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Friday, April 9, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed MIN by 14 after the first quarter and won 145–136.

Final · Box score
Pacers111
Magic106
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +5
Final · OT · Box score
Wolves136
Celtics145
Q1 BOS -14; Q2 BOS -9; Q3 BOS -5; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +9
Final · OT · Box score
Grizzlies129
Knicks133
Q1 NYK -12; Q2 NYK -9; Q3 NYK -7; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Bulls108
Hawks120
Q1 ATL -8; Q2 ATL -13; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +12
Final · Box score
Sixers94
Pelicans101
Q1 NOP +1; Q2 Pelicans 0; Q3 NOP +8; Q4 NOP +7
Final · Box score
Spurs119
Nuggets121
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +2
Final · Box score
Hornets127
Bucks119
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +11; Q3 CHA +19; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Wizards110
Warriors107
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS +7; Q3 WAS +6; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Rockets109
Clippers126
Q1 LAC -10; Q2 LAC +21; Q3 LAC +11; Q4 LAC +17
The lead · Wolves-Celtics

Jayson Tatum scores 53, Boston rallies past Minnesota

Zach LaVine goes for 50 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-14-9-50+9BOS AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wolves3927312712136
Celtics2532353221145
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 27, 34, 25, 26, 22, 20, 25, 53BOS53 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 18, 25, 24, 22, 17, 17, 32, 26BOS26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 27, 31, 18, 30, 39, 23, 32, 30MIN30 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 19, 18, 20, 21, 6, 25, 17, 26MIN26 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Clippers by 17.

DEN over SAS2WAS over GSW3NYK over MEM4IND over ORL5NOP over PHI7CHA over MIL8BOS over MIN9ATL over CHI12LAC over HOU17Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Sixers-Pelicans12
Pacers-Magic9
Wolves-Celtics8
Wizards-Warriors8
Hornets-Bucks6
Grizzlies-Knicks3
Bulls-Hawks3
Spurs-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Wolves-Celtics combined for 281, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-CelticsWolves 136, Celtics 145 · OT
281
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 129, Knicks 133 · OT
262
Hornets-BucksHornets 127, Bucks 119
246
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 119, Nuggets 121
240
Rockets-ClippersRockets 109, Clippers 126
235
Bulls-HawksBulls 108, Hawks 120
228
Pacers-MagicPacers 111, Magic 106
217
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 110, Warriors 107
217
Sixers-PelicansSixers 94, Pelicans 101
195
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 119, Nuggets 121
+2 DEN
Wizards-WarriorsWizards 110, Warriors 107
+3 WAS
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 129, Knicks 133 · OT
+4 NYK
Pacers-MagicPacers 111, Magic 106
+5 IND
Sixers-PelicansSixers 94, Pelicans 101
+7 NOP
Hornets-BucksHornets 127, Bucks 119
+8 CHA
Wolves-CelticsWolves 136, Celtics 145 · OT
+9 BOS
Bulls-HawksBulls 108, Hawks 120
+12 ATL
Rockets-ClippersRockets 109, Clippers 126
+17 LAC
BOS erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-CelticsBOS won · Wolves 136, Celtics 145 · OT
14 pts
Bulls-HawksATL won · Bulls 108, Hawks 120
13 pts
Grizzlies-KnicksNYK won · Grizzlies 129, Knicks 133 · OT
12 pts
Rockets-ClippersLAC won · Rockets 109, Clippers 126
10 pts
Capela shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CapelaATL · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
WisemanGSW · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
ValanciunasMEM · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
TeagueMIL · 19 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Reggie JacksonLAC · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 119Nuggets 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs26243336119
Nuggets36253525121
The story
Denver beat San Antonio 121-119 behind a 26-13-14 triple-double from Nikola Jokic

DeMar DeRozan paced San Antonio: 24 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 14 AST, 13 REB · 9-17 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 36-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +10+11+13+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Knicks
Grizzlies 129Knicks 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies3525302415129
Knicks2328323119133
The story
Julius Randle had a 15-10-11 triple-double as New York beat Memphis 133-129 in OT

Ja Morant led Memphis with 26 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 15 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB · 4-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 31-24.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −12−9−70+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jonas Valanciunas led the game in fantasy with 50.3 FPTS (20 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Wolves-Celtics
Wolves 136Celtics 145
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves3927312712136
Celtics2532353221145
The story
Jaylen Brown's 26 points carried Boston past Minnesota, 145-136 in OT

For Minnesota, D'Angelo Russell had 26 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 9-15 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Celtics took it 21-12.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −14−9−50+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 48 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.7Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.7 in 19 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.2Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 8.2 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 53

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 27, 34, 25, 26, 22, 20, 25, 53Celtics-Wolves · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +27.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tim Duncan SAS, Dec 26, 2001: 53 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Career high53 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 22, 18, 12, 23, 25, 19, 22, 50Bulls-Hawks · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +22.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, May 4, 2006: 50 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Career high50 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 28, 29, 21, 21, 19, 28, 13, 30, 14, 42Hawks-Bulls · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 15, 2006: 42 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
42 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 30, 27, 39, 38, 28, 34, 16, 37Pelicans-Sixers · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 35, 14, 32, 27, 18, 32, 36, 37, 41, 32Warriors-Wizards · L
29.7 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 28, 23, 28, 24, 19, 29, 27, 31Clippers-Rockets · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Aleksej PokusevskiOKC+6.8 14.6 last 10 · 7.8 season
Theo MaledonOKC+6.1 15.9 last 10 · 9.8 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerNOP+6.1 16.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Chuma OkekeORL+5.9 12.8 last 10 · 6.9 season
Jrue HolidayMIL+5.6 22.8 last 10 · 17.2 season
Cold
Damian LillardPOR−6.0 23.1 last 10 · 29.1 season
Bradley BealWAS−5.3 25.6 last 10 · 30.9 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Lauri MarkkanenCHI−4.5 11.5 last 10 · 16.0 season
Zach LaVineCHI−3.9 23.6 last 10 · 27.5 season