FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 24, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed UTA by 14 after the first quarter and won 101–96.

Final · Box score
Raptors103
Knicks120
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +17
Final · Box score
Sixers94
Bucks132
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +23; Q4 MIL +38
Final · Box score
Pistons109
Pacers115
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +6
Final · Box score
Bulls101
Heat106
Q1 MIA +15; Q2 MIA +20; Q3 MIA +17; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Spurs110
Pelicans108
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Lakers93
Mavs108
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -12; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +15
Final · Box score
Wolves101
Jazz96
Q1 MIN -14; Q2 MIN -6; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Rockets116
Nuggets129
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +22; Q3 DEN +20; Q4 DEN +13
The lead · Wolves-Jazz

Minnesota climbs out of a 14-point hole against Utah

Michael Porter Jr. goes for 39 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-6+8+5MIN AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves26263019101
Jazz4018162296
Who led
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 39, 23, 32, 30, 27, 24, 16, 26, 26, 24MIN24 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 15, 27, 24, 12, 23, 28, 16, 23MIN23 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 8, 33, 23, 24, 19, 19, 14, 30UTA30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 11, 11, 26, 15, 10, 14, 11, 18UTA18 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Milwaukee posts the night's biggest win

Milwaukee beat Philadelphia by 38, the widest margin of 8 games.

SAS over NOP2MIA over CHI5MIN over UTA5IND over DET6DEN over HOU13DAL over LAL15NYK over TOR17MIL over PHI38Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Raptors-Knicks14
Pistons-Pacers7
Spurs-Pelicans5
Wolves-Jazz5
Rockets-Nuggets4
Lakers-Mavs3
Sixers-Bucks1
Bulls-Heat0
The night in charts
Rockets-Nuggets combined for 245, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 116, Nuggets 129
245
Sixers-BucksSixers 94, Bucks 132
226
Pistons-PacersPistons 109, Pacers 115
224
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 103, Knicks 120
223
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 110, Pelicans 108
218
Bulls-HeatBulls 101, Heat 106
207
Lakers-MavsLakers 93, Mavs 108
201
Wolves-JazzWolves 101, Jazz 96
197
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 110, Pelicans 108
+2 SAS
Wolves-JazzWolves 101, Jazz 96
+5 MIN
Bulls-HeatBulls 101, Heat 106
+5 MIA
Pistons-PacersPistons 109, Pacers 115
+6 IND
Rockets-NuggetsRockets 116, Nuggets 129
+13 DEN
Lakers-MavsLakers 93, Mavs 108
+15 DAL
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 103, Knicks 120
+17 NYK
Sixers-BucksSixers 94, Bucks 132
+38 MIL
MIN erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-JazzMIN won · Wolves 101, Jazz 96
14 pts
Lakers-MavsDAL won · Lakers 93, Mavs 108
12 pts
Pistons-PacersIND won · Pistons 109, Pacers 115
3 pts
Powell shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PowellDAL · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
92% (11-12)
DozierDEN · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
GiannisMIL · 24 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
JokicDEN · 24 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
McDermottIND · 18 PTS, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Spurs-Pelicans
Spurs 110Pelicans 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs31302425110
Pelicans24283224108
The story
DeMar DeRozan's 32 points and 8 assists carried San Antonio past New Orleans, 110-108

For New Orleans, Lonzo Ball had 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 32 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 10-21 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-24, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +7+9+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zion Williamson was the fantasy play: 50.8 FPTS on 33 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST

Final · Wolves-Jazz
Wolves 101Jazz 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves26263019101
Jazz4018162296
The story
Anthony Edwards had 23 points as Minnesota beat Utah 101-96

Bojan Bogdanovic led Utah with 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST · 9-19 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 30-16.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −14−6+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Pacers
Pistons 109Pacers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons25362127109
Pacers35232631115
The story
Indiana beat Detroit 115-109 behind 25 points from Caris LeVert

Jerami Grant paced Detroit: 25 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 9-19 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

A 35-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +10−3+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mason Plumlee topped the game at 53.7 FPTS: 21 REB, 17 PTS, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.9Season avg32.8Last 5

32.8 points a game over his last five games, against 23.9 in 59 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.2Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.2 in 24 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.7Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 10.7 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Michael Porter Jr. leads the day with 39

Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 18, 22, 22, 24, 25, 21, 21, 17, 26, 39Nuggets-Rockets · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 37, 38, 30, 25, 21, 34, 33, 23, 33Pelicans-Spurs · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 24, 33, 19, 19, 26, 18, 15, 32Spurs-Pelicans · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 26, 34, 32, 44, 33, 16, 40, 31Knicks-Raptors · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 6, 2, 27, 8, 19, 14, 18, 31Bulls-Heat · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 8, 33, 23, 24, 19, 19, 14, 30Jazz-Wolves · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 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
Lauri MarkkanenCHI−6.1 8.3 last 10 · 14.4 season
Damian LillardPOR−5.4 23.1 last 10 · 28.5 season
Montrezl HarrellLAL−5.4 8.5 last 10 · 13.9 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Hamidou DialloDET−5.1 5.7 last 10 · 10.8 season