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Thursday, May 13, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed SAS by 4 after three quarters and won 102–98.

Final · Box score
Clippers113
Hornets90
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +23
Final · Box score
Bucks142
Pacers133
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Magic93
Hawks116
Q1 ATL +13; Q2 ATL +20; Q3 ATL +22; Q4 ATL +23
Final · Box score
Sixers94
Heat106
Q1 MIA +16; Q2 MIA +19; Q3 MIA +22; Q4 MIA +12
Final · Box score
Spurs98
Knicks102
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK -4; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Raptors102
Bulls114
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +19; Q3 CHI +12; Q4 CHI +12
Final · Box score
Kings110
Grizzlies116
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets114
Wolves103
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +11; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +11
Final · Box score
Blazers117
Suns118
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +1
The lead · Spurs-Knicks

Alec Burks posts 30 and 10 as New York beats San Antonio

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 40 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+3-4+4NYK AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1825342198
Knicks20262729102
Who led
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 8, 19, 8, 2, 21, 9, 0, 30NYK30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 34, 31, 28, 14, 24, 14, 31, 25NYK25 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 37, 20, 30, 22, 6, 25, 20, 23, 21, 27SAS27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 24, 15, 7, 22, 15, 21, 15, 14SAS14 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Clippers-Hornets

Clippers win big in Charlotte

Clippers beat the Hornets 113–90, leading by as many as 23 at a break. Paul George led Clippers with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHX over POR1NYK over SAS4MEM over SAC6MIL over IND9DEN over MIN11MIA over PHI12CHI over TOR12LAC over CHA23ATL over ORL23Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over CHA.
Lead changes
Blazers-Suns25
Spurs-Knicks16
Kings-Grizzlies12
Bucks-Pacers11
Clippers-Hornets7
Raptors-Bulls5
Nuggets-Wolves4
Sixers-Heat1
The night in charts
Bucks-Pacers combined for 275, 40 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-PacersBucks 142, Pacers 133
275
Blazers-SunsBlazers 117, Suns 118
235
Kings-GrizzliesKings 110, Grizzlies 116
226
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 114, Wolves 103
217
Raptors-BullsRaptors 102, Bulls 114
216
Magic-HawksMagic 93, Hawks 116
209
Clippers-HornetsClippers 113, Hornets 90
203
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 98, Knicks 102
200
Sixers-HeatSixers 94, Heat 106
200
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-SunsBlazers 117, Suns 118
+1 PHX
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 98, Knicks 102
+4 NYK
Kings-GrizzliesKings 110, Grizzlies 116
+6 MEM
Bucks-PacersBucks 142, Pacers 133
+9 MIL
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 114, Wolves 103
+11 DEN
Raptors-BullsRaptors 102, Bulls 114
+12 CHI
Sixers-HeatSixers 94, Heat 106
+12 MIA
Magic-HawksMagic 93, Hawks 116
+23 ATL
Clippers-HornetsClippers 113, Hornets 90
+23 LAC
NYK rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-KnicksNYK won · Spurs 98, Knicks 102
4 pts
Clippers-HornetsLAC won · Clippers 113, Hornets 90
3 pts
Kings-GrizzliesMEM won · Kings 110, Grizzlies 116
1 pt
Blazers-SunsPHX won · Blazers 117, Suns 118
1 pt
Valanciunas shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ValanciunasMEM · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
CP3PHX · 26 PTS, 7 AST
79% (11-14)
GiannisMIL · 40 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
78% (14-18)
BogdanovicATL · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
JamesSAC · 31 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Final · Blazers-Suns
Blazers 117Suns 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers26272440117
Suns26263333118
The story
Cameron Payne had 21 points as Phoenix beat Portland 118-117

CJ McCollum led Portland with 27 PTS, 6 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 8-12 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Suns took the third 33-24.

PHX lead by quarter
200 0−1+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 142Pacers 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks39304033142
Pacers38283037133
The story
Jrue Holiday's 20 points and 14 assists carried Milwaukee past Indiana, 142-133

For Indiana, T.J. McConnell had 23 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 20 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB, 4 BLK · 8-14 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 40-30, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +1+3+13+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 114Wolves 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets35282922114
Wolves26263714103
The story
Denver beat Minnesota 114-103 behind 31 points and 14 rebounds from Nikola Jokic

Anthony Edwards paced Minnesota: 29 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 14-21 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 35-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +9+11+3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.4Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.4 in 58 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.4 in 21 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.3Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in 58 earlier games. Line: 35 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 41

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 26, 33, 32, 38, 30, 34, 30, 41Blazers-Suns · L
28.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 9, 2000: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
41 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 1, 49, 36, 23, 17, 28, 27, 40Bucks-Pacers · W
28.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Joel Embiid PHI, Mar 17, 2019: 40 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Stanley JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 3, 0, 6, 0, 5, 0, 0, 9, 35Raptors-Bulls · L
3.9 PPG season to date · +31.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 19, 30, 32, 32, 24, 29, 30, 31Nuggets-Wolves · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Justin JamesPoints, last 10 games: 0, 16, 0, 2, 13, 2, 0, 7, 6, 31Kings-Grizzlies · L
3.5 PPG season to date · +28.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Alec BurksPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 8, 19, 8, 2, 21, 9, 0, 30Knicks-Spurs · W
12.6 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kenyon Martin Jr.HOU+8.6 17.8 last 10 · 9.2 season
Miles BridgesCHA+8.3 20.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Kelly OlynykHOU+8.2 21.6 last 10 · 13.4 season
Michael Porter Jr.DEN+7.7 27.1 last 10 · 19.4 season
Bojan BogdanovicUTA+7.4 24.3 last 10 · 16.9 season
Cold
Joel EmbiidPHI−5.5 23.3 last 10 · 28.8 season
Elfrid PaytonNYK−5.2 5.2 last 10 · 10.4 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Enes KanterPOR−4.4 6.8 last 10 · 11.2 season
Lou WilliamsATL−4.3 7.1 last 10 · 11.4 season