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Thursday, February 20, 2020Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed BKN by 10 at halftime and won 112–104.

Final · Box score
Bucks126
Pistons106
Q1 MIL +14; Q2 MIL +29; Q3 MIL +27; Q4 MIL +20
Final · Box score
Heat124
Hawks129
Q1 ATL -4; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL -7; Q4 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Hornets103
Bulls93
Q1 CHA +13; Q2 CHA +16; Q3 CHA +6; Q4 CHA +10
Final · OT · Box score
Nets104
Sixers112
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI -10; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Grizzlies125
Kings129
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Rockets135
Warriors105
Q1 HOU +21; Q2 HOU +22; Q3 HOU +32; Q4 HOU +30
The lead · Nets-Sixers

Joel Embiid scores 39, Philadelphia rallies past Brooklyn

Trae Young goes for 50 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+6-10-10+8PHI AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nets203226251104
Sixers261635269112
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 21, 11, 29, 19, 10, 28, 26, 39PHI39 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 21, 10, 6, 25, 21, 14, 17, 22PHI22 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 3, 6, 29, 23, 37, 11, 20, 25BKN25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Spencer DinwiddiePoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 20, 26, 14, 8, 21, 21, 17, 22BKN22 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Hawks16
Nets-Sixers7
Bucks-Pistons3
Rockets-Warriors2
Hornets-Bulls0
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Kings combined for 254, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 125, Kings 129
254
Heat-HawksHeat 124, Hawks 129
253
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 135, Warriors 105
240
Bucks-PistonsBucks 126, Pistons 106
232
Nets-SixersNets 104, Sixers 112 · OT
216
Hornets-BullsHornets 103, Bulls 93
196
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-KingsGrizzlies 125, Kings 129
+4 SAC
Heat-HawksHeat 124, Hawks 129
+5 ATL
Nets-SixersNets 104, Sixers 112 · OT
+8 PHI
Hornets-BullsHornets 103, Bulls 93
+10 CHA
Bucks-PistonsBucks 126, Pistons 106
+20 MIL
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 135, Warriors 105
+30 HOU
PHI erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-SixersPHI won · Nets 104, Sixers 112 · OT
10 pts
Heat-HawksATL won · Heat 124, Hawks 129
7 pts
Bruce Brown shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Bruce BrownDET · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST
70% (7-10)
BarnesSAC · 32 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
MiddletonMIL · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
BazemoreSAC · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
WigginsGSW · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
Final · Grizzlies-Kings
Grizzlies 125Kings 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies35262935125
Kings37332732129
The story
Sacramento beat Memphis 129-125 behind 32 points from Harrison Barnes

Tyus Jones paced Memphis: 16 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 32 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST · 11-17 FG, 7-11 3PT

The swing

A 33-26 second quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +2+9+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

De'Anthony Melton topped the game at 42.7 FPTS: 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST

Final · Heat-Hawks
Heat 124Hawks 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat36283327124
Hawks32312739129
The story
Cameron Reddish's 16 points carried Atlanta past Miami, 129-124

For Miami, Jimmy Butler had 17 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 6-12 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 39-27.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −4−1−7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Sixers
Nets 104Sixers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets203226251104
Sixers261635269112
The story
Tobias Harris had 22 points and 12 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Brooklyn 112-104 in OT

Spencer Dinwiddie led Brooklyn with 22 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 22 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 10-20 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the 76ers took the third 35-26.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +6−10−10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.9Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.9 in 52 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.8 in 50 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Houston posts the night's biggest win

Houston beat Golden State by 30, the widest margin of 6 games.

SAC over MEM4ATL over MIA5PHI over BKN8CHA over CHI10MIL over DET20HOU over GSW30Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Trae Young leads the day with 50

Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 45, 18, 39, 12, 34, 38, 48, 29, 27, 50Hawks-Heat · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson DEN, Dec 5, 2007: 51 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Career high50 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 21, 11, 29, 19, 10, 28, 26, 39Sixers-Nets · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 28, 30, 31, 30, 34, 36, 18, 33Bucks-Pistons · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 6, 2, 14, 9, 25, 23, 6, 32Kings-Grizzlies · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 35, 40, 40, 14, 32, 28, 42, 29Rockets-Warriors · W
35.2 PPG season to date · −6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 4, 18, 22, 26, 13, 13, 9, 28Heat-Hawks · L
16.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 19 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Malik MonkCHA+7.6 17.8 last 10 · 10.2 season
Russell WestbrookHOU+6.5 33.5 last 10 · 27.0 season
Bradley BealWAS+5.8 34.9 last 10 · 29.1 season
Damian LillardPOR+5.2 34.7 last 10 · 29.5 season
Larry Nance Jr.CLE+5.1 14.6 last 10 · 9.5 season
Cold
James HardenHOU−6.2 29.0 last 10 · 35.2 season
Paul GeorgeLAC−4.4 17.3 last 10 · 21.7 season
Malcolm BrogdonIND−3.9 12.7 last 10 · 16.6 season
Ricky RubioPHX−3.9 8.4 last 10 · 12.3 season
Jeff TeagueATL−3.8 7.5 last 10 · 11.3 season