FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 26, 2021Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed UTA by 16 after the first quarter and won 105–104.

Final
ATL86
DET100
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +11; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +14
Final
LAL114
ORL103
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +11
Final
OKC90
PHI121
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +15; Q3 PHI +27; Q4 PHI +31
Final · OT
SAS146
WAS143
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS 0; Q4 SAS 0; OT1 SAS +3
Final
PHX118
NYK110
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX -7; Q3 PHX 0; Q4 PHX +8
Final
CLE96
TOR112
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +16
Final
CHI110
MIA102
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI -6; Q4 CHI +8
Final
UTA104
MIN105
Q1 MIN -16; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN +13; Q4 MIN +1
Final
LAC103
NOP120
Q1 NOP +13; Q2 NOP +14; Q3 NOP +17; Q4 NOP +17
Final
MEM96
DEN120
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +24
Final
DAL106
SAC113
Q1 SAC +14; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +7
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · UTA @ MIN

Minnesota overcomes 16-point deficit, beats Utah 105–104

The Timberwolves trailed by 16 after one and finished 88–71. D'Angelo Russell led Minnesota with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 12 assists.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16+2+13+1MIN AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA33142334104
MIN17323422105
Who led
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 15, 15, 11, 11, 28, 15, 23, 27MIN27 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 30, 27, 24, 16, 26, 26, 24, 21MIN21 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 11, 26, 15, 10, 14, 11, 18, 26UTA26 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Rudy GobertPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 6, 12, 13, 13, 14, 19, 9, 18UTA18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · PHX @ NYK

Phoenix takes care of New York

An 8-point win, 118–110. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 33 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over UTA1SAS over WAS3SAC over DAL7PHX over NYK8CHI over MIA8LAL over ORL11DET over ATL14TOR over CLE16NOP over LAC17DEN over MEM24PHI over OKC31Final margin, points. Pink = PHX over NYK.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.5Season avg29.2Last 5

29.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.5 in 51 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 52 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 45

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.
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 34, 31, 30, 37, 30, 29, 33, 33, 45WAS vs SAS · L
31.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Dec 20, 2000: 45 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
45 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 33, 19, 19, 26, 18, 15, 32, 37SAS @ WAS · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 20, 18, 13, 30, 18, 19, 20, 33MIA vs CHI · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +11.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 12, 23, 15, 24, 19, 15, 36, 33PHX @ NYK · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 22, 22, 24, 25, 21, 21, 17, 26, 39, 31DEN vs MEM · W
18.5 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 15, 15, 11, 11, 28, 15, 23, 27MIN vs UTA · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 12 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
Miles BridgesCHA+8.8 20.7 last 10 · 11.8 season
Stephen CurryGSW+6.8 38.1 last 10 · 31.3 season
Bogdan BogdanovicATL+6.8 22.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Michael Porter Jr.DEN+6.3 24.8 last 10 · 18.5 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerNOP+6.1 16.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
Damian LillardPOR−6.3 22.1 last 10 · 28.4 season
Montrezl HarrellLAL−5.6 8.4 last 10 · 14.0 season
Lauri MarkkanenCHI−5.3 9.0 last 10 · 14.3 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Hamidou DialloDET−4.9 6.0 last 10 · 10.9 season