FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 3, 2018Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed SAS by 14 after the first quarter and won 113–110.

Final · Box score
Raptors106
Cavs112
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Nets95
Sixers121
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +22; Q4 PHI +26
Final · Box score
Hawks98
Heat101
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Magic97
Knicks73
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +24
Final · Box score
Hornets114
Bulls120
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Wizards104
Rockets120
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +22; Q3 HOU +20; Q4 HOU +16
Final · Box score
Celtics102
Bucks106
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL +2; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +4
Final · Box score
Warriors111
Thunder107
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +3; Q4 GSW +4
Final · Box score
Blazers109
Mavs115
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Pacers104
Nuggets107
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN +4; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Lakers110
Jazz117
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Kings94
Suns97
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Spurs110
Clippers113
Q1 LAC -14; Q2 LAC -7; Q3 LAC -11; Q4 LAC +3
On this day · 2016–17Apr 3, 2017: 1 game. Top scorer: Karl-Anthony Towns (Wolves-Blazers), 34 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Clippers

Tobias Harris scores 31, Clippers hold off San Antonio

Russell Westbrook goes for 44 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-7-11+3LAC AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs31252727110
Clippers17322341113
Who led
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 18, 18, 20, 19, 27, 12, 21, 31LAC31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 30, 15, 19, 27, 26, 16, 13, 23, 20, 22LAC22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 39, 33, 27, 45, 34, 13, 25, 23, 35SAS35 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Patty MillsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 12, 7, 25, 4, 11, 14, 14, 17SAS17 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six close finishes and one 76ers rout

Six of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Philadelphia beat Brooklyn by 26.

MIA over ATL3DEN over IND3PHX over SAC3LAC over SAS3MIL over BOS4GSW over OKC4CLE over TOR6CHI over CHA6DAL over POR6UTA over LAL7HOU over WAS16ORL over NYK24PHI over BKN26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Blazers-Mavs14
Hawks-Heat11
Hornets-Bulls11
Magic-Knicks10
Raptors-Cavs5
Nets-Sixers5
Spurs-Clippers5
Warriors-Thunder3
Lakers-Jazz3
Pacers-Nuggets2
Kings-Suns2
Wizards-Rockets0
The night in charts
Hornets-Bulls combined for 234, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-BullsHornets 114, Bulls 120
234
Lakers-JazzLakers 110, Jazz 117
227
Blazers-MavsBlazers 109, Mavs 115
224
Wizards-RocketsWizards 104, Rockets 120
224
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 110, Clippers 113
223
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 111, Thunder 107
218
Raptors-CavsRaptors 106, Cavs 112
218
Nets-SixersNets 95, Sixers 121
216
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 104, Nuggets 107
211
Celtics-BucksCeltics 102, Bucks 106
208
Hawks-HeatHawks 98, Heat 101
199
Kings-SunsKings 94, Suns 97
191
Magic-KnicksMagic 97, Knicks 73
170
6 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-SunsKings 94, Suns 97
+3 PHX
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 110, Clippers 113
+3 LAC
Hawks-HeatHawks 98, Heat 101
+3 MIA
Pacers-NuggetsPacers 104, Nuggets 107
+3 DEN
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 111, Thunder 107
+4 GSW
Celtics-BucksCeltics 102, Bucks 106
+4 MIL
Hornets-BullsHornets 114, Bulls 120
+6 CHI
Blazers-MavsBlazers 109, Mavs 115
+6 DAL
Raptors-CavsRaptors 106, Cavs 112
+6 CLE
Lakers-JazzLakers 110, Jazz 117
+7 UTA
Wizards-RocketsWizards 104, Rockets 120
+16 HOU
Magic-KnicksMagic 97, Knicks 73
+24 ORL
Nets-SixersNets 95, Sixers 121
+26 PHI
LAC erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-ClippersLAC won · Spurs 110, Clippers 113
14 pts
Lakers-JazzUTA won · Lakers 110, Jazz 117
7 pts
Celtics-BucksMIL won · Celtics 102, Bucks 106
5 pts
Hawks-HeatMIA won · Hawks 98, Heat 101
4 pts
Warriors-ThunderGSW won · Warriors 111, Thunder 107
3 pts
Capela shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CapelaHOU · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
HarrellLAC · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
SimmonsPHI · 15 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
HardenHOU · 38 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
BealWAS · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Spurs-Clippers
Spurs 110Clippers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs31252727110
Clippers17322341113
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 35 points in a 113-110 loss to LA

DeAndre Jordan led LA with 17 REB, 10 PTS, 3 AST 35 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 13-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 41-27.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −14−7−11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Suns
Kings 94Suns 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2218292594
Suns2224272497
The story
Josh Jackson's 28 points carried Phoenix past Sacramento, 97-94

For Sacramento, Willie Cauley-Stein had 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 10-23 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 24-18, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 0+6+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Thunder
Warriors 111Thunder 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24332727111
Thunder27203426107
The story
Golden State beat Oklahoma City 111-107 behind 34 points and 10 rebounds from Kevin Durant

Paul George paced Oklahoma City: 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 34 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 9-25 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

A 33-20 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −3+10+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.8Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.8 in 75 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg13.5Last 3

13.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 65 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.3Season avg38.5Today

38 minutes today, against 16.3 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 44

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 37, 27, 29, 23, 19, 33, 26, 44Thunder-Warriors · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Amar'e Stoudemire PHX, Apr 8, 2005: 44 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
44 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 34, 42, 21, 27, 18, 28, 25, 38Rockets-Wizards · W
30.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 39, 33, 27, 45, 34, 13, 25, 23, 35Spurs-Clippers · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 37, 40, 39, 26, 10, 27, 29, 34Warriors-Thunder · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Ricky RubioPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 14, 23, 22, 20, 11, 14, 23, 31Jazz-Lakers · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 18, 18, 20, 19, 27, 12, 21, 31Clippers-Spurs · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Quinn CookGSW+9.6 18.5 last 10 · 8.9 season
Josh JacksonPHX+9.1 22.1 last 10 · 13.0 season
Nikola JokicDEN+6.8 25.1 last 10 · 18.3 season
LaMarcus AldridgeSAS+6.6 29.9 last 10 · 23.3 season
Terry RozierBOS+6.5 18.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Cold
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Nikola MiroticNOP−5.2 9.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Elfrid PaytonPHX−5.1 7.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Courtney LeeNYK−4.8 7.1 last 10 · 11.9 season
Justin HolidayCHI−4.1 8.1 last 10 · 12.2 season