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Tuesday, May 4, 2021Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Mavs trailed Heat by 9 after the first quarter and won 127–113.

Final · OT · Box score
Suns134
Cavs118
Q1 Suns +6; Q2 Suns +6; Q3 Suns +2; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 Suns +16
Final · Box score
Hornets102
Pistons99
Q1 Hornets +2; Q2 Hornets +4; Q3 Hornets +6; Q4 Hornets +3
Final · Box score
Nets118
Bucks124
Q1 Bucks +1; Q2 Bucks +8; Q3 Bucks -2; Q4 Bucks +6
Final · Box score
Mavs127
Heat113
Q1 Mavs -9; Q2 Mavs +9; Q3 Mavs +21; Q4 Mavs +14
Final · Box score
Warriors103
Pelicans108
Q1 Pelicans -2; Q2 Pelicans -1; Q3 Pelicans -4; Q4 Pelicans +5
Final · Box score
Kings103
Thunder99
Q1 Kings +5; Q2 Kings +10; Q3 Kings +12; Q4 Kings +4
Final · Box score
Raptors100
Clippers105
Q1 Clippers -4; Q2 Clippers -6; Q3 Clippers 0; Q4 Clippers +5
The lead · Mavs-Heat

Tim Hardaway Jr. scores 36 as Dallas wins in Miami

Chris Paul goes for 23 points

Game flow · Mavs margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+9+21+14Mavs AHEAD ↑Heat AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs30333529127
Heat39152336113
Who led
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 16, 8, 15, 8, 8, 19, 13, 42, 16, 36Mavs36 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 37, 30, 30, 18, 24, 39, 31, 30, 23Mavs23 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Duncan RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 10, 13, 23, 3, 8, 20, 10, 19Heat19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 19, 9, 3, 8, 18, 9, 18, 19Heat19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Raptors-Clippers

Clippers handle Toronto by 5

The Clippers won the third quarter 34–28. Final: 105–100. Paul George led Clippers with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Hornets over Pistons3Kings over Thunder4Pelicans over Warriors5Clippers over Raptors5Bucks over Nets6Mavs over Heat14Suns over Cavs16Final margin, points. Pink = Clippers over Raptors.
Lead changes
Raptors-Clippers21
Warriors-Pelicans14
Suns-Cavs10
Nets-Bucks10
Kings-Thunder9
Hornets-Pistons5
Mavs-Heat1
The night in charts
Suns-Cavs combined for 252, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-CavsSuns 134, Cavs 118 · OT
252
Nets-BucksNets 118, Bucks 124
242
Mavs-HeatMavs 127, Heat 113
240
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 103, Pelicans 108
211
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 100, Clippers 105
205
Kings-ThunderKings 103, Thunder 99
202
Hornets-PistonsHornets 102, Pistons 99
201
4 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-PistonsHornets 102, Pistons 99
+3 Hornets
Kings-ThunderKings 103, Thunder 99
+4 Kings
Raptors-ClippersRaptors 100, Clippers 105
+5 Clippers
Warriors-PelicansWarriors 103, Pelicans 108
+5 Pelicans
Nets-BucksNets 118, Bucks 124
+6 Bucks
Mavs-HeatMavs 127, Heat 113
+14 Mavs
Suns-CavsSuns 134, Cavs 118 · OT
+16 Suns
Mavs rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-HeatMavs won · Mavs 127, Heat 113
9 pts
Raptors-ClippersClippers won · Raptors 100, Clippers 105
6 pts
Warriors-PelicansPelicans won · Warriors 103, Pelicans 108
4 pts
Nets-BucksBucks won · Nets 118, Bucks 124
2 pts
Marcus Morris shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Marcus MorrisClippers · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
AytonSuns · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
DialloPistons · 35 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
64% (14-22)
ArizaHeat · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Jarrett AllenCavs · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Hornets-Pistons
Hornets 102Pistons 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets30232524102
Pistons2821232799
The story
LaMelo Ball had 23 points as Charlotte beat Detroit 102-99

Sekou Doumbouya led Detroit with 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 7-16 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the first 30-28, their biggest quarter edge.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 +2+4+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hamidou Diallo led the game in fantasy with 47.4 FPTS (35 PTS, 7 REB)

Final · Nets-Bucks
Nets 118Bucks 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets33253624118
Bucks34322632124
The story
Milwaukee beat Brooklyn 124-118 behind 36 points and 12 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Jrue Holiday backed him with 23 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB 36 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 11-30 FG, 4-12 3PT

The swing

A 32-24 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Bucks.

Bucks lead by quarter
200 +1+8−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Cavs
Suns 134Cavs 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns3029312420134
Cavs242935264118
The story
Devin Booker's 31 points carried Phoenix past Cleveland, 134-118 in OT

For Cleveland, Isaac Okoro had 32 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 31 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 14-27 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Suns took it 20-4.

Suns lead by quarter
200 +6+6+20+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.8Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.8 in 36 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 58 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 38

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 32, 28, 15, 34, 9, 28, 20, 38Nets-Bucks · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 47, 49, 18, 32, 37, 27, 37, 30, 41, 37Warriors-Pelicans · L
31.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 15, 28, 33, 27, 24, 31, 29, 1, 49, 36Bucks-Nets · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 16, 8, 15, 8, 8, 19, 13, 42, 16, 36Mavs-Heat · W
16.3 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Hamidou DialloPoints, last 10 games: 1, 3, 5, 2, 5, 4, 14, 10, 16, 35Pistons-Hornets · L
11.4 PPG season to date · +24.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Lonzo BallPoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 6, 24, 18, 16, 6, 33, 7, 33Pelicans-Warriors · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high33 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Miles BridgesHornets+8.3 20.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Julius RandleKnicks+6.5 30.7 last 10 · 24.2 season
Bogdan BogdanovicHawks+6.3 21.8 last 10 · 15.5 season
Michael Porter Jr.Nuggets+6.1 25.0 last 10 · 18.9 season
Kelly OlynykRockets+6.1 18.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Cold
Evan FournierCeltics−7.7 9.0 last 10 · 16.7 season
Gordon HaywardHornets−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Derrick Jones Jr.Blazers−4.3 2.6 last 10 · 6.9 season
Patty MillsSpurs−4.2 6.9 last 10 · 11.1 season
Brandon ClarkeGrizzlies−4.0 6.6 last 10 · 10.6 season