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Friday, April 30, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed SAS by 29 at halftime and won 143–140.

Final · Box score
Hawks104
Sixers126
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI +19; Q3 PHI +17; Q4 PHI +22
Final · OT · Box score
Spurs140
Celtics143
Q1 BOS -23; Q2 BOS -29; Q3 BOS -13; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Wizards122
Cavs93
Q1 WAS +5; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +23; Q4 WAS +29
Final · Box score
Blazers128
Nets109
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +13; Q4 POR +19
Final · Box score
Magic75
Grizzlies92
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM -4; Q3 MEM +17; Q4 MEM +17
Final · Box score
Bucks108
Bulls98
Q1 MIL +12; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +10
Final · Box score
Jazz100
Suns121
Q1 PHX +16; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +24; Q4 PHX +21
Final · Box score
Kings110
Lakers106
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC -10; Q4 SAC +4
The lead · Spurs-Celtics

Jayson Tatum drops 60 in 29-point comeback win over San Antonio

DeMar DeRozan goes for 30 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-23-29-130+3BOS AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Spurs3938262512140
Celtics1632423815143
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 14, 44, 14, 15, 38, 19, 35, 60BOS60 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 20, 24, 40, 23, 20, 39, 38, 17BOS17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 19, 26, 18, 15, 32, 37, 20, 30SAS30 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 13, 14, 11, 11, 11, 25, 22, 24SAS24 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Kings-Lakers

Sacramento rallies from 10 down to beat Lakers

Trailing by 10 after three, Sacramento outscored the Lakers 32–18 the rest of the way. Final: 110–106. Tyrese Haliburton led Sacramento with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Kings-Lakers
Tyrese Haliburton · SACAnthony Davis · LALPTS2322REB411AST103Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Spurs-Celtics9
Kings-Lakers9
Hawks-Sixers4
Magic-Grizzlies4
Jazz-Suns1
Shot of the night

Jaylen Brown's three with 16 seconds left in OT puts the Celtics ahead, 143-140 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Celtics combined for 283, 46 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 140, Celtics 143 · OT
283
Blazers-NetsBlazers 128, Nets 109
237
Hawks-SixersHawks 104, Sixers 126
230
Jazz-SunsJazz 100, Suns 121
221
Kings-LakersKings 110, Lakers 106
216
Wizards-CavsWizards 122, Cavs 93
215
Bucks-BullsBucks 108, Bulls 98
206
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 75, Grizzlies 92
167
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-CelticsSpurs 140, Celtics 143 · OT
+3 BOS
Kings-LakersKings 110, Lakers 106
+4 SAC
Bucks-BullsBucks 108, Bulls 98
+10 MIL
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 75, Grizzlies 92
+17 MEM
Blazers-NetsBlazers 128, Nets 109
+19 POR
Jazz-SunsJazz 100, Suns 121
+21 PHX
Hawks-SixersHawks 104, Sixers 126
+22 PHI
Wizards-CavsWizards 122, Cavs 93
+29 WAS
BOS erased a 29-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-CelticsBOS won · Spurs 140, Celtics 143 · OT
29 pts
Kings-LakersSAC won · Kings 110, Lakers 106
10 pts
Magic-GrizzliesMEM won · Magic 75, Grizzlies 92
4 pts
Hawks-SixersPHI won · Hawks 104, Sixers 126
3 pts
Blazers-NetsPOR won · Blazers 128, Nets 109
2 pts
Simmons shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SimmonsPHI · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Lonnie Walker IVSAS · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
NurkicPOR · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
DwightPHI · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
PortisMIL · 16 PTS, 14 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Spurs-Celtics
Spurs 140Celtics 143
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs3938262512140
Celtics1632423815143
The story
Jaylen Brown had 17 points as Boston beat San Antonio 143-140 in OT

Jakob Poeltl led San Antonio with 15 PTS, 10 REB 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 5-24 FG, 4-12 3PT

The swing

Down 29 after the second, the Celtics took the third 42-26.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −23−29−130+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 110Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings30252332110
Lakers23333218106
The story
Tyrese Haliburton's 23 points and 10 assists carried Sacramento past Los Angeles, 110-106

For Los Angeles, LeBron James had 16 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 23 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 8-14 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 32-18.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +7−1−10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Davis was the fantasy play: 53.2 FPTS on 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST

Final · Wizards-Cavs
Wizards 122Cavs 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards35233331122
Cavs3022162593
The story
Washington beat Cleveland 122-93 behind a 15-12-11 triple-double from Russell Westbrook

Collin Sexton paced Cleveland: 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST · 5-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 33-16 third quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
300 +5+6+23+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 27 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs 2019–20 avg
Minutes per game
25.42019–20 avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.4 in 2019–20 (50 games). Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 60

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 14, 44, 14, 15, 38, 19, 35, 60Celtics-Spurs · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +34.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Bradley Beal WAS, Jan 6, 2021: 60 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Career high60 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 12, 28, 22, 27, 23, 23, 23, 32Blazers-Nets · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 30, 14, 42, 15, 34, 25, 20, 32Hawks-Sixers · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 15, 24, 19, 15, 36, 33, 21, 31Suns-Jazz · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 19, 26, 18, 15, 32, 37, 20, 30Spurs-Celtics · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 18, 37, 12, 20, 32, 28, 15, 34, 9, 28Nets-Blazers · L
26.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Miles BridgesCHA+7.7 19.8 last 10 · 12.1 season
Kelly OlynykHOU+7.7 20.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
Luguentz DortOKC+7.5 21.8 last 10 · 14.3 season
Bogdan BogdanovicATL+6.8 22.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Michael Porter Jr.DEN+6.7 25.5 last 10 · 18.8 season
Cold
Evan FournierBOS−7.6 9.0 last 10 · 16.6 season
Kevin DurantBKN−5.3 22.3 last 10 · 27.6 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Lauri MarkkanenCHI−4.7 9.6 last 10 · 14.3 season
Hamidou DialloDET−4.6 6.2 last 10 · 10.8 season