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Thursday, August 6, 2020Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed MIA by 17 at halftime and won 130–116.

Final
NOP125
SAC140
Q1 SAC +10; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +15
Final
MIA116
MIL130
Q1 MIL -9; Q2 MIL -17; Q3 MIL -6; Q4 MIL +14
Final
IND99
PHX114
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +11; Q4 PHX +15
Final
LAC126
DAL111
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +15
Final
POR125
DEN115
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +13; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +10
Final
LAL97
HOU113
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +9; Q3 HOU +15; Q4 HOU +16
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 · MIA @ MIL

Giannis Antetokounmpo drops 33 in 17-point comeback win over Miami

Miami led by 17 at the half. Final: 130–116.

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-17-6+14MIL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA34392518116
MIL25313638130
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 41, 13, 29, 32, 36, 36, 16, 33MIL33 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 40, 22, 12, 20, 12, 39, 18, 27, 8, 33MIL33 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Duncan RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 27, 24, 23, 12, 17, 3, 21, 21MIA21 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 6, 23, 2, 2, 7, 12, 11, 20MIA20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg21.0Last 5

21.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 51 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.7Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.7 in 64 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.3Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 10.3 a game in 41 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · POR @ DEN

Portland never trails at a break against Denver

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 125–115. Damian Lillard led Portland with 45 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists.

The whole night · final margins
POR over DEN10MIL over MIA14SAC over NOP15PHX over IND15LAC over DAL15HOU over LAL16Final margin, points. Pink = POR over DEN.
Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 45

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.
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 22, 24, 12, 25, 29, 30, 21, 45POR @ DEN · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: D'Angelo Russell BKN, Mar 19, 2019: 44 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
45 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 16, 30, 23, 37, 49, 24, 23, 39HOU vs LAL · W
34.3 PPG season to date · +4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 21, 13, 27, 9, 24, 12, 3, 35SAC vs NOP · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 41, 13, 29, 32, 36, 36, 16, 33MIL vs MIA · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 40, 22, 12, 20, 12, 39, 18, 27, 8, 33MIL vs MIA · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 38, 34, 26, 9, 9, 39, 30, 22, 30DAL vs LAC · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 5 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−8.4 8.5 last 10 · 16.9 season
Lou WilliamsLAC−6.5 11.8 last 10 · 18.3 season
Markieff MorrisLAL−5.6 4.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Landry ShametLAC−4.7 4.6 last 10 · 9.3 season
James HardenHOU−4.6 29.7 last 10 · 34.3 season