FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 9, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pelicans trailed Hornets by 10 at halftime and won 112–110.

Final · Box score
Heat130
Celtics124
Q1 Heat +13; Q2 Heat +26; Q3 Heat +21; Q4 Heat +6
Final · Box score
Knicks106
Clippers100
Q1 Knicks -3; Q2 Knicks +2; Q3 Knicks +5; Q4 Knicks +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans112
Hornets110
Q1 Pelicans +9; Q2 Pelicans -10; Q3 Pelicans -7; Q4 Pelicans +2
Final · Box score
Mavs124
Cavs97
Q1 Mavs +9; Q2 Mavs +11; Q3 Mavs +26; Q4 Mavs +27
Final · Box score
Wolves128
Magic96
Q1 Wolves +15; Q2 Wolves +30; Q3 Wolves +38; Q4 Wolves +32
Final · Box score
Bulls108
Pistons96
Q1 Bulls +10; Q2 Bulls +18; Q3 Bulls +15; Q4 Bulls +12
Final · Box score
Suns110
Lakers123
Q1 Lakers +11; Q2 Lakers +12; Q3 Lakers +21; Q4 Lakers +13
Final · Box score
Thunder98
Kings126
Q1 Kings +8; Q2 Kings +20; Q3 Kings +35; Q4 Kings +28
The lead · Pelicans-Hornets

New Orleans rallies from 10 down to beat Charlotte

Anthony Davis goes for 42 points

Game flow · Pelicans margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9-10-7+2Pelicans AHEAD ↑Hornets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans34233223112
Hornets25422914110
Who led
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 18, 17, 7, 16, 11, 14, 18, 24Pelicans24 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Jaxson HayesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 6, 10, 8, 13, 9, 8, 19, 18Pelicans18 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 8, 15, 29, 14, 18, 12, 28, 43Hornets43 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 26, 13, 11, 14, 23, 4, 27, 22Hornets22 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Knicks-Clippers

New York gets past Clippers

106–100, with New York ahead 56–54 at halftime. Derrick Rose led New York with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Pelicans over Hornets2Heat over Celtics6Knicks over Clippers6Bulls over Pistons12Lakers over Suns13Mavs over Cavs27Kings over Thunder28Wolves over Magic32Final margin, points. Pink = Knicks over Clippers.
Lead changes
Knicks-Clippers13
Wolves-Magic3
Bulls-Pistons1
Heat-Celtics0
Mavs-Cavs0
Suns-Lakers0
The night in charts
Heat-Celtics combined for 254, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-CelticsHeat 130, Celtics 124
254
Suns-LakersSuns 110, Lakers 123
233
Wolves-MagicWolves 128, Magic 96
224
Thunder-KingsThunder 98, Kings 126
224
Pelicans-HornetsPelicans 112, Hornets 110
222
Mavs-CavsMavs 124, Cavs 97
221
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 106, Clippers 100
206
Bulls-PistonsBulls 108, Pistons 96
204
Pelicans won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Pelicans-HornetsPelicans 112, Hornets 110
+2 Pelicans
Knicks-ClippersKnicks 106, Clippers 100
+6 Knicks
Heat-CelticsHeat 130, Celtics 124
+6 Heat
Bulls-PistonsBulls 108, Pistons 96
+12 Bulls
Suns-LakersSuns 110, Lakers 123
+13 Lakers
Mavs-CavsMavs 124, Cavs 97
+27 Mavs
Thunder-KingsThunder 98, Kings 126
+28 Kings
Wolves-MagicWolves 128, Magic 96
+32 MIN
Pelicans erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-HornetsPelicans won · Pelicans 112, Hornets 110
10 pts
Knicks-ClippersKnicks won · Knicks 106, Clippers 100
3 pts
Payne shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PayneSuns · 24 PTS, 1 REB
90% (9-10)
HayesPelicans · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 6 BLK, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
HardawayMavs · 25 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
69% (9-13)
FournierCeltics · 30 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
TatumCeltics · 29 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
Final · Pelicans-Hornets
Pelicans 112Hornets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans34233223112
Hornets25422914110
The story
Eric Bledsoe had 24 points and 11 assists as New Orleans beat Charlotte 112-110

P.J. Washington led Charlotte with 14 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 8-17 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans won the first 34-25, their biggest quarter edge.

Pelicans lead by quarter
200 +9−10−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 110Lakers 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns19283033110
Lakers30293925123
The story
Alex Caruso's 17 points and 8 assists carried Los Angeles past Phoenix, 123-110

For Phoenix, Mikal Bridges had 15 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 17 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 6-11 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-19, was where the Lakers built it.

Lakers lead by quarter
300 +11+12+21+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Magic
Wolves 128Magic 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves34403321128
Magic1925252796
The story
Minnesota beat Orlando 128-96 behind 27 points from Karl-Anthony Towns

R.J. Hampton paced Orlando: 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 10-19 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

A 34-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

Wolves lead by quarter
400 +15+30+38+32 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.7Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.7 in 44 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg21.0Last 3

21.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 49 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.6Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 12.6 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Terry Rozier leads the day with 43

Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 8, 15, 29, 14, 18, 12, 28, 43Hornets-Pelicans · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +22.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan Bulls, Feb 11, 1997: 43 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Career high43 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 18, 26, 22, 12, 25, 4, 36, 42Lakers-Suns · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +20.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Hakeem Olajuwon Rockets, Feb 29, 1996: 42 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Season high42 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 17, 2, 0, 11, 2, 8, 21, 18, 17, 30Celtics-Heat · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 22, 50, 30, 21, 30, 13, 25, 30Bulls-Pistons · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 9, 18, 26, 24, 26, 17, 29, 18, 29Bulls-Pistons · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 38, 19, 35, 60, 33, 27, 9, 29Celtics-Heat · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Miles BridgesHornets+8.3 20.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Bojan BogdanovicJazz+7.9 24.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
Michael Porter Jr.Nuggets+7.5 26.7 last 10 · 19.2 season
Kenyon Martin Jr.Rockets+6.6 15.4 last 10 · 8.8 season
Caris LeVertPacers+6.0 26.1 last 10 · 20.1 season
Cold
Patty MillsSpurs−5.6 5.1 last 10 · 10.7 season
Gordon HaywardHornets−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Tobias HarrisSixers−4.5 15.0 last 10 · 19.5 season
Evan FournierCeltics−4.5 12.6 last 10 · 17.1 season
Elfrid PaytonKnicks−4.5 6.3 last 10 · 10.8 season