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Thursday, May 6, 2021Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed TOR by 9 at halftime and won 131–129.

Final · Box score
Bulls120
Hornets99
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +22; Q4 CHI +21
Final · Box score
Nets109
Mavs113
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 DAL +4
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards131
Raptors129
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS -9; Q3 WAS -4; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies97
Pistons111
Q1 DET -1; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +14
Final · Box score
Hawks126
Pacers133
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +7
Final · Box score
Thunder97
Warriors118
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +21
Final · Box score
Lakers94
Clippers118
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC +23; Q3 LAC +21; Q4 LAC +24
The lead · Wizards-Raptors

Washington needs overtime to survive Toronto

Kyrie Irving goes for 45 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-2-9-40+2WAS AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wizards3120313316131
Raptors3327262914129
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 33, 45, 27, 19, 29, 26, 42, 28WAS28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Raul NetoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 14, 6, 5, 17, 8, 9, 7, 25WAS25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 26, 25, 10, 11, 15, 39, 24, 44TOR44 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Gary Trent Jr.Points, last 10 games: 16, 11, 6, 44, 23, 7, 23, 5, 4, 25TOR25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nets-Mavs

Brooklyn's skid reaches four

Dallas won 113–109; the Nets fall to 43–24. Luka Doncic led Dallas with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.

Streak strip · BKN
W@ NOP134–129L@ TOR103–114Wvs BOS109–104Wvs PHX128–119W@ TOR116–103W@ IND130–113Lvs POR109–128L@ MIL114–117L@ MIL118–124L@ DAL109–113
Lead changes
Nets-Mavs19
Grizzlies-Pistons13
Wizards-Raptors9
Hawks-Pacers2
Lakers-Clippers1
Bulls-Hornets0
Thunder-Warriors0
The night in charts
Wizards-Raptors combined for 260, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 131, Raptors 129 · OT
260
Hawks-PacersHawks 126, Pacers 133
259
Nets-MavsNets 109, Mavs 113
222
Bulls-HornetsBulls 120, Hornets 99
219
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 97, Warriors 118
215
Lakers-ClippersLakers 94, Clippers 118
212
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 97, Pistons 111
208
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-RaptorsWizards 131, Raptors 129 · OT
+2 WAS
Nets-MavsNets 109, Mavs 113
+4 DAL
Hawks-PacersHawks 126, Pacers 133
+7 IND
Grizzlies-PistonsGrizzlies 97, Pistons 111
+14 DET
Bulls-HornetsBulls 120, Hornets 99
+21 CHI
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 97, Warriors 118
+21 GSW
Lakers-ClippersLakers 94, Clippers 118
+24 LAC
WAS rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-RaptorsWAS won · Wizards 131, Raptors 129 · OT
9 pts
Nets-MavsDAL won · Nets 109, Mavs 113
1 pt
Grizzlies-PistonsDET won · Grizzlies 97, Pistons 111
1 pt
Sabonis shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisIND · 30 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 1 STL
86% (12-14)
ValanciunasMEM · 19 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
75% (9-12)
McConnellIND · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB
75% (9-12)
John CollinsATL · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
GeorgeLAC · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Wizards-Raptors
Wizards 131Raptors 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards3120313316131
Raptors3327262914129
The story
Pascal Siakam had 44 points and 11 rebounds in a 131-129 in OT loss to Washington

Russell Westbrook led Washington with 17 REB, 17 AST, 13 PTS 44 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 17-28 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the second, the Wizards took the third 31-26.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −2−9−40+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Mavs
Nets 109Mavs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets32302126109
Mavs37261931113
The story
Luka Doncic's 24 points and 10 rebounds carried Dallas past Brooklyn, 113-109

For Brooklyn, Kevin Durant had 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 7-22 FG, 5-13 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 37-32, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +5+1−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Pacers
Hawks 126Pacers 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks26323830126
Pacers36363823133
The story
Indiana beat Atlanta 133-126 behind 31 points and 12 assists from Caris LeVert

Trae Young paced Atlanta: 30 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 31 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB, 3 BLK · 12-20 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 36-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +10+14+14+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.3Season avg26.0Last 5

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 16.3 in 63 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 59 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in 60 earlier games. Line: 25 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 45

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 28, 15, 34, 9, 28, 20, 38, 45Nets-Mavs · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Dec 9, 1995: 45 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Season high45 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 26, 25, 10, 11, 15, 39, 24, 44Raptors-Wizards · L
21.4 PPG season to date · +23.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Jan 29, 2006: 44 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Ties career high44 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 49, 18, 32, 37, 27, 37, 30, 41, 37, 34Warriors-Thunder · W
31.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 25, 18, 16, 36, 25, 33, 14, 31Pacers-Hawks · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 20, 22, 22, 18, 26, 32, 17, 30Pacers-Hawks · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 42, 15, 34, 25, 20, 32, 33, 21, 16, 30Hawks-Pacers · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Miles BridgesCHA+8.3 20.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
P.J. WashingtonCHA+6.6 19.6 last 10 · 13.0 season
Kelly OlynykHOU+6.3 19.2 last 10 · 12.9 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerNOP+6.1 16.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Darius BazleyOKC+5.9 19.7 last 10 · 13.8 season
Cold
Patty MillsSAS−6.4 4.6 last 10 · 11.0 season
Evan FournierBOS−5.9 10.8 last 10 · 16.7 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Tobias HarrisPHI−4.5 15.1 last 10 · 19.6 season
Elfrid PaytonNYK−4.3 6.7 last 10 · 11.0 season