FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 4, 2023Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed OKC by 10 at halftime and won 136–125.

Final · Box score
Raptors120
Hornets100
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +19; Q4 TOR +20
Final · Box score
Heat118
Pistons105
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +1; Q4 MIA +13
Final · Box score
Cavs117
Magic113
Q1 CLE -6; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Bucks140
Wizards128
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +13; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +12
Final · Box score
Wolves107
Nets102
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN -3; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Hawks123
Bulls105
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +18
Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Rockets124
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU +1; Q4 HOU +21
Final · Box score
Blazers109
Grizzlies119
Q1 MEM +16; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Kings121
Pelicans103
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +16; Q4 SAC +18
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Sixers103
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +2
Final · OT · Box score
Lakers135
Jazz133
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Thunder125
Warriors136
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW -10; Q3 GSW -4; Q4 GSW +11
Final · Box score
Spurs94
Suns115
Q1 PHX +17; Q2 PHX +18; Q3 PHX +21; Q4 PHX +21
The lead · Thunder-Warriors

Stephen Curry scores 34, Golden State rallies past OKC

Joel Embiid goes for 52 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-10-4+11GSW AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder39402719125
Warriors36333334136
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 30, 20, 29, 20, 39, 33, 21, 34GSW34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 5, 16, 33, 27, 21, 27, 17, 30GSW30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 35, 29, 40, 31, 30, 27, 31, 39, 39, 32OKC32 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jalen WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 20, 16, 9, 23, 31, 27, 14, 12, 19OKC19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Wolves-Nets24
Heat-Pistons23
Lakers-Jazz13
Cavs-Magic11
Nuggets-Rockets9
Bucks-Wizards8
Celtics-Sixers8
Blazers-Grizzlies6
Thunder-Warriors3
Raptors-Hornets1
Hawks-Bulls1
Kings-Pelicans1
The night in charts
Bucks-Wizards combined for 268
Points by game
Bucks-WizardsBucks 140, Wizards 128
268
Lakers-JazzLakers 135, Jazz 133 · OT
268
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 125, Warriors 136
261
Cavs-MagicCavs 117, Magic 113
230
Hawks-BullsHawks 123, Bulls 105
228
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 109, Grizzlies 119
228
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 103, Rockets 124
227
Kings-PelicansKings 121, Pelicans 103
224
Heat-PistonsHeat 118, Pistons 105
223
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 120, Hornets 100
220
Wolves-NetsWolves 107, Nets 102
209
Spurs-SunsSpurs 94, Suns 115
209
Celtics-SixersCeltics 101, Sixers 103
204
4 of 13 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-SixersCeltics 101, Sixers 103
+2 PHI
Lakers-JazzLakers 135, Jazz 133 · OT
+2 LAL
Cavs-MagicCavs 117, Magic 113
+4 CLE
Wolves-NetsWolves 107, Nets 102
+5 MIN
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 109, Grizzlies 119
+10 MEM
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 125, Warriors 136
+11 GSW
Bucks-WizardsBucks 140, Wizards 128
+12 MIL
Heat-PistonsHeat 118, Pistons 105
+13 MIA
Hawks-BullsHawks 123, Bulls 105
+18 ATL
Kings-PelicansKings 121, Pelicans 103
+18 SAC
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 120, Hornets 100
+20 TOR
Nuggets-RocketsNuggets 103, Rockets 124
+21 HOU
Spurs-SunsSpurs 94, Suns 115
+21 PHX
GSW erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-WarriorsGSW won · Thunder 125, Warriors 136
10 pts
Cavs-MagicCLE won · Cavs 117, Magic 113
6 pts
Raptors-HornetsTOR won · Raptors 120, Hornets 100
4 pts
Nuggets-RocketsHOU won · Nuggets 103, Rockets 124
3 pts
Wolves-NetsMIN won · Wolves 107, Nets 102
3 pts
Embiid shot 20-of-25 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EmbiidPHI · 52 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
80% (20-25)
JimmyMIA · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL
75% (9-12)
IveyDET · 30 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Brook LopezMIL · 20 PTS, 5 BLK, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
LeVertCLE · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 101Sixers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics22242134101
Sixers28251931103
The story
James Harden had 20 points and 10 assists as Philadelphia beat Boston 103-101

Derrick White led Boston with 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 7-17 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the first 28-22, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +6+7+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Jazz
Lakers 135Jazz 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers3434292711135
Jazz332436319133
The story
Anthony Davis' 21 points and 14 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Utah, 135-133 in OT

For Utah, Talen Horton-Tucker had 23 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 34-24, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1+11+40+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Cavs-Magic
Cavs 117Magic 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs23353524117
Magic29303222113
The story
Cleveland beat Orlando 117-113 behind 43 points from Donovan Mitchell

Wendell Carter Jr. paced Orlando: 17 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 43 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 15-23 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 35-30 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −6−1+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+17.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.5Season avg28.0Last 5

28.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.5 in 64 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 60 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.1minutes, today vs 2021–22 avg
Minutes per game
7.92021–22 avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 2021–22 (28 games). Line: 24 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 13 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Houston by 21.

PHI over BOS2LAL over UTA2CLE over ORL4MIN over BKN5MEM over POR10GSW over OKC11MIL over WAS12MIA over DET13ATL over CHI18SAC over NOP18TOR over CHA20HOU over DEN21PHX over SAS21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 52

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 38, 31, 37, 12, 46, 28, 25, 25, 28, 52Sixers-Celtics · W
33.3 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jimmy Butler CHI, Jan 2, 2017: 52 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
52 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 20, 31, 31, 22, 44, 42, 40, 43Cavs-Magic · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Feb 11, 1997: 43 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
43 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 38, 21, 13, 26, 19, 25, 18, 18, 37Lakers-Jazz · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 30, 20, 29, 20, 39, 33, 21, 34Warriors-Thunder · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 35, 29, 40, 31, 30, 27, 31, 39, 39, 32Thunder-Warriors · L
31.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 40, 20, 32, 13, 30, 19, 14, 32, 24, 32Rockets-Nuggets · W
22.2 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Shaedon SharpePOR+11.4 21.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Talen Horton-TuckerUTA+9.5 20.2 last 10 · 10.7 season
Mikal BridgesBKN+8.7 29.0 last 10 · 20.3 season
Austin ReavesLAL+7.6 20.4 last 10 · 12.8 season
Ochai AgbajiUTA+7.2 14.8 last 10 · 7.6 season
Cold
Bol BolORL−5.7 3.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Marcus MorrisLAC−5.3 5.9 last 10 · 11.2 season
Mason PlumleeLAC−5.2 5.8 last 10 · 11.0 season
Lonnie Walker IVLAL−5.1 6.7 last 10 · 11.8 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR−4.8 16.3 last 10 · 21.1 season