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Friday, July 31, 2020Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed DAL by 11 after three quarters and won 153–149.

Final
ORL128
BKN118
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +29; Q4 ORL +10
Final · OT
MEM135
POR140
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR -3; Q4 POR 0; OT1 POR +5
Final
PHX125
WAS112
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +8; Q4 PHX +13
Final
BOS112
MIL119
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +6; Q3 MIL 0; Q4 MIL +7
Final
SAC120
SAS129
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +9
Final · OT
HOU153
DAL149
Q1 HOU 0; Q2 HOU -10; Q3 HOU -11; Q4 HOU 0; OT1 HOU +4
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · HOU @ DAL

James Harden scores 49 as Houston beats Dallas

Houston won 153–149. James Harden: 49 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists. Kristaps Porzingis scored 39 for Dallas in the loss.

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final00-10-110+4HOU AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
HOU4233333114153
DAL4243342010149
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 38, 37, 30, 21, 35, 16, 30, 23, 37, 49HOU49 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 36, 21, 34, 33, 41, 24, 29, 24, 27, 31HOU31 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 28, 24, 38, 34, 26, 9, 9, 39DAL39 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Trey BurkePoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 12, 0, 7, 0, 0, 2, 0, 31DAL31 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: Phoenix by 13.

HOU over DAL4POR over MEM5MIL over BOS7SAS over SAC9ORL over BKN10PHX over WAS13Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.1Season avg18.2Last 5

18.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.1 in 58 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.7Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.7 in 32 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.1Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 10.1 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 49

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 38, 37, 30, 21, 35, 16, 30, 23, 37, 49HOU @ DAL · W
34.6 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Tracy McGrady ORL, Apr 13, 2001: 49 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
49 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 28, 24, 38, 34, 26, 9, 9, 39DAL vs HOU · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 21, 25, 23, 31, 23, 14, 28, 39SAC @ SAS · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 33, 31, 22, 19, 32, 41, 13, 29, 32, 36MIL vs BOS · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 41, 28, 28, 35, 41, 22, 25, 19, 22, 33POR vs MEM · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 10, 10, 14, 19, 6, 14, 8, 16, 7, 33MEM @ POR · L
17.2 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Coby WhiteCHI+11.5 24.7 last 10 · 13.2 season
Christian WoodDET+11.1 24.2 last 10 · 13.1 season
Malik BeasleyMIN+8.5 19.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Bradley BealWAS+7.0 37.5 last 10 · 30.5 season
CJ McCollumPOR+6.7 29.4 last 10 · 22.7 season
Cold
Marcus MorrisLAC−9.0 8.1 last 10 · 17.1 season
Kemba WalkerBOS−4.8 16.3 last 10 · 21.1 season
Markieff MorrisLAL−4.7 5.2 last 10 · 9.9 season
Glenn Robinson IIIPHI−4.5 7.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
Josh RichardsonPHI−4.4 9.4 last 10 · 13.8 season