FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 3, 2019Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed PHX by 6 after the first quarter and won 118–97.

Final · Box score
Pacers108
Pistons89
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +19
Final · Box score
Knicks100
Magic114
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +14
Final · Box score
Bulls115
Wizards114
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI -4; Q4 CHI +1
Final · Box score
Sixers122
Hawks130
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Raptors115
Nets105
Q1 TOR +12; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +10
Final · Box score
Celtics112
Heat102
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Hornets115
Pelicans109
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +4; Q3 CHA +5; Q4 CHA +6
Final · Box score
Wolves110
Mavs108
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +2
Final · Box score
Spurs85
Nuggets113
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +18; Q3 DEN +22; Q4 DEN +28
Final · Box score
Jazz118
Suns97
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +21
Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Blazers116
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +17; Q4 POR +27
Final · Box score
Rockets135
Clippers103
Q1 HOU +13; Q2 HOU +15; Q3 HOU +29; Q4 HOU +32
On this day · 2017–18Apr 3, 2018: 13 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Warriors), 44 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Suns

Utah routs Phoenix by 21

Andre Drummond goes for 28 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+3+8+21UTA AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz25312834118
Suns3122232197
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 30, 34, 16, 10, 11, 35, 25, 29UTA29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Joe InglesPoints, last 10 games: 2, 16, 18, 13, 13, 14, 11, 18, 15, 27UTA27 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Richaun HolmesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 11, 12, 10, 14, 2, 7, 13, 16PHX16 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Elie OkoboPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 2, 0, 3, 4, 3, 3, 6, 15PHX15 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Hawks27
Hornets-Pelicans18
Celtics-Heat8
Wolves-Mavs8
Knicks-Magic5
Raptors-Nets2
Pacers-Pistons1
Jazz-Suns1
Spurs-Nuggets0
Shot of the night

Wiggins's layup with 19 seconds left breaks the tie, 110-108 final

The night in charts
Sixers-Hawks combined for 252, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-HawksSixers 122, Hawks 130
252
Rockets-ClippersRockets 135, Clippers 103
238
Bulls-WizardsBulls 115, Wizards 114
229
Hornets-PelicansHornets 115, Pelicans 109
224
Raptors-NetsRaptors 115, Nets 105
220
Wolves-MavsWolves 110, Mavs 108
218
Jazz-SunsJazz 118, Suns 97
215
Knicks-MagicKnicks 100, Magic 114
214
Celtics-HeatCeltics 112, Heat 102
214
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 89, Blazers 116
205
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 85, Nuggets 113
198
Pacers-PistonsPacers 108, Pistons 89
197
2 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-WizardsBulls 115, Wizards 114
+1 CHI
Wolves-MavsWolves 110, Mavs 108
+2 MIN
Hornets-PelicansHornets 115, Pelicans 109
+6 CHA
Sixers-HawksSixers 122, Hawks 130
+8 ATL
Raptors-NetsRaptors 115, Nets 105
+10 TOR
Celtics-HeatCeltics 112, Heat 102
+10 BOS
Knicks-MagicKnicks 100, Magic 114
+14 ORL
Pacers-PistonsPacers 108, Pistons 89
+19 IND
Jazz-SunsJazz 118, Suns 97
+21 UTA
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 89, Blazers 116
+27 POR
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 85, Nuggets 113
+28 DEN
Rockets-ClippersRockets 135, Clippers 103
+32 HOU
UTA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-SunsUTA won · Jazz 118, Suns 97
6 pts
Bulls-WizardsCHI won · Bulls 115, Wizards 114
4 pts
Celtics-HeatBOS won · Celtics 112, Heat 102
2 pts
Grizzlies-BlazersPOR won · Grizzlies 89, Blazers 116
2 pts
Jokic shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST
90% (9-10)
WhitesideMIA · 18 PTS, 15 REB, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
KATMIN · 28 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
80% (12-15)
InglesUTA · 27 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB
77% (10-13)
BryantWAS · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Bulls-Wizards
Bulls 115Wizards 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls26302732115
Wizards28293027114
The story
Walter Lemon Jr.'s 24 points and 8 assists carried Chicago past Washington, 115-114

For Washington, Bobby Portis had 20 PTS, 10 REB 24 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 11-16 FG

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 32-27.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −2−1−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Thomas Bryant was the fantasy play: 46.9 FPTS on 20 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST

Final · Wolves-Mavs
Wolves 110Mavs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves32263121110
Mavs27312129108
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points and 13 rebounds as Minnesota beat Dallas 110-108

Luka Doncic led Dallas with 27 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST 28 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 12-15 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves won the third 31-21, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +50+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Hawks
Sixers 122Hawks 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers38302628122
Hawks42302632130
The story
Atlanta beat Philadelphia 130-122 behind 33 points and 12 assists from Trae Young

Ben Simmons paced Philadelphia: 16 REB, 15 PTS, 8 AST 33 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB · 12-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 42-38 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +4+4+4+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.3points, last 2 vs 2017–18 avg
Points per game
4.72017–18 avg20.0Last 2

20.0 points a game over his last two games, against 4.7 in 2017–18 (22 games). Today: 18 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg8.0Last 3

8.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 63 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Bulls-Wizards

Chicago takes over late to edge Washington

Down 4 after three, Chicago won the fourth 32–27. Final: 115–114. Walter Lemon Jr. led Chicago with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHI over WAS1MIN over DAL2CHA over NOP6ATL over PHI8TOR over BKN10BOS over MIA10ORL over NYK14IND over DET19UTA over PHX21POR over MEM27DEN over SAS28HOU over LAC32Final margin, points. Pink = CHI over WAS.
Top performances

Julius Randle leads the day with 34

Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 23, 45, 21, 30, 6, 15, 24, 34, 17, 34Pelicans-Hornets · L
21.3 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 21, 23, 32, 33, 26, 12, 15, 33Hawks-Sixers · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 31, 36, 15, 38, 24, 9, 47, 32Hornets-Pelicans · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 57, 61, 28, 23, 38, 50, 36, 31Rockets-Clippers · W
36.3 PPG season to date · −5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 27, 17, 14, 8, 18, 16, 26, 30Sixers-Hawks · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 15, 25, 28, 24, 12, 19, 13, 29Magic-Knicks · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeLAL+8.1 18.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Devin BookerPHX+7.6 34.2 last 10 · 26.6 season
Collin SextonCLE+6.5 23.1 last 10 · 16.6 season
Wayne EllingtonDET+5.6 15.9 last 10 · 10.3 season
D'Angelo RussellBKN+5.6 26.7 last 10 · 21.1 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
Josh RichardsonMIA−5.1 11.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Markieff MorrisOKC−4.9 4.4 last 10 · 9.3 season