FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 21, 2021Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed MEM by 15 after the first quarter and won 117–105.

Final · Box score
Bulls105
Cavs121
Q1 CLE +22; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +27; Q4 CLE +16
Final · Box score
Thunder116
Pacers122
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +7; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Suns116
Sixers113
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Nets103
Raptors114
Q1 TOR -13; Q2 TOR -2; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Warriors114
Wizards118
Q1 WAS +18; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS -7; Q4 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Jazz112
Rockets89
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +18; Q3 UTA +28; Q4 UTA +23
Final · OT · Box score
Hawks127
Knicks137
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 NYK -7; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +10
Final · Box score
Pistons117
Mavs127
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +10; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Heat107
Spurs87
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +20
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Clippers117
Q1 LAC -15; Q2 LAC -9; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Blazers105
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN +3; Q3 DEN -2; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Wolves125
Kings128
Q1 SAC +10; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC -3; Q4 SAC +3
The lead · Grizzlies-Clippers

Clippers storm back from 15 down to beat Memphis

Julius Randle goes for 40 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-9+5+12LAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies39232023105
Clippers24293430117
Who led
Luke KennardPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 3, 11, 10, 17, 3, 13, 7, 28LAC28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 5, 8, 9, 33, 22, 15, 19, 16, 25LAC25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 26, 23, 13, 17, 15, 13, 36, 22MEM22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.MEM15 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Blazers26
Heat-Spurs17
Suns-Sixers13
Thunder-Pacers9
Wolves-Kings9
Warriors-Wizards5
Grizzlies-Clippers3
Nets-Raptors2
Bulls-Cavs0
Jazz-Rockets0
Shot of the night

Hield's three with 8.8 seconds left puts the Kings ahead, 128-125 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Knicks combined for 264, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-KnicksHawks 127, Knicks 137 · OT
264
Wolves-KingsWolves 125, Kings 128
253
Pistons-MavsPistons 117, Mavs 127
244
Thunder-PacersThunder 116, Pacers 122
238
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 114, Wizards 118
232
Suns-SixersSuns 116, Sixers 113
229
Bulls-CavsBulls 105, Cavs 121
226
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 105, Clippers 117
222
Nets-RaptorsNets 103, Raptors 114
217
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 106, Blazers 105
211
Jazz-RocketsJazz 112, Rockets 89
201
Heat-SpursHeat 107, Spurs 87
194
4 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 106, Blazers 105
+1 DEN
Suns-SixersSuns 116, Sixers 113
+3 PHX
Wolves-KingsWolves 125, Kings 128
+3 SAC
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 114, Wizards 118
+4 WAS
Thunder-PacersThunder 116, Pacers 122
+6 IND
Pistons-MavsPistons 117, Mavs 127
+10 DAL
Hawks-KnicksHawks 127, Knicks 137 · OT
+10 NYK
Nets-RaptorsNets 103, Raptors 114
+11 TOR
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 105, Clippers 117
+12 LAC
Bulls-CavsBulls 105, Cavs 121
+16 CLE
Heat-SpursHeat 107, Spurs 87
+20 MIA
Jazz-RocketsJazz 112, Rockets 89
+23 UTA
LAC erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-ClippersLAC won · Grizzlies 105, Clippers 117
15 pts
Nets-RaptorsTOR won · Nets 103, Raptors 114
13 pts
Warriors-WizardsWAS won · Warriors 114, Wizards 118
7 pts
Hawks-KnicksNYK won · Hawks 127, Knicks 137 · OT
7 pts
Pistons-MavsDAL won · Pistons 117, Mavs 127
3 pts
Gobert shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertUTA · 19 PTS, 18 REB, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
ReidMIN · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (11-15)
CapelaATL · 25 PTS, 22 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
71% (12-17)
HieldSAC · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
BrunsonDAL · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Suns-Sixers
Suns 116Sixers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28262339116
Sixers29252237113
The story
Phoenix won 116-113 despite 38 points and 17 rebounds from Joel Embiid

Chris Paul paced Phoenix: 28 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 38 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST · 14-23 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 39-37 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −10+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Wizards
Warriors 114Wizards 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors20383521114
Wizards38222632118
The story
Bradley Beal's 29 points and 10 rebounds carried Washington past Golden State, 118-114

For Golden State, Kelly Oubre Jr. had 24 PTS, 9 REB 29 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 8-21 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-20, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +18+2−7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kent Bazemore was the fantasy play: 59.3 FPTS on 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST

Final · Hawks-Knicks
Hawks 127Knicks 137
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks393028255127
Knicks3433233215137
The story
Derrick Rose had 20 points as New York beat Atlanta 137-127 in OT

Trae Young led Atlanta with 20 PTS, 14 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 8-12 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the overtime 15-5.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −5−2−70+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.4Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.4 in 47 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg6.0Last 3

6.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 21 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+33.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.3Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Nets-Raptors

Toronto rallies from 13 down to beat Brooklyn

Trailing by 13 after one, Toronto outscored the Nets 91–67 the rest of the way. Final: 114–103. Pascal Siakam led Toronto with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Raptors-Nets
Pascal Siakam · TORKyrie Irving · BKNPTS2728REB911AST68Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Julius Randle leads the day with 40

Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 15, 26, 34, 32, 44, 33, 16, 40Knicks-Hawks · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +16.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Feb 7, 1996: 40 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 35, 14, 27, 36, 39, 36, 28, 38Sixers-Suns · L
30.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 23, 27, 29, 32, 29, 22, 37, 30Mavs-Pistons · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 23, 30, 43, 33, 27, 30, 14, 30Kings-Wolves · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 26, 22, 27, 29, 30, 22, 28, 30Cavs-Bulls · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 7, 11, 29, 29, 23, 16, 29, 18, 29Pacers-Thunder · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Miles BridgesCHA+8.3 19.8 last 10 · 11.5 season
Stephen CurryGSW+7.9 39.0 last 10 · 31.1 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerNOP+6.1 16.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Bogdan BogdanovicATL+6.0 20.5 last 10 · 14.5 season
Landry ShametBKN+5.6 15.0 last 10 · 9.4 season
Cold
Montrezl HarrellLAL−6.3 7.6 last 10 · 13.9 season
Damian LillardPOR−6.0 22.6 last 10 · 28.6 season
Andre DrummondLAL−5.4 10.8 last 10 · 16.2 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Lauri MarkkanenCHI−5.0 9.6 last 10 · 14.6 season