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Monday, February 12, 2018Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed SAS by 8 after three quarters and won 101–99.

Final · Box score
Pelicans118
Pistons103
Q1 NOP +1; Q2 NOP +8; Q3 NOP +15; Q4 NOP +15
Final · Box score
Knicks92
Sixers108
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +16
Final · Box score
Clippers114
Nets101
Q1 LAC +12; Q2 LAC +15; Q3 LAC +23; Q4 LAC +13
Final · Box score
Magic101
Bulls105
Q1 CHI +3; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +4
Final · Box score
Spurs99
Jazz101
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA -8; Q4 UTA +2
Final · Box score
Suns83
Warriors129
Q1 GSW +1; Q2 GSW +17; Q3 GSW +28; Q4 GSW +46
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The lead · Spurs-Jazz

Utah fights back late to top San Antonio

Anthony Davis goes for 38 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+6-8+2UTA AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2226292299
Jazz25291532101
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 26, 20, 40, 2, 9, 25, 27, 25UTA25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Joe InglesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 20, 16, 10, 18, 7, 23, 24, 20UTA20 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kyle AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 4, 2, 18, 7, 8, 0, 20, 16SAS16 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 11, 14, 18, 6, 8, 5, 7, 15SAS15 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Jazz17
Magic-Bulls14
Pelicans-Pistons6
Clippers-Nets2
Knicks-Sixers0
Shot of the night

LaVine's dunk with 12 seconds left breaks the tie, 105-101 final

The night in charts
Pelicans-Pistons combined for 221, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-PistonsPelicans 118, Pistons 103
221
Clippers-NetsClippers 114, Nets 101
215
Suns-WarriorsSuns 83, Warriors 129
212
Magic-BullsMagic 101, Bulls 105
206
Knicks-SixersKnicks 92, Sixers 108
200
Spurs-JazzSpurs 99, Jazz 101
200
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-JazzSpurs 99, Jazz 101
+2 UTA
Magic-BullsMagic 101, Bulls 105
+4 CHI
Clippers-NetsClippers 114, Nets 101
+13 LAC
Pelicans-PistonsPelicans 118, Pistons 103
+15 NOP
Knicks-SixersKnicks 92, Sixers 108
+16 PHI
Suns-WarriorsSuns 83, Warriors 129
+46 GSW
Jordan shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JordanLAC · 17 REB, 16 PTS, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
CasspiGSW · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
SaricPHI · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Joe HarrisBKN · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
RiversLAC · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Spurs-Jazz
Spurs 99Jazz 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2226292299
Jazz25291532101
The story
Donovan Mitchell had 25 points as Utah beat San Antonio 101-99

Pau Gasol led San Antonio with 15 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST 25 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 9-28 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 32-22.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +3+6−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Bulls
Magic 101Bulls 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic27242030101
Bulls30232428105
The story
Chicago beat Orlando 105-101 behind 14 points from Jerian Grant

Evan Fournier paced Orlando: 22 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 14 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 6-9 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 24-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +3+2+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mario Hezonja topped the game at 52.7 FPTS: 24 PTS, 6 REB

Final · Knicks-Sixers
Knicks 92Sixers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2134241392
Sixers31262922108
The story
T.J. McConnell's a 10-10-11 triple-double carried Philadelphia past New York, 108-92

For New York, Enes Kanter had 17 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST 11 AST, 10 PTS, 10 REB, 6 STL · 5-11 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 31-21, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +10+2+7+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.2Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.2 in 48 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.0Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.0 in 17 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 0 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Season avg38.3Today

38 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Golden State by 46.

UTA over SAS2CHI over ORL4LAC over BKN13NOP over DET15PHI over NYK16GSW over PHX46Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 38

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 25, 23, 43, 38, 15, 14, 44, 38Pelicans-Pistons · W
27.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Elfrid PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 12, 4, 15, 14, 10, 10, 19, 29Suns-Warriors · L
13.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 26, 20, 40, 2, 9, 25, 27, 25Jazz-Spurs · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Mario HezonjaPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 17, 14, 15, 20, 10, 8, 23, 24Magic-Bulls · L
8.5 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Dario SaricPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 19, 12, 17, 16, 20, 24, 10, 24Sixers-Knicks · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 49, 14, 23, 24, 21, 20, 17, 22Warriors-Suns · W
26.8 PPG season to date · −4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paul GeorgeOKC+6.3 28.7 last 10 · 22.4 season
Reggie BullockDET+5.5 15.0 last 10 · 9.5 season
Joe InglesUTA+5.4 16.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+5.2 28.1 last 10 · 22.9 season
Terry RozierBOS+5.1 15.2 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−5.9 10.3 last 10 · 16.2 season
Eric GordonHOU−4.6 14.0 last 10 · 18.6 season
Avery BradleyLAC−4.6 9.8 last 10 · 14.4 season
DeMar DeRozanTOR−4.5 19.4 last 10 · 23.9 season