FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 6, 2017Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MIN by 14 after the first quarter and won 105–98.

Final · Box score
Bucks89
Pacers104
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +15
Final · Box score
Nets107
Magic115
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 Magic 0; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Bulls102
Sixers90
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +12
Final · Box score
Wizards106
Knicks103
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +8; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Celtics116
Hawks123
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +16; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Wolves98
Blazers105
Q1 POR -14; Q2 POR -8; Q3 POR -7; Q4 POR +7
On this day · 2015–16Apr 6, 2016: 8 games. Top scorer: Kemba Walker (Hornets-Knicks), 34 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Blazers

Portland rallies from 14 down to beat Minnesota

Marcus Smart goes for 18 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-8-7+7POR AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3427261198
Blazers20332725105
Who led
Allen CrabbePoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 10, 18, 2, 17, 6, 12, 8, 25POR25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 21, 22, 19, 31, 31, 25, 16, 22POR22 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 36, 20, 17, 27, 32, 29, 24, 36MIN36 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 25, 16, 37, 32, 26, 34, 21, 24MIN24 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Nets-Magic

Orlando beats Brooklyn, 115–107

Orlando led 86–71 after three and won by 8. Elfrid Payton led Orlando with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over NYK3ATL over BOS7POR over MIN7ORL over BKN8CHI over PHI12IND over MIL15Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over BKN.
Lead changes
Nets-Magic11
Bucks-Pacers5
Wizards-Knicks2
Bulls-Sixers1
Wolves-Blazers1
The night in charts
Celtics-Hawks combined for 239, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-HawksCeltics 116, Hawks 123
239
Nets-MagicNets 107, Magic 115
222
Wizards-KnicksWizards 106, Knicks 103
209
Wolves-BlazersWolves 98, Blazers 105
203
Bucks-PacersBucks 89, Pacers 104
193
Bulls-SixersBulls 102, Sixers 90
192
WAS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Wizards-KnicksWizards 106, Knicks 103
+3 WAS
Wolves-BlazersWolves 98, Blazers 105
+7 POR
Celtics-HawksCeltics 116, Hawks 123
+7 ATL
Nets-MagicNets 107, Magic 115
+8 ORL
Bulls-SixersBulls 102, Sixers 90
+12 CHI
Bucks-PacersBucks 89, Pacers 104
+15 IND
POR erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-BlazersPOR won · Wolves 98, Blazers 105
14 pts
Nets-MagicORL won · Nets 107, Magic 115
3 pts
Mirotic shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MiroticCHI · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
CrabbePOR · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
GeorgeIND · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 5 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
CrowderBOS · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
WallWAS · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Wizards-Knicks
Wizards 106Knicks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards33262324106
Knicks27242428103
The story
John Wall had 24 points and 8 assists as Washington beat New York 106-103

Carmelo Anthony led New York with 23 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 8 AST, 1 REB · 9-15 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 33-27, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +6+8+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Blazers
Wolves 98Blazers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3427261198
Blazers20332725105
The story
Damian Lillard's 22 points and 8 assists carried Portland past Minnesota, 105-98

For Minnesota, Ricky Rubio had 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 7-21 FG, 1-9 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 25-11.

POR lead by quarter
200 −14−8−7+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 102Sixers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls27262722102
Sixers1730202390
The story
Chicago beat Philadelphia 102-90 behind a 19-10-10 triple-double from Jimmy Butler

Richaun Holmes paced Philadelphia: 10 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST · 5-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +10+6+13+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.8Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 5.8 in 65 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 77 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg41.0Today

41 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Andrew Wiggins leads the day with 36

Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 36, 20, 17, 27, 32, 29, 24, 36Wolves-Blazers · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 25, 34, 30, 32, 35, 19, 26, 35Celtics-Hawks · L
29.1 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 14, 19, 11, 14, 8, 15, 16, 32Nets-Magic · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 20, 24, 21, 16, 16, 10, 14, 26Hawks-Celtics · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 34, 22, 20, 22, 28, 31, 11, 25Bucks-Pacers · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Allen CrabbePoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 10, 18, 2, 17, 6, 12, 8, 25Blazers-Wolves · W
10.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola MiroticCHI+6.4 17.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Rudy GobertUTA+6.1 20.1 last 10 · 14.0 season
Paul GeorgeIND+5.9 29.2 last 10 · 23.3 season
Ricky RubioMIN+5.4 16.4 last 10 · 11.0 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
Otto Porter Jr.WAS−4.6 8.9 last 10 · 13.5 season