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Tuesday, February 16, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed PHX by 21 at halftime and won 128–124.

Final · Box score
Nuggets99
Celtics112
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +5; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +13
Final · Box score
Pelicans144
Grizzlies113
Q1 NOP -3; Q2 NOP +5; Q3 NOP +20; Q4 NOP +31
Final · Box score
Raptors124
Bucks113
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 Raptors 0; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Lakers112
Wolves104
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Blazers115
Thunder104
Q1 POR +13; Q2 POR +14; Q3 POR +14; Q4 POR +11
Final · Box score
Nets128
Suns124
Q1 BKN -11; Q2 BKN -21; Q3 BKN -12; Q4 BKN +4
The lead · Nets-Suns

James Harden scores 38 as Brooklyn wins in Phoenix

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 34 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-21-12+4BKN AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets22323440128
Suns33422524124
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 23, 17, 26, 24, 19, 19, 29, 38BKN38 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Joe HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 13, 19, 14, 6, 17, 15, 10, 22BKN22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 34, 10, 20, 15, 28, 18, 12, 29PHX29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 25, 23, 18, 36, 30, 36, 27, 22PHX22 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: New Orleans by 31.

BKN over PHX4LAL over MIN8TOR over MIL11POR over OKC11BOS over DEN13NOP over MEM31Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Lakers-Wolves15
Raptors-Bucks12
Nuggets-Celtics5
Pelicans-Grizzlies5
Blazers-Thunder5
Nets-Suns1
The night in charts
Pelicans-Grizzlies combined for 257, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 144, Grizzlies 113
257
Nets-SunsNets 128, Suns 124
252
Raptors-BucksRaptors 124, Bucks 113
237
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 115, Thunder 104
219
Lakers-WolvesLakers 112, Wolves 104
216
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 99, Celtics 112
211
BKN won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Nets-SunsNets 128, Suns 124
+4 BKN
Lakers-WolvesLakers 112, Wolves 104
+8 LAL
Raptors-BucksRaptors 124, Bucks 113
+11 TOR
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 115, Thunder 104
+11 POR
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 99, Celtics 112
+13 BOS
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 144, Grizzlies 113
+31 NOP
BKN erased a 21-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-SunsBKN won · Nets 128, Suns 124
21 pts
Pelicans-GrizzliesNOP won · Pelicans 144, Grizzlies 113
3 pts
Zion shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZionNOP · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
81% (13-16)
JaMEM · 28 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB
75% (12-16)
KATMIN · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
JokicDEN · 43 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
70% (16-23)
LeBronLAL · 30 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
65% (13-20)
Final · Nets-Suns
Nets 128Suns 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets22323440128
Suns33422524124
The story
Jeff Green had 18 points as Brooklyn beat Phoenix 128-124

Devin Booker led Phoenix with 22 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 7-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Nets took the fourth 40-24.

BKN lead by quarter
200 −11−21−12+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 112Wolves 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30272926112
Wolves27292820104
The story
Los Angeles beat Minnesota 112-104 behind 24 points from Dennis Schroder

Karl-Anthony Towns paced Minnesota: 15 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 4 STL, 3 AST, 1 REB · 9-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 26-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3+1+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Celtics
Nuggets 99Celtics 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2628212499
Celtics30292726112
The story
Jaylen Brown's 27 points carried Boston past Denver, 112-99

For Denver, Facundo Campazzo had 15 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 11-20 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 27-21, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +4+5+11+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 16 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 16 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg7.0Last 3

7.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 43

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 47, 13, 50, 35, 12, 22, 23, 43Nuggets-Celtics · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Nov 24, 2004: 43 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
43 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 23, 17, 26, 24, 19, 19, 29, 38Nets-Suns · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 34, 18, 21, 33, 24, 30, 47, 29, 24, 34Bucks-Raptors · L
28.2 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 26, 9, 54, 11, 25, 32, 14, 5, 22, 33Raptors-Bucks · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 44, 19, 32, 29, 36, 30, 20, 34, 31Blazers-Thunder · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 28, 18, 29, 20, 29, 36, 26, 31Pelicans-Grizzlies · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 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+5.3 21.6 last 10 · 16.3 season
Bojan BogdanovicUTA+4.8 20.4 last 10 · 15.6 season
Lou WilliamsLAC+4.8 17.0 last 10 · 12.2 season
Stephen CurryGSW+4.4 34.5 last 10 · 30.1 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
Malcolm BrogdonIND−2.9 18.3 last 10 · 21.2 season