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Friday, February 26, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed CHI by 12 at halftime and won 106–97.

Final · Box score
Pacers112
Celtics118
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Rockets111
Raptors122
Q1 TOR -1; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +15; Q4 TOR +11
Final · Box score
Suns106
Bulls97
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX -12; Q3 PHX -7; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Kings110
Pistons107
Q1 SAC +10; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC -5; Q4 SAC +3
Final · Box score
Clippers119
Grizzlies99
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +16; Q3 LAC +18; Q4 LAC +20
Final · Box score
Jazz116
Heat124
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Hawks109
Thunder118
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +16; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Hornets121
Warriors130
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +15; Q3 GSW +19; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Blazers93
Lakers102
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +9
On this day · 2019–20Feb 26, 2020: 9 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (Hawks-Magic), 37 points.
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The lead · Suns-Bulls

Phoenix rallies from 12 down to beat Chicago

LeBron James goes for 28 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-12-7+9PHX AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns26202832106
Bulls2632231697
Who led
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 11, 10, 16, 16, 7, 19, 16, 22PHX22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 36, 30, 36, 27, 22, 23, 23, 34, 33, 22PHX22 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 35, 46, 26, 30, 37, 30, 38, 21, 35, 24CHI24 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 8, 30, 17, 19, 8, 9, 19, 24, 20, 19CHI19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Blazers-Lakers9
Rockets-Raptors7
Hornets-Warriors6
Pacers-Celtics5
Kings-Pistons4
Suns-Bulls4
Hawks-Thunder3
Clippers-Grizzlies2
The night in charts
Hornets-Warriors combined for 251, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 121, Warriors 130
251
Jazz-HeatJazz 116, Heat 124
240
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 111, Raptors 122
233
Pacers-CelticsPacers 112, Celtics 118
230
Hawks-ThunderHawks 109, Thunder 118
227
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 119, Grizzlies 99
218
Kings-PistonsKings 110, Pistons 107
217
Suns-BullsSuns 106, Bulls 97
203
Blazers-LakersBlazers 93, Lakers 102
195
SAC won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Kings-PistonsKings 110, Pistons 107
+3 SAC
Pacers-CelticsPacers 112, Celtics 118
+6 BOS
Jazz-HeatJazz 116, Heat 124
+8 MIA
Blazers-LakersBlazers 93, Lakers 102
+9 LAL
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 121, Warriors 130
+9 GSW
Suns-BullsSuns 106, Bulls 97
+9 PHX
Hawks-ThunderHawks 109, Thunder 118
+9 OKC
Rockets-RaptorsRockets 111, Raptors 122
+11 TOR
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 119, Grizzlies 99
+20 LAC
PHX erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-BullsPHX won · Suns 106, Bulls 97
12 pts
Blazers-LakersLAL won · Blazers 93, Lakers 102
5 pts
Kings-PistonsSAC won · Kings 110, Pistons 107
5 pts
Jazz-HeatMIA won · Jazz 116, Heat 124
4 pts
Hawks-ThunderOKC won · Hawks 109, Thunder 118
2 pts
Oubre shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OubreGSW · 27 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
CapelaATL · 21 REB, 17 PTS, 4 BLK, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
WisemanGSW · 16 PTS, 4 REB
70% (7-10)
BagleySAC · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
PowellTOR · 30 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Kings-Pistons
Kings 110Pistons 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings35202035110
Pistons25272827107
The story
De'Aaron Fox had 27 points as Sacramento beat Detroit 110-107

Jerami Grant led Detroit with 30 PTS, 7 REB 27 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 9-21 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the first 35-25, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +10+3−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Harrison Barnes led the game in fantasy with 51.1 FPTS (21 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Suns-Bulls
Suns 106Bulls 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns26202832106
Bulls2632231697
The story
Chris Paul's 15 assists and 14 points carried Phoenix past Chicago, 106-97

For Chicago, Thaddeus Young had 13 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 15 AST, 14 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL · 5-11 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 32-16.

PHX lead by quarter
200 0−12−7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Warriors
Hornets 121Warriors 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets28233337121
Warriors36303727130
The story
Golden State beat Charlotte 130-121 behind 29 points and 9 assists from Stephen Curry

P.J. Washington paced Charlotte: 15 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 8-15 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 36-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +8+15+19+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Draymond Green topped the game at 55.4 FPTS: 19 AST, 12 REB, 11 PTS

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.9Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 11.9 in 18 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.0minutes, last 3 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
25.32019–20 avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 2019–20 (36 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.0Season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 9.0 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Kings-Pistons

Sacramento takes over late to edge Detroit

Down 5 after three, Sacramento won the fourth 35–27. Final: 110–107. De'Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over DET3BOS over IND6MIA over UTA8PHX over CHI9OKC over ATL9GSW over CHA9LAL over POR9TOR over HOU11LAC over MEM20Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over DET.
Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 35

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 36, 30, 20, 34, 31, 43, 35, 24, 25, 35Blazers-Lakers · L
29.9 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 15, 30, 13, 13, 24, 15, 27, 33Heat-Jazz · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 7, 21, 25, 17, 28, 14, 21, 32Celtics-Pacers · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 28, 20, 36, 33, 29, 29, 32, 17, 30Clippers-Grizzlies · W
26.9 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 36, 26, 26, 24, 24, 35, 23, 13, 30Jazz-Heat · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 9, 15, 15, 43, 16, 24, 17, 30Pistons-Kings · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Lou WilliamsLAC+5.7 18.1 last 10 · 12.4 season
LaMelo BallCHA+5.1 20.1 last 10 · 15.0 season
Ben SimmonsPHI+5.0 20.7 last 10 · 15.7 season
Jamal MurrayDEN+5.0 26.4 last 10 · 21.4 season
Saddiq BeyDET+5.0 14.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Cold
Wayne EllingtonDET−4.5 5.8 last 10 · 10.2 season
RJ BarrettNYK−3.9 12.2 last 10 · 16.1 season
Jaylen BrownBOS−3.4 21.6 last 10 · 25.0 season
Malcolm BrogdonIND−3.2 18.2 last 10 · 21.4 season
Jayson TatumBOS−3.1 21.9 last 10 · 25.0 season