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Thursday, March 18, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed PHX by 8 after three quarters and won 123–119.

Final
UTA122
WAS131
Q1 WAS +11; Q2 WAS +18; Q3 WAS +18; Q4 WAS +9
Final
OKC93
ATL116
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +20; Q3 ATL +24; Q4 ATL +23
Final
ORL93
NYK94
Q1 NYK -2; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK +6; Q4 NYK +1
Final
MIN123
PHX119
Q1 MIN 0; Q2 MIN -5; Q3 MIN -8; Q4 MIN +4
Final
NOP93
POR101
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +9; Q3 POR +7; Q4 POR +8
Final
CHA105
LAL116
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +11
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 · MIN @ PHX

Anthony Edwards scores 42, Minnesota rallies past Phoenix

Minnesota trailed by 8 after three and won 123–119. Devin Booker scored 35 for Phoenix in the loss.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-5-8+4MIN AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN25283040123
PHX25333328119
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 21, 24, 19, 27, 21, 34, 29, 42MIN42 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 23, 21, 16, 16, 34, 13, 29, 41MIN41 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 34, 33, 22, 43, 17, 16, 35, 20, 27, 35PHX35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 14, 9, 19, 8, 18, 14, 7, 17PHX17 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Second story · ORL @ NYK

New York holds off Orlando, 94–93

New York led 72–66 after three and held on to win by one. Alec Burks led New York with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over ORL1MIN over PHX4POR over NOP8WAS over UTA9LAL over CHA11ATL over OKC23Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over ORL.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+14.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.2Season avg30.6Last 5

30.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.2 in 40 earlier games. Today: 42 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.4Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.4 in 14 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.2Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 17.2 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 3 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Bradley Beal 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.
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 46, 23, 33, 21, 19, 37, 29, 43WAS vs UTA · W
32.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: James Harden HOU, May 5, 2017: 43 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
43 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 21, 24, 19, 27, 21, 34, 29, 42MIN @ PHX · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +25.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Michael Redd MIL, Feb 23, 2008: 42 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Career high42 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 30, 31, 21, 33, 28, 24, 21, 42UTA @ WAS · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Jamal Crawford CHI, Dec 27, 2003: 42 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Season high42 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 23, 21, 16, 16, 34, 13, 29, 41MIN @ PHX · W
23.1 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Dwyane Wade MIA, Dec 11, 2005: 41 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Season high41 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 19, 28, 19, 38, 18, 22, 25, 37LAL vs CHA · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 35, 23, 22, 44, 30, 25, 38, 50, 36POR vs NOP · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 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
Anthony EdwardsMIN+7.9 24.7 last 10 · 16.8 season
Norman PowellTOR+6.7 26.4 last 10 · 19.7 season
Bruce BrownBKN+4.9 13.2 last 10 · 8.3 season
Danilo GallinariATL+4.7 17.5 last 10 · 12.8 season
Russell WestbrookWAS+4.6 26.4 last 10 · 21.8 season
Cold
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.0 15.4 last 10 · 20.4 season
Marcus MorrisLAC−3.4 8.4 last 10 · 11.8 season
JaMychal GreenDEN−3.3 5.8 last 10 · 9.1 season
Khem BirchORL−3.2 2.3 last 10 · 5.5 season
Chris PaulPHX−3.2 12.7 last 10 · 15.9 season