FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 8, 2018Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed BOS by 9 at halftime and won 112–106.

Final · Box score
Hawks112
Celtics106
Q1 ATL -7; Q2 ATL -9; Q3 ATL -6; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Pacers123
Hornets117
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Mavs97
Sixers109
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +13; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +12
Final · Box score
Pistons117
Grizzlies130
Q1 MEM +8; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +13
Final · Box score
Jazz112
Lakers97
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +15; Q4 UTA +15
Final · Box score
Magic101
Raptors112
Q1 TOR +11; Q2 TOR +11; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Warriors117
Suns100
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +17
On this day · 2016–17Apr 8, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Jazz), 59 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Celtics

Taurean Prince scores 33, Atlanta rallies past Boston

Dennis Smith Jr. goes for 20 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-9-6+6ATL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks24252736112
Celtics31272424106
Who led
Taurean PrincePoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 28, 21, 12, 5, 5, 20, 23, 33ATL33 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Damion LeePoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 4, 8, 20, 4, 16, 15, 11, 14ATL14 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 13, 12, 23, 16, 24, 20, 8, 19BOS19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Greg MonroePoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 4, 8, 8, 6, 9, 17, 19, 17BOS17 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Raptors8
Mavs-Sixers6
Hawks-Celtics3
Warriors-Suns3
Pacers-Hornets1
Pistons-Grizzlies1
Jazz-Lakers0
The night in charts
Pistons-Grizzlies combined for 247, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 117, Grizzlies 130
247
Pacers-HornetsPacers 123, Hornets 117
240
Hawks-CelticsHawks 112, Celtics 106
218
Warriors-SunsWarriors 117, Suns 100
217
Magic-RaptorsMagic 101, Raptors 112
213
Jazz-LakersJazz 112, Lakers 97
209
Mavs-SixersMavs 97, Sixers 109
206
ATL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Hawks-CelticsHawks 112, Celtics 106
+6 ATL
Pacers-HornetsPacers 123, Hornets 117
+6 IND
Magic-RaptorsMagic 101, Raptors 112
+11 TOR
Mavs-SixersMavs 97, Sixers 109
+12 PHI
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 117, Grizzlies 130
+13 MEM
Jazz-LakersJazz 112, Lakers 97
+15 UTA
Warriors-SunsWarriors 117, Suns 100
+17 GSW
Oladipo shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OladipoIND · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
80% (12-15)
InglesUTA · 22 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
PrinceATL · 33 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Kobi SimmonsMEM · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
Ben SimmonsPHI · 16 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 4 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 112Celtics 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks24252736112
Celtics31272424106
The story
John Collins had 12 points as Atlanta beat Boston 112-106

Al Horford led Boston with 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 12 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 5-9 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Hawks took the fourth 36-24.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −7−9−6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Hornets
Pacers 123Hornets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers31392528123
Hornets25322436117
The story
Domantas Sabonis' 30 points carried Indiana past Charlotte, 123-117

For Charlotte, Malik Monk had 22 PTS, 5 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 13-21 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 39-32, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +6+13+14+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Sixers
Mavs 97Sixers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2028282197
Sixers28332424109
The story
Philadelphia beat Dallas 109-97 behind 16 points and 9 assists from Ben Simmons

Dwight Powell paced Dallas: 13 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 4 STL · 7-10 FG

The swing

A 28-20 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +8+13+9+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.3Season avg20.4Last 5

20.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 61 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 73 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Season avg44.5Today

45 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Hornets

Indiana leads Charlotte wire to wire

Indiana was ahead at every break and won 123–117. Best quarter: the second, 39–32. Domantas Sabonis led Indiana with 30 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over BOS6IND over CHA6TOR over ORL11PHI over DAL12MEM over DET13UTA over LAL15GSW over PHX17Final margin, points. Pink = IND over CHA.
Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 34

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 25, 21, 25, 23, 20, 16, 18, 34Warriors-Suns · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Taurean PrincePoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 28, 21, 12, 5, 5, 20, 23, 33Hawks-Celtics · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 3, 7, 8, 2, 14, 13, 8, 30Pacers-Hornets · W
11.7 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 35, 21, 22, 22, 21, 26, 19, 28Jazz-Lakers · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 23, 24, 24, 30, 25, 21, 5, 27Pacers-Hornets · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
MarShon BrooksPoints, last 5 games: 21, 24, 25, 23, 25Grizzlies-Pistons · W
23.6 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Josh JacksonPHX+9.5 22.6 last 10 · 13.1 season
Nikola JokicDEN+6.7 25.0 last 10 · 18.3 season
Quinn CookGSW+6.4 15.9 last 10 · 9.5 season
Tyler UlisPHX+6.4 14.1 last 10 · 7.7 season
Anthony TolliverDET+6.3 15.0 last 10 · 8.7 season
Cold
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Elfrid PaytonPHX−5.1 7.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Myles TurnerIND−4.5 8.4 last 10 · 12.9 season
Courtney LeeNYK−3.9 8.0 last 10 · 11.9 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−3.8 18.9 last 10 · 22.7 season