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Thursday, April 1, 2021Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed NOP by 5 after three quarters and won 115–110.

Final · Box score
Sixers114
Cavs94
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +20
Final · Box score
Wizards91
Pistons120
Q1 DET +10; Q2 DET +19; Q3 DET +19; Q4 DET +29
Final · Box score
Hornets89
Nets111
Q1 BKN +21; Q2 BKN +20; Q3 BKN +27; Q4 BKN +22
Final · Box score
Warriors109
Heat116
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +7
Final · OT · Box score
Magic115
Pelicans110
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL -5; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +5
Final · 2OT · Box score
Hawks134
Spurs129
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 Hawks 0; OT2 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets101
Clippers94
Q1 DEN +11; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +7
The lead · Magic-Pelicans

Orlando needs overtime to survive New Orleans

Clint Capela goes for 28 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1+7-50+5ORL AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Magic2725193014115
Pelicans261931259110
Who led
Wendell Carter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 12, 9, 10, 6, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 21ORL21 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Terrence RossPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 13, 5, 10, 18, 28, 31, 15, 19ORL19 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 2, 20, 6, 20, 18, 14, 20, 17, 31NOP31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
James JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 2, 8, 3, 0, 1, 3, 4, 17NOP17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Two games need overtime

Two of 7 games went past regulation.

ORL over NOP5ATL over SAS5MIA over GSW7DEN over LAC7PHI over CLE20BKN over CHA22DET over WAS29Final margin, points. Pink = went to overtime.
Lead changes
Magic-Pelicans11
Sixers-Cavs7
Wizards-Pistons1
Hornets-Nets1
The night in charts
Hawks-Spurs combined for 263, 38 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-SpursHawks 134, Spurs 129 · OT
263
Warriors-HeatWarriors 109, Heat 116
225
Magic-PelicansMagic 115, Pelicans 110 · OT
225
Wizards-PistonsWizards 91, Pistons 120
211
Sixers-CavsSixers 114, Cavs 94
208
Hornets-NetsHornets 89, Nets 111
200
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 101, Clippers 94
195
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-PelicansMagic 115, Pelicans 110 · OT
+5 ORL
Hawks-SpursHawks 134, Spurs 129 · OT
+5 ATL
Warriors-HeatWarriors 109, Heat 116
+7 MIA
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 101, Clippers 94
+7 DEN
Sixers-CavsSixers 114, Cavs 94
+20 PHI
Hornets-NetsHornets 89, Nets 111
+22 BKN
Wizards-PistonsWizards 91, Pistons 120
+29 DET
ORL rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-PelicansORL won · Magic 115, Pelicans 110 · OT
5 pts
Warriors-HeatMIA won · Warriors 109, Heat 116
1 pt
Mann shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MannLAC · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
MiltonPHI · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
BogdanovicATL · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
71% (12-17)
Robin LopezWAS · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 3 BLK, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
Bruce BrownBKN · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Hawks-Spurs
Hawks 134Spurs 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Hawks32223026915134
Spurs22263230910129
The story
Bogdan Bogdanovic had 28 points as Atlanta beat San Antonio 134-129 in OT

Derrick White led San Antonio with 29 PTS, 3 AST 28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 12-17 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 32-22, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +10+6+400+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Magic-Pelicans
Magic 115Pelicans 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic2725193014115
Pelicans261931259110
The story
Wendell Carter Jr.'s 21 points and 12 rebounds carried Orlando past New Orleans, 115-110 in OT

For New Orleans, Josh Hart had 17 REB, 14 PTS, 5 AST 21 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 8-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 25-19, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1+7−50+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Nickeil Alexander-Walker was the fantasy play: 48.1 FPTS on 31 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST

Final · Wizards-Pistons
Wizards 91Pistons 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2222242391
Pistons32312433120
The story
Detroit beat Washington 120-91 behind 13 points and 11 rebounds from Mason Plumlee

Robin Lopez paced Washington: 16 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 13 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 32-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
300 +10+19+19+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 38 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Season avg21.7Last 3

21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.1 in 47 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 20.3 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 36

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 22, 28, 19, 23, 17, 17, 26, 36Spurs-Hawks · L
20.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 16, 35, 14, 32, 27, 18, 32, 36Warriors-Heat · L
29.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 2, 20, 6, 20, 18, 14, 20, 17, 31Pelicans-Magic · L
10.3 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Josh JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 16, 15, 4, 12, 8, 7, 0, 31Pistons-Wizards · W
13.0 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 6, 21, 13, 11, 16, 19, 18, 29Spurs-Hawks · L
14.1 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Clint CapelaPoints, last 10 games: 9, 24, 6, 8, 12, 25, 18, 10, 16, 28Hawks-Spurs · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony EdwardsMIN+7.4 24.7 last 10 · 17.3 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerNOP+6.0 16.3 last 10 · 10.3 season
Montrezl HarrellLAL+5.1 20.4 last 10 · 15.2 season
Aleksej PokusevskiOKC+5.0 11.3 last 10 · 6.3 season
Andrew WigginsGSW+5.0 23.3 last 10 · 18.3 season
Cold
Bradley BealWAS−4.9 26.4 last 10 · 31.3 season
Trae YoungATL−4.5 21.0 last 10 · 25.5 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−4.2 15.6 last 10 · 19.8 season
Harrison BarnesSAC−4.1 11.4 last 10 · 15.5 season
Coby WhiteCHI−4.0 11.0 last 10 · 15.0 season