FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 15, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed CHI by 1 after the first quarter and won 105–91.

Final · Box score
Bulls91
Nets105
Q1 BKN -1; Q2 BKN +10; Q3 BKN +8; Q4 BKN +14
Final · Box score
Lakers122
Pacers115
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +7
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets109
Knicks118
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +9
Final · Box score
Celtics124
Wolves108
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +19; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +16
Final · Box score
Suns140
Spurs103
Q1 PHX +17; Q2 PHX +21; Q3 PHX +39; Q4 PHX +37
Final · Box score
Heat108
Bucks122
Q1 MIL +16; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +14
The lead · Bulls-Nets

Brooklyn keeps rolling, beats Chicago

Julius Randle posts a triple-double

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+10+8+14BKN AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2922202091
Nets28331826105
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 15, 34, 9, 28, 20, 38, 45, 31, 13, 22BKN22 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 16, 7, 10, 11, 15, 14, 16, 19BKN19 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Patrick WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 19, 5, 11, 7, 4, 5, 9, 24CHI24 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 20, 13, 7, 9, 11, 4, 10, 19CHI19 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Nets7
Lakers-Pacers4
Hornets-Knicks2
Celtics-Wolves1
Suns-Spurs0
The night in charts
Suns-Spurs combined for 243, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-SpursSuns 140, Spurs 103
243
Lakers-PacersLakers 122, Pacers 115
237
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 124, Wolves 108
232
Heat-BucksHeat 108, Bucks 122
230
Hornets-KnicksHornets 109, Knicks 118 · OT
227
Bulls-NetsBulls 91, Nets 105
196
LAL won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Lakers-PacersLakers 122, Pacers 115
+7 LAL
Hornets-KnicksHornets 109, Knicks 118 · OT
+9 NYK
Bulls-NetsBulls 91, Nets 105
+14 BKN
Heat-BucksHeat 108, Bucks 122
+14 MIL
Celtics-WolvesCeltics 124, Wolves 108
+16 BOS
Suns-SpursSuns 140, Spurs 103
+37 PHX
Brook Lopez shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brook LopezMIL · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
NunnMIA · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
72% (13-18)
CP3PHX · 16 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
SampsonIND · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
MiddletonMIL · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Hornets-Knicks
Hornets 109Knicks 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets272732185109
Knicks3627261514118
The story
Nerlens Noel had 10 rebounds and 8 points as New York beat Charlotte 118-109 in OT

Devonte' Graham led Charlotte with 25 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 10 REB, 8 PTS, 5 BLK · 4-5 FG

The swing

The Knicks won the first 36-27, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +9+9+30+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bulls-Nets
Bulls 91Nets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2922202091
Nets28331826105
The story
Brooklyn beat Chicago 105-91 behind 16 points and 12 rebounds from Bruce Brown

Patrick Williams paced Chicago: 24 PTS, 5 REB 16 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 8-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-22 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −1+10+8+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Thaddeus Young topped the game at 43.6 FPTS: 19 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST

Final · Celtics-Wolves
Celtics 124Wolves 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics37292335124
Wolves26212734108
The story
Jayson Tatum's 26 points and 11 rebounds carried Boston past Minnesota, 124-108

For Minnesota, Anthony Edwards had 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 8-21 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-26, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +11+19+15+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.4 in 64 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.8Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.8 in 43 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.5Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 4.5 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Phoenix posts the night's biggest win

Phoenix beat San Antonio by 37, the widest margin of 6 games.

LAL over IND7NYK over CHA9BKN over CHI14MIL over MIA14BOS over MIN16PHX over SAS37Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Julius Randle leads the day with 33

Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 31, 28, 14, 24, 14, 31, 25, 33Knicks-Hornets · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Jan 14, 2025: 33 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
33 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
Kendrick NunnPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 22, 19, 14, 12, 12, 18, 13, 31Heat-Bucks · L
14.6 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 13, 25, 20, 21, 19, 27, 15, 30Hornets-Knicks · L
12.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 16, 36, 25, 33, 14, 31, 35, 20, 24, 28Pacers-Lakers · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 22, 12, 25, 4, 36, 42, 20, 28Lakers-Pacers · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 32, 31, 30, 16, 21, 34, 18, 27Suns-Spurs · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bojan BogdanovicUTA+8.8 25.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
Kenyon Martin Jr.HOU+8.0 17.3 last 10 · 9.3 season
Kelly OlynykHOU+7.8 21.3 last 10 · 13.5 season
Miles BridgesCHA+7.7 20.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
Khem BirchTOR+6.4 13.4 last 10 · 7.0 season
Cold
Joel EmbiidPHI−6.3 22.2 last 10 · 28.5 season
Elfrid PaytonNYK−5.3 5.0 last 10 · 10.3 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Enes KanterPOR−4.4 6.8 last 10 · 11.2 season
Lou WilliamsATL−4.3 7.1 last 10 · 11.4 season