FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 2, 2019Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed ATL by 4 after three quarters and won 117–111.

Final · Box score
Lakers103
Thunder119
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC +16; Q4 OKC +16
Final · Box score
Hawks111
Spurs117
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS -4; Q4 SAS +6
Final · Box score
Rockets130
Kings105
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +16; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +25
Final · Box score
Nuggets102
Warriors116
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +16; Q3 GSW +22; Q4 GSW +14
The lead · Hawks-Spurs

San Antonio gets past Atlanta

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+2-4+6SAS AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks31253421111
Spurs33252831117
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 26, 16, 16, 16, 30, 25, 16, 29SAS29 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 3, 13, 12, 3, 18, 4, 4, 6, 6, 23SAS23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kent BazemorePoints, last 10 games: 0, 12, 5, 3, 12, 3, 2, 3, 6, 26ATL26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Alex LenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 7, 13, 2, 12, 14, 13, 23, 21ATL21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Warriors

Golden State leads Denver wire to wire

Golden State was ahead at every break and won 116–102. Best quarter: the first, 30–24. DeMarcus Cousins led Golden State with 28 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over ATL6GSW over DEN14OKC over LAL16HOU over SAC25Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over DEN.
Lead changes
Hawks-Spurs24
Lakers-Thunder6
Nuggets-Warriors2
Rockets-Kings0
The night in charts
Rockets-Kings combined for 235, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-KingsRockets 130, Kings 105
235
Hawks-SpursHawks 111, Spurs 117
228
Lakers-ThunderLakers 103, Thunder 119
222
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 102, Warriors 116
218
SAS won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Hawks-SpursHawks 111, Spurs 117
+6 SAS
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 102, Warriors 116
+14 GSW
Lakers-ThunderLakers 103, Thunder 119
+16 OKC
Rockets-KingsRockets 130, Kings 105
+25 HOU
Derrick White shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Derrick WhiteSAS · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
CousinsGSW · 28 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
KDGSW · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
LenATL · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
DeRozanSAS · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Hawks-Spurs
Hawks 111Spurs 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks31253421111
Spurs33252831117
The story
DeMar DeRozan's 29 points carried San Antonio past Atlanta, 117-111

For Atlanta, Kent Bazemore had 26 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 31-21.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +2+2−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Thunder
Lakers 103Thunder 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers28272325103
Thunder34253525119
The story
Paul George had 19 points as Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles 119-103

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led Los Angeles with 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 5 STL · 8-17 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the third 35-23, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +6+4+16+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Kings
Rockets 130Kings 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets33292939130
Kings23233128105
The story
Houston beat Sacramento 130-105 behind 19 points from Eric Gordon

Marvin Bagley III paced Sacramento: 19 PTS, 8 REB 19 PTS, 1 REB · 6-12 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

A 39-28 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +10+16+14+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.6Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.6 in 77 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg7.5Last 3

7.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 63 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.4Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 8.4 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 36

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 41, 20, 31, 57, 61, 28, 23, 38, 50, 36Rockets-Kings · W
36.4 PPG season to date · −0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 26, 16, 16, 16, 30, 25, 16, 29Spurs-Hawks · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 27, 12, 19, 19, 16, 16, 8, 28Warriors-Nuggets · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Kent BazemorePoints, last 10 games: 0, 12, 5, 3, 12, 3, 2, 3, 6, 26Hawks-Spurs · L
11.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 35, 7, 16, 29, 7, 25, 19, 23Lakers-Thunder · L
10.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 3, 13, 12, 3, 18, 4, 4, 6, 6, 23Spurs-Hawks · W
9.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+9.2 36.1 last 10 · 26.9 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeLAL+8.1 18.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Collin SextonCLE+6.5 23.1 last 10 · 16.6 season
Mike ConleyMEM+5.6 26.7 last 10 · 21.1 season
Robin LopezCHI+5.4 14.8 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−8.8 17.1 last 10 · 25.9 season
Alec BurksSAC−7.5 1.3 last 10 · 8.8 season
Kevin DurantGSW−6.2 20.3 last 10 · 26.5 season
Markieff MorrisOKC−4.9 4.4 last 10 · 9.3 season
Nikola MiroticMIL−4.8 10.4 last 10 · 15.2 season