FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 5, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed DET by 18 after the first quarter and won 105–102.

Final · Box score
Heat112
Hornets99
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +13
Final · Box score
Raptors105
Pistons102
Q1 TOR -18; Q2 TOR -10; Q3 TOR -12; Q4 TOR +3
Final · Box score
Cavs114
Celtics91
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +24; Q4 CLE +23
Final · Box score
Nuggets104
Rockets110
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Thunder103
Grizzlies100
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +5; Q4 OKC +3
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Spurs95
Q1 LAL +17; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +7
Final · Box score
Warriors120
Suns111
Q1 GSW +23; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +13; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Mavs101
Clippers112
Q1 LAC +11; Q2 LAC +13; Q3 LAC +17; Q4 LAC +11
On this day · 2015–16Apr 5, 2016: 11 games. Top scorer: Shabazz Muhammad (Wolves-Warriors), 35 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Pistons

Toronto storms back from 18 down to beat Detroit

Russell Westbrook goes for 45 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-10-12+3TOR AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors15312237105
Pistons33232422102
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 18, 15, 24, 20, 15, 22, 21, 27TOR27 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 2, 9, 17, 14, 16, 14, 10, 19TOR19 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Ish SmithPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 16, 9, 6, 15, 19, 21, 16, 16DET16 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 24, 14, 11, 12, 19, 8, 23, 16DET16 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Cavs-Celtics

Cleveland routs Boston by 23

Cleveland led by 15 at halftime and won 114–91. LeBron James led Cleveland with 36 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
TOR over DET3OKC over MEM3HOU over DEN6LAL over SAS7GSW over PHX9LAC over DAL11MIA over CHA13CLE over BOS23Final margin, points. Pink = CLE over BOS.
Lead changes
Thunder-Grizzlies14
Heat-Hornets10
Nuggets-Rockets5
Cavs-Celtics2
Raptors-Pistons1
Warriors-Suns1
Lakers-Spurs0
Mavs-Clippers0
The night in charts
Warriors-Suns combined for 231, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SunsWarriors 120, Suns 111
231
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 104, Rockets 110
214
Mavs-ClippersMavs 101, Clippers 112
213
Heat-HornetsHeat 112, Hornets 99
211
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 105, Pistons 102
207
Cavs-CelticsCavs 114, Celtics 91
205
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 103, Grizzlies 100
203
Lakers-SpursLakers 102, Spurs 95
197
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 105, Pistons 102
+3 TOR
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 103, Grizzlies 100
+3 OKC
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 104, Rockets 110
+6 HOU
Lakers-SpursLakers 102, Spurs 95
+7 LAL
Warriors-SunsWarriors 120, Suns 111
+9 GSW
Mavs-ClippersMavs 101, Clippers 112
+11 LAC
Heat-HornetsHeat 112, Hornets 99
+13 MIA
Cavs-CelticsCavs 114, Celtics 91
+23 CLE
TOR erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-PistonsTOR won · Raptors 105, Pistons 102
18 pts
Cavs-CelticsCLE won · Cavs 114, Celtics 91
1 pt
James Johnson shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
James JohnsonMIA · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
ValanciunasTOR · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
BlakeLAC · 32 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
CapelaHOU · 15 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Tony AllenMEM · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Thunder-Grizzlies
Thunder 103Grizzlies 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder34232224103
Grizzlies27232426100
The story
Victor Oladipo had 15 points as Oklahoma City beat Memphis 103-100

Zach Randolph led Memphis with 20 PTS, 9 REB 15 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 6-15 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the first 34-27, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +7+7+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Pistons
Raptors 105Pistons 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors15312237105
Pistons33232422102
The story
Kyle Lowry's 27 points and 10 assists carried Toronto past Detroit, 105-102

For Detroit, Ish Smith had 16 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 9-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 12 going into the fourth, then won it 37-22.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −18−10−12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Suns
Warriors 120Suns 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors41173329120
Suns18342633111
The story
Golden State beat Phoenix 120-111 behind 42 points and 11 assists from Stephen Curry

Alan Williams paced Phoenix: 17 REB, 16 PTS 42 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 15-25 FG, 8-12 3PT

The swing

A 41-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +23+6+13+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.4Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.4 in 57 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.1Season avg18.9Last 3

18.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.1 in 74 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+30.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.1Season avg39.3Today

39 minutes today, against 9.1 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 0 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 45

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 18, 39, 37, 57, 32, 40, 12, 45Thunder-Grizzlies · W
31.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Dec 17, 2006: 45 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
45 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 27, 21, 32, 29, 24, 42, 19, 42Warriors-Suns · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Trae Young ATL, Nov 12, 2019: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
42 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 18, 32, 24, 17, 26, 34, 41, 18, 36Cavs-Celtics · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 16, 13, 13, 28, 20, 22, 22, 33Heat-Hornets · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 12, 21, 15, 17, 26, 31, 36, 32Clippers-Mavs · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 41, 40, 39, 38, 22, 24, 30, 17, 31Rockets-Nuggets · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Rudy GobertUTA+6.1 20.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Nikola MiroticCHI+5.9 16.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Ricky RubioMIN+5.6 16.5 last 10 · 10.9 season
Paul GeorgeIND+5.4 28.7 last 10 · 23.3 season
Devin BookerPHX+5.4 27.3 last 10 · 21.9 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Deron WilliamsCLE−5.0 5.8 last 10 · 10.8 season
Andre DrummondDET−4.7 9.2 last 10 · 13.9 season
Wayne EllingtonMIA−4.6 5.8 last 10 · 10.4 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL−4.5 9.2 last 10 · 13.7 season