FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 4, 2021Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed ORL by 18 at halftime and won 119–109.

Final · Box score
Nets107
Bulls115
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Lakers86
Clippers104
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +15; Q3 LAC +22; Q4 LAC +18
Final · Box score
Hornets86
Celtics116
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +28; Q4 BOS +30
Final · Box score
Grizzlies116
Sixers100
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +26; Q4 MEM +16
Final · Box score
Warriors111
Hawks117
Q1 Hawks 0; Q2 ATL -2; Q3 ATL -3; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans122
Rockets115
Q1 NOP +11; Q2 NOP +11; Q3 NOP -3; Q4 NOP +7
Final · Box score
Magic109
Nuggets119
Q1 DEN -6; Q2 DEN -18; Q3 DEN -1; Q4 DEN +10
The lead · Magic-Nuggets

Denver erases 18-point lead, steals one from Orlando

Kyrie Irving goes for 24 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-18-1+10DEN AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic29362123109
Nuggets23243834119
Who led
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 38, 12, 13, 13, 13, 6, 14, 24DEN24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 34, 23, 21, 20, 23, 17, 30, 23, 22DEN22 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Chuma OkekePoints, last 10 games: 3, 5, 0, 17, 22, 14, 18, 8, 16, 19ORL19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Terrence RossPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 10, 18, 28, 31, 15, 19, 12, 19ORL19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Warriors-Hawks

Golden State's skid reaches three

Atlanta won 117–111; the Warriors fall to 23–27. Danilo Gallinari led Atlanta with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 0 assists.

Streak strip · GSW
W@ HOU108–94W@ MEM116–103L@ MEM103–111Lvs PHI98–108L@ SAC119–141Lvs ATL108–124Wvs CHI116–102L@ MIA109–116L@ TOR77–130L@ ATL111–117
Lead changes
Warriors-Hawks17
Magic-Nuggets13
Grizzlies-Sixers7
Hornets-Celtics5
Nets-Bulls4
The night in charts
Pelicans-Rockets combined for 237, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 122, Rockets 115
237
Warriors-HawksWarriors 111, Hawks 117
228
Magic-NuggetsMagic 109, Nuggets 119
228
Nets-BullsNets 107, Bulls 115
222
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 116, Sixers 100
216
Hornets-CelticsHornets 86, Celtics 116
202
Lakers-ClippersLakers 86, Clippers 104
190
ATL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Warriors-HawksWarriors 111, Hawks 117
+6 ATL
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 122, Rockets 115
+7 NOP
Nets-BullsNets 107, Bulls 115
+8 CHI
Magic-NuggetsMagic 109, Nuggets 119
+10 DEN
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 116, Sixers 100
+16 MEM
Lakers-ClippersLakers 86, Clippers 104
+18 LAC
Hornets-CelticsHornets 86, Celtics 116
+30 BOS
DEN erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-NuggetsDEN won · Magic 109, Nuggets 119
18 pts
Warriors-HawksATL won · Warriors 111, Hawks 117
3 pts
Nets-BullsCHI won · Nets 107, Bulls 115
3 pts
Pelicans-RocketsNOP won · Pelicans 122, Rockets 115
3 pts
Hornets-CelticsBOS won · Hornets 86, Celtics 116
1 pt
Satoransky shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SatoranskyCHI · 19 PTS, 11 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
80% (8-10)
Aaron GordonDEN · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
ValanciunasMEM · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
Marcus MorrisLAC · 22 PTS, 7 REB
69% (9-13)
TateHOU · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Warriors-Hawks
Warriors 111Hawks 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors24352329111
Hawks24332238117
The story
Clint Capela's 24 points and 18 rebounds carried Atlanta past Golden State, 117-111

For Golden State, Kelly Oubre Jr. had 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 18 REB · 10-16 FG

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 38-29.

ATL lead by quarter
200 0−2−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Bulls
Nets 107Bulls 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets28182635107
Bulls25323226115
The story
Chicago beat Brooklyn 115-107 behind 19 points and 11 assists from Tomas Satoransky

Jeff Green paced Brooklyn: 21 PTS, 2 AST 19 PTS, 11 AST, 1 REB · 8-10 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 32-18 second quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −3+11+17+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Nuggets
Magic 109Nuggets 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic29362123109
Nuggets23243834119
The story
Nikola Jokic had 17 points and 16 assists as Denver beat Orlando 119-109

Chuma Okeke led Orlando with 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 17 PTS, 16 AST, 9 REB · 5-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 18 after the second, the Nuggets took the third 38-21.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −6−18−1+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.5Season avg15.0Last 5

15.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 33 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 38 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 37

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 35, 14, 32, 27, 18, 32, 36, 37Warriors-Hawks · L
29.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Lonzo BallPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 12, 10, 10, 3, 20, 11, 15, 27Pelicans-Rockets · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 10 games: 17, 2, 7, 7, 0, 16, 25, 14, 10, 26Rockets-Pelicans · L
10.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 29, 8, 18, 6, 12, 12, 14, 13, 16, 25Hawks-Warriors · W
13.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 40, 29, 32, 18, 27, 22, 18, 12, 23, 25Bulls-Nets · W
27.4 PPG season to date · −2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Clint CapelaPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 12, 25, 18, 10, 16, 28, 14, 24Hawks-Warriors · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerNOP+6.1 16.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Anthony EdwardsMIN+5.7 23.3 last 10 · 17.6 season
Aleksej PokusevskiOKC+5.5 12.3 last 10 · 6.8 season
Chuma OkekeORL+5.3 12.2 last 10 · 6.9 season
Bogdan BogdanovicATL+5.1 17.1 last 10 · 12.0 season
Cold
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Coby WhiteCHI−5.2 9.6 last 10 · 14.8 season
Lauri MarkkanenCHI−5.1 11.3 last 10 · 16.4 season
Bradley BealWAS−4.9 26.4 last 10 · 31.3 season
Trae YoungATL−4.3 20.9 last 10 · 25.2 season