FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 9, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed SAC by 8 after the first quarter and won 98–85.

Final · Box score
Raptors108
Pistons98
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Bulls105
Nets114
Q1 BKN +3; Q2 BKN +7; Q3 BKN +3; Q4 BKN +9
Final · Box score
Thunder115
Heat93
Q1 OKC -6; Q2 OKC -3; Q3 OKC -5; Q4 OKC +22
Final · Box score
Cavs123
Knicks109
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +14
Final · Box score
Magic86
Bucks102
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +16
Final · Box score
Grizzlies94
Wolves113
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +19
Final · Box score
Kings85
Spurs98
Q1 SAS -8; Q2 SAS -7; Q3 SAS -6; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Blazers82
Nuggets88
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN -7; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans113
Clippers100
Q1 NOP +8; Q2 NOP +10; Q3 NOP +22; Q4 NOP +13
On this day · 2016–17Apr 9, 2017: 7 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Nuggets), 50 points.
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The lead · Kings-Spurs

San Antonio rallies from 8 down to beat Sacramento

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-7-6+13SAS AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2525161985
Spurs1726173898
Who led
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 10, 8, 9, 21, 13, 14, 16, 18SAS18 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 3, 7, 18, 2, 3, 10, 6, 4, 17, 17SAS17 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Willie Cauley-SteinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 14, 13, 19, 12, 11, 18, 18, 25SAC25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 11, 5, 8, 15, 14, 14, 13, 21SAC21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Wolves6
Bulls-Nets5
Cavs-Knicks5
Kings-Spurs5
Blazers-Nuggets5
Pelicans-Clippers5
Raptors-Pistons4
Thunder-Heat3
The night in charts
Cavs-Knicks combined for 232, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-KnicksCavs 123, Knicks 109
232
Bulls-NetsBulls 105, Nets 114
219
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 113, Clippers 100
213
Thunder-HeatThunder 115, Heat 93
208
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 94, Wolves 113
207
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 108, Pistons 98
206
Magic-BucksMagic 86, Bucks 102
188
Kings-SpursKings 85, Spurs 98
183
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 82, Nuggets 88
170
DEN won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 82, Nuggets 88
+6 DEN
Bulls-NetsBulls 105, Nets 114
+9 BKN
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 108, Pistons 98
+10 TOR
Kings-SpursKings 85, Spurs 98
+13 SAS
Pelicans-ClippersPelicans 113, Clippers 100
+13 NOP
Cavs-KnicksCavs 123, Knicks 109
+14 CLE
Magic-BucksMagic 86, Bucks 102
+16 MIL
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 94, Wolves 113
+19 MIN
Thunder-HeatThunder 115, Heat 93
+22 OKC
SAS rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-SpursSAS won · Kings 85, Spurs 98
8 pts
Blazers-NuggetsDEN won · Blazers 82, Nuggets 88
7 pts
Thunder-HeatOKC won · Thunder 115, Heat 93
6 pts
Grizzlies-WolvesMIN won · Grizzlies 94, Wolves 113
6 pts
Raptors-PistonsTOR won · Raptors 108, Pistons 98
3 pts
Valanciunas shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ValanciunasTOR · 25 PTS, 9 REB
85% (11-13)
CrabbeBKN · 41 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
WhitesideMIA · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
KATMIN · 24 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
ThornwellLAC · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 82Nuggets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2326201382
Nuggets2814242288
The story
Will Barton had 22 points as Denver beat Portland 88-82

Damian Lillard led Portland with 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 8-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 22-13.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +5−7−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Nets
Bulls 105Nets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls26292822105
Nets29332428114
The story
Brooklyn beat Chicago 114-105 behind 20 points from Spencer Dinwiddie

Sean Kilpatrick paced Chicago: 16 PTS, 3 REB 20 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 6-13 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 28-22 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +3+7+3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Heat
Thunder 115Heat 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder21282739115
Heat2725291293
The story
Russell Westbrook's a 23-18-13 triple-double carried Oklahoma City past Miami, 115-93

For Miami, Hassan Whiteside had 16 PTS, 8 REB 23 PTS, 18 REB, 13 AST · 8-21 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 39-12.

OKC lead by quarter
300 −6−3−5+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 50 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Season avg15.1Last 3

15.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 46 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg41.6Today

42 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Nuggets

Denver makes it six straight

Denver beat Portland 88–82 and moved to 46–35. Will Barton led Denver with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · DEN
W@ CHI135–102W@ WAS108–100L@ PHI104–123L@ TOR110–114W@ OKC126–125Wvs MIL128–125Wvs IND107–104Wvs MIN100–96W@ LAC134–115Wvs POR88–82
Top performances

Allen Crabbe leads the day with 41

Allen CrabbePoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 18, 5, 13, 10, 4, 25, 20, 41Nets-Bulls · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +28.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Nov 28, 2010: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Career high41 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 25, 36, 16, 25, 28, 33, 34, 28Pelicans-Clippers · W
28.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 20, 1, 8, 13, 18, 16, 17, 28Cavs-Knicks · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 12, 16, 26, 13, 27, 20, 24, 27Thunder-Heat · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 37, 18, 41, 27, 16, 27, 33, 44, 26Cavs-Knicks · W
27.7 PPG season to date · −1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Willie Cauley-SteinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 2, 14, 13, 19, 12, 11, 18, 18, 25Kings-Spurs · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Josh JacksonPHX+9.5 22.6 last 10 · 13.1 season
Anthony TolliverDET+6.6 15.4 last 10 · 8.8 season
Quinn CookGSW+6.4 15.9 last 10 · 9.5 season
Tyler UlisPHX+6.4 14.1 last 10 · 7.7 season
Marcus MorrisBOS+6.2 19.9 last 10 · 13.7 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
DeMar DeRozanTOR−4.4 18.7 last 10 · 23.1 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−3.8 18.9 last 10 · 22.7 season