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Sunday, February 23, 2020Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed GSW by 10 at halftime and won 115–101.

Final · Box score
Celtics112
Lakers114
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Wolves116
Nuggets128
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +8; Q3 DEN +10; Q4 DEN +12
Final · Box score
Pacers81
Raptors127
Q1 TOR +22; Q2 TOR +31; Q3 TOR +30; Q4 TOR +46
Final · Box score
Wizards117
Bulls126
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +15; Q3 CHI +16; Q4 CHI +9
Final · Box score
Spurs103
Thunder131
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC +6; Q3 OKC +25; Q4 OKC +28
Final · Box score
Pelicans115
Warriors101
Q1 NOP -4; Q2 NOP -10; Q3 Pelicans 0; Q4 NOP +14
Final · Box score
Pistons104
Blazers107
Q1 POR +16; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR -5; Q4 POR +3
On this day · 2018–19Feb 23, 2019: 12 games. Top scorer: Zach LaVine (Bulls-Celtics), 42 points.
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The lead · Pelicans-Warriors

New Orleans climbs back to beat Golden State

CJ McCollum goes for 41 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-100+14NOP AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans29173138115
Warriors33232124101
Who led
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 24, 21, 20, 21, 31, 32, 25, 28NOP28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 11, 7, 9, 31, 16, 14, 20, 23NOP23 PTS · 7 REB · 15 AST
Damion LeePoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 18, 19, 7, 8, 26, 10, 13, 22GSW22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jordan PoolePoints, last 10 games: 3, 5, 3, 2, 16, 19, 12, 12, 19, 19GSW19 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Pistons-Blazers

Portland takes over late to edge Detroit

Down 5 after three, Portland won the fourth 27–19. Final: 107–104. CJ McCollum led Portland with 41 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over BOS2POR over DET3CHI over WAS9DEN over MIN12NOP over GSW14OKC over SAS28TOR over IND46Final margin, points. Pink = POR over DET.
Lead changes
Spurs-Thunder15
Pelicans-Warriors8
Celtics-Lakers6
Wolves-Nuggets6
Wizards-Bulls3
Pacers-Raptors0
The night in charts
Wolves-Nuggets combined for 244, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 116, Nuggets 128
244
Wizards-BullsWizards 117, Bulls 126
243
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 103, Thunder 131
234
Celtics-LakersCeltics 112, Lakers 114
226
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 115, Warriors 101
216
Pistons-BlazersPistons 104, Blazers 107
211
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 81, Raptors 127
208
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-LakersCeltics 112, Lakers 114
+2 LAL
Pistons-BlazersPistons 104, Blazers 107
+3 POR
Wizards-BullsWizards 117, Bulls 126
+9 CHI
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 116, Nuggets 128
+12 DEN
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 115, Warriors 101
+14 NOP
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 103, Thunder 131
+28 OKC
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 81, Raptors 127
+46 TOR
NOP erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-WarriorsNOP won · Pelicans 115, Warriors 101
10 pts
Pistons-BlazersPOR won · Pistons 104, Blazers 107
5 pts
Millsap shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MillsapDEN · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
JokicDEN · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
79% (11-14)
MeloPOR · 32 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
69% (11-16)
SiakamTOR · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
AdamsOKC · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Celtics-Lakers
Celtics 112Lakers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics19353325112
Lakers28283127114
The story
Anthony Davis' 32 points and 13 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Boston, 114-112

For Boston, Jaylen Brown had 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 10-25 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-19, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +9+20+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jayson Tatum was the fantasy play: 59.0 FPTS on 41 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST

Final · Pistons-Blazers
Pistons 104Blazers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons24273419104
Blazers40132727107
The story
Hassan Whiteside had 17 rebounds and 16 points as Portland beat Detroit 107-104

Christian Wood led Detroit with 26 PTS, 9 REB 17 REB, 16 PTS, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 40-24, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +16+2−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Warriors
Pelicans 115Warriors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans29173138115
Warriors33232124101
The story
New Orleans beat Golden State 115-101 behind 23 points and 15 assists from Jrue Holiday

Ky Bowman paced Golden State: 15 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 23 PTS, 15 AST, 7 REB · 10-17 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 38-24 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −4−100+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.3Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.3 in 45 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 31 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.2Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 18.2 a game in 44 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 53

Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 47, 34, 34, 43, 29, 26, 30, 30, 26, 53Wizards-Bulls · L
29.6 PPG season to date · +23.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, May 9, 2001: 54 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Career high53 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 20, 19, 27, 13, 20, 23, 27, 41Blazers-Pistons · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +19.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Mar 15, 2019: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Season high41 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 28, 33, 32, 26, 15, 39, 28, 41Celtics-Lakers · L
22.9 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, May 1, 2009: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Ties career high41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 11, 12, 14, 6, 14, 12, 33, 33Bulls-Wizards · W
11.9 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 31, 37, 21, 18, 32, 27, 25, 33, 28, 32Lakers-Celtics · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 22, 18, 22, 32, 41, 19, 20, 32Bulls-Wizards · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Russell WestbrookHOU+6.9 34.1 last 10 · 27.2 season
Miles BridgesCHA+6.0 19.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Malik MonkCHA+5.9 16.2 last 10 · 10.3 season
Jayson TatumBOS+5.8 28.7 last 10 · 22.9 season
Jordan ClarksonUTA+5.7 21.1 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cold
Josh RichardsonPHI−4.9 9.4 last 10 · 14.3 season
Devonte' GrahamCHA−4.7 12.9 last 10 · 17.6 season
Jaren Jackson Jr.MEM−4.5 12.4 last 10 · 16.9 season
Paul GeorgeLAC−4.4 17.3 last 10 · 21.7 season
Brandon IngramNOP−4.2 20.3 last 10 · 24.5 season