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Friday, October 19, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed UTA by 12 at halftime and won 124–123.

Final · Box score
Hornets120
Magic88
Q1 CHA +12; Q2 CHA +20; Q3 CHA +28; Q4 CHA +32
Final · Box score
Knicks105
Nets107
Q1 BKN +9; Q2 BKN +7; Q3 BKN -2; Q4 BKN +2
Final · Box score
Hawks117
Grizzlies131
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +16; Q3 MEM +24; Q4 MEM +14
Final · Box score
Cavs123
Wolves131
Q1 MIN +2; Q2 MIN +17; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN +8
Final · Box score
Kings129
Pelicans149
Q1 NOP +8; Q2 NOP +9; Q3 NOP +20; Q4 NOP +20
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Raptors113
Q1 TOR -7; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 TOR +3; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Pacers101
Bucks118
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +17
Final · Box score
Thunder92
Clippers108
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC -6; Q4 LAC +16
Final · Box score
Warriors124
Jazz123
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW -12; Q3 GSW -6; Q4 GSW +1
On this day · 2017–18Oct 19, 2017: 3 games. Top scorer: Kristaps Porzingis (Knicks-Thunder), 31 points.
Oct 19 in other seasons20222021
The lead · Warriors-Jazz

Kevin Durant scores 38, Golden State rallies past Utah

Jimmy Butler goes for 33 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-12-6+1GSW AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors32372827124
Jazz34472220123
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 2 games: 27, 38GSW38 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 2 games: 32, 31GSW31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Joe InglesPoints, last 2 games: 22, 27UTA27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 2 games: 24, 19UTA19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Jazz33
Knicks-Nets13
Celtics-Raptors13
Cavs-Wolves6
Hawks-Grizzlies3
Thunder-Clippers2
Hornets-Magic1
Pacers-Bucks1
Shot of the night

Jerebko's tip-in at the buzzer puts the Warriors ahead, 124-123 final

The night in charts
Kings-Pelicans combined for 278, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-PelicansKings 129, Pelicans 149
278
Cavs-WolvesCavs 123, Wolves 131
254
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 117, Grizzlies 131
248
Warriors-JazzWarriors 124, Jazz 123
247
Pacers-BucksPacers 101, Bucks 118
219
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 101, Raptors 113
214
Knicks-NetsKnicks 105, Nets 107
212
Hornets-MagicHornets 120, Magic 88
208
Thunder-ClippersThunder 92, Clippers 108
200
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-JazzWarriors 124, Jazz 123
+1 GSW
Knicks-NetsKnicks 105, Nets 107
+2 BKN
Cavs-WolvesCavs 123, Wolves 131
+8 MIN
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 101, Raptors 113
+12 TOR
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 117, Grizzlies 131
+14 MEM
Thunder-ClippersThunder 92, Clippers 108
+16 LAC
Pacers-BucksPacers 101, Bucks 118
+17 MIL
Kings-PelicansKings 129, Pelicans 149
+20 NOP
Hornets-MagicHornets 120, Magic 88
+32 CHA
GSW erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-JazzGSW won · Warriors 124, Jazz 123
12 pts
Celtics-RaptorsTOR won · Celtics 101, Raptors 113
7 pts
Thunder-ClippersLAC won · Thunder 92, Clippers 108
6 pts
Knicks-NetsBKN won · Knicks 105, Nets 107
2 pts
Temple shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TempleMEM · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
JimmyMIN · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
83% (10-12)
AdamsOKC · 18 REB, 17 PTS, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
IbakaTOR · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
BagleySAC · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Warriors-Jazz
Warriors 124Jazz 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors32372827124
Jazz34472220123
The story
Stephen Curry had 31 points and 8 assists as Golden State beat Utah 124-123

Joe Ingles led Utah with 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 13-24 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Warriors took the fourth 27-20.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −2−12−6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Nets
Knicks 105Nets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks24262629105
Nets33241733107
The story
Caris LeVert's 28 points carried Brooklyn past New York, 107-105

For New York, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 29 PTS, 2 REB 28 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 8-13 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-24, was where the Nets built it.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +9+7−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Enes Kanter was the fantasy play: 47.0 FPTS on 29 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Final · Kings-Pelicans
Kings 129Pelicans 149
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings32312739129
Pelicans40323839149
The story
New Orleans beat Sacramento 149-129 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Anthony Davis

Marvin Bagley III paced Sacramento: 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 8-12 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 38-27 third quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +8+9+20+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+17.4points, last 2 vs 2017–18 avg
Points per game
15.62017–18 avg33.0Last 2

33.0 points a game over his last two games, against 15.6 in 2017–18 (55 games). Today: 36 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 2 vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
28.72017–18 avg11.7Last 2

11.7 minutes a game over his last two games, against 28.7 in 2017–18 (82 games). Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs 2017–18 avg
Minutes per game
11.02017–18 avg35.1Today

35 minutes today, against 11.0 a game in 2017–18 (61 games). Line: 22 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Charlotte posts the night's biggest win

Charlotte beat Orlando by 32, the widest margin of 9 games.

GSW over UTA1BKN over NYK2MIN over CLE8TOR over BOS12MEM over ATL14LAC over OKC16MIL over IND17NOP over SAC20CHA over ORL32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 38

Kevin DurantPoints, last 2 games: 27, 38Warriors-Jazz · W
32.5 PPG season to date
38 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Nikola MiroticPoints, last 2 games: 30, 36Pelicans-Kings · W
33.0 PPG season to date
Career high36 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 2 games: 23, 33Wolves-Cavs · W
28.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 2 games: 24, 31Raptors-Celtics · W
27.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 2 games: 32, 31Warriors-Jazz · W
31.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Garrett TemplePoints, last 2 games: 12, 30Grizzlies-Hawks · W
21.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST