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Saturday, February 20, 2021Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed POR by 12 after the first quarter and won 118–111.

Final · Box score
Warriors100
Hornets102
Q1 CHA +9; Q2 CHA -2; Q3 Hornets 0; Q4 CHA +2
Final · Box score
Heat96
Lakers94
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Kings114
Bulls122
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Suns128
Grizzlies97
Q1 PHX +13; Q2 PHX +31; Q3 PHX +32; Q4 PHX +31
Final · Box score
Wizards118
Blazers111
Q1 WAS -12; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +7
On this day · 2019–20Feb 20, 2020: 6 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (Hawks-Heat), 50 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Blazers

Bradley Beal scores 37, Washington rallies past Portland

Damian Lillard goes for 35 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+6-3+7WAS AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards31302829118
Blazers43123719111
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 37, 32, 7, 31, 35, 24, 35, 37, 25, 37WAS37 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 41, 17, 13, 12, 23, 23, 13, 16, 12, 27WAS27 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 29, 36, 30, 20, 34, 31, 43, 35POR35 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Enes KanterPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 13, 6, 10, 21, 14, 8, 11, 19POR19 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Warriors-Hornets

Charlotte wins a tight one over Golden State

102–100. Neither team led by more than 9 at any break. Terry Rozier led Charlotte with 36 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CHA over GSW2MIA over LAL2WAS over POR7CHI over SAC8PHX over MEM31Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over GSW.
Lead changes
Warriors-Hornets18
Wizards-Blazers14
Kings-Bulls5
Heat-Lakers4
Suns-Grizzlies1
Shot of the night

Rozier's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 102-100 final

The night in charts
Kings-Bulls combined for 236, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-BullsKings 114, Bulls 122
236
Wizards-BlazersWizards 118, Blazers 111
229
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 128, Grizzlies 97
225
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 100, Hornets 102
202
Heat-LakersHeat 96, Lakers 94
190
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 100, Hornets 102
+2 CHA
Heat-LakersHeat 96, Lakers 94
+2 MIA
Wizards-BlazersWizards 118, Blazers 111
+7 WAS
Kings-BullsKings 114, Bulls 122
+8 CHI
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 128, Grizzlies 97
+31 PHX
WAS erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-BlazersWAS won · Wizards 118, Blazers 111
12 pts
Warriors-HornetsCHA won · Warriors 100, Hornets 102
2 pts
LaVine shot 15-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LaVineCHI · 38 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
75% (15-20)
NunnMIA · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
PaynePHX · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Thaddeus YoungCHI · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
KanterPOR · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Warriors-Hornets
Warriors 100Hornets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors15322231100
Hornets24212433102
The story
Terry Rozier's 36 points carried Charlotte past Golden State, 102-100

For Golden State, Kelly Oubre Jr. had 25 PTS, 6 REB 36 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 12-19 FG, 8-11 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 24-15, was where the Hornets built it.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +9−20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Lakers
Heat 96Lakers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat3623221596
Lakers2329251794
The story
Miami beat Los Angeles 96-94 behind 27 points from Kendrick Nunn

LeBron James paced Los Angeles: 19 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 10-14 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

A 36-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +13+7+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Blazers
Wizards 118Blazers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards31302829118
Blazers43123719111
The story
Russell Westbrook had a 27-11-13 triple-double as Washington beat Portland 118-111

Robert Covington led Portland with 11 PTS, 11 REB 27 PTS, 13 AST, 11 REB · 11-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Wizards took the second 30-12.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −12+6−3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.6Season avg31.8Last 5

31.8 points a game over his last five games, against 20.6 in 26 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.2 in 28 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.9Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 15.9 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Zach LaVine leads the day with 38

Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 39, 35, 46, 26, 30, 37, 30, 38Bulls-Kings · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 37, 32, 7, 31, 35, 24, 35, 37, 25, 37Wizards-Blazers · W
32.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 12, 15, 26, 15, 34, 41, 33, 36Hornets-Warriors · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 29, 36, 30, 20, 34, 31, 43, 35Blazers-Wizards · L
30.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 41, 17, 13, 12, 23, 23, 13, 16, 12, 27Wizards-Blazers · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jason Kidd PHX, Feb 15, 1999: 28 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
27 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
Kendrick NunnPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 16, 11, 16, 23, 6, 19, 16, 27Heat-Lakers · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kelly Oubre Jr.GSW+6.2 21.2 last 10 · 15.0 season
Lou WilliamsLAC+6.1 18.7 last 10 · 12.6 season
LaMelo BallCHA+5.7 20.1 last 10 · 14.4 season
Norman PowellTOR+5.4 22.6 last 10 · 17.2 season
Gary Trent Jr.POR+5.0 20.4 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cold
Shake MiltonPHI−3.4 10.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−2.9 19.0 last 10 · 21.9 season
Bradley BealWAS−2.9 30.0 last 10 · 32.9 season
Wayne EllingtonDET−2.9 8.2 last 10 · 11.1 season
P.J. WashingtonCHA−2.7 8.6 last 10 · 11.3 season