FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 10, 2017Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed CLE by 13 after the first quarter and won 124–121.

Final · Box score
Pacers120
Sixers111
Q1 IND +15; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Nets105
Celtics114
Q1 BOS +15; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +9
Final · OT · Box score
Cavs121
Heat124
Q1 MIA -13; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA -11; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Magic75
Bulls122
Q1 CHI +21; Q2 CHI +27; Q3 CHI +33; Q4 CHI +47
Final · Box score
Wizards105
Pistons101
Q1 WAS +13; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +6; Q4 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Hornets79
Bucks89
Q1 MIL -6; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL -5; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Spurs98
Blazers99
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR -5; Q4 POR +1
Final · Box score
Jazz105
Warriors99
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA -2; Q3 Jazz 0; Q4 UTA +6
Final · Box score
Rockets96
Clippers125
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +28; Q4 LAC +29
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The lead · Cavs-Heat

Miami flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Deron Williams goes for 35 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-13-4-110+3MIA AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Cavs3723311713121
Heat2432242816124
Who led
Tyler JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 2, 12, 15, 15, 12, 9, 19, 24MIA24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hassan WhitesidePoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 17, 11, 17, 16, 13, 12, 30, 23MIA23 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 3, 0, 6, 9, 8, 0, 4, 3, 35CLE35 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 8, 18, 20, 28, 15, 15, 11, 25CLE25 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Bulls rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Chicago beat Orlando by 47.

POR over SAS1MIA over CLE3WAS over DET4UTA over GSW6IND over PHI9BOS over BKN9MIL over CHA10LAC over HOU29CHI over ORL47Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Cavs-Heat15
Jazz-Warriors12
Rockets-Clippers9
Hornets-Bucks7
Wizards-Pistons3
Magic-Bulls1
Pacers-Sixers0
Nets-Celtics0
The night in charts
Cavs-Heat combined for 245, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-HeatCavs 121, Heat 124
245
Pacers-SixersPacers 120, Sixers 111
231
Rockets-ClippersRockets 96, Clippers 125
221
Nets-CelticsNets 105, Celtics 114
219
Wizards-PistonsWizards 105, Pistons 101
206
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 105, Warriors 99
204
Magic-BullsMagic 75, Bulls 122
197
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 98, Blazers 99
197
Hornets-BucksHornets 79, Bucks 89
168
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 98, Blazers 99
+1 POR
Cavs-HeatCavs 121, Heat 124
+3 MIA
Wizards-PistonsWizards 105, Pistons 101
+4 WAS
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 105, Warriors 99
+6 UTA
Nets-CelticsNets 105, Celtics 114
+9 BOS
Pacers-SixersPacers 120, Sixers 111
+9 IND
Hornets-BucksHornets 79, Bucks 89
+10 MIL
Rockets-ClippersRockets 96, Clippers 125
+29 LAC
Magic-BullsMagic 75, Bulls 122
+47 CHI
MIA erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-HeatMIA won · Cavs 121, Heat 124
13 pts
Hornets-BucksMIL won · Hornets 79, Bucks 89
6 pts
Spurs-BlazersPOR won · Spurs 98, Blazers 99
5 pts
Jazz-WarriorsUTA won · Jazz 105, Warriors 99
2 pts
Seraphin shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SeraphinIND · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
KawhiSAS · 18 PTS, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
BradleyBOS · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Thaddeus YoungIND · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Luwawu-CabarrotPHI · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Spurs-Blazers
Spurs 98Blazers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2815332298
Blazers3116242899
The story
Shabazz Napier's 32 points carried Portland past San Antonio, 99-98

For San Antonio, Pau Gasol had 13 REB, 7 PTS 32 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 9-20 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 28-22.

POR lead by quarter
200 +3+4−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Heat
Cavs 121Heat 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs3723311713121
Heat2432242816124
The story
Hassan Whiteside had 23 points and 18 rebounds as Miami beat Cleveland 124-121 in OT

Kevin Love led Cleveland with 25 PTS, 10 REB 23 PTS, 18 REB, 1 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 28-17.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −13−4−110+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Jazz-Warriors
Jazz 105Warriors 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz32172531105
Warriors3318232599
The story
Utah beat Golden State 105-99 behind 18 rebounds and 17 points from Rudy Gobert

Joe Johnson backed him with 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 18 REB, 17 PTS · 7-12 FG

The swing

A 31-25 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −1−20+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Stephen Curry topped the game at 43.8 FPTS: 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.1Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.1 in 67 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 73 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.6Season avg34.8Today

35 minutes today, against 6.6 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Deron Williams leads the day with 35

Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 3, 0, 6, 9, 8, 0, 4, 3, 35Cavs-Heat · L
11.0 PPG season to date · +24.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 16, 27, 27, 20, 19, 25, 16, 33Wizards-Pistons · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Shabazz NapierPoints, last 10 games: 5, 0, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 5, 0, 32Blazers-Spurs · W
3.7 PPG season to date · +28.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 21, 32, 29, 24, 42, 19, 42, 28Warriors-Jazz · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 34, 30, 32, 35, 19, 26, 35, 32, 27Celtics-Nets · W
29.1 PPG season to date · −2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 37, 22, 28, 43, 35, 23, 37, 27Pacers-Sixers · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +3.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+8.1 30.2 last 10 · 22.1 season
Nikola MiroticCHI+7.1 17.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Paul GeorgeIND+6.4 30.0 last 10 · 23.6 season
Ricky RubioMIN+6.2 17.3 last 10 · 11.1 season
Rudy GobertUTA+5.8 19.8 last 10 · 14.1 season
Cold
Andre DrummondDET−6.1 7.6 last 10 · 13.7 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Wesley MatthewsDAL−4.8 8.7 last 10 · 13.5 season
Otto Porter Jr.WAS−4.6 8.9 last 10 · 13.5 season
Bojan BogdanovicWAS−4.4 9.4 last 10 · 13.8 season