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Thursday, February 11, 2021Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed HOU by 10 after the first quarter and won 101–94.

Final · Box score
Raptors106
Celtics120
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +14
Final · Box score
Heat101
Rockets94
Q1 MIA -10; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA +12; Q4 MIA +7
Final · Box score
Pacers111
Pistons95
Q1 IND +9; Q2 Pacers 0; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +16
Final · Box score
Magic105
Warriors111
Q1 GSW +10; Q2 GSW -8; Q3 GSW +4; Q4 GSW +6
Final · Box score
Sixers114
Blazers118
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR -4; Q4 POR +4
On this day · 2019–20Feb 11, 2020: 5 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Celtics), 42 points.
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The lead · Heat-Rockets

Jimmy Butler posts 27-10-10 as Miami tops Houston

Stephen Curry goes for 40 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-6+12+7MIA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat19282826101
Rockets2924103194
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 26, 30, 25, 19, 14, 17, 26, 27MIA27 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Max StrusPoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 0, 5, 12, 7, 19, 0, 3, 21MIA21 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 24, 20, 15, 18, 22, 27, 25, 17HOU17 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 20, 8, 14, 25, 22, 20, 26, 23, 17HOU17 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Magic-Warriors

Golden State rallies from 8 down to beat Orlando

Trailing by 8 at the half, Golden State outscored the Magic 64–50 the rest of the way. Final: 111–105. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 40 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Warriors-Magic
Stephen Curry · GSWNikola Vucevic · ORLPTS4025REB813AST55Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Sixers-Blazers combined for 232, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-BlazersSixers 114, Blazers 118
232
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 106, Celtics 120
226
Magic-WarriorsMagic 105, Warriors 111
216
Pacers-PistonsPacers 111, Pistons 95
206
Heat-RocketsHeat 101, Rockets 94
195
POR won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Sixers-BlazersSixers 114, Blazers 118
+4 POR
Magic-WarriorsMagic 105, Warriors 111
+6 GSW
Heat-RocketsHeat 101, Rockets 94
+7 MIA
Raptors-CelticsRaptors 106, Celtics 120
+14 BOS
Pacers-PistonsPacers 111, Pistons 95
+16 IND
MIA erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-RocketsMIA won · Heat 101, Rockets 94
10 pts
Magic-WarriorsGSW won · Magic 105, Warriors 111
8 pts
Sixers-BlazersPOR won · Sixers 114, Blazers 118
4 pts
Simmons shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SimmonsPHI · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
LowryTOR · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
OjeleyeBOS · 24 PTS, 6 REB
67% (8-12)
SabonisIND · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
TateHOU · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Sixers-Blazers
Sixers 114Blazers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers36273021114
Blazers37232929118
The story
Portland beat Philadelphia 118-114 behind 30 points from Damian Lillard

Joel Embiid paced Philadelphia: 35 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 6-21 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +1−3−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ben Simmons topped the game at 54.7 FPTS: 23 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST

Final · Magic-Warriors
Magic 105Warriors 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic19362525105
Warriors29183727111
The story
Andrew Wiggins had 21 points as Golden State beat Orlando 111-105

Terrence Ross led Orlando with 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 8-13 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Warriors took the third 37-25.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +10−8+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Rockets
Heat 101Rockets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat19282826101
Rockets2924103194
The story
Kendrick Nunn's 16 points carried Miami past Houston, 101-94

For Houston, John Wall had 17 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 7-18 FG, 2-10 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 28-10.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −10−6+12+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.6Season avg37.8Last 5

37.8 points a game over his last five games, against 29.6 in 25 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.8Season avg24.7Last 3

24.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.8 in 22 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 33 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 21.1 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 40

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 36, 16, 27, 28, 38, 28, 57, 32, 32, 40Warriors-Magic · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Mar 7, 1998: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 42, 38, 33, 28, 37, 34, 37, 33, 25, 35Sixers-Blazers · L
29.4 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 35, 39, 26, 30, 44, 19, 32, 29, 36, 30Blazers-Sixers · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 26, 30, 25, 19, 14, 17, 26, 27Heat-Rockets · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jason Kidd DAL, Apr 16, 2008: 27 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
27 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 22, 21, 32, 33, 8, 20, 18, 26Pacers-Pistons · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 26, 10, 15, 21, 43, 17, 27, 25Magic-Warriors · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Norman PowellTOR+6.4 22.6 last 10 · 16.2 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+4.8 34.2 last 10 · 29.4 season
LaMelo BallCHA+4.7 19.0 last 10 · 14.3 season
Chris PaulPHX+4.4 21.3 last 10 · 16.9 season
Gary Trent Jr.POR+4.2 18.5 last 10 · 14.3 season
Cold
Lonnie Walker IVSAS−3.9 6.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Shake MiltonPHI−3.4 10.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
Collin SextonCLE−3.2 19.5 last 10 · 22.7 season
Duncan RobinsonMIA−3.0 9.7 last 10 · 12.7 season
Cedi OsmanCLE−3.0 8.4 last 10 · 11.4 season