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Thursday, April 29, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Rockets trailed Bucks by 9 after the first quarter and won 143–136.

Final · Box score
Mavs115
Pistons105
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 Mavs +6; Q3 Mavs +3; Q4 Mavs +10
Final · Box score
Nets130
Pacers113
Q1 Nets +7; Q2 Nets +14; Q3 Nets +18; Q4 Nets +17
Final · Box score
Bucks136
Rockets143
Q1 Rockets -9; Q2 Rockets -8; Q3 Rockets +6; Q4 Rockets +7
Final · Box score
Warriors114
Wolves126
Q1 Wolves +10; Q2 Wolves +2; Q3 Wolves -2; Q4 Wolves +12
Final · Box score
Raptors111
Nuggets121
Q1 Nuggets -3; Q2 Nuggets +2; Q3 Nuggets +2; Q4 Nuggets +10
Final · Box score
Pelicans109
Thunder95
Q1 Pelicans +11; Q2 Pelicans +17; Q3 Pelicans +11; Q4 Pelicans +14
The lead · Bucks-Rockets

Kevin Porter Jr. scores 50 as Houston beats Milwaukee

Jrue Holiday goes for 29 points

Game flow · Rockets margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-8+6+7Rockets AHEAD ↑Bucks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks38352538136
Rockets29363939143
Who led
Kevin Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 14, 14, 9, 22, 19, 4, 22, 18, 10, 50Rockets50 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Christian WoodPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 25, 15, 25, 18, 16, 24, 24, 31Rockets31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 10, 16, 26, 24, 4, 23, 17, 33Bucks33 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Bryn ForbesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 9, 19, 3, 9, 13, 0, 15, 30Bucks30 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Raptors-Nuggets

Denver keeps rolling, beats Toronto

That is four in a row. Final: 121–111. Michael Porter Jr. led Denver with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · Nuggets
L@ Warriors107–116Wvs Heat123–106W@ Rockets128–99Wvs Grizzlies139–137W@ Blazers106–105L@ Warriors97–118Wvs Rockets129–116Wvs Grizzlies120–96Wvs Pelicans114–112Wvs Raptors121–111
Lead changes
Mavs-Pistons18
Bucks-Rockets7
Warriors-Wolves7
Pelicans-Thunder6
Nets-Pacers2
The night in charts
Bucks-Rockets combined for 279, 36 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-RocketsBucks 136, Rockets 143
279
Nets-PacersNets 130, Pacers 113
243
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 114, Wolves 126
240
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 111, Nuggets 121
232
Mavs-PistonsMavs 115, Pistons 105
220
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 109, Thunder 95
204
Rockets won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Bucks-RocketsBucks 136, Rockets 143
+7 Rockets
Mavs-PistonsMavs 115, Pistons 105
+10 Mavs
Raptors-NuggetsRaptors 111, Nuggets 121
+10 Nuggets
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 114, Wolves 126
+12 MIN
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 109, Thunder 95
+14 Pelicans
Nets-PacersNets 130, Pacers 113
+17 Nets
Rockets rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-RocketsRockets won · Bucks 136, Rockets 143
9 pts
Raptors-NuggetsNuggets won · Raptors 111, Nuggets 121
3 pts
Warriors-WolvesWolves won · Warriors 114, Wolves 126
2 pts
Birch shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BirchRaptors · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
80% (8-10)
KDNets · 42 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
67% (16-24)
ForbesBucks · 30 PTS, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
StewartPistons · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Brook LopezBucks · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Bucks-Rockets
Bucks 136Rockets 143
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks38352538136
Rockets29363939143
The story
Christian Wood had 31 points as Houston beat Milwaukee 143-136

Khris Middleton led Milwaukee with 33 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 31 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 10-21 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Rockets took the third 39-25.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 −9−8+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Pistons
Mavs 115Pistons 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs26342629115
Pistons26282922105
The story
Dallas beat Detroit 115-105 behind 15 points from Trey Burke

Saddiq Bey paced Detroit: 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB · 5-8 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 0+6+3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Pacers
Nets 130Pacers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets35314519130
Pacers28244120113
The story
Alize Johnson's 21 rebounds and 20 points carried Brooklyn past Indiana, 130-113

For Indiana, Caris LeVert had 36 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 21 REB, 20 PTS, 3 AST · 7-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-28, was where the Nets built it.

Nets lead by quarter
200 +7+14+18+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.7Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.7 in 52 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.9Season avg23.3Last 3

23.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.9 in 55 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 21 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Porter Jr. leads the day with 50

Kevin Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 14, 14, 9, 22, 19, 4, 22, 18, 10, 50Rockets-Bucks · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +34.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LaMelo Ball Hornets, Nov 23, 2024: 50 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Career high50 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 17, 22, 31, 25, 8, 33, 17, 42Nets-Pacers · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tony Parker Spurs, Mar 25, 2009: 42 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Ties season high42 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 9, 11, 16, 8, 15, 8, 8, 19, 13, 42Mavs-Pistons · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +26.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Glen Rice Hornets, Jan 2, 1998: 42 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Career high42 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 53, 42, 33, 47, 49, 18, 32, 37, 27, 37Warriors-Wolves · L
31.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 24, 11, 18, 28, 25, 18, 16, 36Pacers-Nets · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 10, 16, 26, 24, 4, 23, 17, 33Bucks-Rockets · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Miles BridgesHornets+7.7 19.8 last 10 · 12.1 season
Kelly OlynykRockets+7.7 20.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
Luguentz DortThunder+7.5 21.8 last 10 · 14.3 season
Bogdan BogdanovicHawks+6.8 22.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Michael Porter Jr.Nuggets+6.7 25.5 last 10 · 18.8 season
Cold
Damian LillardBlazers−6.3 21.9 last 10 · 28.2 season
Evan FournierCeltics−5.5 11.3 last 10 · 16.8 season
Kevin DurantNets−5.3 22.3 last 10 · 27.6 season
Gordon HaywardHornets−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Patty MillsSpurs−5.0 6.4 last 10 · 11.4 season