FloaterDaily Brief
2025–26 season archive
Sunday, April 5, 2026Regular season · 11 games
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Final
WAS115
BKN121
Final
TOR101
BOS115
Final
PHX120
CHI110
Final
MEM115
MIL131
Final
IND108
CLE117
Final
CHA122
MIN108
Final
ORL112
NOP108
Final
UTA111
OKC146
Final · OT
LAL128
DAL134
Final
LAC138
SAC109
Final
HOU117
GSW116
The lead · ORL @ NOP

Orlando rallies from 8 down to beat New Orleans

Trailing by 8 at the half, Orlando outscored the Pelicans 60–48 the rest of the way. Final: 112–108. Desmond Bane led Orlando with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · ORL 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-8-7+4ORL AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL29232931112
NOP28322820108
Who led
Desmond BaneORL27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Paolo BancheroORL23 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Saddiq BeyNOP32 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jeremiah FearsNOP19 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg22.6Last 5

22.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 69 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 35 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.0Season avg10.7Last 3

10.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.0 in 60 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+25.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in 57 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Our take: Worth a pickup
Second story · HOU @ GSW

Houston holds off Golden State, 117–116

Houston led 92–82 after three and held on to win by one. Kevin Durant led Houston with 31 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over GSW1ORL over NOP4BKN over WAS6DAL over LAL6CLE over IND9PHX over CHI10BOS over TOR14CHA over MIN14MIL over MEM16LAC over SAC29OKC over UTA35Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over GSW.
Top performances

Cooper Flagg leads the day with 45

Cooper FlaggDAL vs LAL · W
21.1 PPG season to date
45 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Donovan MitchellCLE vs IND · W
27.8 PPG season to date
38 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
LaMelo BallCHA @ MIN · W
19.8 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Brice SensabaughUTA @ OKC · L
15.0 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Rayan RupertMEM @ MIL · L
4.8 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Saddiq BeyNOP vs ORL · L
17.7 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST