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Friday, February 19, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed NOP by 11 after three quarters and won 132–114.

Final · Box score
Nuggets120
Cavs103
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +19; Q3 DEN +15; Q4 DEN +17
Final · Box score
Warriors120
Magic124
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +13; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +4
Final · Box score
Hawks109
Celtics121
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +25; Q3 BOS +25; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Bulls105
Sixers112
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +6; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Pistons95
Grizzlies109
Q1 MEM +18; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +14
Final · Box score
Thunder85
Bucks98
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +16; Q4 MIL +13
Final · Box score
Suns132
Pelicans114
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX -7; Q3 PHX -11; Q4 PHX +18
Final · Box score
Raptors86
Wolves81
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR -6; Q4 TOR +5
Final · Box score
Jazz112
Clippers116
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +8; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +4
The lead · Suns-Pelicans

Phoenix rallies from 11 down to beat New Orleans

Joel Embiid goes for 50 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-7-11+18PHX AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns33263241132
Pelicans34323612114
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 23, 18, 36, 30, 36, 27, 22, 23PHX23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 14, 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 15, 20PHX20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 27, 22, 21, 30, 26, 22, 14, 25NOP25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 29, 20, 29, 36, 26, 31, 36, 23NOP23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Raptors-Wolves

Toronto makes it three straight

Toronto beat Minnesota 86–81 and moved to 15–15. Norman Powell led Toronto with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Streak strip · TOR
W@ ORL123–108W@ BKN123–117L@ ATL121–132W@ MEM128–113W@ WAS137–115L@ BOS106–120Lvs MIN112–116W@ MIL124–113W@ MIL110–96W@ MIN86–81
Lead changes
Suns-Pelicans11
Bulls-Sixers8
Warriors-Magic6
Thunder-Bucks6
Hawks-Celtics4
Jazz-Clippers3
Nuggets-Cavs2
Raptors-Wolves2
The night in charts
Suns-Pelicans combined for 246, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-PelicansSuns 132, Pelicans 114
246
Warriors-MagicWarriors 120, Magic 124
244
Hawks-CelticsHawks 109, Celtics 121
230
Jazz-ClippersJazz 112, Clippers 116
228
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 120, Cavs 103
223
Bulls-SixersBulls 105, Sixers 112
217
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 95, Grizzlies 109
204
Thunder-BucksThunder 85, Bucks 98
183
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 86, Wolves 81
167
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-MagicWarriors 120, Magic 124
+4 ORL
Jazz-ClippersJazz 112, Clippers 116
+4 LAC
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 86, Wolves 81
+5 TOR
Bulls-SixersBulls 105, Sixers 112
+7 PHI
Hawks-CelticsHawks 109, Celtics 121
+12 BOS
Thunder-BucksThunder 85, Bucks 98
+13 MIL
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 95, Grizzlies 109
+14 MEM
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 120, Cavs 103
+17 DEN
Suns-PelicansSuns 132, Pelicans 114
+18 PHX
PHX erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-PelicansPHX won · Suns 132, Pelicans 114
11 pts
Raptors-WolvesTOR won · Raptors 86, Wolves 81
6 pts
Thunder-BucksMIL won · Thunder 85, Bucks 98
4 pts
Warriors-MagicORL won · Warriors 120, Magic 124
1 pt
Murray shot 21-of-25 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MurrayDEN · 50 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
84% (21-25)
CapelaATL · 24 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
ZionNOP · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
73% (8-11)
BogdanovicUTA · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
EmbiidPHI · 50 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
65% (17-26)
Final · Warriors-Magic
Warriors 120Magic 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors34174326120
Magic37272931124
The story
Nikola Vucevic had a 30-16-10 triple-double as Orlando beat Golden State 124-120

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 29 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB 30 PTS, 16 REB, 10 AST · 13-23 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the second 27-17, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +3+13−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 105Sixers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls30232626105
Sixers32262727112
The story
Philadelphia beat Chicago 112-105 behind 22 points and 12 rebounds from Tobias Harris

Thaddeus Young paced Chicago: 12 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 9-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 26-23 second quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +2+5+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Cavs
Nuggets 120Cavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets33362625120
Cavs23273023103
The story
Jamal Murray's 50 points carried Denver past Cleveland, 120-103

For Cleveland, Jarrett Allen had 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 50 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 21-25 FG, 8-10 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-23, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +10+19+15+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.4Season avg31.4Last 5

31.4 points a game over his last five games, against 19.4 in 26 earlier games. Today: 50 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.3 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 50

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 34, 37, 33, 25, 35, 35, 31, 50Sixers-Bulls · W
30.5 PPG season to date · +20.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anthony Davis NOP, Oct 26, 2016: 50 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Career high50 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 20, 11, 8, 22, 25, 25, 35, 50Nuggets-Cavs · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +30.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Victor Wembanyama SAS, Nov 13, 2024: 50 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Ties career high50 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 30, 27, 36, 26, 26, 24, 24, 35Jazz-Clippers · L
24.6 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 41, 25, 21, 28, 25, 25, 15, 23, 40, 31Hawks-Celtics · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 20, 29, 28, 15, 22, 11, 29, 31Raptors-Wolves · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 43, 17, 27, 25, 42, 14, 16, 30Magic-Warriors · W
23.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, Feb 11, 2023: 30 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST
30 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
LaMelo BallCHA+6.4 21.0 last 10 · 14.6 season
Lou WilliamsLAC+6.1 18.7 last 10 · 12.6 season
Norman PowellTOR+5.4 22.6 last 10 · 17.2 season
Kelly Oubre Jr.GSW+5.3 19.9 last 10 · 14.6 season
Stephen CurryGSW+4.5 34.4 last 10 · 29.9 season
Cold
Shake MiltonPHI−3.4 10.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−3.0 19.3 last 10 · 22.3 season
Wayne EllingtonDET−2.9 8.2 last 10 · 11.1 season
Bradley BealWAS−2.8 30.0 last 10 · 32.8 season
JaMychal GreenDEN−2.7 6.4 last 10 · 9.1 season