FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 7, 2017Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAC by 13 after the first quarter and won 98–94.

Final · Box score
Hawks114
Cavs100
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL +2; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +14
Final · Box score
Heat94
Raptors96
Q1 TOR +7; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Pistons114
Rockets109
Q1 DET -6; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET -12; Q4 DET +5
Final · Box score
Knicks88
Grizzlies101
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 MEM +13
Final · Box score
Spurs102
Mavs89
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS -11; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Pelicans106
Nuggets122
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +18; Q4 DEN +16
Final · Box score
Wolves113
Jazz120
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Thunder99
Suns120
Q1 PHX +13; Q2 PHX +23; Q3 PHX +23; Q4 PHX +21
Final · Box score
Kings94
Lakers98
Q1 LAL -13; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +4
On this day · 2015–16Apr 7, 2016: 5 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Suns), 30 points.
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The lead · Kings-Lakers

Lakers climb back to beat Sacramento

James Harden goes for 33 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-1-1+4LAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3114252494
Lakers1826252998
Who led
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 23, 4, 6, 12, 14, 18, 11, 25LAL25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 11, 18, 21, 11, 18, 13, 8, 14LAL14 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Skal LabissierePoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 10, 2, 3, 9, 13, 6, 11, 19SAC19 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 22, 15, 14, 2, 13, 22, 16, 17SAC17 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Pistons-Rockets

Detroit fights back late to top Houston

Houston led 87–75 after three. Detroit won the fourth 39–22 and the game 114–109. Boban Marjanovic led Detroit with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pistons-Rockets
Boban Marjanovic · DETJames Harden · HOUPTS2733REB129AST212Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Wolves-Jazz19
Kings-Lakers17
Hawks-Cavs14
Pelicans-Nuggets13
Spurs-Mavs4
Knicks-Grizzlies3
Pistons-Rockets3
Heat-Raptors1
The night in charts
Wolves-Jazz combined for 233, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-JazzWolves 113, Jazz 120
233
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 106, Nuggets 122
228
Pistons-RocketsPistons 114, Rockets 109
223
Thunder-SunsThunder 99, Suns 120
219
Hawks-CavsHawks 114, Cavs 100
214
Kings-LakersKings 94, Lakers 98
192
Spurs-MavsSpurs 102, Mavs 89
191
Heat-RaptorsHeat 94, Raptors 96
190
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 88, Grizzlies 101
189
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-RaptorsHeat 94, Raptors 96
+2 TOR
Kings-LakersKings 94, Lakers 98
+4 LAL
Pistons-RocketsPistons 114, Rockets 109
+5 DET
Wolves-JazzWolves 113, Jazz 120
+7 UTA
Spurs-MavsSpurs 102, Mavs 89
+13 SAS
Knicks-GrizzliesKnicks 88, Grizzlies 101
+13 MEM
Hawks-CavsHawks 114, Cavs 100
+14 ATL
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 106, Nuggets 122
+16 DEN
Thunder-SunsThunder 99, Suns 120
+21 PHX
LAL erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-LakersLAL won · Kings 94, Lakers 98
13 pts
Pistons-RocketsDET won · Pistons 114, Rockets 109
12 pts
Spurs-MavsSAS won · Spurs 102, Mavs 89
11 pts
Wolves-JazzUTA won · Wolves 113, Jazz 120
5 pts
Knicks-GrizzliesMEM won · Knicks 88, Grizzlies 101
2 pts
LeBron shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronCLE · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
80% (12-15)
Joe JohnsonUTA · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
RandleLAL · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
MurrayDEN · 30 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
ConleyMEM · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Final · Heat-Raptors
Heat 94Raptors 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1924222994
Raptors2627172696
The story
Toronto beat Miami 96-94 behind 38 points from DeMar DeRozan

Hassan Whiteside paced Miami: 12 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 38 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 14-32 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 26-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +7+10+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 94Lakers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3114252494
Lakers1826252998
The story
Julius Randle's 25 points carried Los Angeles past Sacramento, 98-94

For Sacramento, Skal Labissiere had 19 PTS, 3 REB 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 10-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 13 going into the second, then won it 26-14.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −13−1−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Darren Collison was the fantasy play: 35.5 FPTS on 15 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB

Final · Pistons-Rockets
Pistons 114Rockets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons24282339114
Rockets30243322109
The story
Boban Marjanovic had 27 points and 12 rebounds as Detroit beat Houston 114-109

Patrick Beverley led Houston with 13 REB, 6 PTS, 5 AST 27 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 12-18 FG

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 39-22.

DET lead by quarter
200 −6−2−12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 58 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 75 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg38.9Today

39 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 63 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Gordon Hayward leads the day with 39

Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 38, 19, 13, 20, 19, 16, 30, 39Jazz-Wolves · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 42, 40, 18, 36, 28, 40, 17, 27, 12, 38Raptors-Heat · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 28, 70, 23, 33, 31, 27, 21, 37Suns-Thunder · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 41, 40, 39, 38, 22, 24, 30, 17, 31, 33Rockets-Pistons · L
29.2 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 16, 37, 32, 26, 34, 21, 24, 32Wolves-Jazz · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 22, 29, 22, 36, 28, 20, 19, 31Grizzlies-Knicks · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+7.0 29.1 last 10 · 22.1 season
Ricky RubioMIN+6.8 18.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Nikola MiroticCHI+6.4 17.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Paul GeorgeIND+5.9 29.2 last 10 · 23.3 season
Buddy HieldSAC+5.8 16.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Deron WilliamsCLE−4.7 6.0 last 10 · 10.7 season
Andre DrummondDET−4.7 9.2 last 10 · 13.9 season
Otto Porter Jr.WAS−4.6 8.9 last 10 · 13.5 season
Marc GasolMEM−4.2 15.5 last 10 · 19.7 season