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Thursday, February 25, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed ORL by 4 after the first quarter and won 129–92.

Final · Box score
Mavs97
Sixers111
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +16; Q3 PHI +18; Q4 PHI +14
Final · Box score
Magic92
Nets129
Q1 BKN -4; Q2 BKN +18; Q3 BKN +20; Q4 BKN +37
Final · Box score
Kings121
Knicks140
Q1 NYK +9; Q2 NYK +15; Q3 NYK +7; Q4 NYK +19
Final · Box score
Clippers94
Grizzlies122
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +14; Q4 MEM +28
Final · Box score
Wizards112
Nuggets110
Q1 WAS +4; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +2
Final · Box score
Pelicans125
Bucks129
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +4
On this day · 2019–20Feb 25, 2020: 7 games. Top scorer: Zach LaVine (Bulls-Thunder), 41 points.
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The lead · Magic-Nets

Brooklyn routs Orlando by 37

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 38 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-45-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35+45TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+18+20+37BKN AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2819252092
Nets24412737129
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 39, 15, 27, 35, 23, 40, 16, 28, 21, 27BKN27 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 19, 19, 29, 38, 23, 37, 29, 20BKN20 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 25, 42, 14, 16, 30, 37, 20, 28ORL28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
James Ennis IIIPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 6, 16, 17, 10, 7, 3, 4, 15ORL15 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Clippers-Grizzlies

Memphis rolls past Clippers, 122–94

The Clippers were held to 19 points in the fourth quarter. Tyus Jones led Memphis with 20 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over DEN2MIL over NOP4PHI over DAL14NYK over SAC19MEM over LAC28BKN over ORL37Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over LAC.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Bucks23
Clippers-Grizzlies9
Wizards-Nuggets7
Mavs-Sixers4
Magic-Nets4
Kings-Knicks4
The night in charts
Kings-Knicks combined for 261, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-KnicksKings 121, Knicks 140
261
Pelicans-BucksPelicans 125, Bucks 129
254
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 112, Nuggets 110
222
Magic-NetsMagic 92, Nets 129
221
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 94, Grizzlies 122
216
Mavs-SixersMavs 97, Sixers 111
208
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 112, Nuggets 110
+2 WAS
Pelicans-BucksPelicans 125, Bucks 129
+4 MIL
Mavs-SixersMavs 97, Sixers 111
+14 PHI
Kings-KnicksKings 121, Knicks 140
+19 NYK
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 94, Grizzlies 122
+28 MEM
Magic-NetsMagic 92, Nets 129
+37 BKN
BKN rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-NetsBKN won · Magic 92, Nets 129
4 pts
Clippers-GrizzliesMEM won · Clippers 94, Grizzlies 122
3 pts
Tyus Jones shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tyus JonesMEM · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
BurksNYK · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
D-RoseNYK · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
KyrieBKN · 27 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
61% (11-18)
MiddletonMIL · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST
58% (14-24)
Final · Wizards-Nuggets
Wizards 112Nuggets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards26303224112
Nuggets22323422110
The story
Bradley Beal had 33 points as Washington beat Denver 112-110

Jamal Murray led Denver with 34 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 33 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 10-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Wizards won the first 26-22, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +4+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic led the game in fantasy with 57.2 FPTS (24 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Pelicans-Bucks
Pelicans 125Bucks 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans31373522125
Bucks35343426129
The story
Donte DiVincenzo's 24 points and 9 assists carried Milwaukee past New Orleans, 129-125

For New Orleans, Zion Williamson had 34 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 9-16 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-31, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +4+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Nets
Magic 92Nets 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2819252092
Nets24412737129
The story
Brooklyn beat Orlando 129-92 behind 27 points and 9 assists from Kyrie Irving

James Ennis III paced Orlando: 15 PTS, 3 REB 27 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 11-18 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 41-19 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
400 −4+18+20+37 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.0Season avg34.6Last 5

34.6 points a game over his last five games, against 21.0 in 29 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Season avg11.0Last 3

11.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.0 in 32 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.4Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 15.4 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 38

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 47, 29, 24, 34, 23, 29, 38, 37, 38Bucks-Pelicans · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 36, 26, 31, 36, 23, 28, 32, 34Pelicans-Bucks · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 22, 25, 25, 35, 50, 30, 24, 34Nuggets-Wizards · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 35, 24, 35, 37, 25, 37, 33, 28, 33Wizards-Nuggets · W
32.8 PPG season to date · +0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 18, 23, 11, 13, 20, 32, 15, 31Bucks-Pelicans · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 24, 36, 34, 23, 19, 11, 20, 13, 27, 29Kings-Knicks · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAC+6.0 18.2 last 10 · 12.2 season
LaMelo BallCHA+5.3 20.1 last 10 · 14.8 season
Ben SimmonsPHI+5.0 20.7 last 10 · 15.7 season
Jamal MurrayDEN+5.0 26.4 last 10 · 21.4 season
Zach LaVineCHI+4.9 33.7 last 10 · 28.8 season
Cold
Wayne EllingtonDET−5.1 5.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
RJ BarrettNYK−3.9 12.2 last 10 · 16.1 season
Nicolas BatumLAC−3.1 5.7 last 10 · 8.8 season
Cedi OsmanCLE−2.9 8.3 last 10 · 11.2 season
JaMychal GreenDEN−2.7 6.4 last 10 · 9.1 season