FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 18, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed OKC by 7 at halftime and won 112–106.

Final · Box score
Pacers117
Hawks129
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +9; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +12
Final · OT · Box score
Pelicans112
Knicks122
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK +13; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +10
Final · Box score
Nets107
Heat109
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Blazers101
Hornets109
Q1 CHA +20; Q2 CHA +14; Q3 CHA +21; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Rockets114
Magic110
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU -6; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Thunder106
Raptors112
Q1 TOR -3; Q2 TOR -7; Q3 TOR +1; Q4 TOR +6
Final · Box score
Kings121
Mavs107
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +10; Q4 SAC +14
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Clippers124
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +19; Q3 LAC +35; Q4 LAC +19
The lead · Thunder-Raptors

Chris Boucher posts 31 and 12 as Toronto beats OKC

Terry Rozier goes for 34 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-7+1+6TOR AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder31282126106
Raptors28242931112
Who led
Chris BoucherPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 19, 38, 9, 17, 4, 12, 11, 31TOR31 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 15, 31, 24, 16, 11, 6, 44, 23, 7, 23TOR23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Luguentz DortPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 8, 23, 14, 10, 15, 42, 26, 29OKC29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Darius BazleyPoints, last 10 games: 0, 18, 22, 11, 11, 17, 7, 22, 19, 16OKC16 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Clippers by 19.

MIA over BKN2HOU over ORL4TOR over OKC6CHA over POR8NYK over NOP10ATL over IND12SAC over DAL14LAC over MIN19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Thunder-Raptors24
Nets-Heat20
Pelicans-Knicks12
Rockets-Magic8
Wolves-Clippers1
Kings-Mavs0
Shot of the night

Bam's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 109-107 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Hawks combined for 246, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-HawksPacers 117, Hawks 129
246
Pelicans-KnicksPelicans 112, Knicks 122 · OT
234
Wolves-ClippersWolves 105, Clippers 124
229
Kings-MavsKings 121, Mavs 107
228
Rockets-MagicRockets 114, Magic 110
224
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 106, Raptors 112
218
Nets-HeatNets 107, Heat 109
216
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 101, Hornets 109
210
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-HeatNets 107, Heat 109
+2 MIA
Rockets-MagicRockets 114, Magic 110
+4 HOU
Thunder-RaptorsThunder 106, Raptors 112
+6 TOR
Blazers-HornetsBlazers 101, Hornets 109
+8 CHA
Pelicans-KnicksPelicans 112, Knicks 122 · OT
+10 NYK
Pacers-HawksPacers 117, Hawks 129
+12 ATL
Kings-MavsKings 121, Mavs 107
+14 SAC
Wolves-ClippersWolves 105, Clippers 124
+19 LAC
TOR rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-RaptorsTOR won · Thunder 106, Raptors 112
7 pts
Rockets-MagicHOU won · Rockets 114, Magic 110
6 pts
Pelicans-KnicksNYK won · Pelicans 112, Knicks 122 · OT
4 pts
McConnell shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McConnellIND · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
BrunsonDAL · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Terence DavisSAC · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
75% (9-12)
Finney-SmithDAL · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
TateHOU · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Nets-Heat
Nets 107Heat 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets31292423107
Heat32322223109
The story
Bam Adebayo's 21 points and 15 rebounds carried Miami past Brooklyn, 109-107

For Brooklyn, Landry Shamet had 30 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 32-29, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +1+4+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kyrie Irving was the fantasy play: 47.3 FPTS on 20 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB

Final · Thunder-Raptors
Thunder 106Raptors 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder31282126106
Raptors28242931112
The story
Toronto beat Oklahoma City 112-106 behind 23 points from Gary Trent Jr.

Luguentz Dort paced Oklahoma City: 29 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL, 1 AST · 9-25 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −3−7+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Knicks
Pelicans 112Knicks 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pelicans251935249112
Knicks2136222419122
The story
Julius Randle had 33 points and 10 assists as New York beat New Orleans 122-112 in OT

Zion Williamson led New Orleans with 34 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 33 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 5 STL · 11-28 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Knicks took the second 36-19.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −4+1300+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.6Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 13.6 in 44 earlier games. Today: 29 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.9Season avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.9 in 23 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 37

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 31, 23, 27, 29, 32, 29, 22, 37Mavs-Kings · L
28.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 15, 22, 17, 20, 18, 22, 27, 34Hornets-Blazers · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 19, 28, 13, 30, 14, 42, 15, 34Hawks-Pacers · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 28, 34, 16, 37, 38, 30, 25, 21, 34Pelicans-Knicks · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 19, 22, 15, 26, 34, 32, 44, 33Knicks-Pelicans · W
23.7 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Chris BoucherPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 19, 38, 9, 17, 4, 12, 11, 31Raptors-Thunder · W
13.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bogdan BogdanovicATL+8.1 22.5 last 10 · 14.4 season
Stephen CurryGSW+8.1 39.1 last 10 · 31.0 season
Miles BridgesCHA+7.9 19.3 last 10 · 11.4 season
Kelly OlynykHOU+6.6 18.6 last 10 · 12.0 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerNOP+6.1 16.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
Lauri MarkkanenCHI−6.3 8.4 last 10 · 14.7 season
Damian LillardPOR−6.1 22.6 last 10 · 28.7 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Bradley BealWAS−5.1 26.0 last 10 · 31.1 season
Montrezl HarrellLAL−4.8 9.3 last 10 · 14.1 season