FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 5, 2021Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed WAS by 11 after three quarters and won 103–101.

Final · Box score
Knicks112
Nets114
Q1 BKN -3; Q2 BKN -10; Q3 BKN +1; Q4 BKN +2
Final · Box score
Jazz103
Mavs111
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Kings106
Wolves116
Q1 MIN -3; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 Wolves 0; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Pistons132
Thunder108
Q1 DET +11; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +16; Q4 DET +24
Final · Box score
Cavs125
Spurs101
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +20; Q4 CLE +24
Final · Box score
Wizards101
Raptors103
Q1 TOR -9; Q2 TOR -10; Q3 TOR -11; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Suns133
Rockets130
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +3
The lead · Wizards-Raptors

Toronto rallies from 11 down to beat Washington

Darius Garland goes for 37 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-10-11+2TOR AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards28332515101
Raptors19322428103
Who led
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 27, 9, 21, 27, 26, 26, 14, 14, 36, 22TOR22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Malachi FlynnPoints, last 10 games: 3, 4, 0, 0, 5, 0, 5, 2, 16, 16TOR16 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 35, 29, 14, 13, 19, 35, 22, 16, 26, 23WAS23 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
Davis BertansPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 11, 13, 3, 9, 6, 2, 11, 17WAS17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Pistons rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Detroit beat OKC by 24.

BKN over NYK2TOR over WAS2PHX over HOU3DAL over UTA8MIN over SAC10DET over OKC24CLE over SAS24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Knicks-Nets15
Kings-Wolves8
Suns-Rockets7
Wizards-Raptors6
Jazz-Mavs5
Cavs-Spurs5
Pistons-Thunder1
Shot of the night

Jr.'s three at the buzzer puts the Raptors ahead, 103-101 final

The night in charts
Suns-Rockets combined for 263, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-RocketsSuns 133, Rockets 130
263
Pistons-ThunderPistons 132, Thunder 108
240
Knicks-NetsKnicks 112, Nets 114
226
Cavs-SpursCavs 125, Spurs 101
226
Kings-WolvesKings 106, Wolves 116
222
Jazz-MavsJazz 103, Mavs 111
214
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 101, Raptors 103
204
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-NetsKnicks 112, Nets 114
+2 BKN
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 101, Raptors 103
+2 TOR
Suns-RocketsSuns 133, Rockets 130
+3 PHX
Jazz-MavsJazz 103, Mavs 111
+8 DAL
Kings-WolvesKings 106, Wolves 116
+10 MIN
Pistons-ThunderPistons 132, Thunder 108
+24 DET
Cavs-SpursCavs 125, Spurs 101
+24 CLE
TOR erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-RaptorsTOR won · Wizards 101, Raptors 103
11 pts
Knicks-NetsBKN won · Knicks 112, Nets 114
10 pts
Kings-WolvesMIN won · Kings 106, Wolves 116
3 pts
Ayton shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonPHX · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
BembryTOR · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
BarnesSAC · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
GarlandCLE · 37 PTS, 7 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
64% (14-22)
Joe HarrisBKN · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Knicks-Nets
Knicks 112Nets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks34332124112
Nets31263225114
The story
Jeff Green had 23 points as Brooklyn beat New York 114-112

Reggie Bullock led New York with 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 6-15 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Nets took the third 32-21.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −3−10+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Raptors
Wizards 101Raptors 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards28332515101
Raptors19322428103
The story
Malachi Flynn's 16 points carried Toronto past Washington, 103-101

For Washington, Davis Bertans had 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL, 3 BLK · 6-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 28-15.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −9−10−11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Russell Westbrook was the fantasy play: 55.8 FPTS on 23 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST

Final · Suns-Rockets
Suns 133Rockets 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns34363132133
Rockets34263238130
The story
Phoenix beat Houston 133-130 behind 36 points from Devin Booker

Kevin Porter Jr. paced Houston: 20 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST 36 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 11-20 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

A 36-26 second quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 0+10+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.8Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 6.8 in 29 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.9Season avg23.7Last 3

23.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.9 in 41 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 40

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 40, 18, 34, 43, 28, 27, 31, 15, 24, 40Nets-Knicks · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: D'Angelo Russell BKN, Jan 18, 2019: 40 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
40 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 29, 15, 17, 22, 14, 18, 18, 6, 12, 37Cavs-Spurs · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 23, 25, 16, 35, 21, 45, 32, 36Suns-Rockets · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 42, 38, 37, 15, 25, 36, 26, 26, 31Mavs-Jazz · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 37, 44, 36, 24, 20, 12, 27, 31Kings-Wolves · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 15, 15, 18, 5, 18, 26, 13, 28Jazz-Mavs · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 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
Chuma OkekeORL+5.3 12.2 last 10 · 6.9 season
Bogdan BogdanovicATL+5.1 17.1 last 10 · 12.0 season
Jrue HolidayMIL+5.0 22.0 last 10 · 17.0 season
Theo MaledonOKC+4.8 14.2 last 10 · 9.4 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
Chris BoucherTOR−4.7 8.4 last 10 · 13.1 season