FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 6, 2019Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Nets133
Bucks128
Q1 BKN +8; Q2 BKN +1; Q3 BKN +12; Q4 BKN +5
Final · Box score
Sixers116
Bulls96
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +18; Q4 PHI +20
On this day · 2017–18Apr 6, 2018: 10 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Sixers), 44 points.
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The lead · Nets-Bucks

Brooklyn upsets Milwaukee

Eric Bledsoe goes for 33 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+1+12+5BKN AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets34324225133
Bucks26393132128
Who led
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 44, 21, 39, 13, 29, 28, 27, 25BKN25 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 6, 0, 16, 18, 15, 24, 3, 24BKN24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 24, 9, 12, 23, 15, 29, 0, 33MIL33 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 30, 26, 18, 17, 13, 39, 22, 24MIL24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Sixers-Bulls

Philadelphia controls Chicago start to finish

Philadelphia won 116–96, leading by as many as 20 at a break. JJ Redick led Philadelphia with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Sixers-Bulls
JJ Redick · PHIJaKarr Sampson · CHIPTS2329REB58AST11Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Nets-Bucks9
Sixers-Bulls7
The night in charts
Nets-Bucks combined for 261, 49 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-BucksNets 133, Bucks 128
261
Sixers-BullsSixers 116, Bulls 96
212
BKN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Nets-BucksNets 133, Bucks 128
+5 BKN
Sixers-BullsSixers 116, Bulls 96
+20 PHI
LeVert shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeVertBKN · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
75% (9-12)
BledsoeMIL · 33 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
RussellBKN · 25 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
RedickPHI · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
SampsonCHI · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
Final · Nets-Bucks
Nets 133Bucks 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets34324225133
Bucks26393132128
The story
D'Angelo Russell had 25 points and 10 assists as Brooklyn beat Milwaukee 133-128

Pat Connaughton led Milwaukee with 13 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB · 10-15 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the third 42-31, their biggest quarter edge.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +8+1+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Bulls
Sixers 116Bulls 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers24332930116
Bulls2029192896
The story
Joel Embiid's 20 points and 10 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Chicago, 116-96

For Chicago, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot had 14 PTS, 6 REB 20 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 9-16 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 29-19, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +4+8+18+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

JaKarr Sampson was the fantasy play: 46.6 FPTS on 29 PTS, 8 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+18.3points, last 3 vs 2017–18 avg
Points per game
4.72017–18 avg23.0Last 3

23.0 points a game over his last three games, against 4.7 in 2017–18 (22 games). Today: 29 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg18.0Last 3

18.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 78 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Eric Bledsoe leads the day with 33

Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 24, 9, 12, 23, 15, 29, 0, 33Bucks-Nets · L
16.0 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
JaKarr SampsonPoints, last 3 games: 22, 18, 29Bulls-Sixers · L
23.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 44, 21, 39, 13, 29, 28, 27, 25Nets-Bucks · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 6, 0, 16, 18, 15, 24, 3, 24Nets-Bucks · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 30, 26, 18, 17, 13, 39, 22, 24Bucks-Nets · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 14, 8, 18, 16, 26, 30, 29, 23Sixers-Bulls · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeLAL+8.4 19.3 last 10 · 10.9 season
Devin BookerPHX+7.6 34.2 last 10 · 26.6 season
D'Angelo RussellBKN+6.6 27.8 last 10 · 21.2 season
Collin SextonCLE+5.9 22.6 last 10 · 16.7 season
Dion WaitersMIA+5.8 18.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Cold
Anthony DavisNOP−8.8 17.1 last 10 · 25.9 season
Kevin DurantGSW−7.8 18.4 last 10 · 26.2 season
Alec BurksSAC−7.5 1.3 last 10 · 8.8 season
Josh RichardsonMIA−5.1 11.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Marc GasolTOR−4.8 8.9 last 10 · 13.7 season