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Friday, February 23, 2018Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed MEM by 7 after the first quarter and won 112–89.

Final · Box score
Celtics110
Pistons98
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +12
Final · Box score
Hawks93
Pacers116
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +17; Q3 IND +17; Q4 IND +23
Final · Box score
Hornets122
Wizards105
Q1 CHA +10; Q2 CHA +12; Q3 CHA +12; Q4 CHA +17
Final · OT · Box score
Bucks122
Raptors119
Q1 MIL -6; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +3
Final · Box score
Wolves102
Rockets120
Q1 HOU -6; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +18
Final · Box score
Cavs112
Grizzlies89
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +23
Final · OT · Box score
Heat123
Pelicans124
Q1 NOP -5; Q2 NOP -2; Q3 NOP -5; Q4 Pelicans 0; OT1 NOP +1
Final · Box score
Spurs119
Nuggets122
Q1 DEN +2; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Clippers128
Suns117
Q1 LAC +22; Q2 LAC +29; Q3 LAC +17; Q4 LAC +11
Final · Box score
Blazers100
Jazz81
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +6; Q3 POR +16; Q4 POR +19
Final · Box score
Mavs102
Lakers124
Q1 LAL +15; Q2 LAL +22; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +22
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The lead · Cavs-Grizzlies

Cleveland routs Memphis by 23

Anthony Davis goes for 45 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+5+14+23CLE AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs20343127112
Grizzlies2722221889
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 11, 25, 37, 22, 24, 37, 32, 18CLE18 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 3, 19, 14, 0, 4, 14, 12, 7, 6, 18CLE18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Tyreke EvansPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 23, 14, 12, 18, 27, 12, 23, 15MEM15 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
JaMychal GreenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 8, 8, 11, 6, 11, 14, 5, 15MEM15 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Nuggets17
Bucks-Raptors13
Heat-Pelicans9
Celtics-Pistons4
Cavs-Grizzlies3
Hawks-Pacers0
Blazers-Jazz0
Mavs-Lakers0
Shot of the night

Jrue's jumper with 7.3 seconds left in OT puts the Pelicans ahead, 124-123 final

The night in charts
Heat-Pelicans combined for 247, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-PelicansHeat 123, Pelicans 124
247
Clippers-SunsClippers 128, Suns 117
245
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 119, Nuggets 122
241
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 122, Raptors 119
241
Hornets-WizardsHornets 122, Wizards 105
227
Mavs-LakersMavs 102, Lakers 124
226
Wolves-RocketsWolves 102, Rockets 120
222
Hawks-PacersHawks 93, Pacers 116
209
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 110, Pistons 98
208
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 112, Grizzlies 89
201
Blazers-JazzBlazers 100, Jazz 81
181
3 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-PelicansHeat 123, Pelicans 124
+1 NOP
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 119, Nuggets 122
+3 DEN
Bucks-RaptorsBucks 122, Raptors 119
+3 MIL
Clippers-SunsClippers 128, Suns 117
+11 LAC
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 110, Pistons 98
+12 BOS
Hornets-WizardsHornets 122, Wizards 105
+17 CHA
Wolves-RocketsWolves 102, Rockets 120
+18 HOU
Blazers-JazzBlazers 100, Jazz 81
+19 POR
Mavs-LakersMavs 102, Lakers 124
+22 LAL
Cavs-GrizzliesCavs 112, Grizzlies 89
+23 CLE
Hawks-PacersHawks 93, Pacers 116
+23 IND
CLE rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-GrizzliesCLE won · Cavs 112, Grizzlies 89
7 pts
Bucks-RaptorsMIL won · Bucks 122, Raptors 119
6 pts
Wolves-RocketsHOU won · Wolves 102, Rockets 120
6 pts
Heat-PelicansNOP won · Heat 123, Pelicans 124
5 pts
Celtics-PistonsBOS won · Celtics 110, Pistons 98
5 pts
Capela shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CapelaHOU · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
ClarkNOP · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
Ish SmithDET · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB
82% (9-11)
TheisBOS · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
WhitesideMIA · 19 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Final · Heat-Pelicans
Heat 123Pelicans 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat2732301915123
Pelicans2235272416124
The story
Jrue Holiday had 29 points and 9 assists as New Orleans beat Miami 124-123 in OT

Josh Richardson led Miami with 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 11-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Pelicans took the fourth 24-19.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −5−2−50+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Raptors
Bucks 122Raptors 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks2342311412122
Raptors292831229119
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 26 points and 12 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Toronto, 122-119 in OT

For Toronto, DeMar DeRozan had 33 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 11-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 42-28.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −6+8+80+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 119Nuggets 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs30312830119
Nuggets32313326122
The story
Denver beat San Antonio 122-119 behind a 28-11-11 triple-double from Nikola Jokic

LaMarcus Aldridge paced San Antonio: 38 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST · 10-16 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 33-28 third quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +2+2+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.4Season avg36.6Last 5

36.6 points a game over his last five games, against 27.4 in 51 earlier games. Today: 45 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.0Season avg18.5Last 3

18.5 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.0 in 44 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Season avg38.4Today

38 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Pacers rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Indiana beat Atlanta by 23.

NOP over MIA1MIL over TOR3DEN over SAS3LAC over PHX11BOS over DET12CHA over WAS17HOU over MIN18POR over UTA19LAL over DAL22IND over ATL23CLE over MEM23Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 45

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 43, 38, 15, 14, 44, 38, 42, 45Pelicans-Heat · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +17.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: David Robinson SAS, Dec 10, 1995: 45 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
45 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 10, 30, 18, 15, 30, 16, 31, 23, 20, 38Spurs-Nuggets · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 21, 15, 26, 23, 20, 19, 21, 35Clippers-Suns · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 18, 21, 30, 18, 7, 36, 18, 33Wizards-Hornets · L
23.7 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 35, 13, 15, 8, 25, 27, 7, 33Raptors-Bucks · L
23.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 60, 28, 16, 36, 41, 28, 27, 34, 28, 31Rockets-Wolves · W
31.3 PPG season to date · −0.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Josh JacksonPHX+6.9 18.2 last 10 · 11.3 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+6.5 29.1 last 10 · 22.6 season
Joe InglesUTA+5.4 16.3 last 10 · 10.9 season
Andrew HarrisonMEM+5.3 14.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Julius RandleLAL+5.3 20.0 last 10 · 14.7 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Eric GordonHOU−6.2 12.3 last 10 · 18.5 season
Avery BradleyLAC−5.4 8.9 last 10 · 14.3 season
Kyle KuzmaLAL−4.3 11.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season