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Sunday, February 24, 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
Magic113
Raptors98
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +3; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +15
Final · Box score
Clippers96
Nuggets123
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +20; Q4 DEN +27
Final · Box score
Spurs118
Knicks130
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +11; Q4 NYK +12
On this day · 2017–18Feb 24, 2018: 8 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Suns), 40 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Knicks

New York knocks off San Antonio, 130–118

Paul Millsap goes for 21 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+9+11+12NYK AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs26273035118
Knicks30323236130
Who led
Damyean DotsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 5, 4, 10, 4, 8, 16, 13, 20, 27NYK27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Dennis Smith Jr.Points, last 10 games: 13, 8, 25, 31, 13, 10, 13, 19, 7, 19NYK19 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 8, 26, 15, 13, 24, 35, 23, 12, 23, 32SAS32 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 20, 25, 22, 17, 15, 22, 6, 18SAS18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Magic-Raptors

Orlando leads Toronto wire to wire

Orlando was ahead at every break and won 113–98. Best quarter: the fourth, 33–27. Terrence Ross led Orlando with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over SAS12ORL over TOR15DEN over LAC27Final margin, points. Pink = ORL over TOR.
Lead changes
Magic-Raptors2
Clippers-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Spurs-Knicks combined for 248, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 118, Knicks 130
248
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 96, Nuggets 123
219
Magic-RaptorsMagic 113, Raptors 98
211
NYK won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 118, Knicks 130
+12 NYK
Magic-RaptorsMagic 113, Raptors 98
+15 ORL
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 96, Nuggets 123
+27 DEN
Mudiay shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MudiayNYK · 19 PTS, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
MillsapDEN · 21 PTS, 16 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
VucevicORL · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
59% (10-17)
AldridgeSAS · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
JokicDEN · 22 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Spurs-Knicks
Spurs 118Knicks 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs26273035118
Knicks30323236130
The story
Dennis Smith Jr.'s 19 points and 13 assists carried New York past San Antonio, 130-118

For San Antonio, Bryn Forbes had 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 13 AST, 6 REB · 8-17 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 32-27, was where the Knicks built it.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +4+9+11+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Raptors
Magic 113Raptors 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic25282733113
Raptors1535212798
The story
Orlando beat Toronto 113-98 behind 28 points from Terrence Ross

Pascal Siakam paced Toronto: 11 REB, 10 PTS, 3 AST 28 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 9-21 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 25-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +10+3+9+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Nuggets
Clippers 96Nuggets 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2729211996
Nuggets34303326123
The story
Nikola Jokic had 22 points and 16 rebounds as Denver beat LA 123-96

Lou Williams led LA with 24 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the third 33-21, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +7+8+20+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.5Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 9.5 in 50 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg7.9Last 3

7.9 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.3 in 55 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.4Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 16.4 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 32

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 8, 26, 15, 13, 24, 35, 23, 12, 23, 32Spurs-Knicks · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Terrence RossPoints, last 10 games: 30, 7, 26, 32, 15, 18, 3, 21, 15, 28Magic-Raptors · W
14.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Damyean DotsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 5, 4, 10, 4, 8, 16, 13, 20, 27Knicks-Spurs · W
9.9 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 39, 18, 31, 10, 15, 45, 30, 18, 24Clippers-Nuggets · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 17, 21, 15, 19, 25, 17, 19, 23Magic-Raptors · W
20.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 13, 16, 25, 27, 23, 20, 19, 22Nuggets-Clippers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +1.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paul GeorgeOKC+7.5 36.2 last 10 · 28.7 season
Malik BeasleyDEN+7.0 18.9 last 10 · 11.9 season
D'Angelo RussellBKN+5.9 26.4 last 10 · 20.5 season
Kenneth FariedHOU+5.7 16.7 last 10 · 11.0 season
Josh JacksonPHX+5.5 16.6 last 10 · 11.1 season
Cold
Rodney McGruderMIA−5.6 2.5 last 10 · 8.1 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.1 1.9 last 10 · 7.0 season
Josh HartLAL−4.3 4.0 last 10 · 8.3 season
Gary HarrisDEN−3.7 10.9 last 10 · 14.6 season
Nikola MiroticMIL−3.6 12.8 last 10 · 16.4 season