FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 8, 2021Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MIL by 4 after three quarters and won 116–101.

Final · Box score
Lakers104
Heat110
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Bulls122
Raptors113
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +13; Q3 CHI +18; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Cavs129
Thunder102
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +27
Final · Box score
Bucks101
Mavs116
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL -1; Q3 DAL -4; Q4 DAL +15
Final · Box score
Suns103
Clippers113
Q1 LAC +4; Q2 LAC -2; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +10
Final · Box score
Pistons113
Kings101
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +18; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Blazers103
Jazz122
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +19
The lead · Bucks-Mavs

Dallas handles Milwaukee by 15

Chris Boucher goes for 38 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-1-4+15DAL AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks31252817101
Mavs29262536116
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 38, 37, 15, 25, 36, 26, 26, 31, 23, 27DAL27 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 12, 29, 31, 20, 19, 14, 23, 26DAL26 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Donte DiVincenzoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 17, 13, 5, 13, 5, 12, 6, 22MIL22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 2, 6, 18, 21, 6, 18, 13, 20MIL20 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Cleveland posts the night's biggest win

Cleveland beat OKC by 27, the widest margin of 7 games.

MIA over LAL6CHI over TOR9LAC over PHX10DET over SAC12DAL over MIL15UTA over POR19CLE over OKC27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Suns-Clippers15
Cavs-Thunder13
Bucks-Mavs11
Blazers-Jazz10
The night in charts
Bulls-Raptors combined for 235, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 122, Raptors 113
235
Cavs-ThunderCavs 129, Thunder 102
231
Blazers-JazzBlazers 103, Jazz 122
225
Bucks-MavsBucks 101, Mavs 116
217
Suns-ClippersSuns 103, Clippers 113
216
Pistons-KingsPistons 113, Kings 101
214
Lakers-HeatLakers 104, Heat 110
214
MIA won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Lakers-HeatLakers 104, Heat 110
+6 MIA
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 122, Raptors 113
+9 CHI
Suns-ClippersSuns 103, Clippers 113
+10 LAC
Pistons-KingsPistons 113, Kings 101
+12 DET
Bucks-MavsBucks 101, Mavs 116
+15 DAL
Blazers-JazzBlazers 103, Jazz 122
+19 UTA
Cavs-ThunderCavs 129, Thunder 102
+27 CLE
DAL rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-MavsDAL won · Bucks 101, Mavs 116
4 pts
Blazers-JazzUTA won · Blazers 103, Jazz 122
3 pts
Suns-ClippersLAC won · Suns 103, Clippers 113
2 pts
Lakers-HeatMIA won · Lakers 104, Heat 110
2 pts
Ayton shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonPHX · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
MarkkanenCHI · 18 PTS, 3 REB
80% (8-10)
StewartDET · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
JimmyMIA · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
JosephDET · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Lakers-Heat
Lakers 104Heat 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers27292424104
Heat32222927110
The story
Jimmy Butler had 28 points as Miami beat Los Angeles 110-104

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led Los Angeles with 28 PTS, 4 REB 28 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the first 32-27, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +5−2+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Raptors
Bulls 122Raptors 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls33313325122
Raptors27242834113
The story
Zach LaVine's 22 points and 13 assists carried Chicago past Toronto, 122-113

For Toronto, Pascal Siakam had 27 PTS, 8 REB 22 PTS, 13 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 8-16 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-24, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +6+13+18+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Mavs
Bucks 101Mavs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks31252817101
Mavs29262536116
The story
Dallas beat Milwaukee 116-101 behind 27 points and 9 assists from Luka Doncic

Bobby Portis paced Milwaukee: 20 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST · 11-20 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 36-17 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −2−1−4+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kristaps Porzingis topped the game at 54.9 FPTS: 26 PTS, 17 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 45 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.4 in 45 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.9Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 12.9 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Chris Boucher leads the day with 38

Chris BoucherPoints, last 10 games: 4, 7, 5, 18, 4, 10, 10, 8, 19, 38Raptors-Bulls · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +24.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 35, 35, 19, 26, 22, 16, 41, 37Jazz-Blazers · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 8, 17, 24, 24, 17, 16, 36, 33Clippers-Suns · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 14, 20, 27, 18, 22, 15, 28, 28Heat-Lakers · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 7, 3, 19, 7, 4, 2, 13, 8, 13, 28Lakers-Heat · L
8.9 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 38, 37, 15, 25, 36, 26, 26, 31, 23, 27Mavs-Bucks · W
28.5 PPG season to date · −1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Aleksej PokusevskiOKC+6.8 14.6 last 10 · 7.8 season
Theo MaledonOKC+6.1 15.9 last 10 · 9.8 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerNOP+6.1 16.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Chuma OkekeORL+5.7 12.5 last 10 · 6.8 season
Jrue HolidayMIL+5.6 22.8 last 10 · 17.2 season
Cold
Damian LillardPOR−6.0 23.1 last 10 · 29.1 season
Bradley BealWAS−5.5 25.7 last 10 · 31.2 season
Zach LaVineCHI−5.3 21.8 last 10 · 27.1 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Coby WhiteCHI−4.5 10.3 last 10 · 14.8 season