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Wednesday, February 17, 2021Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed DET by 18 at halftime and won 105–102.

Final
NYK89
ORL107
Q1 ORL -9; Q2 ORL -3; Q3 ORL +13; Q4 ORL +18
Final
ATL122
BOS114
Q1 ATL -2; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +9; Q4 ATL +8
Final
HOU113
PHI118
Q1 PHI +14; Q2 PHI +26; Q3 PHI +17; Q4 PHI +5
Final
DET102
CHI105
Q1 CHI -8; Q2 CHI -18; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 CHI +3
Final · OT
IND134
MIN128
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND -4; Q3 IND -6; Q4 IND 0; OT1 IND +6
Final
DEN128
WAS130
Q1 WAS -17; Q2 WAS +6; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 WAS +2
Final
OKC113
MEM122
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +1; Q3 MEM +1; Q4 MEM +9
Final
POR126
NOP124
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR -10; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +2
Final · OT
MIA112
GSW120
Q1 GSW -12; Q2 GSW -15; Q3 GSW -10; Q4 GSW 0; OT1 GSW +8
Final
UTA114
LAC96
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA -5; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +18
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 · DET @ CHI

Zach LaVine scores 37, Chicago holds off Detroit

Final: 105–102. Zach LaVine added 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Jerami Grant scored 43 for Detroit in the loss.

Game flow · CHI 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 Q3Final0-8-18-3+3CHI AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET35261229102
CHI27162735105
Who led
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 24, 26, 39, 35, 46, 26, 30, 37CHI37 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Wendell Carter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 7, 13, 11, 23, 12, 16, 12, 10, 11, 18CHI18 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 27, 21, 32, 32, 9, 15, 15, 43DET43 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Saddiq BeyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 2, 5, 14, 7, 15, 10, 30, 16, 12DET12 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Orlando by 18.

WAS over DEN2POR over NOP2CHI over DET3PHI over HOU5IND over MIN6ATL over BOS8GSW over MIA8MEM over OKC9ORL over NYK18UTA over LAC18Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2Season avg21.6Last 5

21.6 points a game over his last five games, against 12.2 in 27 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 22 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 26 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 43

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: 44, 19, 32, 29, 36, 30, 20, 34, 31, 43POR @ NOP · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: James Harden HOU, Dec 26, 2020: 44 PTS · 4 REB · 17 AST
43 PTS · 4 REB · 16 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 27, 21, 32, 32, 9, 15, 15, 43DET @ CHI · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +20.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Klay Thompson GSW, Jan 8, 2019: 43 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Career high43 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 28, 41, 25, 21, 28, 25, 25, 15, 23, 40ATL @ BOS · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC, Jan 16, 2025: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
40 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 24, 26, 39, 35, 46, 26, 30, 37CHI vs DET · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 33, 8, 20, 18, 26, 14, 25, 36IND @ MIN · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Jan 1, 2022: 35 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST
Career high36 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 18, 29, 20, 29, 36, 26, 31, 36NOP vs POR · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 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
LaMelo BallCHA+6.4 21.0 last 10 · 14.6 season
Lou WilliamsLAC+5.3 17.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Norman PowellTOR+5.3 21.6 last 10 · 16.3 season
Kelly Oubre Jr.GSW+4.9 19.1 last 10 · 14.2 season
Stephen CurryGSW+4.3 34.3 last 10 · 30.0 season
Cold
Shake MiltonPHI−3.4 10.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−3.0 19.3 last 10 · 22.3 season
JaMychal GreenDEN−2.9 6.5 last 10 · 9.4 season
Bradley BealWAS−2.8 30.0 last 10 · 32.8 season
Cedi OsmanCLE−2.7 8.8 last 10 · 11.5 season