FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 5, 2021Regular season · 9 games
← May 4CalendarMay 6 →

9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Bucks trailed Wizards by 8 after the first quarter and won 135–134.

Final · Box score
Celtics132
Magic96
Q1 Celtics +12; Q2 Celtics +18; Q3 Celtics +25; Q4 Celtics +36
Final · Box score
Blazers141
Cavs105
Q1 Blazers +1; Q2 Blazers +10; Q3 Blazers +22; Q4 Blazers +36
Final · Box score
Suns103
Hawks135
Q1 Hawks +4; Q2 Hawks +2; Q3 Hawks +9; Q4 Hawks +32
Final · Box score
Sixers135
Rockets115
Q1 Sixers +9; Q2 Sixers +12; Q3 Sixers +17; Q4 Sixers +20
Final · Box score
Kings104
Pacers93
Q1 Kings +4; Q2 Kings +9; Q3 Kings +17; Q4 Kings +11
Final · Box score
Wizards134
Bucks135
Q1 Bucks -8; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 Bucks +8; Q4 Bucks +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies139
Wolves135
Q1 Grizzlies +4; Q2 Grizzlies +10; Q3 Grizzlies +4; Q4 Grizzlies +4
Final · Box score
Knicks97
Nuggets113
Q1 Nuggets +22; Q2 Nuggets +21; Q3 Nuggets +20; Q4 Nuggets +16
Final · Box score
Spurs94
Jazz126
Q1 Jazz +12; Q2 Jazz +24; Q3 Jazz +37; Q4 Jazz +32
The lead · Wizards-Bucks

Milwaukee climbs back to beat Washington

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · Bucks margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-80+8+1Bucks AHEAD ↑Wizards AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards37342439134
Bucks29423232135
Who led
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 12, 19, 12, 29, 16, 18, 23, 29Bucks29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 27, 24, 31, 29, 1, 49, 36, 23Bucks23 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 33, 33, 45, 27, 19, 29, 26, 42Wizards42 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 37, 14, 22, 18, 15, 42, 14, 29Wizards29 PTS · 12 REB · 17 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat Orlando by 36, the widest margin of 9 games.

Bucks over Wizards1Grizzlies over Wolves4Kings over Pacers11Nuggets over Knicks16Sixers over Rockets20Hawks over Suns32Jazz over Spurs32Celtics over Magic36Blazers over Cavs36Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Wolves12
Kings-Pacers5
Sixers-Rockets5
Wizards-Bucks4
Spurs-Jazz4
Celtics-Magic0
Knicks-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Wolves combined for 274, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 139, Wolves 135
274
Wizards-BucksWizards 134, Bucks 135
269
Sixers-RocketsSixers 135, Rockets 115
250
Blazers-CavsBlazers 141, Cavs 105
246
Suns-HawksSuns 103, Hawks 135
238
Celtics-MagicCeltics 132, Magic 96
228
Spurs-JazzSpurs 94, Jazz 126
220
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 97, Nuggets 113
210
Kings-PacersKings 104, Pacers 93
197
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-BucksWizards 134, Bucks 135
+1 Bucks
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 139, Wolves 135
+4 Grizzlies
Kings-PacersKings 104, Pacers 93
+11 Kings
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 97, Nuggets 113
+16 Nuggets
Sixers-RocketsSixers 135, Rockets 115
+20 Sixers
Spurs-JazzSpurs 94, Jazz 126
+32 Jazz
Suns-HawksSuns 103, Hawks 135
+32 Hawks
Blazers-CavsBlazers 141, Cavs 105
+36 Blazers
Celtics-MagicCeltics 132, Magic 96
+36 Celtics
Kanter shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KanterBlazers · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
AntMIN · 42 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
77% (17-22)
BogdanovicJazz · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL
77% (10-13)
ClarksonJazz · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
75% (12-16)
CapelaHawks · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
Final · Wizards-Bucks
Wizards 134Bucks 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards37342439134
Bucks29423232135
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 23 points and 8 assists as Milwaukee beat Washington 135-134

Daniel Gafford led Washington with 12 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 8-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Bucks took the second 42-34.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 −80+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Wolves
Grizzlies 139Wolves 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies33403432139
Wolves29344032135
The story
Ja Morant's 37 points and 10 assists carried Memphis past Minnesota, 139-135

For Minnesota, Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 37 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 14-25 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 40-34, was where the Grizzlies built it.

Grizzlies lead by quarter
200 +4+10+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Rockets
Sixers 135Rockets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers39363327135
Rockets30332824115
The story
Philadelphia beat Houston 135-115 behind 34 points and 12 rebounds from Joel Embiid

Kenyon Martin Jr. paced Houston: 23 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST 34 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 10-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 39-30 first quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 +9+12+17+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kelly Olynyk topped the game at 64.7 FPTS: 27 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.2Season avg25.8Last 5

25.8 points a game over his last five games, against 16.2 in 65 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.1 in 55 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 42

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 28, 16, 23, 14, 19, 25, 29, 42Wolves-Grizzlies · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +23.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan Bulls, Nov 3, 1995: 42 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Ties career high42 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 33, 33, 45, 27, 19, 29, 26, 42Wizards-Bucks · L
31.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade Heat, Dec 17, 2014: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
42 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 33, 28, 27, 10, 8, 22, 8, 37Grizzlies-Wolves · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 36, 28, 38, 24, 21, 17, 18, 34, 13, 34Sixers-Rockets · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 47, 25, 19, 24, 24, 32, 19, 30, 32, 32Nuggets-Knicks · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 27, 23, 23, 23, 32, 26, 33, 32Blazers-Cavs · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Miles BridgesHornets+8.3 20.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Kelly OlynykRockets+6.3 19.2 last 10 · 12.9 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerPelicans+6.1 16.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Luguentz DortThunder+6.0 20.1 last 10 · 14.1 season
Michael Porter Jr.Nuggets+5.8 24.6 last 10 · 18.8 season
Cold
Patty MillsSpurs−6.4 4.6 last 10 · 11.0 season
Evan FournierCeltics−5.9 10.8 last 10 · 16.7 season
Gordon HaywardHornets−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Tobias HarrisSixers−4.5 15.1 last 10 · 19.6 season
Elfrid PaytonKnicks−4.3 6.7 last 10 · 11.0 season