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Thursday, April 29, 2021Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed MIL by 9 after the first quarter and won 143–136.

Final
DAL115
DET105
Q1 DAL 0; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +10
Final
BKN130
IND113
Q1 BKN +7; Q2 BKN +14; Q3 BKN +18; Q4 BKN +17
Final
MIL136
HOU143
Q1 HOU -9; Q2 HOU -8; Q3 HOU +6; Q4 HOU +7
Final
GSW114
MIN126
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN -2; Q4 MIN +12
Final
TOR111
DEN121
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +10
Final
NOP109
OKC95
Q1 NOP +11; Q2 NOP +17; Q3 NOP +11; Q4 NOP +14
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 · MIL @ HOU

Kevin Porter Jr. scores 50 as Houston beats Milwaukee

Houston won 143–136. Kevin Porter Jr.: 50 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists.

Game flow · HOU 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 Q3Final0-9-8+6+7HOU AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL38352538136
HOU29363939143
Who led
Kevin Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 14, 14, 9, 22, 19, 4, 22, 18, 10, 50HOU50 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Christian WoodPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 25, 15, 25, 18, 16, 24, 24, 31HOU31 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 10, 16, 26, 24, 4, 23, 17, 33MIL33 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Bryn ForbesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 9, 19, 3, 9, 13, 0, 15, 30MIL30 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Second story · TOR @ DEN

Denver keeps rolling, beats Toronto

That is four in a row. Final: 121–111. Michael Porter Jr. led Denver with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Streak strip · DEN
L@ GSW107–116Wvs MIA123–106W@ HOU128–99Wvs MEM139–137W@ POR106–105L@ GSW97–118Wvs HOU129–116Wvs MEM120–96Wvs NOP114–112Wvs TOR121–111DEN: last 10 games through Apr 29, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.7Season avg29.4Last 5

29.4 points a game over his last five games, against 18.7 in 52 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.9Season avg23.3Last 3

23.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.9 in 55 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 20 points, 21 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Porter Jr. leads the day with 50

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.
Kevin Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 14, 14, 9, 22, 19, 4, 22, 18, 10, 50HOU vs MIL · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +34.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: LaMelo Ball CHA, Nov 23, 2024: 50 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Career high50 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 17, 22, 31, 25, 8, 33, 17, 42BKN @ IND · W
27.6 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Tony Parker SAS, Mar 25, 2009: 42 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Ties season high42 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Tim Hardaway Jr.Points, last 10 games: 9, 11, 16, 8, 15, 8, 8, 19, 13, 42DAL @ DET · W
16.0 PPG season to date · +26.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Glen Rice CHH, Jan 2, 1998: 42 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Career high42 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 53, 42, 33, 47, 49, 18, 32, 37, 27, 37GSW @ MIN · L
31.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 24, 11, 18, 28, 25, 18, 16, 36IND vs BKN · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Khris MiddletonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 10, 16, 26, 24, 4, 23, 17, 33MIL @ HOU · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 4 REB · 8 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
Miles BridgesCHA+7.7 19.8 last 10 · 12.1 season
Kelly OlynykHOU+7.7 20.4 last 10 · 12.7 season
Luguentz DortOKC+7.5 21.8 last 10 · 14.3 season
Bogdan BogdanovicATL+6.8 22.0 last 10 · 15.2 season
Michael Porter Jr.DEN+6.7 25.5 last 10 · 18.8 season
Cold
Damian LillardPOR−6.3 21.9 last 10 · 28.2 season
Evan FournierBOS−5.5 11.3 last 10 · 16.8 season
Kevin DurantBKN−5.3 22.3 last 10 · 27.6 season
Gordon HaywardCHA−5.2 14.4 last 10 · 19.6 season
Patty MillsSAS−5.0 6.4 last 10 · 11.4 season