FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 1, 2015Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed POR by 13 at halftime and won 126–122.

Final
DET78
CHA102
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +11; Q3 CHA +11; Q4 CHA +24
Final
SAS103
ORL91
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +12
Final
PHI93
WAS106
Q1 WAS +10; Q2 WAS +23; Q3 WAS +31; Q4 WAS +13
Final
IND87
BOS100
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +13
Final
BKN100
NYK98
Q1 BKN +9; Q2 BKN +5; Q3 BKN +14; Q4 BKN +2
Final
SAC111
HOU115
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +4
Final
CHI91
MIL95
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL 0; Q3 MIL -4; Q4 MIL +4
Final
TOR113
MIN99
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +14; Q3 TOR +17; Q4 TOR +14
Final
DAL135
OKC131
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL 0; Q4 DAL +4
Final
DEN84
UTA98
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +22; Q4 UTA +14
Final
LAC126
POR122
Q1 LAC -7; Q2 LAC -13; Q3 LAC -7; Q4 LAC +4
Final
NOP113
LAL92
Q1 NOP -2; Q2 NOP +11; Q3 NOP +20; Q4 NOP +21
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2013–14Apr 1, 2014: 3 games. Top scorer: Nick Young (LAL vs POR), 40 points.
The lead · LAC @ POR

Chris Paul scores 41 as Clippers beat Portland

Clippers won 126–122. Chris Paul: 41 points, 5 rebounds, 17 assists.

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-13-7+4LAC AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC26293041126
POR33352430122
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 30, 30, 23, 11, 25, 21, 27, 41LAC41 PTS · 5 REB · 17 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 27, 26, 20, 17, 19, 27, 14, 25LAC25 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 34, 31, 16, 19, 27, 32, 17, 29POR29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 12, 8, 8, 0, 5, 15, 16, 21POR21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one Hornets rout

Five of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Charlotte beat Detroit by 24.

BKN over NYK2HOU over SAC4MIL over CHI4DAL over OKC4LAC over POR4SAS over ORL12WAS over PHI13BOS over IND13TOR over MIN14UTA over DEN14NOP over LAL21CHA over DET24Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.0Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 6.0 in 60 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.2 in 71 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg38.4Today

38 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 65 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 51

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 34, 17, 50, 16, 44, 25, 33, 24, 31, 51HOU vs SAC · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +23.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Luka Doncic DAL, Feb 10, 2022: 51 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Career high51 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 30, 30, 23, 11, 25, 21, 27, 41LAC @ POR · W
19.2 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Trae Young ATL, Jan 20, 2020: 42 PTS · 6 REB · 15 AST
Season high41 PTS · 5 REB · 17 AST
Anthony MorrowPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 20, 21, 12, 12, 6, 12, 11, 32OKC vs DAL · L
10.5 PPG season to date · +21.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 36, 24, 36, 36, 12, 27, 16, 37, 33, 31OKC vs DAL · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Latrell Sprewell GSW, Mar 28, 1997: 31 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
31 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 19, 22, 27, 25, 16, 18, 11, 30OKC vs DAL · L
15.0 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 34, 31, 16, 19, 27, 32, 17, 29POR vs LAC · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Zach LaVineMIN+8.2 17.2 last 10 · 9.0 season
Brook LopezBKN+7.4 24.1 last 10 · 16.8 season
Jameer NelsonDEN+7.2 15.5 last 10 · 8.3 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL+6.0 16.9 last 10 · 10.9 season
Chris PaulLAC+6.0 25.2 last 10 · 19.2 season
Cold
Donald SloanIND−7.5 0.7 last 10 · 8.2 season
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
KJ McDanielsHOU−6.5 1.5 last 10 · 8.0 season
O.J. MayoMIL−4.8 6.2 last 10 · 11.0 season
Jeff TeagueATL−4.0 12.1 last 10 · 16.1 season