FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 8, 2022Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed UTA by 17 after three quarters and won 111–105.

Final · Box score
Bucks131
Pistons101
Q1 MIL +22; Q2 MIL +18; Q3 MIL +22; Q4 MIL +30
Final · Box score
Knicks114
Wizards92
Q1 NYK -8; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +22; Q4 NYK +22
Final · Box score
Cavs107
Nets118
Q1 BKN +15; Q2 BKN +8; Q3 BKN -5; Q4 BKN +11
Final · Box score
Rockets115
Raptors117
Q1 TOR -16; Q2 TOR -9; Q3 TOR -10; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Hornets133
Bulls117
Q1 CHA +9; Q2 CHA +28; Q3 CHA +28; Q4 CHA +16
Final · Box score
Hawks109
Heat113
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Blazers78
Mavs128
Q1 DAL +23; Q2 DAL +24; Q3 DAL +38; Q4 DAL +50
Final · Box score
Suns111
Jazz105
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX -3; Q3 PHX -17; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Thunder101
Lakers120
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +19
On this day · 2020–21Apr 8, 2021: 7 games. Top scorer: Chris Boucher (Raptors-Bulls), 38 points.
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The lead · Suns-Jazz

Devin Booker drops 33 in 17-point comeback win over Utah

Luka Doncic goes for 39 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-3-17+6PHX AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns30242136111
Jazz24333513105
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 36, 28, 31, 28, 49, 35, 22, 41, 32, 33PHX33 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 12, 35, 16, 14, 16, 9, 22, 19PHX19 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 5, 35, 21, 27, 26, 11, 17, 13, 27, 21UTA21 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 36, 30, 37, 26, 12, 33, 29, 26, 20, 18UTA18 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Dallas posts the night's biggest win

Dallas beat Portland by 50, the widest margin of 9 games.

TOR over HOU2MIA over ATL4PHX over UTA6BKN over CLE11CHA over CHI16LAL over OKC19NYK over WAS22MIL over DET30DAL over POR50Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Thunder-Lakers16
Cavs-Nets2
Rockets-Raptors2
Knicks-Wizards1
Hornets-Bulls1
Bucks-Pistons0
Blazers-Mavs0
Shot of the night

Jr.'s floater with 4.8 seconds left breaks the tie, 117-115 final

The night in charts
Hornets-Bulls combined for 250, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-BullsHornets 133, Bulls 117
250
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 115, Raptors 117
232
Bucks-PistonsBucks 131, Pistons 101
232
Cavs-NetsCavs 107, Nets 118
225
Hawks-HeatHawks 109, Heat 113
222
Thunder-LakersThunder 101, Lakers 120
221
Suns-JazzSuns 111, Jazz 105
216
Blazers-MavsBlazers 78, Mavs 128
206
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 114, Wizards 92
206
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 115, Raptors 117
+2 TOR
Hawks-HeatHawks 109, Heat 113
+4 MIA
Suns-JazzSuns 111, Jazz 105
+6 PHX
Cavs-NetsCavs 107, Nets 118
+11 BKN
Hornets-BullsHornets 133, Bulls 117
+16 CHA
Thunder-LakersThunder 101, Lakers 120
+19 LAL
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 114, Wizards 92
+22 NYK
Bucks-PistonsBucks 131, Pistons 101
+30 MIL
Blazers-MavsBlazers 78, Mavs 128
+50 DAL
PHX erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-JazzPHX won · Suns 111, Jazz 105
17 pts
Rockets-RaptorsTOR won · Rockets 115, Raptors 117
16 pts
Knicks-WizardsNYK won · Knicks 114, Wizards 92
8 pts
Hawks-HeatMIA won · Hawks 109, Heat 113
5 pts
Cavs-NetsBKN won · Cavs 107, Nets 118
5 pts
McGruder shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McGruderDET · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
ChristopherHOU · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
CapelaATL · 17 PTS, 14 REB
73% (8-11)
Mikal BridgesPHX · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
LowryMIA · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Rockets-Raptors
Rockets 115Raptors 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets36302920115
Raptors20372832117
The story
Pascal Siakam had 29 points and 12 rebounds as Toronto beat Houston 117-115

Kevin Porter Jr. led Houston with 35 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 12-24 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Raptors took the fourth 32-20.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −16−9−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Jazz
Suns 111Jazz 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns30242136111
Jazz24333513105
The story
Chris Paul's 16 points and 16 assists carried Phoenix past Utah, 111-105

For Utah, Bojan Bogdanovic had 21 PTS, 7 REB 16 PTS, 16 AST, 6 REB · 7-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 17 going into the fourth, then won it 36-13.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +6−3−17+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Nets
Cavs 107Nets 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs19353419107
Nets34282135118
The story
Brooklyn beat Cleveland 118-107 behind 18 points and 10 rebounds from Bruce Brown

Evan Mobley paced Cleveland: 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 4 BLK · 6-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 35-19 fourth quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +15+8−5+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.1Season avg29.8Last 5

29.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.1 in 59 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.9 in 65 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+34.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.0Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 11 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 39

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 37, 15, 24, 32, 34, 35, 36, 32, 26, 39Mavs-Blazers · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 35, 23, 27, 41, 26, 55, 18, 32, 36Nets-Cavs · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +6.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kevin Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 11, 11, 13, 10, 26, 30, 27, 21, 36, 35Rockets-Raptors · L
15.4 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 45, 21, 33, 14, 41, 30, 36, 26, 30, 35Hawks-Heat · L
28.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Obi ToppinPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 15, 10, 17, 4, 20, 20, 19, 35Knicks-Wizards · W
8.5 PPG season to date · +26.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 36, 28, 31, 28, 49, 35, 22, 41, 32, 33Suns-Jazz · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jordan PooleGSW+8.5 26.9 last 10 · 18.4 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR+7.5 24.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
Davion MitchellSAC+7.4 18.6 last 10 · 11.2 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+7.0 30.2 last 10 · 23.2 season
Jalen GreenHOU+6.8 23.7 last 10 · 16.9 season
Cold
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerUTA−6.7 4.1 last 10 · 10.8 season
Patty MillsBKN−5.5 5.9 last 10 · 11.4 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−5.5 4.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cole AnthonyORL−5.0 11.3 last 10 · 16.3 season
Kelly Oubre Jr.CHA−5.0 10.1 last 10 · 15.1 season