FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 4, 2019Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed PHI by 4 after three quarters and won 128–122.

Final · Box score
Bucks128
Sixers122
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL -2; Q3 MIL -4; Q4 MIL +6
Final · Box score
Cavs104
Kings117
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +13
Final · Box score
Warriors108
Lakers90
Q1 GSW +27; Q2 GSW +18; Q3 GSW +28; Q4 GSW +18
On this day · 2017–18Apr 4, 2018: 6 games. Top scorer: Kyle Kuzma (Lakers-Spurs), 30 points.
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The lead · Bucks-Sixers

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 45 as Milwaukee beats Philadelphia

Joel Embiid posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-2-4+6MIL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks30262646128
Sixers26322836122
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 33, 52, 27, 26, 19, 34, 28, 45MIL45 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 19, 30, 26, 18, 17, 13, 39, 22MIL22 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 17, 21, 40, 37, 27, 20, 39, 34PHI34 PTS · 13 REB · 13 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 17, 14, 8, 18, 16, 26, 30, 29PHI29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Cavs-Kings

Sacramento never trails at a break against Cleveland

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 117–104. Buddy Hield led Sacramento with 23 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over PHI6SAC over CLE13GSW over LAL18Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over CLE.
Lead changes
Bucks-Sixers3
Cavs-Kings0
Warriors-Lakers0
The night in charts
Bucks-Sixers combined for 250, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-SixersBucks 128, Sixers 122
250
Cavs-KingsCavs 104, Kings 117
221
Warriors-LakersWarriors 108, Lakers 90
198
MIL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Bucks-SixersBucks 128, Sixers 122
+6 MIL
Cavs-KingsCavs 104, Kings 117
+13 SAC
Warriors-LakersWarriors 108, Lakers 90
+18 GSW
Scott shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ScottPHI · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
ClarksonCLE · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
RedickPHI · 29 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
OsmanCLE · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
CookGSW · 18 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Bucks-Sixers
Bucks 128Sixers 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks30262646128
Sixers26322836122
The story
Khris Middleton had 22 points as Milwaukee beat Philadelphia 128-122

Mike Scott led Philadelphia with 22 PTS, 3 REB 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 7-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 46-36.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +4−2−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Kings
Cavs 104Kings 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs22293320104
Kings29283624117
The story
Sacramento beat Cleveland 117-104 behind 23 points from Buddy Hield

Larry Nance Jr. paced Cleveland: 16 REB, 11 PTS, 3 AST 23 PTS, 3 STL, 2 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +7+6+9+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Lakers
Warriors 108Lakers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors39213414108
Lakers1230242490
The story
DeMarcus Cousins' 21 points and 10 rebounds carried Golden State past Los Angeles, 108-90

For Los Angeles, Johnathan Williams had 17 PTS, 13 REB 21 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 9-17 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-12, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +27+18+28+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.1Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.1 in 54 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.0Season avg25.7Last 3

25.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.0 in 74 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 45

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 33, 52, 27, 26, 19, 34, 28, 45Bucks-Sixers · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jayson Tatum BOS, Nov 20, 2023: 45 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
45 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 17, 21, 40, 37, 27, 20, 39, 34Sixers-Bucks · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Finley DAL, Dec 23, 1999: 33 PTS · 13 REB · 13 AST
34 PTS · 13 REB · 13 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 17, 14, 8, 18, 16, 26, 30, 29Sixers-Bucks · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 8, 29, 25, 18, 17, 27, 21, 26, 20, 23Kings-Cavs · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 19, 30, 26, 18, 17, 13, 39, 22Bucks-Sixers · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 23, 20, 19, 18, 10, 26, 20, 22Cavs-Kings · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+7.6 34.2 last 10 · 26.6 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeLAL+7.2 17.9 last 10 · 10.7 season
Collin SextonCLE+6.1 22.7 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−7.0 19.3 last 10 · 26.3 season
Josh RichardsonMIA−5.1 11.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Markieff MorrisOKC−4.9 4.4 last 10 · 9.3 season