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Saturday, April 17, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed GSW by 9 after the first quarter and won 119–114.

Final · OT · Box score
Jazz115
Lakers127
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +12
Final · Box score
Cavs96
Bulls106
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI +10; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Pistons100
Wizards121
Q1 Wizards 0; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +21
Final · Box score
Warriors114
Celtics119
Q1 BOS -9; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies128
Bucks115
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +11; Q4 MEM +13
Final · Box score
Spurs111
Suns85
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +19; Q3 SAS +19; Q4 SAS +26
The lead · Warriors-Celtics

Jayson Tatum scores 44 as Boston beats Golden State

Stephen Curry goes for 47 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-60+5BOS AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors33332325114
Celtics24362930119
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 22, 20, 25, 53, 28, 32, 14, 44BOS44 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 22, 11, 12, 14, 17, 14, 21, 12, 26BOS26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 37, 41, 32, 38, 53, 42, 33, 47GSW47 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 16, 9, 15, 25, 17, 16, 23, 22GSW22 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

San Antonio posts the night's biggest win

San Antonio beat Phoenix by 26, the widest margin of 6 games.

BOS over GSW5CHI over CLE10LAL over UTA12MEM over MIL13WAS over DET21SAS over PHX26Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Jazz-Lakers27
Grizzlies-Bucks9
Spurs-Suns2
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Bucks combined for 243, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 128, Bucks 115
243
Jazz-LakersJazz 115, Lakers 127 · OT
242
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 114, Celtics 119
233
Pistons-WizardsPistons 100, Wizards 121
221
Cavs-BullsCavs 96, Bulls 106
202
Spurs-SunsSpurs 111, Suns 85
196
BOS won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Warriors-CelticsWarriors 114, Celtics 119
+5 BOS
Cavs-BullsCavs 96, Bulls 106
+10 CHI
Jazz-LakersJazz 115, Lakers 127 · OT
+12 LAL
Grizzlies-BucksGrizzlies 128, Bucks 115
+13 MEM
Pistons-WizardsPistons 100, Wizards 121
+21 WAS
Spurs-SunsSpurs 111, Suns 85
+26 SAS
BOS rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-CelticsBOS won · Warriors 114, Celtics 119
9 pts
Cavs-BullsCHI won · Cavs 96, Bulls 106
2 pts
Jazz-LakersLAL won · Jazz 115, Lakers 127 · OT
1 pt
Robin Lopez shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Robin LopezWAS · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
ValanciunasMEM · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
TillmanMEM · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Grayson AllenMEM · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
DrummondLAL · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
Final · Warriors-Celtics
Warriors 114Celtics 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors33332325114
Celtics24362930119
The story
Kemba Walker had 26 points as Boston beat Golden State 119-114

Draymond Green led Golden State with 10 AST, 5 PTS, 5 REB 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 9-20 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Celtics took the third 29-23.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −9−60+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 115Lakers 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz352720285115
Lakers3431291617127
The story
Dennis Schroder's 25 points and 8 assists carried Los Angeles past Utah, 127-115 in OT

For Utah, Ersan Ilyasova had 20 PTS, 5 REB 25 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 11-24 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Lakers took it 17-5.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −1+3+120+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Joe Ingles was the fantasy play: 52.6 FPTS on 20 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB

Final · Pistons-Wizards
Pistons 100Wizards 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons27282520100
Wizards27343228121
The story
Washington beat Detroit 121-100 behind 37 points from Bradley Beal

Isaiah Stewart paced Detroit: 19 PTS, 12 REB 37 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 13-22 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 28-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
300 0+6+13+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Russell Westbrook topped the game at 52.3 FPTS: 15 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
30.7Season avg42.6Last 5

42.6 points a game over his last five games, against 30.7 in 48 earlier games. Today: 47 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 37 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.2Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 6.2 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 47

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 37, 41, 32, 38, 53, 42, 33, 47Warriors-Celtics · L
31.0 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Mar 12, 2006: 47 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
47 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 22, 20, 25, 53, 28, 32, 14, 44Celtics-Warriors · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Jan 4, 2004: 44 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
44 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 26, 17, 26, 20, 34, 31, 30, 37Wizards-Pistons · W
31.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 26, 13, 16, 32, 25, 47, 15, 28Bucks-Grizzlies · L
28.4 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 4, 8, 4, 15, 20, 3, 4, 27Lakers-Jazz · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 9, 24, 19, 15, 16, 11, 18, 27Jazz-Lakers · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bogdan BogdanovicATL+8.3 22.4 last 10 · 14.1 season
Stephen CurryGSW+8.1 39.1 last 10 · 31.0 season
Miles BridgesCHA+6.9 18.2 last 10 · 11.3 season
Aleksej PokusevskiOKC+6.1 13.7 last 10 · 7.6 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerNOP+6.1 16.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
Lauri MarkkanenCHI−6.3 8.4 last 10 · 14.7 season
Damian LillardPOR−6.1 22.6 last 10 · 28.7 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Bradley BealWAS−5.1 26.0 last 10 · 31.1 season
Montrezl HarrellLAL−4.8 9.3 last 10 · 14.1 season