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Saturday, May 1, 2021Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MEM by 14 at halftime and won 112–111.

Final · Box score
Pistons94
Hornets107
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +16; Q3 CHA +9; Q4 CHA +13
Final · Box score
Warriors113
Rockets87
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -6; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +26
Final · Box score
Bulls97
Hawks108
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL -9; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Heat124
Cavs107
Q1 MIA -7; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +17
Final · OT · Box score
Pelicans140
Wolves136
Q1 NOP +8; Q2 Pelicans 0; Q3 NOP +1; Q4 Pelicans 0; OT1 NOP +4
Final · Box score
Pacers152
Thunder95
Q1 IND +13; Q2 IND +36; Q3 IND +56; Q4 IND +57
Final · Box score
Grizzlies111
Magic112
Q1 ORL -7; Q2 ORL -14; Q3 ORL -9; Q4 ORL +1
Final · Box score
Wizards124
Mavs125
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL -8; Q4 DAL +1
Final · Box score
Nuggets110
Clippers104
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Raptors102
Jazz106
Q1 UTA -4; Q2 UTA -6; Q3 UTA -4; Q4 UTA +4
The lead · Grizzlies-Magic

Orlando climbs out of a 14-point hole against Memphis

Luka Doncic posts a triple-double

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-14-9+1ORL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies36242526111
Magic29173036112
Who led
Cole AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 16, 17, 14, 14, 15, 18, 15, 26ORL26 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Moritz WagnerPoints, last 10 games: 1, 2, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 2, 5, 24ORL24 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 15, 32, 21, 8, 25, 18, 9, 18, 20, 23MEM23 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 36, 22, 33, 28, 27, 10, 8, 22MEM22 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Pacers rout

Four of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Indiana beat OKC by 57.

ORL over MEM1DAL over WAS1NOP over MIN4UTA over TOR4DEN over LAC6ATL over CHI11CHA over DET13MIA over CLE17GSW over HOU26IND over OKC57Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Heat-Cavs16
Raptors-Jazz10
Wizards-Mavs7
Pistons-Hornets6
Warriors-Rockets6
Bulls-Hawks5
Grizzlies-Magic4
Nuggets-Clippers3
Pacers-Thunder0
Shot of the night

Anthony's three at the buzzer puts the Magic ahead, 112-111 final

The night in charts
Pelicans-Wolves combined for 276, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 140, Wolves 136 · OT
276
Wizards-MavsWizards 124, Mavs 125
249
Pacers-ThunderPacers 152, Thunder 95
247
Heat-CavsHeat 124, Cavs 107
231
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 111, Magic 112
223
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 110, Clippers 104
214
Raptors-JazzRaptors 102, Jazz 106
208
Bulls-HawksBulls 97, Hawks 108
205
Pistons-HornetsPistons 94, Hornets 107
201
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 113, Rockets 87
200
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-MavsWizards 124, Mavs 125
+1 DAL
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 111, Magic 112
+1 ORL
Raptors-JazzRaptors 102, Jazz 106
+4 UTA
Pelicans-WolvesPelicans 140, Wolves 136 · OT
+4 NOP
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 110, Clippers 104
+6 DEN
Bulls-HawksBulls 97, Hawks 108
+11 ATL
Pistons-HornetsPistons 94, Hornets 107
+13 CHA
Heat-CavsHeat 124, Cavs 107
+17 MIA
Warriors-RocketsWarriors 113, Rockets 87
+26 GSW
Pacers-ThunderPacers 152, Thunder 95
+57 IND
ORL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-MagicORL won · Grizzlies 111, Magic 112
14 pts
Bulls-HawksATL won · Bulls 97, Hawks 108
9 pts
Wizards-MavsDAL won · Wizards 124, Mavs 125
8 pts
Heat-CavsMIA won · Heat 124, Cavs 107
7 pts
Warriors-RocketsGSW won · Warriors 113, Rockets 87
6 pts
Thaddeus Young shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Thaddeus YoungCHI · 20 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
ZionNOP · 37 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
82% (14-17)
McDermottIND · 31 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
SabonisIND · 26 PTS, 19 REB, 14 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
ArizaMIA · 18 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Wizards-Mavs
Wizards 124Mavs 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards26393227124
Mavs38321936125
The story
Dorian Finney-Smith had 22 points as Dallas beat Washington 125-124

Willie Cauley-Stein added 12 REB, 6 PTS 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 8-12 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 38-26, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +12+5−8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Magic
Grizzlies 111Magic 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies36242526111
Magic29173036112
The story
Cole Anthony's 26 points carried Orlando past Memphis, 112-111

For Memphis, Jonas Valanciunas had 16 REB, 11 PTS, 3 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 6-15 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 36-26.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −7−14−9+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Wolves
Pelicans 140Wolves 136
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pelicans3827332517140
Wolves3035322613136
The story
New Orleans beat Minnesota 140-136 in OT behind 37 points and 8 assists from Zion Williamson

Karl-Anthony Towns paced Minnesota: 28 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 37 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 14-17 FG

The swing

A 38-30 first quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +80+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Lonzo Ball topped the game at 66.2 FPTS: 33 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.8Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 4.8 in 48 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 23 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.1Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.1 in 60 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 42

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 36, 15, 13, 14, 37, 14, 22, 18, 15, 42Wizards-Mavs · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +20.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Jan 4, 2007: 42 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Ties season high42 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 34, 33, 23, 33, 23, 21, 27, 37Pelicans-Wolves · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Bojan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 19, 19, 14, 30, 7, 24, 22, 34Jazz-Raptors · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Lonzo BallPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 5, 15, 6, 24, 18, 16, 6, 33Pelicans-Wolves · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 14, 42, 15, 34, 25, 20, 32, 33Hawks-Bulls · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 22, 37, 30, 30, 18, 24, 39, 31Mavs-Wizards · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Chris Paul NOH, Dec 18, 2009: 30 PTS · 9 REB · 19 AST
31 PTS · 12 REB · 20 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Miles BridgesCHA+8.9 21.2 last 10 · 12.3 season
Luguentz DortOKC+7.5 21.8 last 10 · 14.3 season
Bogdan BogdanovicATL+7.3 22.5 last 10 · 15.2 season
Kelly OlynykHOU+6.9 19.6 last 10 · 12.7 season
Julius RandleNYK+6.7 30.8 last 10 · 24.1 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
Hamidou DialloDET−4.6 6.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
Montrezl HarrellLAL−4.4 9.5 last 10 · 13.9 season