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Saturday, February 24, 2018Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed PHX by 10 after three quarters and won 106–104.

Final · Box score
Magic105
Sixers116
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +18; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Grizzlies89
Heat115
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +22; Q4 MIA +26
Final · Box score
Celtics121
Knicks112
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Thunder80
Warriors112
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +7; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +32
Final · Box score
Bulls104
Wolves122
Q1 MIN +7; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +18
Final · Box score
Blazers106
Suns104
Q1 POR +4; Q2 POR +5; Q3 POR -10; Q4 POR +2
Final · Box score
Mavs90
Jazz97
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +7
Final · Box score
Lakers113
Kings108
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL -8; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +5
On this day · 2016–17Feb 24, 2017: 10 games. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (Raptors-Celtics), 43 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Suns

Damian Lillard scores 40 as Portland beats Phoenix

Kyrie Irving goes for 31 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+5-10+2POR AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28271635106
Suns24263123104
Who led
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 32, 21, 20, 18, 50, 39, 44, 24, 40POR40 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 50, 21, 22, 14, 22, 11, 22, 29, 26, 21POR21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 12, 31, 15, 18, 18, 28, 27, 30PHX30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 4, 21, 24, 11, 31, 14, 5, 27, 19PHX19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat OKC by 32, the widest margin of 8 games.

POR over PHX2LAL over SAC5UTA over DAL7BOS over NYK9PHI over ORL11MIN over CHI18MIA over MEM26GSW over OKC32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Thunder-Warriors17
Bulls-Wolves15
Celtics-Knicks11
Blazers-Suns10
Grizzlies-Heat8
Lakers-Kings8
Mavs-Jazz6
Magic-Sixers1
Shot of the night

Dame's layup with 0.9 seconds left breaks the tie, 106-104 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Knicks combined for 233, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 121, Knicks 112
233
Bulls-WolvesBulls 104, Wolves 122
226
Magic-SixersMagic 105, Sixers 116
221
Lakers-KingsLakers 113, Kings 108
221
Blazers-SunsBlazers 106, Suns 104
210
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 89, Heat 115
204
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 80, Warriors 112
192
Mavs-JazzMavs 90, Jazz 97
187
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-SunsBlazers 106, Suns 104
+2 POR
Lakers-KingsLakers 113, Kings 108
+5 LAL
Mavs-JazzMavs 90, Jazz 97
+7 UTA
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 121, Knicks 112
+9 BOS
Magic-SixersMagic 105, Sixers 116
+11 PHI
Bulls-WolvesBulls 104, Wolves 122
+18 MIN
Grizzlies-HeatGrizzlies 89, Heat 115
+26 MIA
Thunder-WarriorsThunder 80, Warriors 112
+32 GSW
POR erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-SunsPOR won · Blazers 106, Suns 104
10 pts
Lakers-KingsLAL won · Lakers 113, Kings 108
8 pts
Bulls-WolvesMIN won · Bulls 104, Wolves 122
2 pts
Celtics-KnicksBOS won · Celtics 121, Knicks 112
1 pt
Simmons shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SimmonsPHI · 17 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
GibsonMIN · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
KCPLAL · 34 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
60% (12-20)
EmbiidPHI · 28 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
59% (10-17)
WinslowMIA · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
58% (7-12)
Final · Blazers-Suns
Blazers 106Suns 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28271635106
Suns24263123104
The story
Jusuf Nurkic had 14 points and 13 rebounds as Portland beat Phoenix 106-104

T.J. Warren led Phoenix with 19 PTS, 3 REB 14 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 7-16 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 35-23.

POR lead by quarter
200 +4+5−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Kings
Lakers 113Kings 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers25253726113
Kings29292525108
The story
Los Angeles beat Sacramento 113-108 behind 34 points from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Willie Cauley-Stein paced Sacramento: 18 PTS, 15 REB 34 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 12-20 FG, 8-14 3PT

The swing

A 37-25 third quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −4−8+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Knicks
Celtics 121Knicks 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics23362933121
Knicks24322531112
The story
Jaylen Brown's 24 points carried Boston past New York, 121-112

For New York, Emmanuel Mudiay had 13 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 24 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 10-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 36-32.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −1+3+7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.1Season avg39.4Last 5

39.4 points a game over his last five games, against 26.1 in 52 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.3Season avg21.4Last 3

21.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.3 in 60 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Season avg30.7Today

31 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 32 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 40

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 32, 21, 20, 18, 50, 39, 44, 24, 40Blazers-Suns · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Dec 2, 2000: 40 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 12, 3, 13, 5, 20, 14, 5, 17, 15, 34Lakers-Kings · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +21.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 37, 27, 17, 28, 21, 18, 33, 18, 31Celtics-Knicks · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 12, 31, 15, 18, 18, 28, 27, 30Suns-Blazers · L
24.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 27, 29, 17, 24, 27, 24, 29, 17, 30, 28Sixers-Magic · W
23.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 31, 33, 24, 10, 17, 50, 24, 28Warriors-Thunder · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Andrew HarrisonMEM+5.7 14.6 last 10 · 8.9 season
Terry RozierBOS+5.6 15.8 last 10 · 10.2 season
Josh JacksonPHX+5.5 16.7 last 10 · 11.2 season
Reggie BullockDET+5.1 14.8 last 10 · 9.7 season
Anthony DavisNOP+5.0 32.7 last 10 · 27.7 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
Stephen CurryGSW−4.5 22.3 last 10 · 26.8 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season