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Wednesday, April 7, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed ATL by 5 after the first quarter and won 131–113.

Final · Box score
Wolves137
Pacers141
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +21; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +4
Final · Box score
Wizards131
Magic116
Q1 WAS +1; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +15
Final · Box score
Pelicans111
Nets139
Q1 BKN +3; Q2 BKN +20; Q3 BKN +33; Q4 BKN +28
Final · Box score
Knicks99
Celtics101
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 BOS +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies131
Hawks113
Q1 MEM -5; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM +23; Q4 MEM +18
Final · Box score
Mavs93
Rockets102
Q1 HOU +1; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +11; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Hornets113
Thunder102
Q1 CHA +3; Q2 CHA +5; Q3 CHA +8; Q4 CHA +11
Final · Box score
Spurs96
Nuggets106
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +10
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz113
Suns117
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +11; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +4
The lead · Grizzlies-Hawks

Grayson Allen scores 30 as Memphis wins in Atlanta

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+3+23+18MEM AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies29384321131
Hawks34302326113
Who led
Grayson AllenPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 20, 17, 9, 2, 15, 15, 8, 30MEM30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 14, 13, 30, 16, 19, 16, 20, 19MEM19 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 11, 9, 22, 28, 26, 10, 21, 24ATL24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 29, 21, 21, 19, 28, 13, 30, 14ATL14 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Brooklyn by 28.

BOS over NYK2IND over MIN4PHX over UTA4HOU over DAL9DEN over SAS10CHA over OKC11WAS over ORL15MEM over ATL18BKN over NOP28Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Knicks-Celtics17
Spurs-Nuggets14
Jazz-Suns11
Wizards-Magic8
Mavs-Rockets7
Hornets-Thunder6
Pelicans-Nets5
Grizzlies-Hawks5
The night in charts
Wolves-Pacers combined for 278, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-PacersWolves 137, Pacers 141
278
Pelicans-NetsPelicans 111, Nets 139
250
Wizards-MagicWizards 131, Magic 116
247
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 131, Hawks 113
244
Jazz-SunsJazz 113, Suns 117 · OT
230
Hornets-ThunderHornets 113, Thunder 102
215
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 96, Nuggets 106
202
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 99, Celtics 101
200
Mavs-RocketsMavs 93, Rockets 102
195
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 99, Celtics 101
+2 BOS
Wolves-PacersWolves 137, Pacers 141
+4 IND
Jazz-SunsJazz 113, Suns 117 · OT
+4 PHX
Mavs-RocketsMavs 93, Rockets 102
+9 HOU
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 96, Nuggets 106
+10 DEN
Hornets-ThunderHornets 113, Thunder 102
+11 CHA
Wizards-MagicWizards 131, Magic 116
+15 WAS
Grizzlies-HawksGrizzlies 131, Hawks 113
+18 MEM
Pelicans-NetsPelicans 111, Nets 139
+28 BKN
MEM rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-HawksMEM won · Grizzlies 131, Hawks 113
5 pts
Knicks-CelticsBOS won · Knicks 99, Celtics 101
3 pts
Spurs-NuggetsDEN won · Spurs 96, Nuggets 106
2 pts
Jazz-SunsPHX won · Jazz 113, Suns 117 · OT
1 pt
Robin Lopez shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Robin LopezWAS · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
McConnellIND · 19 PTS, 15 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
WestbrookWAS · 23 PTS, 15 AST, 14 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
RJNYK · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
KATMIN · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
Final · Knicks-Celtics
Knicks 99Celtics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1927272699
Celtics21262331101
The story
Jaylen Brown's 32 points and 10 rebounds carried Boston past New York, 101-99

For New York, Julius Randle had 22 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 32 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 12-26 FG, 5-13 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 31-26.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +2+1−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Suns
Jazz 113Suns 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz2119382411113
Suns2031262515117
The story
Devin Booker had 35 points as Phoenix beat Utah 117-113 in OT

Rudy Gobert led Utah with 18 REB, 16 PTS, 2 AST 35 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 13-31 FG, 0-6 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Suns took the second 31-19.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −1+11−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Wizards-Magic
Wizards 131Magic 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards34392731131
Magic33273026116
The story
Washington beat Orlando 131-116 behind 26 points from Bradley Beal

Michael Carter-Williams paced Orlando: 13 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB · 11-19 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 39-27 second quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +1+13+10+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg18.6Last 5

18.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 30 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.7Season avg23.7Last 3

23.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.7 in 19 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.9Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 9.9 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 41

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 27, 35, 35, 19, 26, 22, 16, 41Jazz-Suns · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Feb 17, 2004: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 25, 16, 35, 21, 45, 32, 36, 35Suns-Jazz · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 29, 27, 31, 18, 30, 39, 23, 32Wolves-Pacers · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 24, 18, 25, 24, 22, 17, 17, 32Celtics-Knicks · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 21, 24, 19, 20, 14, 13, 9, 31Rockets-Mavs · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Grayson AllenPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 20, 17, 9, 2, 15, 15, 8, 30Grizzlies-Hawks · W
10.6 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Aleksej PokusevskiOKC+6.2 14.0 last 10 · 7.8 season
Jrue HolidayMIL+6.1 23.4 last 10 · 17.3 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerNOP+6.1 16.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Theo MaledonOKC+6.0 15.7 last 10 · 9.7 season
Chuma OkekeORL+5.7 12.5 last 10 · 6.8 season
Cold
Bradley BealWAS−5.5 25.7 last 10 · 31.2 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Damian LillardPOR−4.8 24.4 last 10 · 29.2 season
Zach LaVineCHI−4.7 22.5 last 10 · 27.2 season
Coby WhiteCHI−4.7 10.1 last 10 · 14.8 season