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Sunday, April 11, 2021Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed DEN by 11 after the first quarter and won 105–87.

Final · Box score
Hawks105
Hornets101
Q1 ATL +13; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Nuggets87
Q1 BOS -11; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 BOS -5; Q4 BOS +18
Final · Box score
Pelicans116
Cavs109
Q1 NOP -10; Q2 NOP -6; Q3 NOP -4; Q4 NOP +7
Final · Box score
Bucks124
Magic87
Q1 MIL +13; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +37
Final · Box score
Spurs119
Mavs117
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Pacers132
Grizzlies125
Q1 IND +14; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Bulls117
Wolves121
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +11; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +4
Final · Box score
Raptors96
Knicks102
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +14; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Pistons124
Clippers131
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC -5; Q4 LAC +7
Final · Box score
Heat107
Blazers98
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +9
The lead · Celtics-Nuggets

Boston climbs out of an 11-point hole against Denver

Jonas Valanciunas goes for 34 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-6-5+18BOS AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics16292931105
Nuggets272428887
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 34, 25, 26, 22, 20, 25, 53, 28BOS28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 25, 24, 22, 17, 17, 32, 26, 20BOS20 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 19, 25, 15, 27, 20, 20, 25, 18, 22, 22DEN22 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 37, 16, 21, 14, 17, 27, 25, 26, 17DEN17 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Cavs

New Orleans climbs back to beat Cleveland

Cleveland led by 10 after one. New Orleans won it 116–109. Zion Williamson led New Orleans with 38 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pelicans-Cavs
Zion Williamson · NOPDean Wade · CLEPTS3821REB96AST42Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Spurs-Mavs12
Pelicans-Cavs9
Hawks-Hornets6
Pistons-Clippers5
Raptors-Knicks4
Heat-Blazers4
Celtics-Nuggets1
Bucks-Magic0
Pacers-Grizzlies0
Shot of the night

DeRozan's jumper with 1 second left breaks the tie, 119-117 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Grizzlies combined for 257, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 132, Grizzlies 125
257
Pistons-ClippersPistons 124, Clippers 131
255
Bulls-WolvesBulls 117, Wolves 121
238
Spurs-MavsSpurs 119, Mavs 117
236
Pelicans-CavsPelicans 116, Cavs 109
225
Bucks-MagicBucks 124, Magic 87
211
Hawks-HornetsHawks 105, Hornets 101
206
Heat-BlazersHeat 107, Blazers 98
205
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 96, Knicks 102
198
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 105, Nuggets 87
192
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-MavsSpurs 119, Mavs 117
+2 SAS
Hawks-HornetsHawks 105, Hornets 101
+4 ATL
Bulls-WolvesBulls 117, Wolves 121
+4 MIN
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 96, Knicks 102
+6 NYK
Pistons-ClippersPistons 124, Clippers 131
+7 LAC
Pelicans-CavsPelicans 116, Cavs 109
+7 NOP
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 132, Grizzlies 125
+7 IND
Heat-BlazersHeat 107, Blazers 98
+9 MIA
Celtics-NuggetsCeltics 105, Nuggets 87
+18 BOS
Bucks-MagicBucks 124, Magic 87
+37 MIL
BOS erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-NuggetsBOS won · Celtics 105, Nuggets 87
11 pts
Pelicans-CavsNOP won · Pelicans 116, Cavs 109
10 pts
Heat-BlazersMIA won · Heat 107, Blazers 98
6 pts
Pistons-ClippersLAC won · Pistons 124, Clippers 131
5 pts
Spurs-MavsSAS won · Spurs 119, Mavs 117
5 pts
Zion shot 16-of-22 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZionNOP · 38 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
73% (16-22)
BambaORL · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Marcus MorrisLAC · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
72% (13-18)
LeVertIND · 34 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (14-20)
GoodwinATL · 17 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB
70% (7-10)
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 119Mavs 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs26253731119
Mavs26303328117
The story
DeMar DeRozan's 33 points and 8 assists carried San Antonio past Dallas, 119-117

For Dallas, Luka Doncic had 29 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 33 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 13-25 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 37-33.

SAS lead by quarter
200 0−5−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kristaps Porzingis was the fantasy play: 58.0 FPTS on 31 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST

Final · Pelicans-Cavs
Pelicans 116Cavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans29332826116
Cavs39292615109
The story
New Orleans beat Cleveland 116-109 behind 27 points and 8 assists from Brandon Ingram

Dean Wade paced Cleveland: 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 8-18 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 26-15 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −10−6−4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Nuggets
Celtics 105Nuggets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics16292931105
Nuggets272428887
The story
Jayson Tatum had 28 points and 10 rebounds as Boston beat Denver 105-87

Michael Porter Jr. led Denver with 22 PTS, 11 REB 28 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-23 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 31-8.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −11−6−5+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic led the game in fantasy with 49.5 FPTS (17 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 51 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 22 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Zion Williamson leads the day with 38

Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 27, 39, 38, 28, 34, 16, 37, 38Pelicans-Cavs · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 30, 16, 19, 16, 20, 19, 20, 34Grizzlies-Pacers · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high34 PTS · 22 REB · 2 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 28, 10, 8, 14, 16, 26, 20, 18, 11, 34Pacers-Grizzlies · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 17, 26, 36, 25, 20, 14, 24, 33Spurs-Mavs · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 13, 25, 8, 22, 5, 8, 9, 33Clippers-Pistons · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 17, 24, 24, 17, 16, 36, 33, 32Clippers-Pistons · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Aleksej PokusevskiOKC+6.1 13.7 last 10 · 7.6 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerNOP+6.1 16.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Theo MaledonOKC+6.0 15.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Bogdan BogdanovicATL+6.0 19.3 last 10 · 13.3 season
Chuma OkekeORL+5.9 12.8 last 10 · 6.9 season
Cold
Damian LillardPOR−6.7 22.0 last 10 · 28.7 season
Bradley BealWAS−5.3 25.6 last 10 · 30.9 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Goran DragicMIA−4.8 8.2 last 10 · 13.0 season
Lauri MarkkanenCHI−4.3 11.5 last 10 · 15.8 season