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Tuesday, February 12, 2019Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed MEM by 13 after the first quarter and won 108–107.

Final · Box score
Lakers113
Hawks117
Q1 ATL +6; Q2 ATL -4; Q3 ATL +5; Q4 ATL +4
Final · Box score
Spurs108
Grizzlies107
Q1 SAS -13; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +1
Final · Box score
Magic118
Pelicans88
Q1 ORL +22; Q2 ORL +17; Q3 ORL +31; Q4 ORL +30
Final · Box score
Celtics112
Sixers109
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +3
Final · Box score
Jazz108
Warriors115
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW -3; Q4 GSW +7
On this day · 2017–18Feb 12, 2018: 6 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Pistons), 38 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Grizzlies

San Antonio fights back from 13 down against Memphis

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-1+8+1SAS AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs20373714108
Grizzlies33252821107
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 30, 29, 20, 25, 22, 17, 15, 22SAS22 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Patty MillsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 12, 17, 12, 12, 16, 7, 14, 22SAS22 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 12, 12, 13, 6, 4, 6, 8, 33MEM33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 5, 8, 26, 24, 6, 16, 6, 23MEM23 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Lakers-Hawks

Atlanta beats Lakers, 117–113

Atlanta led 100–95 after three and won by 4. Trae Young led Atlanta with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 14 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAS over MEM1BOS over PHI3ATL over LAL4GSW over UTA7ORL over NOP30Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over LAL.
Lead changes
Lakers-Hawks23
Celtics-Sixers8
Spurs-Grizzlies7
Jazz-Warriors7
The night in charts
Lakers-Hawks combined for 230, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-HawksLakers 113, Hawks 117
230
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 108, Warriors 115
223
Celtics-SixersCeltics 112, Sixers 109
221
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 108, Grizzlies 107
215
Magic-PelicansMagic 118, Pelicans 88
206
3 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 108, Grizzlies 107
+1 SAS
Celtics-SixersCeltics 112, Sixers 109
+3 BOS
Lakers-HawksLakers 113, Hawks 117
+4 ATL
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 108, Warriors 115
+7 GSW
Magic-PelicansMagic 118, Pelicans 88
+30 ORL
SAS erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-GrizzliesSAS won · Spurs 108, Grizzlies 107
13 pts
Lakers-HawksATL won · Lakers 113, Hawks 117
4 pts
Jazz-WarriorsGSW won · Jazz 108, Warriors 115
3 pts
Valanciunas shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ValanciunasMEM · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
HaywardBOS · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
BradleyMEM · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
71% (15-21)
KlayGSW · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
E'Twaun MooreNOP · 19 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
Final · Spurs-Grizzlies
Spurs 108Grizzlies 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs20373714108
Grizzlies33252821107
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge's 22 points and 11 rebounds carried San Antonio past Memphis, 108-107

For Memphis, Jonas Valanciunas had 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-15 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 13 going into the second, then won it 37-25.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −13−1+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 112Sixers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28242535112
Sixers23232835109
The story
Boston beat Philadelphia 112-109 behind 23 points from Al Horford

Joel Embiid paced Philadelphia: 23 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 9-16 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 28-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +5+6+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Hawks
Lakers 113Hawks 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers32372618113
Hawks38273517117
The story
Trae Young had 22 points and 14 assists as Atlanta beat Los Angeles 117-113

Reggie Bullock led Los Angeles with 15 PTS, 5 REB 22 PTS, 14 AST, 6 REB · 6-19 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Hawks took the third 35-26.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +6−4+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.7Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 8.7 in 51 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.7Season avg27.7Last 3

27.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.7 in 43 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 24 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Avery Bradley leads the day with 33

Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 12, 12, 13, 6, 4, 6, 8, 33Grizzlies-Spurs · L
8.6 PPG season to date · +24.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 36, 22, 22, 17, 24, 18, 28, 18, 28Lakers-Hawks · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +1.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Eric Bledsoe PHX, Dec 8, 2014: 27 PTS · 11 REB · 16 AST
28 PTS · 11 REB · 16 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 33, 16, 25, 21, 23, 21, 39, 28Warriors-Jazz · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 2, 2, 12, 14, 3, 18, 4, 19, 26Celtics-Sixers · W
11.1 PPG season to date · +15.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 27, 17, 24, 17, 21, 15, 19, 25Magic-Pelicans · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 36, 35, 24, 29, 22, 15, 26, 21, 23, 25Jazz-Warriors · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paul GeorgeOKC+8.3 37.0 last 10 · 28.7 season
Malik BeasleyDEN+8.0 19.8 last 10 · 11.8 season
Josh JacksonPHX+7.8 19.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Lou WilliamsLAC+4.9 24.6 last 10 · 19.7 season
Trae YoungATL+4.9 21.8 last 10 · 16.9 season
Cold
Rodney McGruderMIA−5.5 2.9 last 10 · 8.4 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.3 2.0 last 10 · 7.3 season
Nikola MiroticNOP−4.8 11.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Stephen CurryGSW−4.3 24.2 last 10 · 28.5 season
LeBron JamesLAL−4.2 22.6 last 10 · 26.8 season