FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 5, 2022Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed POR by 15 after three quarters and won 98–94.

Final
PHI131
IND122
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +23; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +9
Final
CLE115
ORL120
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +5
Final
HOU105
BKN118
Q1 BKN +5; Q2 BKN +17; Q3 BKN +16; Q4 BKN +13
Final
CHA115
MIA144
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +29
Final
ATL108
TOR118
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +10
Final
MIL127
CHI106
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +12; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +21
Final
WAS132
MIN114
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS +1; Q3 WAS +8; Q4 WAS +18
Final
POR94
OKC98
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC -6; Q3 OKC -15; Q4 OKC +4
Final
SAS116
DEN97
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +19
Final · OT
MEM115
UTA121
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA 0; Q3 UTA 0; Q4 UTA 0; OT1 UTA +6
Final
NOP123
SAC109
Q1 NOP +2; Q2 NOP +3; Q3 NOP +11; Q4 NOP +14
Final
LAL110
PHX121
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +18; Q4 PHX +11
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 · 2020–21Apr 5, 2021: 7 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (BKN vs NYK), 40 points.
The lead · POR @ OKC

OKC overcomes 15-point deficit, beats Portland 98–94

The Thunder trailed by 15 after three and finished 31–12. Jaylen Hoard led OKC with 24 points, 21 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · OKC 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+2-6-15+4OKC AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR2727281294
OKC2919193198
Who led
Jaylen HoardPoints, last 4 games: 0, 11, 4, 24OKC24 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah RobyPoints, last 10 games: 3, 11, 0, 21, 12, 30, 14, 16, 11, 18OKC18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Keon JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 1, 8, 10, 14, 17, 7, 20, 19, 18POR18 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Greg Brown IIIPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 8, 7, 8, 4, 9, 13, 14, 17POR17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · ATL @ TOR

Toronto beats Atlanta, 118–108

Toronto led 89–83 after three and won by 10. Pascal Siakam led Toronto with 31 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over POR4ORL over CLE5UTA over MEM6PHI over IND9TOR over ATL10PHX over LAL11BKN over HOU13NOP over SAC14WAS over MIN18SAS over DEN19MIL over CHI21MIA over CHA29Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over ATL.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+14.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.8Season avg31.2Last 5

31.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.8 in 64 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 73 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+37.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.3Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 5.3 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid 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.
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 30, 27, 37, 29, 37, 29, 44, 45PHI @ IND · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Paul Millsap ATL, Apr 24, 2016: 45 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
45 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 50, 22, 60, 43, 11, 16, 24, 25, 31, 42BKN vs HOU · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Grant Hill DET, Jan 5, 2000: 42 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
42 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 30, 28, 35, 26, 37, 38, 38, 41DEN vs SAS · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Karl-Anthony Towns MIN, Feb 28, 2019: 42 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 26, 21, 20, 37, 32, 50, 26, 40CHI vs MIL · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Stephen Curry GSW, Jan 6, 2017: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kevin Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 14, 11, 11, 13, 10, 26, 30, 27, 21, 36HOU @ BKN · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +21.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 26, 10, 13, 20, 12, 19, 18, 35MIA vs CHA · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 3 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
Jordan PooleGSW+9.5 27.9 last 10 · 18.4 season
Anfernee SimonsPOR+7.5 24.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
Davion MitchellSAC+7.4 18.6 last 10 · 11.2 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+7.0 30.2 last 10 · 23.2 season
Jalen GreenHOU+6.7 23.7 last 10 · 17.0 season
Cold
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerUTA−7.4 3.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Patty MillsBKN−6.9 4.5 last 10 · 11.4 season
Kelly Oubre Jr.CHA−6.0 9.0 last 10 · 15.0 season
Richaun HolmesSAC−5.5 4.9 last 10 · 10.4 season
Gabe VincentMIA−5.1 3.6 last 10 · 8.7 season