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Sunday, May 16, 2021Regular season · 15 games
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15 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed CHA by 14 after the first quarter and won 115–110.

Final · Box score
Celtics92
Knicks96
Q1 NYK -1; Q2 NYK +15; Q3 NYK +12; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Pacers125
Raptors113
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +12
Final · Box score
Hornets110
Wizards115
Q1 WAS -14; Q2 WAS -4; Q3 WAS -11; Q4 WAS +5
Final · Box score
Suns123
Spurs121
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX -9; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies101
Warriors113
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +17; Q4 GSW +12
Final · Box score
Rockets95
Hawks124
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +18; Q3 ATL +27; Q4 ATL +29
Final · Box score
Cavs109
Nets123
Q1 BKN +10; Q2 BKN +11; Q3 BKN +23; Q4 BKN +14
Final · Box score
Magic117
Sixers128
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI -5; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Heat120
Pistons107
Q1 MIA +19; Q2 MIA +22; Q3 MIA +24; Q4 MIA +13
Final · Box score
Bucks112
Bulls118
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +6
Final · Box score
Mavs121
Wolves136
Q1 MIN +16; Q2 MIN +16; Q3 MIN +18; Q4 MIN +15
Final · Box score
Lakers110
Pelicans98
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +12
Final · Box score
Clippers112
Thunder117
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC -2; Q4 OKC +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets116
Blazers132
Q1 POR +21; Q2 POR +17; Q3 POR +23; Q4 POR +16
Final · Box score
Jazz121
Kings99
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +24; Q4 UTA +22
The lead · Hornets-Wizards

Washington rallies from 14 down to beat Charlotte

Stephen Curry goes for 46 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-4-11+5WAS AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets36203420110
Wizards22302736115
Who led
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 45, 27, 19, 29, 26, 42, 28, 50, 25WAS25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 15, 42, 14, 29, 13, 33, 28, 34, 21, 23WAS23 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 18, 12, 28, 43, 21, 10, 13, 22CHA22 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 23, 4, 27, 22, 5, 18, 8, 19CHA19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Suns-Spurs

Phoenix climbs back to beat San Antonio

San Antonio led by 9 at the half. Phoenix won it 123–121. E'Twaun Moore led Phoenix with 22 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Suns-Spurs
E'Twaun Moore · PHXDeMar DeRozan · SASPTS2223REB23AST24Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Suns-Spurs13
Hornets-Wizards12
Magic-Sixers9
Clippers-Thunder8
Celtics-Knicks7
Rockets-Hawks7
Bucks-Bulls6
Pacers-Raptors5
Grizzlies-Warriors3
Mavs-Wolves2
Jazz-Kings2
Cavs-Nets0
Lakers-Pelicans0
Nuggets-Blazers0
Shot of the night

Moore's three with 2.2 seconds left puts the Suns ahead, 123-121 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Wolves combined for 257, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-WolvesMavs 121, Wolves 136
257
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 116, Blazers 132
248
Magic-SixersMagic 117, Sixers 128
245
Suns-SpursSuns 123, Spurs 121
244
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 125, Raptors 113
238
Cavs-NetsCavs 109, Nets 123
232
Bucks-BullsBucks 112, Bulls 118
230
Clippers-ThunderClippers 112, Thunder 117
229
Heat-PistonsHeat 120, Pistons 107
227
Hornets-WizardsHornets 110, Wizards 115
225
Jazz-KingsJazz 121, Kings 99
220
Rockets-HawksRockets 95, Hawks 124
219
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 101, Warriors 113
214
Lakers-PelicansLakers 110, Pelicans 98
208
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 92, Knicks 96
188
4 of 15 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-SpursSuns 123, Spurs 121
+2 PHX
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 92, Knicks 96
+4 NYK
Clippers-ThunderClippers 112, Thunder 117
+5 OKC
Hornets-WizardsHornets 110, Wizards 115
+5 WAS
Bucks-BullsBucks 112, Bulls 118
+6 CHI
Magic-SixersMagic 117, Sixers 128
+11 PHI
Grizzlies-WarriorsGrizzlies 101, Warriors 113
+12 GSW
Lakers-PelicansLakers 110, Pelicans 98
+12 LAL
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 125, Raptors 113
+12 IND
Heat-PistonsHeat 120, Pistons 107
+13 MIA
Cavs-NetsCavs 109, Nets 123
+14 BKN
Mavs-WolvesMavs 121, Wolves 136
+15 MIN
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 116, Blazers 132
+16 POR
Jazz-KingsJazz 121, Kings 99
+22 UTA
Rockets-HawksRockets 95, Hawks 124
+29 ATL
WAS erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-WizardsWAS won · Hornets 110, Wizards 115
14 pts
Suns-SpursPHX won · Suns 123, Spurs 121
9 pts
Magic-SixersPHI won · Magic 117, Sixers 128
5 pts
Clippers-ThunderOKC won · Clippers 112, Thunder 117
2 pts
Celtics-KnicksNYK won · Celtics 92, Knicks 96
1 pt
E'Twaun Moore shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
E'Twaun MoorePHX · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
90% (9-10)
Robin LopezWAS · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
ValanciunasMEM · 29 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
KDBKN · 23 PTS, 13 AST, 8 REB
80% (8-10)
NurkicPOR · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 123Spurs 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns27253734123
Spurs23382436121
The story
Jevon Carter's 19 points and 10 rebounds carried Phoenix past San Antonio, 123-121

For San Antonio, Jakob Poeltl had 17 PTS, 10 REB 19 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL · 9-22 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 9 going into the third, then won it 37-24.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +4−9+4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Wizards
Hornets 110Wizards 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets36203420110
Wizards22302736115
The story
Russell Westbrook had a 23-15-10 triple-double as Washington beat Charlotte 115-110

Terry Rozier led Charlotte with 22 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST 23 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST · 6-15 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Wizards took the fourth 36-20.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −14−4−11+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Warriors
Grizzlies 101Warriors 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies29202032101
Warriors30253127113
The story
Golden State beat Memphis 113-101 behind 14 points and 9 assists from Draymond Green

Jaren Jackson Jr. paced Memphis: 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB · 4-7 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +1+6+17+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.0Season avg16.6Last 5

16.6 points a game over his last five games, against 4.0 in 60 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.7 in 22 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+36.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.5Season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 4.5 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 46

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 27, 37, 30, 41, 37, 34, 49, 36, 21, 46Warriors-Grizzlies · W
32.0 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Jan 14, 2006: 46 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
46 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Cole AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 8, 4, 20, 11, 18, 12, 11, 37Magic-Sixers · L
12.9 PPG season to date · +24.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jordan NworaPoints, last 10 games: 11, 8, 0, 0, 13, 0, 0, 0, 0, 34Bucks-Bulls · L
5.7 PPG season to date · +29.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 16, 30, 21, 21, 41, 29, 18, 33Jazz-Kings · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Oshae BrissettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 8, 10, 12, 8, 2, 19, 5, 31Pacers-Raptors · W
10.9 PPG season to date · +21.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 0, 0, 12, 22, 11, 6, 8, 30Sixers-Magic · W
8.1 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Bojan BogdanovicUTA+8.2 25.2 last 10 · 17.0 season
Kenyon Martin Jr.HOU+7.5 16.8 last 10 · 9.3 season
Miles BridgesCHA+7.5 20.2 last 10 · 12.7 season
Kelly OlynykHOU+7.3 20.8 last 10 · 13.5 season
Khem BirchTOR+6.7 13.9 last 10 · 7.2 season
Cold
Joel EmbiidPHI−6.3 22.2 last 10 · 28.5 season
Elfrid PaytonNYK−5.8 4.3 last 10 · 10.1 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Luka DoncicDAL−4.7 23.0 last 10 · 27.7 season
Lou WilliamsATL−4.6 6.7 last 10 · 11.3 season