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Thursday, February 14, 2019Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Hornets89
Magic127
Q1 ORL +15; Q2 ORL +35; Q3 ORL +31; Q4 ORL +38
Final · Box score
Knicks106
Hawks91
Q1 NYK +15; Q2 NYK +3; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +15
Final · Box score
Thunder122
Pelicans131
Q1 Pelicans 0; Q2 NOP +3; Q3 NOP +12; Q4 NOP +9
On this day · 2017–18Feb 14, 2018: 12 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Warriors-Blazers), 50 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Pelicans

Julius Randle posts 33 and 11 as New Orleans beats OKC

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+3+12+9NOP AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder31322633122
Pelicans31353530131
Who led
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 19, 20, 13, 31, 12, 21, 15, 33NOP33 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 22, 15, 19, 18, 27, 15, 16, 32NOP32 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 23, 14, 22, 16, 15, 21, 21, 44OKC44 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 36, 37, 43, 37, 39, 27, 45, 47, 28OKC28 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Knicks-Hawks

New York leads Atlanta wire to wire

New York was ahead at every break and won 106–91. Best quarter: the first, 28–13. Dennis Smith Jr. led New York with 19 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NOP over OKC9NYK over ATL15ORL over CHA38Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over ATL.
The night in charts
Thunder-Pelicans combined for 253, 37 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-PelicansThunder 122, Pelicans 131
253
Hornets-MagicHornets 89, Magic 127
216
Knicks-HawksKnicks 106, Hawks 91
197
NOP won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Thunder-PelicansThunder 122, Pelicans 131
+9 NOP
Knicks-HawksKnicks 106, Hawks 91
+15 NYK
Hornets-MagicHornets 89, Magic 127
+38 ORL
Dennis Smith Jr. shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Dennis Smith Jr.NYK · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
NoelOKC · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
WestbrookOKC · 44 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST, 2 BLK
60% (18-30)
DedmonATL · 21 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
LambCHA · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Thunder-Pelicans
Thunder 122Pelicans 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder31322633122
Pelicans31353530131
The story
Jrue Holiday had 32 points as New Orleans beat Oklahoma City 131-122

Paul George led Oklahoma City with 28 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 32 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 BLK · 12-27 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans won the third 35-26, their biggest quarter edge.

NOP lead by quarter
200 0+3+12+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Hawks
Knicks 106Hawks 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks28262824106
Hawks1338221891
The story
Dennis Smith Jr.'s 19 points carried New York past Atlanta, 106-91

For Atlanta, Dewayne Dedmon had 21 PTS, 2 REB 19 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 7-10 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-13, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +15+3+9+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Trae Young was the fantasy play: 43.2 FPTS on 16 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB

Final · Hornets-Magic
Hornets 89Magic 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1818312289
Magic33382729127
The story
Orlando beat Charlotte 127-89 behind 17 points and 11 rebounds from Nikola Vucevic

Cody Zeller paced Charlotte: 13 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 7-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 38-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
400 +15+35+31+38 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.7Season avg37.2Last 5

37.2 points a game over his last five games, against 28.7 in 55 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
36.4Season avg24.7Last 3

24.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 36.4 in 44 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.7Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 4.7 a game in 5 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 44

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 23, 14, 22, 16, 15, 21, 21, 44Thunder-Pelicans · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +22.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jayson Tatum BOS, Dec 21, 2024: 43 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
Season high44 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 19, 20, 13, 31, 12, 21, 15, 33Pelicans-Thunder · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 22, 15, 19, 18, 27, 15, 16, 32Pelicans-Thunder · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 36, 37, 43, 37, 39, 27, 45, 47, 28Thunder-Pelicans · L
28.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Nerlens NoelPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 12, 4, 2, 0, 4, 2, 2, 22Thunder-Pelicans · L
5.1 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Terrence RossPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 30, 7, 26, 32, 15, 18, 3, 21Magic-Hornets · W
14.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Malik BeasleyDEN+8.0 20.0 last 10 · 12.0 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+7.5 36.2 last 10 · 28.7 season
Kenneth FariedHOU+6.2 16.7 last 10 · 10.5 season
Josh JacksonPHX+5.9 17.1 last 10 · 11.2 season
Pascal SiakamTOR+5.4 21.5 last 10 · 16.1 season
Cold
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.3 2.0 last 10 · 7.3 season
Rodney McGruderMIA−5.2 3.2 last 10 · 8.4 season
Nikola MiroticNOP−4.8 11.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
LeBron JamesLAL−4.2 22.6 last 10 · 26.8 season
Kent BazemoreATL−4.1 8.9 last 10 · 13.0 season