FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 26, 2021Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed UTA by 16 after the first quarter and won 105–104.

Final · Box score
Hawks86
Pistons100
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +14
Final · Box score
Lakers114
Magic103
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +11
Final · Box score
Thunder90
Sixers121
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +27; Q4 PHI +31
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs146
Wizards143
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Suns118
Knicks110
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX -7; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Cavs96
Raptors112
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +16
Final · Box score
Bulls110
Heat102
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI -6; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Jazz104
Wolves105
Q1 MIN -16; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN +13; Q4 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Clippers103
Pelicans120
Q1 NOP +13; Q2 NOP +14; Q3 NOP +17; Q4 NOP +17
Final · Box score
Grizzlies96
Nuggets120
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +24
Final · Box score
Mavs106
Kings113
Q1 SAC +14; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +7
The lead · Jazz-Wolves

Minnesota overcomes 16-point deficit, beats Utah 105–104

Dejounte Murray goes for 25 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16+2+13+1MIN AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz33142334104
Wolves17323422105
Who led
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 15, 15, 11, 11, 28, 15, 23, 27MIN27 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 30, 27, 24, 16, 26, 26, 24, 21MIN21 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 11, 26, 15, 10, 14, 11, 18, 26UTA26 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 6, 12, 13, 13, 14, 19, 9, 18UTA18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Suns-Knicks

Phoenix takes care of New York

An 8-point win, 118–110. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 33 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over UTA1SAS over WAS3SAC over DAL7PHX over NYK8CHI over MIA8LAL over ORL11DET over ATL14TOR over CLE16NOP over LAC17DEN over MEM24PHI over OKC31Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over NYK.
Lead changes
Spurs-Wizards31
Lakers-Magic17
Cavs-Raptors9
Grizzlies-Nuggets7
Hawks-Pistons6
Suns-Knicks5
Mavs-Kings4
Clippers-Pelicans1
The night in charts
Spurs-Wizards combined for 289, 61 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 146, Wizards 143 · OT
289
Suns-KnicksSuns 118, Knicks 110
228
Clippers-PelicansClippers 103, Pelicans 120
223
Mavs-KingsMavs 106, Kings 113
219
Lakers-MagicLakers 114, Magic 103
217
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 96, Nuggets 120
216
Bulls-HeatBulls 110, Heat 102
212
Thunder-SixersThunder 90, Sixers 121
211
Jazz-WolvesJazz 104, Wolves 105
209
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 96, Raptors 112
208
Hawks-PistonsHawks 86, Pistons 100
186
2 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-WolvesJazz 104, Wolves 105
+1 MIN
Spurs-WizardsSpurs 146, Wizards 143 · OT
+3 SAS
Mavs-KingsMavs 106, Kings 113
+7 SAC
Bulls-HeatBulls 110, Heat 102
+8 CHI
Suns-KnicksSuns 118, Knicks 110
+8 PHX
Lakers-MagicLakers 114, Magic 103
+11 LAL
Hawks-PistonsHawks 86, Pistons 100
+14 DET
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 96, Raptors 112
+16 TOR
Clippers-PelicansClippers 103, Pelicans 120
+17 NOP
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 96, Nuggets 120
+24 DEN
Thunder-SixersThunder 90, Sixers 121
+31 PHI
MIN erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-WolvesMIN won · Jazz 104, Wolves 105
16 pts
Suns-KnicksPHX won · Suns 118, Knicks 110
7 pts
Bulls-HeatCHI won · Bulls 110, Heat 102
6 pts
Lakers-MagicLAL won · Lakers 114, Magic 103
6 pts
Theis shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TheisCHI · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
HolmesSAC · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK
75% (9-12)
ZionNOP · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
Keldon JohnsonSAS · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
HarrellLAL · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Jazz-Wolves
Jazz 104Wolves 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz33142334104
Wolves17323422105
The story
D'Angelo Russell's 27 points and 12 assists carried Minnesota past Utah, 105-104

For Utah, Mike Conley had 26 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 27 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB · 10-16 FG, 7-12 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 16 going into the second, then won it 32-14.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −16+2+13+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Wizards
Spurs 146Wizards 143
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs3827303813146
Wizards3428333810143
The story
DeMar DeRozan had 37 points and 10 assists as San Antonio beat Washington 146-143 in OT

Alex Len led Washington with 17 PTS, 10 REB 37 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB · 12-23 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the first 38-34, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +4+300+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Heat
Bulls 110Heat 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls20322434110
Heat26272920102
The story
Chicago beat Miami 110-102 behind 23 points and 12 rebounds from Daniel Theis

Bam Adebayo paced Miami: 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 10-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 34-20 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −6−1−6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jimmy Butler topped the game at 56.1 FPTS: 33 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.5Season avg29.2Last 5

29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.5 in 51 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 52 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 45

Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 34, 31, 30, 37, 30, 29, 33, 33, 45Wizards-Spurs · L
31.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Dec 20, 2000: 45 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
45 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 33, 19, 19, 26, 18, 15, 32, 37Spurs-Wizards · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 20, 18, 13, 30, 18, 19, 20, 33Heat-Bulls · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 12, 23, 15, 24, 19, 15, 36, 33Suns-Knicks · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 22, 22, 24, 25, 21, 21, 17, 26, 39, 31Nuggets-Grizzlies · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 15, 15, 11, 11, 28, 15, 23, 27Wolves-Jazz · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Miles BridgesCHA+8.8 20.7 last 10 · 11.8 season
Stephen CurryGSW+6.8 38.1 last 10 · 31.3 season
Bogdan BogdanovicATL+6.8 22.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Michael Porter Jr.DEN+6.3 24.8 last 10 · 18.5 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerNOP+6.1 16.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
Damian LillardPOR−6.3 22.1 last 10 · 28.4 season
Montrezl HarrellLAL−5.6 8.4 last 10 · 14.0 season
Lauri MarkkanenCHI−5.3 9.0 last 10 · 14.3 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Hamidou DialloDET−4.9 6.0 last 10 · 10.9 season