FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 23, 2021Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed CLE by 7 at halftime and won 108–102.

Final · Box score
Heat103
Hawks118
Q1 ATL +1; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +6; Q4 ATL +15
Final · Box score
Celtics104
Nets109
Q1 BKN -4; Q2 BKN +9; Q3 BKN +15; Q4 BKN +5
Final · Box score
Cavs102
Hornets108
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA -7; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 CHA +6
Final · Box score
Clippers109
Rockets104
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC -4; Q4 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Wizards129
Thunder109
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +20
Final · Box score
Nuggets97
Warriors118
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +21
Final · Box score
Grizzlies130
Blazers128
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +6; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +2
The lead · Cavs-Hornets

Charlotte handles Cleveland by 6

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-70+6CHA AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs20352324102
Hornets22263030108
Who led
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 23, 13, 20, 33, 19, 15, 13, 25CHA25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 3, 12, 18, 8, 23, 26, 2, 25CHA25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 22, 27, 29, 30, 22, 28, 30, 28CLE28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 12, 37, 21, 19, 17, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27CLE27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Celtics-Nets

Brooklyn beats Boston, 109–104

Brooklyn led 88–73 after three and won by 5. Joe Harris led Brooklyn with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over POR2BKN over BOS5LAC over HOU5CHA over CLE6ATL over MIA15WAS over OKC20GSW over DEN21Final margin, points. Pink = BKN over BOS.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Blazers20
Heat-Hawks18
Wizards-Thunder17
Cavs-Hornets13
Clippers-Rockets13
Celtics-Nets4
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Blazers combined for 258, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 130, Blazers 128
258
Wizards-ThunderWizards 129, Thunder 109
238
Heat-HawksHeat 103, Hawks 118
221
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 97, Warriors 118
215
Celtics-NetsCeltics 104, Nets 109
213
Clippers-RocketsClippers 109, Rockets 104
213
Cavs-HornetsCavs 102, Hornets 108
210
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 130, Blazers 128
+2 MEM
Celtics-NetsCeltics 104, Nets 109
+5 BKN
Clippers-RocketsClippers 109, Rockets 104
+5 LAC
Cavs-HornetsCavs 102, Hornets 108
+6 CHA
Heat-HawksHeat 103, Hawks 118
+15 ATL
Wizards-ThunderWizards 129, Thunder 109
+20 WAS
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 97, Warriors 118
+21 GSW
CHA rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-HornetsCHA won · Cavs 102, Hornets 108
7 pts
Celtics-NetsBKN won · Celtics 104, Nets 109
4 pts
Clippers-RocketsLAC won · Clippers 109, Rockets 104
4 pts
Nurkic shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NurkicPOR · 26 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
JJJMEM · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
PritchardBOS · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
JaMEM · 33 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
John CollinsATL · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Final · Grizzlies-Blazers
Grizzlies 130Blazers 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies28343830130
Blazers23334329128
The story
Ja Morant had 33 points and 13 assists as Memphis beat Portland 130-128

Jusuf Nurkic led Portland with 26 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST 33 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB · 11-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies won the first 28-23, their biggest quarter edge.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +5+6+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Rockets
Clippers 109Rockets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers37281133109
Rockets36251924104
The story
LA beat Houston 109-104 behind 33 points and 14 rebounds from Paul George

John Wall paced Houston: 27 PTS, 13 AST, 3 REB 33 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 10-27 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

A 33-24 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +1+4−4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Thunder
Wizards 129Thunder 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards36343029129
Thunder35332219109
The story
Bradley Beal's 33 points carried Washington past Oklahoma City, 129-109

For Oklahoma City, Darius Bazley had 20 PTS, 6 REB 33 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 12-24 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 29-19, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +1+2+10+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.9Season avg26.0Last 5

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.9 in 45 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.5 in 46 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.6Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 19.6 a game in 56 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 38

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 53, 28, 32, 14, 44, 14, 15, 38Celtics-Nets · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 17, 25, 25, 36, 15, 13, 14, 37Wizards-Thunder · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, Mar 10, 2023: 37 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
37 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 23, 13, 17, 15, 13, 36, 22, 33Grizzlies-Blazers · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 36, 33, 32, 36, 37, 23, 33, 33Clippers-Rockets · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 20, 34, 31, 30, 37, 30, 29, 33Wizards-Thunder · W
31.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 41, 32, 38, 53, 42, 33, 47, 49, 18, 32Warriors-Nuggets · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Miles BridgesCHA+8.6 20.3 last 10 · 11.7 season
Stephen CurryGSW+7.3 38.5 last 10 · 31.2 season
Bogdan BogdanovicATL+6.9 21.6 last 10 · 14.7 season
Landry ShametBKN+6.2 15.6 last 10 · 9.4 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerNOP+6.1 16.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
Damian LillardPOR−5.4 23.1 last 10 · 28.5 season
Montrezl HarrellLAL−5.4 8.5 last 10 · 13.9 season
Andre DrummondLAL−5.4 10.7 last 10 · 16.1 season
Lauri MarkkanenCHI−5.3 9.2 last 10 · 14.5 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season