtics · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 23, 20, 31, 34, 31, 33, 26, 31Thunder-Kings · L
28.1 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 18, 16, 13, 14, 18, 38, 22, 11, 31Blazers-Wolves · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 11, 17, 10, 13, 26, 14, 19, 27Kings-Thunder · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 14, 27, 16, 17, 11, 20, 17, 27Wolves-Blazers · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+7.9 21.6 last 10 · 13.7 season
J.J. BareaDAL+7.4 18.4 last 10 · 11.0 season
Mirza TeletovicPHX+6.4 18.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+6.0 22.8 last 10 · 16.8 season
Toney DouglasNOP+6.0 14.3 last 10 · 8.3 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−4.8 8.2 last 10 · 13.0 season
Terrence JonesHOU−4.7 4.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Damian LillardPOR−4.3 20.8 last 10 · 25.1 season