FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 8, 2021Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed DEN by 15 at halftime and won 125–119.

Final · OT · Box score
Wizards133
Pacers132
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +1; Q3 WAS -9; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Pistons104
Sixers118
Q1 PHI +17; Q2 PHI +13; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +14
Final · Box score
Grizzlies109
Raptors99
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Nets125
Nuggets119
Q1 BKN -13; Q2 BKN -15; Q3 BKN -7; Q4 BKN +6
Final · Box score
Thunder97
Warriors136
Q1 GSW +12; Q2 GSW +25; Q3 GSW +39; Q4 GSW +39
Final · Box score
Spurs102
Blazers124
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +15; Q4 POR +22
Final · Box score
Rockets116
Jazz124
Q1 Jazz 0; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +13; Q4 UTA +8
The lead · Nets-Nuggets

Kevin Durant drops 33 in 15-point comeback win over Denver

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-15-7+6BKN AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets24324128125
Nuggets37343315119
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 8, 33, 17, 42, 42, 32, 20, 33BKN33 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 15, 34, 9, 28, 20, 38, 45, 31BKN31 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 24, 32, 19, 30, 32, 32, 24, 29DEN29 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 26, 39, 31, 28, 23, 25, 19, 17, 31, 28DEN28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Wizards-Pacers

Washington goes to overtime again, beats Indiana

Back-to-back games past regulation for the Wizards. 124–124 after 48 minutes, 133–132 final. Bradley Beal led Washington with 50 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Wizards-Pacers
Bradley Beal · WASCaris LeVert · INDPTS5035REB514AST18Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Wizards-Pacers33
Grizzlies-Raptors12
Rockets-Jazz7
Spurs-Blazers7
Nets-Nuggets2
Thunder-Warriors2
Pistons-Sixers0
The night in charts
Wizards-Pacers combined for 265, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-PacersWizards 133, Pacers 132 · OT
265
Nets-NuggetsNets 125, Nuggets 119
244
Rockets-JazzRockets 116, Jazz 124
240
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 97, Warriors 136
233
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 102, Blazers 124
226
Pistons-SixersPistons 104, Sixers 118
222
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 109, Raptors 99
208
WAS won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Wizards-PacersWizards 133, Pacers 132 · OT
+1 WAS
Nets-NuggetsNets 125, Nuggets 119
+6 BKN
Rockets-JazzRockets 116, Jazz 124
+8 UTA
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 109, Raptors 99
+10 MEM
Pistons-SixersPistons 104, Sixers 118
+14 PHI
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 102, Blazers 124
+22 POR
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 97, Warriors 136
+39 GSW
BKN erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-NuggetsBKN won · Nets 125, Nuggets 119
15 pts
Wizards-PacersWAS won · Wizards 133, Pacers 132 · OT
9 pts
Embiid shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EmbiidPHI · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
BlakeBKN · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
NiangUTA · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
KyrieBKN · 31 PTS, 4 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
MPJDEN · 28 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Wizards-Pacers
Wizards 133Pacers 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards333029329133
Pacers323039238132
The story
Alex Len had 10 rebounds and 8 points as Washington beat Indiana 133-132 in OT

Caris LeVert led Indiana with 35 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST 10 REB, 8 PTS, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 3-7 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Wizards took the fourth 32-23.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +1+1−90+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Nuggets
Nets 125Nuggets 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets24324128125
Nuggets37343315119
The story
Kyrie Irving's 31 points carried Brooklyn past Denver, 125-119

For Denver, Nikola Jokic had 29 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 31 PTS, 4 AST · 11-17 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 28-15.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −13−15−7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Warriors
Thunder 97Warriors 136
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2523193097
Warriors37363330136
The story
Golden State beat Oklahoma City 136-97 behind 49 points from Stephen Curry

Svi Mykhailiuk paced Oklahoma City: 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 49 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 14-26 FG, 11-21 3PT

The swing

A 33-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
400 +12+25+39+39 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.8Season avg30.2Last 5

30.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.8 in 67 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Season avg16.3Last 3

16.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.9 in 63 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.9Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 5.9 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 50

Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 33, 45, 27, 19, 29, 26, 42, 28, 50Wizards-Pacers · W
31.4 PPG season to date · +18.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Apr 14, 2006: 50 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
50 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 32, 37, 27, 37, 30, 41, 37, 34, 49Warriors-Thunder · W
31.9 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 13, 2001: 49 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
49 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 18, 16, 36, 25, 33, 14, 31, 35Pacers-Wizards · L
20.1 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 37, 14, 22, 18, 15, 42, 14, 29, 13, 33Wizards-Pacers · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, May 3, 2019: 33 PTS · 18 REB · 14 AST
33 PTS · 19 REB · 15 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 8, 33, 17, 42, 42, 32, 20, 33Nets-Nuggets · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 15, 34, 9, 28, 20, 38, 45, 31Nets-Nuggets · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Miles BridgesCHA+8.3 20.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Bojan BogdanovicUTA+7.9 24.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
Michael Porter Jr.DEN+7.5 26.7 last 10 · 19.2 season
Kenyon Martin Jr.HOU+6.6 15.4 last 10 · 8.8 season
P.J. WashingtonCHA+6.5 19.6 last 10 · 13.1 season
Cold
Patty MillsSAS−5.6 5.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Evan FournierBOS−4.8 11.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Tobias HarrisPHI−4.5 15.0 last 10 · 19.5 season
Elfrid PaytonNYK−4.3 6.6 last 10 · 10.9 season