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Monday, February 15, 2021Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed PHI by 7 after the first quarter and won 134–123.

Final · OT · Box score
Bulls120
Pacers112
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Rockets119
Wizards131
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS +11; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Hawks112
Knicks123
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Sixers123
Jazz134
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Cavs98
Warriors129
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW +10; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +31
Final · Box score
Heat118
Clippers125
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC +5; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +7
Final · Box score
Nets136
Kings125
Q1 BKN -1; Q2 BKN +6; Q3 BKN +19; Q4 BKN +11
The lead · Sixers-Jazz

Jordan Clarkson scores 40 as Utah beats Philadelphia

Ben Simmons goes for 42 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+6+12+11UTA AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers42242829123
Jazz35373428134
Who led
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 12, 23, 15, 17, 13, 25, 11, 40UTA40 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 32, 18, 30, 27, 36, 26, 26, 24UTA24 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Ben SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 11, 21, 15, 16, 14, 23, 18, 42PHI42 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 27, 26, 12, 21, 22, 17, 18, 36PHI36 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat Cleveland by 31, the widest margin of 7 games.

LAC over MIA7CHI over IND8NYK over ATL11UTA over PHI11BKN over SAC11WAS over HOU12GSW over CLE31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Bulls-Pacers17
Heat-Clippers17
Cavs-Warriors11
Nets-Kings8
Rockets-Wizards2
Hawks-Knicks2
Sixers-Jazz1
The night in charts
Nets-Kings combined for 261, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-KingsNets 136, Kings 125
261
Sixers-JazzSixers 123, Jazz 134
257
Rockets-WizardsRockets 119, Wizards 131
250
Heat-ClippersHeat 118, Clippers 125
243
Hawks-KnicksHawks 112, Knicks 123
235
Bulls-PacersBulls 120, Pacers 112 · OT
232
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 98, Warriors 129
227
LAC won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Heat-ClippersHeat 118, Clippers 125
+7 LAC
Bulls-PacersBulls 120, Pacers 112 · OT
+8 CHI
Hawks-KnicksHawks 112, Knicks 123
+11 NYK
Sixers-JazzSixers 123, Jazz 134
+11 UTA
Nets-KingsNets 136, Kings 125
+11 BKN
Rockets-WizardsRockets 119, Wizards 131
+12 WAS
Cavs-WarriorsCavs 98, Warriors 129
+31 GSW
UTA rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-JazzUTA won · Sixers 123, Jazz 134
7 pts
Heat-ClippersLAC won · Heat 118, Clippers 125
2 pts
Nets-KingsBKN won · Nets 136, Kings 125
1 pt
Zubac shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZubacLAC · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
WhitesideSAC · 26 PTS, 16 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
80% (12-15)
BamMIA · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK
80% (12-15)
JosephSAC · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
77% (10-13)
Marcus MorrisLAC · 32 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Final · Bulls-Pacers
Bulls 120Pacers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls2425302615120
Pacers212326357112
The story
Chicago beat Indiana 120-112 in OT behind 30 points from Zach LaVine

Malcolm Brogdon paced Indiana: 23 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST 30 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 11-25 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Bulls settled it in overtime, 15-7.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +3+5+90+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Domantas Sabonis topped the game at 51.5 FPTS: 25 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST

Final · Nets-Kings
Nets 136Kings 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets36383329136
Kings37312037125
The story
James Harden had a 29-13-14 triple-double as Brooklyn beat Sacramento 136-125

Hassan Whiteside led Sacramento with 26 PTS, 16 REB 29 PTS, 14 AST, 13 REB · 10-18 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the third 33-20, their biggest quarter edge.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −1+6+19+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Jazz
Sixers 123Jazz 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers42242829123
Jazz35373428134
The story
Tobias Harris had 36 points and 10 rebounds, but Utah won 134-123

For Utah, Joe Ingles had 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 36 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 14-24 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Jazz trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 37-24.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −7+6+12+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg23.0Last 5

23.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 26 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.0Season avg27.0Last 3

27.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.0 in 28 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 33 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.2Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 7.2 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Julius Randle leads the day with 44

Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 23, 27, 22, 26, 12, 24, 22, 44Knicks-Hawks · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic LAL, Mar 6, 2026: 44 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Season high44 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Ben SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 11, 21, 15, 16, 14, 23, 18, 42Sixers-Jazz · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +27.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, May 15, 2018: 42 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Career high42 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 25, 26, 39, 15, 27, 35, 23, 40Nets-Kings · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Apr 5, 1998: 40 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Season high40 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 12, 23, 15, 17, 13, 25, 11, 40Jazz-Sixers · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +22.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Jan 13, 1998: 40 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Season high40 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 37, 37, 32, 7, 31, 35, 24, 35, 37Wizards-Rockets · W
33.1 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 27, 26, 12, 21, 22, 17, 18, 36Sixers-Jazz · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
LaMelo BallCHA+6.4 21.0 last 10 · 14.6 season
Norman PowellTOR+6.0 22.5 last 10 · 16.5 season
Bojan BogdanovicUTA+4.8 20.4 last 10 · 15.6 season
Lou WilliamsLAC+4.8 17.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Gary Trent Jr.POR+4.6 19.5 last 10 · 14.9 season
Cold
Shake MiltonPHI−3.4 10.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
Seth CurryPHI−3.4 9.2 last 10 · 12.6 season
Bradley BealWAS−3.0 30.1 last 10 · 33.1 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−3.0 19.3 last 10 · 22.3 season
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeLAL−2.9 5.6 last 10 · 8.5 season