FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 8, 2026Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed ATL by 7 at halftime and won 122–116.

Final · Box score
Hawks116
Cavs122
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE -7; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +6
Final · Box score
Bucks111
Pistons137
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +18; Q3 DET +26; Q4 DET +26
Final · Box score
Wolves120
Magic132
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +10; Q3 ORL +18; Q4 ORL +12
Final · Box score
Grizzlies119
Nuggets136
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN -4; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +17
Final · Box score
Blazers101
Spurs112
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Thunder128
Clippers110
Q1 OKC +11; Q2 OKC +20; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +18
Final · Box score
Mavs107
Suns112
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +5
On this day · 2024–25Apr 8, 2025: 10 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Lakers), 42 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Cavs

Donovan Mitchell scores 31 in Cleveland win over Atlanta

Chet Holmgren goes for 30 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-7+17+6CLE AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks29382029116
Cavs33274418122
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 42, 28, 6, 34, 10, 25, 38, 31CLE31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 19, 8, 23, 34, 6, 12, 24, 22CLE22 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 21, 20, 27, 17, 32, 21, 36, 25ATL25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jonathan KumingaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 16, 8, 3, 10, 12, 12, 5, 24ATL24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Suns16
Hawks-Cavs10
Grizzlies-Nuggets10
Wolves-Magic7
Bucks-Pistons3
Blazers-Spurs3
Thunder-Clippers1
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Nuggets combined for 255, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 119, Nuggets 136
255
Wolves-MagicWolves 120, Magic 132
252
Bucks-PistonsBucks 111, Pistons 137
248
Hawks-CavsHawks 116, Cavs 122
238
Thunder-ClippersThunder 128, Clippers 110
238
Mavs-SunsMavs 107, Suns 112
219
Blazers-SpursBlazers 101, Spurs 112
213
PHX won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Mavs-SunsMavs 107, Suns 112
+5 PHX
Hawks-CavsHawks 116, Cavs 122
+6 CLE
Blazers-SpursBlazers 101, Spurs 112
+11 SAS
Wolves-MagicWolves 120, Magic 132
+12 ORL
Grizzlies-NuggetsGrizzlies 119, Nuggets 136
+17 DEN
Thunder-ClippersThunder 128, Clippers 110
+18 OKC
Bucks-PistonsBucks 111, Pistons 137
+26 DET
CLE rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-CavsCLE won · Hawks 116, Cavs 122
7 pts
Grizzlies-NuggetsDEN won · Grizzlies 119, Nuggets 136
4 pts
Shannon shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShannonMIN · 33 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
79% (11-14)
ChetOKC · 30 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
77% (10-13)
PaoloORL · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
BagleyDAL · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
OkongwuATL · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Mavs-Suns
Mavs 107Suns 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs29242727107
Suns33282724112
The story
Dillon Brooks had 28 points as Phoenix beat Dallas 112-107

Cooper Flagg led Dallas with 11 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST 28 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 11-22 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 33-29, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +4+8+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Cavs
Hawks 116Cavs 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks29382029116
Cavs33274418122
The story
Evan Mobley's 22 points and 19 rebounds carried Cleveland past Atlanta, 122-116

For Atlanta, Dyson Daniels had 12 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 22 PTS, 19 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 8-15 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 44-20.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +4−7+17+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Nuggets
Grizzlies 119Nuggets 136
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies33392225119
Nuggets37313929136
The story
Denver beat Memphis 136-119 behind a 14-16-10 triple-double from Nikola Jokic

Cedric Coward paced Memphis: 27 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 16 REB, 14 PTS, 10 AST · 5-8 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 39-22 third quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +4−4+13+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 54 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.5 in 61 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.0Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 8.0 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Nuggets

Memphis's skid reaches six

Denver won 136–119; the Grizzlies fall to 25–55. Jamal Murray led Denver with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Streak strip · MEM
L@ ATL107–146Lvs SAS98–123Lvs HOU109–119Wvs CHI125–124Lvs PHX105–131Lvs NYK119–130Lvs TOR96–128L@ MIL115–131Lvs CLE126–142L@ DEN119–136
Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 37

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 22, 26, 36, 34, 22, 30, 31, 37Suns-Mavs · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Terrence Shannon Jr.Points, last 10 games: 0, 0, 0, 8, 4, 10, 0, 0, 2, 33Wolves-Magic · L
4.7 PPG season to date · +29.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 42, 28, 6, 34, 10, 25, 38, 31Cavs-Hawks · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Chet HolmgrenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 17, 10, 16, 13, 7, 21, 15, 30Thunder-Clippers · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 18, 18, 20, 20, 28, 26, 26, 29Blazers-Spurs · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 23, 23, 5, 9, 13, 15, 10, 28Suns-Mavs · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brice SensabaughUTA+9.3 24.4 last 10 · 15.1 season
Daniss JenkinsDET+9.1 18.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cody WilliamsUTA+8.9 17.5 last 10 · 8.6 season
Gui SantosGSW+7.6 16.9 last 10 · 9.3 season
Will RileyWAS+7.5 17.6 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cold
Nikola VucevicBOS−7.1 8.1 last 10 · 15.2 season
Franz WagnerORL−5.6 14.8 last 10 · 20.4 season
Cam ThomasMIL−5.5 8.0 last 10 · 13.5 season
Cade CunninghamDET−5.5 18.9 last 10 · 24.4 season
Derrick WhiteBOS−5.3 11.4 last 10 · 16.7 season