FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 1, 2018Regular season · 13 games
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13 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed MIL by 13 after three quarters and won 128–125.

Final
PHI119
CHA102
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +13; Q4 PHI +17
Final
WAS94
CHI113
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +19
Final
IND111
LAC104
Q1 IND -8; Q2 IND -1; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +7
Final
HOU83
SAS100
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +17
Final
ORL88
ATL94
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +13; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +6
Final
DET108
BKN96
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET +13; Q4 DET +12
Final
DAL87
CLE98
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE -4; Q4 CLE +11
Final
OKC109
NOP104
Q1 OKC -8; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +5; Q4 OKC +5
Final
UTA121
MIN97
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA +11; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +24
Final · OT
MIL125
DEN128
Q1 DEN -12; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN -13; Q4 DEN 0; OT1 DEN +3
Final
PHX107
GSW117
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +10
Final
MEM98
POR113
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +4; Q3 POR +23; Q4 POR +15
Final
SAC84
LAL83
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC 0; Q3 SAC -4; Q4 SAC +1
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 · 2016–17Apr 1, 2017: 5 games. Top scorer: Blake Griffin (LAC vs LAL), 36 points.
The lead · MIL @ DEN

Nikola Jokic scores 35, Denver rallies past Milwaukee

Denver trailed by 13 after three and won 128–125. Jabari Parker scored 35 for Milwaukee in the loss.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-12+9-130+3DEN AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
MIL3420381914125
DEN2241163217128
Who led
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 17, 34, 21, 25, 14, 29, 23, 35DEN35 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 16, 23, 16, 25, 17, 15, 15, 27DEN27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Jabari ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 12, 20, 6, 8, 2, 14, 8, 35MIL35 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 13, 19, 13, 23, 14, 20, 39, 31MIL31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · OKC @ NOP

OKC climbs out of an 8-point hole against New Orleans

Down 8 after one, the Thunder won the second quarter 33–22 and the game 109–104. Paul George led OKC with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · OKC vs NOP
Paul George · OKCAnthony Davis · NOPPTS2725REB811AST23Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.3Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.3 in 66 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Season avg18.1Last 3

18.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.9 in 67 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Season avg34.1Today

34 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 35

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.
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 17, 34, 21, 25, 14, 29, 23, 35DEN vs MIL · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Jabari ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 12, 20, 6, 8, 2, 14, 8, 35MIL @ DEN · L
11.9 PPG season to date · +24.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 13, 19, 13, 23, 14, 20, 39, 31MIL @ DEN · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 18, 20, 21, 18, 23, 24, 24, 30IND @ LAC · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 27, 19, 21, 18, 20, 17, 19, 30DAL @ CLE · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 19, 37, 40, 39, 26, 10, 27, 29GSW vs PHX · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 8 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
Josh JacksonPHX+8.4 21.2 last 10 · 12.8 season
Terry RozierBOS+6.5 18.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Buddy HieldSAC+6.3 19.8 last 10 · 13.5 season
Michael BeasleyNYK+6.0 19.3 last 10 · 13.3 season
LaMarcus AldridgeSAS+5.7 28.8 last 10 · 23.1 season
Cold
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Justin HolidayCHI−5.3 6.8 last 10 · 12.1 season
Nikola MiroticNOP−5.2 9.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Elfrid PaytonPHX−5.1 7.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Domantas SabonisIND−4.7 6.7 last 10 · 11.4 season