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Monday, February 26, 2018Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed PHX by 10 after the first quarter and won 125–116.

Final · Box score
Lakers123
Hawks104
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +18; Q3 LAL +21; Q4 LAL +19
Final · Box score
Bulls87
Nets104
Q1 BKN +9; Q2 BKN -2; Q3 BKN +14; Q4 BKN +17
Final · Box score
Grizzlies98
Celtics109
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +26; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +11
Final · Box score
Warriors125
Knicks111
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -1; Q3 GSW +20; Q4 GSW +14
Final · Box score
Pistons94
Raptors123
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +18; Q4 TOR +29
Final · Box score
Suns116
Pelicans125
Q1 NOP -10; Q2 NOP -7; Q3 NOP +7; Q4 NOP +9
Final · Box score
Magic105
Thunder112
Q1 OKC -7; Q2 OKC -1; Q3 OKC +7; Q4 OKC +7
Final · Box score
Pacers103
Mavs109
Q1 Mavs 0; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Rockets96
Jazz85
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -5; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +11
Final · Box score
Wolves118
Kings100
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +3; Q3 MIN +20; Q4 MIN +18
On this day · 2016–17Feb 26, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: Blake Griffin (Clippers-Hornets), 43 points.
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The lead · Suns-Pelicans

Anthony Davis scores 53, New Orleans rallies past Phoenix

Devin Booker goes for 40 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-7+7+9NOP AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns36292427116
Pelicans26323829125
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 43, 38, 15, 14, 44, 38, 42, 45, 27, 53NOP53 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 28, 9, 22, 21, 24, 29, 36, 20NOP20 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 31, 15, 18, 18, 28, 27, 30, 40PHX40 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 4, 21, 24, 11, 31, 14, 5, 27, 19, 23PHX23 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Mavs16
Warriors-Knicks12
Suns-Pelicans12
Magic-Thunder10
Rockets-Jazz5
Bulls-Nets4
Grizzlies-Celtics1
Wolves-Kings1
The night in charts
Suns-Pelicans combined for 241, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-PelicansSuns 116, Pelicans 125
241
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 125, Knicks 111
236
Lakers-HawksLakers 123, Hawks 104
227
Wolves-KingsWolves 118, Kings 100
218
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 94, Raptors 123
217
Magic-ThunderMagic 105, Thunder 112
217
Pacers-MavsPacers 103, Mavs 109
212
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 98, Celtics 109
207
Bulls-NetsBulls 87, Nets 104
191
Rockets-JazzRockets 96, Jazz 85
181
DAL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Pacers-MavsPacers 103, Mavs 109
+6 DAL
Magic-ThunderMagic 105, Thunder 112
+7 OKC
Suns-PelicansSuns 116, Pelicans 125
+9 NOP
Rockets-JazzRockets 96, Jazz 85
+11 HOU
Grizzlies-CelticsGrizzlies 98, Celtics 109
+11 BOS
Warriors-KnicksWarriors 125, Knicks 111
+14 GSW
Bulls-NetsBulls 87, Nets 104
+17 BKN
Wolves-KingsWolves 118, Kings 100
+18 MIN
Lakers-HawksLakers 123, Hawks 104
+19 LAL
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 94, Raptors 123
+29 TOR
NOP erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-PelicansNOP won · Suns 116, Pelicans 125
10 pts
Magic-ThunderOKC won · Magic 105, Thunder 112
7 pts
Rockets-JazzHOU won · Rockets 96, Jazz 85
5 pts
Bulls-NetsBKN won · Bulls 87, Nets 104
2 pts
Warriors-KnicksGSW won · Warriors 125, Knicks 111
2 pts
KAT shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KATMIN · 26 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
90% (9-10)
Jarrett AllenBKN · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
LabissiereSAC · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
TurnerIND · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
O'QuinnNYK · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Pacers-Mavs
Pacers 103Mavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers23202238103
Mavs23261941109
The story
Dallas beat Indiana 109-103 behind 19 points and 9 assists from J.J. Barea

Victor Oladipo paced Indiana: 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 7-11 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 26-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 0+6+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Myles Turner topped the game at 52.2 FPTS: 24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST

Final · Suns-Pelicans
Suns 116Pelicans 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns36292427116
Pelicans26323829125
The story
Jrue Holiday had 20 points as New Orleans beat Phoenix 125-116

Josh Jackson led Phoenix with 20 PTS, 12 REB 20 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 8-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Pelicans took the third 38-24.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −10−7+7+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Hawks
Lakers 123Hawks 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers28363227123
Hawks22242929104
The story
Brandon Ingram's 21 points and 10 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Atlanta, 123-104

For Atlanta, Taurean Prince had 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 10-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 36-24, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +6+18+21+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.7Season avg41.0Last 5

41.0 points a game over his last five games, against 27.7 in 53 earlier games. Today: 53 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.0Season avg14.0Last 3

14.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.0 in 61 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Season avg33.8Today

34 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Magic-Thunder

Orlando's skid reaches six

OKC won 112–105; the Magic fall to 18–42. Paul George led OKC with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · ORL
Lvs WAS98–115W@ MIA111–109Wvs CLE116–98Wvs ATL100–98Lvs MIL104–111L@ CHI101–105Lvs CHA102–104Lvs NYK113–120L@ PHI105–116L@ OKC105–112
Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 53

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 43, 38, 15, 14, 44, 38, 42, 45, 27, 53Pelicans-Suns · W
28.2 PPG season to date · +25.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Feb 2, 2023: 54 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Season high53 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 31, 15, 18, 18, 28, 27, 30, 40Suns-Pelicans · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kemba Walker CHA, Nov 11, 2016: 40 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
40 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 30, 14, 29, 35, 10, 18, 22, 26Wolves-Kings · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 36, 41, 28, 27, 34, 28, 31, 41, 26Rockets-Jazz · W
31.4 PPG season to date · −5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 38, 29, 33, 25, 28, 26, 5, 26Thunder-Magic · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 12, 18, 25, 16, 17, 19, 11, 26Warriors-Knicks · W
19.9 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony DavisNOP+7.7 35.9 last 10 · 28.2 season
Andrew HarrisonMEM+5.9 14.9 last 10 · 9.0 season
Josh HartLAL+5.6 12.2 last 10 · 6.6 season
Terry RozierBOS+5.3 15.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
Josh JacksonPHX+5.2 16.6 last 10 · 11.4 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
Russell WestbrookOKC−4.5 20.3 last 10 · 24.8 season
Rudy GaySAS−4.4 6.7 last 10 · 11.1 season