FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 10, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed CLE by 7 at halftime and won 111–102.

Final · Box score
Wizards124
Hawks125
Q1 ATL +2; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL +17; Q4 ATL +1
Final · Box score
Pacers111
Cavs102
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND -7; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Pelicans110
Grizzlies115
Q1 MEM +5; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM -2; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Bucks125
Spurs146
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +23; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +21
Final · Box score
Jazz116
Warriors119
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW +14; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Rockets129
Blazers140
Q1 POR +17; Q2 POR +16; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +11
The lead · Pacers-Cavs

Indiana beats Cleveland, 111–102

Domantas Sabonis goes for 21 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-7+2+9IND AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers27262632111
Cavs28321725102
Who led
Kelan MartinPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 4, 9, 3, 5, 11, 4, 5, 25IND25 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 22, 18, 26, 32, 17, 30, 30, 21IND21 PTS · 20 REB · 9 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 28, 22, 25, 29, 15, 27, 24, 25CLE25 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Isaac OkoroPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 15, 10, 11, 32, 7, 15, 12, 22CLE22 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: San Antonio by 21.

ATL over WAS1GSW over UTA3MEM over NOP5IND over CLE9POR over HOU11SAS over MIL21Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Jazz-Warriors19
Pacers-Cavs13
Bucks-Spurs7
Pelicans-Grizzlies4
Shot of the night

Steph's three with 14 seconds left puts the Warriors ahead, 119-116 final

The night in charts
Bucks-Spurs combined for 271, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-SpursBucks 125, Spurs 146
271
Rockets-BlazersRockets 129, Blazers 140
269
Wizards-HawksWizards 124, Hawks 125
249
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 116, Warriors 119
235
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 110, Grizzlies 115
225
Pacers-CavsPacers 111, Cavs 102
213
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-HawksWizards 124, Hawks 125
+1 ATL
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 116, Warriors 119
+3 GSW
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 110, Grizzlies 115
+5 MEM
Pacers-CavsPacers 111, Cavs 102
+9 IND
Rockets-BlazersRockets 129, Blazers 140
+11 POR
Bucks-SpursBucks 125, Spurs 146
+21 SAS
IND rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-CavsIND won · Pacers 111, Cavs 102
7 pts
Pelicans-GrizzliesMEM won · Pelicans 110, Grizzlies 115
2 pts
Wizards-HawksATL won · Wizards 124, Hawks 125
1 pt
Valanciunas shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ValanciunasMEM · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
75% (9-12)
John CollinsATL · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
NurkicPOR · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
MillsSAS · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
GiannisMIL · 28 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
69% (11-16)
Final · Wizards-Hawks
Wizards 124Hawks 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards32301745124
Hawks34273529125
The story
Trae Young had 36 points and 9 assists as Atlanta beat Washington 125-124

Ish Smith led Washington with 16 PTS, 3 REB 36 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 11-22 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Hawks took the third 35-17.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +2−1+17+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Russell Westbrook led the game in fantasy with 73.6 FPTS (28 PTS, 21 AST, 13 REB)

Final · Jazz-Warriors
Jazz 116Warriors 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz30192641116
Warriors31233530119
The story
Stephen Curry's 36 points carried Golden State past Utah, 119-116

For Utah, Bojan Bogdanovic had 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 36 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 11-25 FG, 3-13 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 35-26, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +1+5+14+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Grizzlies
Pelicans 110Grizzlies 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans31282922110
Grizzlies36351529115
The story
Memphis beat New Orleans 115-110 behind 20 points and 11 rebounds from Jonas Valanciunas

Naji Marshall paced New Orleans: 12 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 9-12 FG

The swing

A 35-28 second quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +5+12−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.8Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 8.8 in 41 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.2 in 20 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.9Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 9.9 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jordan Clarkson leads the day with 41

Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 23, 12, 15, 16, 30, 21, 21, 41Jazz-Warriors · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +23.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Damian Lillard POR, Mar 1, 2023: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Season high41 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 15, 34, 25, 20, 32, 33, 21, 16, 30, 36Hawks-Wizards · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 37, 27, 37, 30, 41, 37, 34, 49, 36Warriors-Jazz · W
31.9 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 23, 32, 26, 33, 32, 38, 30, 34Blazers-Rockets · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 18, 15, 42, 14, 29, 13, 33, 28Wizards-Hawks · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, May 1, 2021: 31 PTS · 12 REB · 20 AST
28 PTS · 13 REB · 21 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 26, 10, 33, 20, 10, 21, 27, 28Blazers-Rockets · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bojan BogdanovicUTA+9.1 26.1 last 10 · 17.0 season
Miles BridgesCHA+8.3 20.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Michael Porter Jr.DEN+7.5 26.7 last 10 · 19.2 season
Kenyon Martin Jr.HOU+7.3 16.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Kelly OlynykHOU+7.0 20.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Cold
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Tobias HarrisPHI−4.5 15.0 last 10 · 19.5 season
Evan FournierBOS−4.5 12.6 last 10 · 17.1 season
Elfrid PaytonNYK−4.5 6.3 last 10 · 10.8 season
Patty MillsSAS−4.4 6.5 last 10 · 10.9 season