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Friday, July 31, 2020Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed DAL by 11 after three quarters and won 153–149.

Final · Box score
Magic128
Nets118
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +29; Q4 ORL +10
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies135
Blazers140
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR -3; Q4 Blazers 0; OT1 POR +5
Final · Box score
Suns125
Wizards112
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +13
Final · Box score
Celtics112
Bucks119
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +7
Final · Box score
Kings120
Spurs129
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +9
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets153
Mavs149
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU -10; Q3 HOU -11; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +4
The lead · Rockets-Mavs

James Harden scores 49 as Houston beats Dallas

Kristaps Porzingis goes for 39 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final00-10-110+4HOU AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Rockets4233333114153
Mavs4243342010149
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 38, 37, 30, 21, 35, 16, 30, 23, 37, 49HOU49 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 36, 21, 34, 33, 41, 24, 29, 24, 27, 31HOU31 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 28, 24, 38, 34, 26, 9, 9, 39DAL39 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Trey BurkePoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 12, 0, 7, 0, 0, 2, 0, 31DAL31 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Phoenix by 13.

HOU over DAL4POR over MEM5MIL over BOS7SAS over SAC9ORL over BKN10PHX over WAS13Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Kings-Spurs17
Grizzlies-Blazers13
Magic-Nets9
Rockets-Mavs7
Celtics-Bucks6
The night in charts
Rockets-Mavs combined for 302, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-MavsRockets 153, Mavs 149 · OT
302
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 135, Blazers 140 · OT
275
Kings-SpursKings 120, Spurs 129
249
Magic-NetsMagic 128, Nets 118
246
Suns-WizardsSuns 125, Wizards 112
237
Celtics-BucksCeltics 112, Bucks 119
231
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-MavsRockets 153, Mavs 149 · OT
+4 HOU
Grizzlies-BlazersGrizzlies 135, Blazers 140 · OT
+5 POR
Celtics-BucksCeltics 112, Bucks 119
+7 MIL
Kings-SpursKings 120, Spurs 129
+9 SAS
Magic-NetsMagic 128, Nets 118
+10 ORL
Suns-WizardsSuns 125, Wizards 112
+13 PHX
HOU erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-MavsHOU won · Rockets 153, Mavs 149 · OT
11 pts
Magic-NetsORL won · Magic 128, Nets 118
3 pts
Grizzlies-BlazersPOR won · Grizzlies 135, Blazers 140 · OT
3 pts
Kings-SpursSAS won · Kings 120, Spurs 129
1 pt
Ayton shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonPHX · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
79% (11-14)
DeRozanSAS · 27 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB
77% (10-13)
GiannisMIL · 36 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
70% (14-20)
HardenHOU · 49 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL
70% (14-20)
MeloPOR · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 153Mavs 149
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets4233333114153
Mavs4243342010149
The story
Russell Westbrook had 31 points and 11 rebounds as Houston beat Dallas 153-149 in OT

Luka Doncic led Dallas with 28 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST 31 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST · 13-30 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 31-20.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0−10−110+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Grizzlies-Blazers
Grizzlies 135Blazers 140
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies3030362811135
Blazers3533253116140
The story
CJ McCollum's 33 points carried Portland past Memphis, 140-135 in OT

For Memphis, Ja Morant had 22 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB 33 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 14-21 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-30, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +5+8−30+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jusuf Nurkic was the fantasy play: 56.3 FPTS on 18 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 112Bucks 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics25332925112
Bucks33312332119
The story
Milwaukee beat Boston 119-112 behind 36 points and 15 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Daniel Theis paced Boston: 13 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 36 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST · 14-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 33-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +8+60+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 58 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.7 in 32 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.1Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 10.1 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 49

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 38, 37, 30, 21, 35, 16, 30, 23, 37, 49Rockets-Mavs · W
34.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Apr 13, 2001: 49 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
49 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 28, 24, 38, 34, 26, 9, 9, 39Mavs-Rockets · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 21, 25, 23, 31, 23, 14, 28, 39Kings-Spurs · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 22, 19, 32, 41, 13, 29, 32, 36Bucks-Celtics · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 41, 28, 28, 35, 41, 22, 25, 19, 22, 33Blazers-Grizzlies · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 10, 10, 14, 19, 6, 14, 8, 16, 7, 33Grizzlies-Blazers · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Coby WhiteCHI+11.5 24.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
Christian WoodDET+11.1 24.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Malik BeasleyMIN+8.5 19.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Bradley BealWAS+7.0 37.5 last 10 · 30.5 season
CJ McCollumPOR+6.7 29.4 last 10 · 22.7 season
Cold
Marcus MorrisLAC−9.0 8.1 last 10 · 17.1 season
Kemba WalkerBOS−4.8 16.3 last 10 · 21.1 season
Markieff MorrisLAL−4.7 5.2 last 10 · 9.9 season
Glenn Robinson IIIPHI−4.5 7.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
Josh RichardsonPHI−4.4 9.4 last 10 · 13.8 season