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Wednesday, August 5, 2020Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed MEM by 6 after the first quarter and won 124–115.

Final
MEM115
UTA124
Q1 UTA -6; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +9
Final
DEN132
SAS126
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN -3; Q3 DEN 0; Q4 DEN +6
Final
PHI107
WAS98
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +3; Q4 PHI +9
Final
OKC105
LAL86
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +15; Q4 OKC +19
Final
TOR109
ORL99
Q1 TOR +15; Q2 TOR +20; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +10
Final
BKN115
BOS149
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +19; Q3 BOS +29; Q4 BOS +34
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 · MEM @ UTA

Utah beats Memphis, 124–115

Utah led 89–88 after three and won by 9. Joe Ingles led Utah with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+9+1+9UTA AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM31243327115
UTA25392535124
Who led
Joe InglesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 8, 9, 4, 20, 13, 7, 5, 25UTA25 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 17, 25, 12, 13, 20, 12, 24, 23UTA23 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 12, 15, 13, 21, 15, 16, 15, 23MEM23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 9, 14, 27, 27, 16, 13, 13, 21MEM21 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat Brooklyn by 34, the widest margin of 6 games.

DEN over SAS6UTA over MEM9PHI over WAS9TOR over ORL10OKC over LAL19BOS over BKN34Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
4.4Season avg13.6Last 5

13.6 points a game over his last five games, against 4.4 in 57 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.8 in 61 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 30 points, 15 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Michael Porter Jr. leads the day with 30

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.
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 13, 7, 11, 3, 7, 0, 0, 11, 37, 30DEN @ SAS · W
8.5 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 39, 17, 49, 3, 30, 41, 27, 29PHI @ WAS · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 16, 14, 8, 10, 14, 19, 30, 25DEN @ SAS · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Joe InglesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 8, 9, 4, 20, 13, 7, 5, 25UTA vs MEM · W
9.9 PPG season to date · +15.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 10, 15, 19, 17, 19, 12, 24, 24SAS vs DEN · L
10.6 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 17, 25, 12, 13, 20, 12, 24, 23UTA vs MEM · W
14.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 7 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
Rudy GaySAS+6.6 17.2 last 10 · 10.6 season
Cold
Marcus MorrisLAC−8.2 8.7 last 10 · 16.9 season
James HardenHOU−5.4 28.8 last 10 · 34.2 season
Markieff MorrisLAL−5.2 4.5 last 10 · 9.7 season
Damian LillardPOR−5.2 23.6 last 10 · 28.8 season
Landry ShametLAC−4.6 4.7 last 10 · 9.3 season