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Sunday, April 11, 2021Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed DEN by 11 after the first quarter and won 105–87.

Final
ATL105
CHA101
Q1 ATL +13; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +4
Final
BOS105
DEN87
Q1 BOS -11; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 BOS -5; Q4 BOS +18
Final
NOP116
CLE109
Q1 NOP -10; Q2 NOP -6; Q3 NOP -4; Q4 NOP +7
Final
MIL124
ORL87
Q1 MIL +13; Q2 MIL +19; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +37
Final
SAS119
DAL117
Q1 SAS 0; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +2
Final
IND132
MEM125
Q1 IND +14; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +7
Final
CHI117
MIN121
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +11; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +4
Final
TOR96
NYK102
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +14; Q3 NYK +2; Q4 NYK +6
Final
DET124
LAC131
Q1 LAC -5; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC -5; Q4 LAC +7
Final
MIA107
POR98
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +9
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 · BOS @ DEN

Boston climbs out of an 11-point hole against Denver

Down 11 after one, the Celtics won the fourth quarter 31–8 and the game 105–87. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · BOS 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-6-5+18BOS AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS16292931105
DEN272428887
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 34, 25, 26, 22, 20, 25, 53, 28BOS28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 25, 24, 22, 17, 17, 32, 26, 20BOS20 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 19, 25, 15, 27, 20, 20, 25, 18, 22, 22DEN22 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 37, 16, 21, 14, 17, 27, 25, 26, 17DEN17 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Second story · NOP @ CLE

New Orleans climbs back to beat Cleveland

Cleveland led by 10 after one. New Orleans won it 116–109. Zion Williamson led New Orleans with 38 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · NOP vs CLE
Zion Williamson · NOPDean Wade · CLEPTS3821REB96AST42Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
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
10.4Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 51 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 22 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Zion Williamson leads the day with 38

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.
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 27, 39, 38, 28, 34, 16, 37, 38NOP @ CLE · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 30, 16, 19, 16, 20, 19, 20, 34MEM vs IND · L
16.8 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high34 PTS · 22 REB · 2 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 28, 10, 8, 14, 16, 26, 20, 18, 11, 34IND @ MEM · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 17, 26, 36, 25, 20, 14, 24, 33SAS @ DAL · W
21.2 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 13, 25, 8, 22, 5, 8, 9, 33LAC vs DET · W
12.9 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 17, 24, 24, 17, 16, 36, 33, 32LAC vs DET · W
23.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 9 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
Aleksej PokusevskiOKC+6.1 13.7 last 10 · 7.6 season
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerNOP+6.1 16.3 last 10 · 10.2 season
Theo MaledonOKC+6.0 15.8 last 10 · 9.8 season
Bogdan BogdanovicATL+6.0 19.3 last 10 · 13.3 season
Chuma OkekeORL+5.9 12.8 last 10 · 6.9 season
Cold
Damian LillardPOR−6.7 22.0 last 10 · 28.7 season
Bradley BealWAS−5.3 25.6 last 10 · 30.9 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Goran DragicMIA−4.8 8.2 last 10 · 13.0 season
Lauri MarkkanenCHI−4.3 11.5 last 10 · 15.8 season