FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 6, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed MIL by 5 after three quarters and won 122–121.

Final · Box score
Bulls113
Pacers97
Q1 CHI +2; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +23; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Pelicans107
Hawks123
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 Hawks 0; Q3 ATL +17; Q4 ATL +16
Final · Box score
Sixers106
Celtics96
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +13; Q3 PHI +15; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Lakers110
Raptors101
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL +26; Q3 LAL +20; Q4 LAL +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies124
Heat112
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +12
Final · Box score
Pistons119
Nuggets134
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +20; Q3 DEN +23; Q4 DEN +15
Final · Box score
Bucks121
Warriors122
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW -5; Q4 GSW +1
Final · Box score
Blazers116
Clippers133
Q1 LAC +15; Q2 LAC +7; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +17
The lead · Bucks-Warriors

Stephen Curry scores 41 as Golden State beats Milwaukee

Nikola Vucevic goes for 32 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+3-5+1GSW AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks26243833121
Warriors28253039122
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 35, 14, 32, 27, 18, 32, 36, 37, 41GSW41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 4, 12, 24, 19, 14, 18, 8, 9, 20, 19GSW19 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 28, 13, 17, 24, 28, 22, 33, 29MIL29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 25, 27, 19, 15, 17, 20, 16, 28MIL28 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Hawks

Atlanta keeps rolling, beats New Orleans

That is four in a row. Final: 123–107. Trae Young led Atlanta with 30 points, 1 rebound and 12 assists.

Streak strip · ATL
W@ LAL99–94L@ LAC110–119L@ SAC108–110W@ GSW124–108L@ DEN102–126L@ PHX110–117W@ SAS134–129W@ NOP126–103Wvs GSW117–111Wvs NOP123–107
Lead changes
Pelicans-Hawks13
Sixers-Celtics10
Bulls-Pacers8
Bucks-Warriors8
Grizzlies-Heat7
Lakers-Raptors2
Pistons-Nuggets1
Blazers-Clippers0
The night in charts
Pistons-Nuggets combined for 253, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 119, Nuggets 134
253
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 116, Clippers 133
249
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 121, Warriors 122
243
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 124, Heat 112
236
Pelicans-HawksPelicans 107, Hawks 123
230
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 110, Raptors 101
211
Bulls-PacersBulls 113, Pacers 97
210
Sixers-CelticsSixers 106, Celtics 96
202
GSW won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Bucks-WarriorsBucks 121, Warriors 122
+1 GSW
Lakers-RaptorsLakers 110, Raptors 101
+9 LAL
Sixers-CelticsSixers 106, Celtics 96
+10 PHI
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 124, Heat 112
+12 MEM
Pistons-NuggetsPistons 119, Nuggets 134
+15 DEN
Bulls-PacersBulls 113, Pacers 97
+16 CHI
Pelicans-HawksPelicans 107, Hawks 123
+16 ATL
Blazers-ClippersBlazers 116, Clippers 133
+17 LAC
GSW rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-WarriorsGSW won · Bucks 121, Warriors 122
5 pts
Pelicans-HawksATL won · Pelicans 107, Hawks 123
4 pts
Jokic shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 27 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB, 1 STL
81% (13-16)
BogdanovicATL · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
73% (8-11)
HerroMIA · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
MPJDEN · 25 PTS, 7 REB
69% (11-16)
JimmyMIA · 28 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Bucks-Warriors
Bucks 121Warriors 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks26243833121
Warriors28253039122
The story
Kelly Oubre Jr. had 19 points as Golden State beat Milwaukee 122-121

Jrue Holiday led Milwaukee with 29 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 6-14 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 39-33.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +2+3−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Heat
Grizzlies 124Heat 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies37263328124
Heat34233223112
The story
Dillon Brooks' 28 points carried Memphis past Miami, 124-112

For Miami, Jimmy Butler had 28 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB · 10-16 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 28-23, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +3+6+7+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Bam Adebayo was the fantasy play: 54.0 FPTS on 18 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST

Final · Bulls-Pacers
Bulls 113Pacers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls30323516113
Pacers2821252397
The story
Chicago beat Indiana 113-97 behind 19 points from Zach LaVine

Caris LeVert paced Indiana: 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 6-18 FG, 4-12 3PT

The swing

A 32-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +2+13+23+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.0Season avg27.2Last 5

27.2 points a game over his last five games, against 17.0 in 38 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 44 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 41

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 35, 14, 32, 27, 18, 32, 36, 37, 41Warriors-Bucks · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Mar 7, 1997: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 21, 8, 17, 24, 24, 17, 16, 36Clippers-Blazers · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 50, 25, 18, 23, 42, 24, 40, 23, 24, 35Sixers-Celtics · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 28, 26, 30, 27, 39, 38, 28, 34Pelicans-Hawks · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 18, 27, 21, 21, 24, 16, 22, 32Bulls-Pacers · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 19, 22, 22, 13, 14, 12, 15, 32Blazers-Clippers · L
19.4 PPG season to date · +12.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jrue HolidayMIL+6.1 23.4 last 10 · 17.3 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerNOP+6.1 16.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Chuma OkekeORL+5.3 12.2 last 10 · 6.9 season
Theo MaledonOKC+4.8 14.2 last 10 · 9.4 season
Aleksej PokusevskiOKC+4.7 11.9 last 10 · 7.2 season
Cold
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Bradley BealWAS−4.9 26.4 last 10 · 31.3 season
Damian LillardPOR−4.8 24.4 last 10 · 29.2 season
Zach LaVineCHI−4.7 22.5 last 10 · 27.2 season
Coby WhiteCHI−4.7 10.1 last 10 · 14.8 season