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Thursday, October 26, 2017Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed SAC by 14 at halftime and won 114–106.

Final · Box score
Hawks86
Bulls91
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI -2; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Mavs91
Grizzlies96
Q1 MEM +14; Q2 MEM +19; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Celtics96
Bucks89
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Clippers104
Blazers103
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +1
Final · Box score
Pelicans114
Kings106
Q1 NOP -13; Q2 NOP -14; Q3 NOP +1; Q4 NOP +8
On this day · 2016–17Oct 26, 2016: 10 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Nuggets), 50 points.
Oct 26 in other seasons20252024202320222021201920182010
The lead · Pelicans-Kings

DeMarcus Cousins scores 41 as New Orleans beats Sacramento

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 28 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-14+1+8NOP AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans27293226114
Kings40301719106
Who led
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 5 games: 28, 35, 22, 39, 41NOP41 PTS · 23 REB · 6 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 5 games: 4, 13, 14, 14, 20NOP20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 5 games: 14, 9, 18, 19, 14SAC14 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 4 games: 13, 11, 0, 13SAC13 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Hawks-Bulls

Atlanta's skid reaches four

Chicago won 91–86; the Hawks fall to 1–4. Robin Lopez led Chicago with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · ATL
W@ DAL117–111L@ CHA91–109L@ BKN104–116L@ MIA93–104L@ CHI86–91
Lead changes
Clippers-Blazers17
Hawks-Bulls15
Celtics-Bucks12
Pelicans-Kings8
Mavs-Grizzlies5
Shot of the night

Blake's three at the buzzer puts the Clippers ahead, 104-103 final

The night in charts
Pelicans-Kings combined for 220, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 114, Kings 106
220
Clippers-BlazersClippers 104, Blazers 103
207
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 91, Grizzlies 96
187
Celtics-BucksCeltics 96, Bucks 89
185
Hawks-BullsHawks 86, Bulls 91
177
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-BlazersClippers 104, Blazers 103
+1 LAC
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 91, Grizzlies 96
+5 MEM
Hawks-BullsHawks 86, Bulls 91
+5 CHI
Celtics-BucksCeltics 96, Bucks 89
+7 BOS
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 114, Kings 106
+8 NOP
NOP erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-KingsNOP won · Pelicans 114, Kings 106
14 pts
Hawks-BullsCHI won · Hawks 86, Bulls 91
2 pts
Celtics-BucksBOS won · Celtics 96, Bucks 89
1 pt
Horford shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HorfordBOS · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
79% (11-14)
BlakeLAC · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST
63% (10-16)
Tyreke EvansMEM · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
CousinsNOP · 41 PTS, 23 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
56% (14-25)
KyrieBOS · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
56% (10-18)
Final · Clippers-Blazers
Clippers 104Blazers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers30321824104
Blazers24292624103
The story
Blake Griffin's 25 points carried LA past Portland, 104-103

For Portland, Damian Lillard had 25 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 10-16 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-24, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +6+9+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al-Farouq Aminu was the fantasy play: 41.7 FPTS on 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST

Final · Mavs-Grizzlies
Mavs 91Grizzlies 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1421332391
Grizzlies2826222096
The story
Memphis beat Dallas 96-91 behind 25 points and 13 rebounds from Marc Gasol

Harrison Barnes paced Dallas: 22 PTS, 11 REB 25 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 8-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +14+19+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Kings
Pelicans 114Kings 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans27293226114
Kings40301719106
The story
Jrue Holiday had 20 points as New Orleans beat Sacramento 114-106

Zach Randolph led Sacramento with 13 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 7-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the second, the Pelicans took the third 32-17.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −13−14+1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+2.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.0Season avg15.8Last 5

15.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.0 in 4 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg17.4Last 3

17.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 4 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg35.4Today

35 minutes today, against 22.3 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

DeMarcus Cousins leads the day with 41

DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 5 games: 28, 35, 22, 39, 41Pelicans-Kings · W
33.0 PPG season to date
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, May 5, 2025: 42 PTS · 22 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 23 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 5 games: 37, 34, 44, 32, 28Bucks-Celtics · L
35.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 5 games: 9, 13, 17, 13, 27Celtics-Bucks · W
15.8 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 5 games: 14, 34, 26, 26, 25Grizzlies-Mavs · W
25.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 4 games: 29, 29, 22, 25Clippers-Blazers · W
26.2 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 5 games: 27, 18, 26, 13, 25Blazers-Clippers · L
21.8 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST