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Friday, May 14, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed SAC by 4 at halftime and won 107–106.

Final · Box score
Cavs105
Wizards120
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS +15; Q4 WAS +15
Final · Box score
Nuggets104
Pistons91
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +4; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +13
Final · Box score
Jazz109
Thunder93
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +14; Q3 UTA +26; Q4 UTA +16
Final · Box score
Magic97
Sixers122
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +23; Q3 PHI +27; Q4 PHI +25
Final · Box score
Raptors110
Mavs114
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +9; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Clippers115
Rockets122
Q1 HOU -3; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Kings106
Grizzlies107
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM -4; Q3 MEM +3; Q4 MEM +1
Final · Box score
Pelicans122
Warriors125
Q1 GSW +9; Q2 GSW +18; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +3
The lead · Kings-Grizzlies

Memphis holds off Sacramento, 107–106

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-4+3+1MEM AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings25321930106
Grizzlies29242628107
Who led
Justise WinslowPoints, last 10 games: 6, 3, 5, 6, 6, 5, 4, 4, 0, 25MEM25 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Xavier TillmanPoints, last 10 games: 2, 5, 8, 4, 0, 11, 2, 9, 0, 16MEM16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Louis KingPoints, last 5 games: 0, 0, 2, 3, 27SAC27 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Damian JonesPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 9, 4, 0, 6, 11, 6, 6, 17SAC17 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one 76ers rout

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Philadelphia beat Orlando by 25.

MEM over SAC1GSW over NOP3DAL over TOR4HOU over LAC7DEN over DET13WAS over CLE15UTA over OKC16PHI over ORL25Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Cavs-Wizards12
Kings-Grizzlies12
Clippers-Rockets8
Nuggets-Pistons6
Pelicans-Warriors6
Magic-Sixers2
Jazz-Thunder0
Shot of the night

Poole's jumper with 21 seconds left puts the Warriors ahead, 125-122 final

The night in charts
Pelicans-Warriors combined for 247, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 122, Warriors 125
247
Clippers-RocketsClippers 115, Rockets 122
237
Cavs-WizardsCavs 105, Wizards 120
225
Raptors-MavsRaptors 110, Mavs 114
224
Magic-SixersMagic 97, Sixers 122
219
Kings-GrizzliesKings 106, Grizzlies 107
213
Jazz-ThunderJazz 109, Thunder 93
202
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 104, Pistons 91
195
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-GrizzliesKings 106, Grizzlies 107
+1 MEM
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 122, Warriors 125
+3 GSW
Raptors-MavsRaptors 110, Mavs 114
+4 DAL
Clippers-RocketsClippers 115, Rockets 122
+7 HOU
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 104, Pistons 91
+13 DEN
Cavs-WizardsCavs 105, Wizards 120
+15 WAS
Jazz-ThunderJazz 109, Thunder 93
+16 UTA
Magic-SixersMagic 97, Sixers 122
+25 PHI
MEM rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-GrizzliesMEM won · Kings 106, Grizzlies 107
4 pts
Clippers-RocketsHOU won · Clippers 115, Rockets 122
3 pts
Cavs-WizardsWAS won · Cavs 105, Wizards 120
2 pts
Brazdeikis shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BrazdeikisORL · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Khyri ThomasHOU · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
BrunsonDAL · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
OsmanCLE · 16 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
TateHOU · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Kings-Grizzlies
Kings 106Grizzlies 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings25321930106
Grizzlies29242628107
The story
Justise Winslow's 25 points and 13 rebounds carried Memphis past Sacramento, 107-106

For Sacramento, Damian Jones had 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 9-19 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 4 going into the third, then won it 26-19.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +4−4+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Louis King was the fantasy play: 57.3 FPTS on 27 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST

Final · Raptors-Mavs
Raptors 110Mavs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors26263127110
Mavs31352622114
The story
Dallas beat Toronto 114-110 behind a 20-10-11 triple-double from Luka Doncic

Malachi Flynn paced Toronto: 26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB · 7-19 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

A 35-26 second quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +5+14+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 105Wizards 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs33232029105
Wizards31273329120
The story
Anthony Gill had 12 points as Washington beat Cleveland 120-105

Isaac Okoro led Cleveland with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 12 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 2-4 FG

The swing

The Wizards won the third 33-20, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −2+2+15+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.2Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.2 in 43 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Season avg19.0Last 3

19.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 57 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.2Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 4.2 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jordan Poole leads the day with 38

Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 17, 11, 9, 14, 16, 20, 20, 38Warriors-Pelicans · W
11.9 PPG season to date · +26.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jalen HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 3, 3, 11, 2, 16, 10, 17, 31Raptors-Mavs · L
7.4 PPG season to date · +25.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 17, 31, 12, 5, 13, 18, 13, 30Pelicans-Warriors · L
11.0 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Mychal MulderPoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 17, 6, 8, 25, 9, 8, 5, 28Warriors-Pelicans · W
6.0 PPG season to date · +22.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Louis KingPoints, last 5 games: 0, 0, 2, 3, 27Kings-Grizzlies · L
6.4 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Malachi FlynnPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 10, 0, 1, 4, 15, 11, 16, 26Raptors-Mavs · L
7.1 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high26 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bojan BogdanovicUTA+8.8 25.8 last 10 · 17.0 season
Miles BridgesCHA+8.3 20.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Kenyon Martin Jr.HOU+8.0 17.3 last 10 · 9.3 season
Kelly OlynykHOU+7.8 21.3 last 10 · 13.5 season
Khem BirchTOR+6.4 13.4 last 10 · 7.0 season
Cold
Joel EmbiidPHI−6.3 22.2 last 10 · 28.5 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