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Monday, April 12, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed UTA by 9 after the first quarter and won 125–121.

Final · Box score
Sixers113
Mavs95
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +19; Q4 PHI +18
Final · Box score
Lakers96
Knicks111
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +13; Q4 NYK +15
Final · Box score
Spurs120
Magic97
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +23; Q3 SAS +28; Q4 SAS +23
Final · Box score
Bulls90
Grizzlies101
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM -4; Q4 MEM +11
Final · Box score
Kings110
Pelicans117
Q1 NOP +12; Q2 NOP +23; Q3 NOP +12; Q4 NOP +7
Final · Box score
Wizards125
Jazz121
Q1 WAS -9; Q2 WAS +5; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Nuggets107
Warriors116
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW -5; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +9
Final · Box score
Rockets120
Suns126
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +23; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +6
The lead · Wizards-Jazz

Bradley Beal scores 34 in Washington win over Utah

Stephen Curry goes for 53 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+5+10+4WAS AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards33372827125
Jazz42232333121
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 37, 29, 43, 17, 22, 26, 17, 26, 20, 34WAS34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 19, 35, 22, 16, 26, 23, 23, 19, 17, 25WAS25 PTS · 14 REB · 14 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 35, 35, 19, 26, 22, 16, 41, 37, 42, 42UTA42 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 3, 3, 23, 18, 17, 16, 20, 11, 8, 33UTA33 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Jazz14
Bulls-Grizzlies13
Lakers-Knicks9
Nuggets-Warriors8
Rockets-Suns8
Sixers-Mavs7
Kings-Pelicans6
The night in charts
Wizards-Jazz combined for 246
Points by game
Wizards-JazzWizards 125, Jazz 121
246
Rockets-SunsRockets 120, Suns 126
246
Kings-PelicansKings 110, Pelicans 117
227
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 107, Warriors 116
223
Spurs-MagicSpurs 120, Magic 97
217
Sixers-MavsSixers 113, Mavs 95
208
Lakers-KnicksLakers 96, Knicks 111
207
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 90, Grizzlies 101
191
WAS won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Wizards-JazzWizards 125, Jazz 121
+4 WAS
Rockets-SunsRockets 120, Suns 126
+6 PHX
Kings-PelicansKings 110, Pelicans 117
+7 NOP
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 107, Warriors 116
+9 GSW
Bulls-GrizzliesBulls 90, Grizzlies 101
+11 MEM
Lakers-KnicksLakers 96, Knicks 111
+15 NYK
Sixers-MavsSixers 113, Mavs 95
+18 PHI
Spurs-MagicSpurs 120, Magic 97
+23 SAS
WAS rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-JazzWAS won · Wizards 125, Jazz 121
9 pts
Nuggets-WarriorsGSW won · Nuggets 107, Warriors 116
5 pts
Bulls-GrizzliesMEM won · Bulls 90, Grizzlies 101
4 pts
Lakers-KnicksNYK won · Lakers 96, Knicks 111
2 pts
Valanciunas shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ValanciunasMEM · 26 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
80% (12-15)
Elfrid PaytonNYK · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
KorkmazPHI · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
HamptonORL · 16 PTS, 8 REB
70% (7-10)
AytonPHX · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Wizards-Jazz
Wizards 125Jazz 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards33372827125
Jazz42232333121
The story
Russell Westbrook had a 25-14-14 triple-double as Washington beat Utah 125-121

Donovan Mitchell led Utah with 42 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 14 REB, 14 AST · 8-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the first, the Wizards took the second 37-23.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −9+5+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Pelicans
Kings 110Pelicans 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings19262936110
Pelicans31371831117
The story
New Orleans beat Sacramento 117-110 behind 34 points from Brandon Ingram

Harrison Barnes paced Sacramento: 16 PTS, 11 REB 34 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 11-18 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 31-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
300 +12+23+12+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

De'Aaron Fox topped the game at 60.7 FPTS: 43 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST

Final · Nuggets-Warriors
Nuggets 107Warriors 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets32292224107
Warriors33234317116
The story
Draymond Green's 18 points carried Golden State past Denver, 116-107

For Denver, Michael Porter Jr. had 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL · 7-8 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 43-22.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +1−5+16+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.9Season avg40.2Last 5

40.2 points a game over his last five games, against 29.9 in 45 earlier games. Today: 53 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg3.3Last 3

3.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.6 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Nuggets-Warriors

Golden State beats Denver, 116–107

Golden State led 99–83 after three and won by 9. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 53 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
WAS over UTA4PHX over HOU6NOP over SAC7GSW over DEN9MEM over CHI11NYK over LAL15PHI over DAL18SAS over ORL23Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over DEN.
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 53

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 18, 32, 36, 37, 41, 32, 38, 53Warriors-Nuggets · W
30.4 PPG season to date · +23.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jamal Murray DEN, Mar 25, 2026: 53 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
53 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 44, 36, 24, 20, 12, 27, 31, 23, 30, 43Kings-Pelicans · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +18.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jalen Brunson NYK, May 6, 2024: 43 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
43 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 35, 35, 19, 26, 22, 16, 41, 37, 42, 42Jazz-Wizards · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill DET, Jan 5, 2000: 42 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Ties season high42 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 23, 42, 24, 40, 23, 24, 35, 14, 27, 36Sixers-Mavs · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 26, 14, 29, 19, 22, 15, 26, 34Knicks-Lakers · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 30, 36, 13, 19, 25, 17, 27, 34Pelicans-Kings · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chuma OkekeORL+6.6 13.5 last 10 · 6.9 season
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
Cold
Damian LillardPOR−6.7 22.0 last 10 · 28.7 season
Lauri MarkkanenCHI−5.5 9.8 last 10 · 15.3 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Goran DragicMIA−4.8 8.2 last 10 · 13.0 season
Ben SimmonsPHI−4.4 10.4 last 10 · 14.8 season