FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 28, 2021Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed LAL by 4 after the first quarter and won 116–107.

Final · Box score
Magic109
Cavs104
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +21; Q4 ORL +5
Final · Box score
Hawks83
Sixers127
Q1 PHI +20; Q2 PHI +28; Q3 PHI +30; Q4 PHI +44
Final · Box score
Hornets111
Celtics120
Q1 BOS +20; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Bulls94
Knicks113
Q1 NYK +13; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +19
Final · Box score
Lakers107
Wizards116
Q1 WAS -4; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +9
Final · Box score
Spurs111
Heat116
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Pelicans112
Nuggets114
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Blazers130
Grizzlies109
Q1 POR +15; Q2 POR +28; Q3 POR +19; Q4 POR +21
Final · Box score
Clippers101
Suns109
Q1 PHX +8; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +8
Final · Box score
Jazz154
Kings105
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +32; Q3 UTA +42; Q4 UTA +49
The lead · Lakers-Wizards

Washington gets past Lakers

Nikola Jokic goes for 32 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+6+13+9WAS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers35202230107
Wizards31302926116
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 31, 30, 37, 30, 29, 33, 33, 45, 27WAS27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 36, 15, 13, 14, 37, 14, 22, 18WAS18 PTS · 18 REB · 14 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 13, 30, 35, 15, 4, 17, 18, 26LAL26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 3, 4, 27, 8, 14, 6, 13, 17LAL17 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Nuggets

Denver never trails at a break against New Orleans

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 114–112. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DEN over NOP2ORL over CLE5MIA over SAS5PHX over LAC8BOS over CHA9WAS over LAL9NYK over CHI19POR over MEM21PHI over ATL44UTA over SAC49Final margin, points. Pink = DEN over NOP.
Lead changes
Spurs-Heat10
Jazz-Kings5
Bulls-Knicks4
Lakers-Wizards3
Hornets-Celtics2
Blazers-Grizzlies2
Magic-Cavs1
Pelicans-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Jazz-Kings combined for 259, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-KingsJazz 154, Kings 105
259
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 130, Grizzlies 109
239
Hornets-CelticsHornets 111, Celtics 120
231
Spurs-HeatSpurs 111, Heat 116
227
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 112, Nuggets 114
226
Lakers-WizardsLakers 107, Wizards 116
223
Magic-CavsMagic 109, Cavs 104
213
Hawks-SixersHawks 83, Sixers 127
210
Clippers-SunsClippers 101, Suns 109
210
Bulls-KnicksBulls 94, Knicks 113
207
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pelicans-NuggetsPelicans 112, Nuggets 114
+2 DEN
Spurs-HeatSpurs 111, Heat 116
+5 MIA
Magic-CavsMagic 109, Cavs 104
+5 ORL
Clippers-SunsClippers 101, Suns 109
+8 PHX
Lakers-WizardsLakers 107, Wizards 116
+9 WAS
Hornets-CelticsHornets 111, Celtics 120
+9 BOS
Bulls-KnicksBulls 94, Knicks 113
+19 NYK
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 130, Grizzlies 109
+21 POR
Hawks-SixersHawks 83, Sixers 127
+44 PHI
Jazz-KingsJazz 154, Kings 105
+49 UTA
John Collins shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
John CollinsATL · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
CJPOR · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
CP3PHX · 28 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
67% (10-15)
DrummondLAL · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
CurryPHI · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Pelicans-Nuggets
Pelicans 112Nuggets 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans25262734112
Nuggets35252727114
The story
Michael Porter Jr. had 28 points as Denver beat New Orleans 114-112

Brandon Ingram led New Orleans with 27 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 12-21 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 35-25, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +10+9+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Heat
Spurs 111Heat 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs20342037111
Heat31242734116
The story
Jimmy Butler's 29 points carried Miami past San Antonio, 116-111

For San Antonio, DeMar DeRozan had 20 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 29 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 11-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-20, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +11+1+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dejounte Murray was the fantasy play: 51.0 FPTS on 22 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB

Final · Lakers-Wizards
Lakers 107Wizards 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers35202230107
Wizards31302926116
The story
Washington beat Los Angeles 116-107 behind a 18-18-14 triple-double from Russell Westbrook

Anthony Davis paced Los Angeles: 26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 18 REB, 14 AST · 7-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-20 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −4+6+13+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.5Season avg28.2Last 5

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 18.5 in 51 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 61 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.6Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 10.6 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 38

Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 26, 20, 24, 40, 23, 20, 39, 38Celtics-Hornets · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 53, 28, 32, 14, 44, 14, 15, 38, 19, 35Celtics-Hornets · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 32, 44, 33, 16, 40, 31, 18, 34Knicks-Bulls · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 17, 29, 47, 25, 19, 24, 24, 32Nuggets-Pelicans · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 18, 13, 30, 18, 19, 20, 33, 29Heat-Spurs · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 13, 6, 22, 28, 22, 14, 20, 28Suns-Clippers · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Miles BridgesCHA+7.7 19.8 last 10 · 12.1 season
Kelly OlynykHOU+7.3 19.8 last 10 · 12.5 season
Bogdan BogdanovicATL+6.8 22.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Julius RandleNYK+6.7 30.8 last 10 · 24.1 season
Michael Porter Jr.DEN+6.7 25.4 last 10 · 18.7 season
Cold
Damian LillardPOR−6.3 21.9 last 10 · 28.2 season
Kevin DurantBKN−6.2 20.9 last 10 · 27.1 season
Evan FournierBOS−5.5 11.3 last 10 · 16.8 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Patty MillsSAS−5.0 6.4 last 10 · 11.4 season