FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 7, 2018Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pelicans trailed Warriors by 4 after three quarters and won 126–120.

Final · Box score
Nuggets134
Clippers115
Q1 Nuggets +7; Q2 Nuggets +8; Q3 Nuggets +12; Q4 Nuggets +19
Final · Box score
Bucks115
Knicks102
Q1 Bucks +3; Q2 Bucks -2; Q3 Bucks +3; Q4 Bucks +13
Final · Box score
Nets124
Bulls96
Q1 Nets +5; Q2 Nets +12; Q3 Nets +19; Q4 Nets +28
Final · Box score
Pelicans126
Warriors120
Q1 Pelicans +8; Q2 Pelicans +2; Q3 Pelicans -4; Q4 Pelicans +6
Final · Box score
Thunder108
Rockets102
Q1 Thunder +6; Q2 Thunder -1; Q3 Thunder -3; Q4 Thunder +6
Final · Box score
Blazers105
Spurs116
Q1 Spurs -1; Q2 Spurs -2; Q3 Spurs +4; Q4 Spurs +11
On this day · 2016–17Apr 7, 2017: 9 games. Top scorer: Gordon Hayward (Jazz-Wolves), 39 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Warriors

Anthony Davis scores 34 as New Orleans wins in Golden State

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · Pelicans margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+2-4+6Pelicans AHEAD ↑Warriors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans40272138126
Warriors32332728120
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 37, 28, 33, 25, 36, 16, 25, 28, 33, 34Pelicans34 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Nikola MiroticPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 15, 5, 2, 20, 4, 25, 31, 28Pelicans28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 40, 39, 26, 10, 27, 29, 34, 27, 41Warriors41 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Quinn CookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 17, 11, 30, 10, 19, 12, 12, 21Warriors21 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Thunder-Rockets

Thunder handles Houston by 6

The Thunder won the first quarter 36–30. Final: 108–102. Russell Westbrook led Thunder with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Pelicans over Warriors6Thunder over Rockets6Spurs over Blazers11Bucks over Knicks13Nuggets over Clippers19Nets over Bulls28Final margin, points. Pink = Thunder over Rockets.
Lead changes
Bucks-Knicks13
Thunder-Rockets12
Blazers-Spurs11
Nets-Bulls3
Nuggets-Clippers1
The night in charts
Nuggets-Clippers combined for 249, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 134, Clippers 115
249
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 126, Warriors 120
246
Blazers-SpursBlazers 105, Spurs 116
221
Nets-BullsNets 124, Bulls 96
220
Bucks-KnicksBucks 115, Knicks 102
217
Thunder-RocketsThunder 108, Rockets 102
210
Pelicans won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 126, Warriors 120
+6 Pelicans
Thunder-RocketsThunder 108, Rockets 102
+6 Thunder
Blazers-SpursBlazers 105, Spurs 116
+11 Spurs
Bucks-KnicksBucks 115, Knicks 102
+13 Bucks
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 134, Clippers 115
+19 Nuggets
Nets-BullsNets 124, Bulls 96
+28 Nets
Pelicans rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans won · Pelicans 126, Warriors 120
4 pts
Thunder-RocketsThunder won · Thunder 108, Rockets 102
3 pts
Bucks-KnicksBucks won · Bucks 115, Knicks 102
2 pts
Blazers-SpursSpurs won · Blazers 105, Spurs 116
2 pts
Murray shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MurrayNuggets · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
80% (8-10)
BartonNuggets · 31 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
TurnerBlazers · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
JokicNuggets · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
JordanClippers · 17 REB, 16 PTS, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Pelicans-Warriors
Pelicans 126Warriors 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans40272138126
Warriors32332728120
The story
Jrue Holiday had 25 points as New Orleans beat Golden State 126-120

Quinn Cook led Golden State with 21 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 10-18 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Pelicans took the fourth 38-28.

Pelicans lead by quarter
200 +8+2−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Rockets
Thunder 108Rockets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder36251928108
Rockets30322119102
The story
Oklahoma City beat Houston 108-102 behind 24 points and 10 assists from Russell Westbrook

James Harden paced Houston: 26 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB, 4 STL · 10-28 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 28-19 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Thunder.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 +6−1−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 134Clippers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets33333533134
Clippers26323126115
The story
Will Barton's 31 points carried Denver past LA, 134-115

For LA, DeAndre Jordan had 17 REB, 16 PTS 31 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 11-15 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-26, was where the Nuggets built it.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +7+8+12+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.7Season avg18.4Last 5

18.4 points a game over his last five games, against 5.7 in 49 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 71 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.6Season avg29.9Today

30 minutes today, against 9.6 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 41

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 40, 39, 26, 10, 27, 29, 34, 27, 41Warriors-Pelicans · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Joel Embiid Sixers, Dec 20, 2021: 41 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
41 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 37, 28, 33, 25, 36, 16, 25, 28, 33, 34Pelicans-Warriors · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 20, 26, 24, 41, 17, 27, 29, 33Blazers-Spurs · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 23, 25, 10, 18, 11, 26, 14, 31Nuggets-Clippers · W
15.5 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Nikola MiroticPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 15, 5, 2, 20, 4, 25, 31, 28Pelicans-Warriors · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 45, 34, 13, 25, 23, 35, 28, 28Spurs-Blazers · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Josh JacksonSuns+9.5 22.6 last 10 · 13.1 season
Quinn CookWarriors+7.1 16.5 last 10 · 9.4 season
Nikola JokicNuggets+6.7 25.0 last 10 · 18.3 season
Marcus MorrisCeltics+6.2 19.9 last 10 · 13.7 season
Marquese ChrissSuns+6.0 13.7 last 10 · 7.7 season
Cold
Avery BradleyClippers−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Elfrid PaytonSuns−5.1 7.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Courtney LeeKnicks−3.9 8.0 last 10 · 11.9 season
Kristaps PorzingisKnicks−3.8 18.9 last 10 · 22.7 season
Ryan AndersonRockets−3.7 5.6 last 10 · 9.3 season