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Sunday, August 9, 2020Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed SAC by 13 after the first quarter and won 129–112.

Final · Box score
Wizards103
Thunder121
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +16; Q3 OKC +15; Q4 OKC +18
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Raptors108
Q1 TOR -5; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +17; Q4 TOR +9
Final · Box score
Spurs122
Pelicans113
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +9
Final · OT · Box score
Magic119
Celtics122
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Sixers121
Blazers124
Q1 POR +14; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR -1; Q4 POR +3
Final · Box score
Rockets129
Kings112
Q1 HOU -13; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +22; Q4 HOU +17
Final · Box score
Nets129
Clippers120
Q1 BKN +21; Q2 BKN +11; Q3 BKN +4; Q4 BKN +9
The lead · Rockets-Kings

Austin Rivers scores 41 as Houston beats Sacramento

Damian Lillard goes for 51 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13+5+22+17HOU AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets23383236129
Kings36201541112
Who led
Austin RiversPoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 7, 5, 11, 10, 5, 5, 11, 41HOU41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 35, 16, 30, 23, 37, 49, 24, 23, 39, 32HOU32 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 14, 28, 39, 13, 28, 30, 21, 26SAC26 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 22, 11, 6, 12, 21, 3, 17, 16SAC16 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Celtics17
Sixers-Blazers6
Grizzlies-Raptors3
Spurs-Pelicans2
Rockets-Kings2
Wizards-Thunder0
Nets-Clippers0
The night in charts
Nets-Clippers combined for 249, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-ClippersNets 129, Clippers 120
249
Sixers-BlazersSixers 121, Blazers 124
245
Magic-CelticsMagic 119, Celtics 122 · OT
241
Rockets-KingsRockets 129, Kings 112
241
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 122, Pelicans 113
235
Wizards-ThunderWizards 103, Thunder 121
224
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 99, Raptors 108
207
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-CelticsMagic 119, Celtics 122 · OT
+3 BOS
Sixers-BlazersSixers 121, Blazers 124
+3 POR
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 99, Raptors 108
+9 TOR
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 122, Pelicans 113
+9 SAS
Nets-ClippersNets 129, Clippers 120
+9 BKN
Rockets-KingsRockets 129, Kings 112
+17 HOU
Wizards-ThunderWizards 103, Thunder 121
+18 OKC
HOU erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-KingsHOU won · Rockets 129, Kings 112
13 pts
Grizzlies-RaptorsTOR won · Grizzlies 99, Raptors 108
5 pts
Magic-CelticsBOS won · Magic 119, Celtics 122 · OT
1 pt
Sixers-BlazersPOR won · Sixers 121, Blazers 124
1 pt
Rivers shot 14-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RiversHOU · 41 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
70% (14-20)
HaywardBOS · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
67% (12-18)
RichardsonPHI · 34 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
65% (13-20)
DeRozanSAS · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
RedickNOP · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Magic-Celtics
Magic 119Celtics 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic292235267119
Celtics2827322510122
The story
Jayson Tatum had 29 points as Boston beat Orlando 122-119 in OT

Markelle Fultz led Orlando with 16 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 29 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 10-24 FG, 4-12 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Celtics took the second 27-22.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −1+4+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Blazers
Sixers 121Blazers 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers19393429121
Blazers33342433124
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 20 points carried Portland past Philadelphia, 124-121

For Philadelphia, Al Horford had 15 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 7 REB · 6-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-19, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +14+9−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Kings
Rockets 129Kings 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets23383236129
Kings36201541112
The story
Houston beat Sacramento 129-112 behind 32 points from James Harden

De'Aaron Fox paced Sacramento: 26 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 32 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 10-21 FG, 3-12 3PT

The swing

A 38-20 second quarter erased a 13-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
300 −13+5+22+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.7Season avg14.6Last 5

14.6 points a game over his last five games, against 4.7 in 59 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.6 in 35 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.9Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Raptors

Toronto handles Memphis by 9

The Raptors won the second quarter 40–29. Final: 108–99. Pascal Siakam led Toronto with 26 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over ORL3POR over PHI3TOR over MEM9SAS over NOP9BKN over LAC9HOU over SAC17OKC over WAS18Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over MEM.
Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 51

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 12, 25, 29, 30, 21, 45, 22, 51Blazers-Sixers · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Donovan Mitchell UTA, Aug 23, 2020: 51 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
51 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Austin RiversPoints, last 10 games: 0, 5, 7, 5, 11, 10, 5, 5, 11, 41Rockets-Kings · W
8.9 PPG season to date · +32.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Mar 7, 1997: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Career high41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 25, 27, 23, 28, 24, 27, 29, 39Clippers-Nets · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Josh RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 11, 9, 8, 4, 19, 15, 5, 34Sixers-Blazers · L
14.0 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 35, 16, 30, 23, 37, 49, 24, 23, 39, 32Rockets-Kings · W
34.3 PPG season to date · −2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 24, 27, 17, 22, 15, 18, 9, 31Celtics-Magic · W
17.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 5 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
T.J. WarrenIND+8.4 28.3 last 10 · 19.9 season
Derrick WhiteSAS+7.4 18.7 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
Marcus MorrisLAC−6.8 10.0 last 10 · 16.8 season
Lou WilliamsLAC−6.6 11.6 last 10 · 18.2 season
Kemba WalkerBOS−6.1 14.4 last 10 · 20.5 season
Jabari ParkerSAC−5.8 8.1 last 10 · 13.9 season
Markieff MorrisLAL−5.6 4.0 last 10 · 9.6 season