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Thursday, February 23, 2023Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Sixers trailed Grizzlies by 15 after the first quarter and won 110–105.

Final · Box score
Nuggets115
Cavs109
Q1 Nuggets +5; Q2 Nuggets -1; Q3 Nuggets -2; Q4 Nuggets +6
Final · OT · Box score
Celtics142
Pacers138
Q1 Celtics +3; Q2 Celtics +10; Q3 Celtics +3; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 Celtics +4
Final · Box score
Pistons106
Magic108
Q1 Magic +2; Q2 Magic +1; Q3 Magic +1; Q4 Magic +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies105
Sixers110
Q1 Sixers -15; Q2 Sixers -12; Q3 Sixers -6; Q4 Sixers +5
Final · Box score
Pelicans110
Raptors115
Q1 Raptors +4; Q2 Raptors +9; Q3 Raptors +15; Q4 Raptors +5
Final · Box score
Spurs116
Mavs142
Q1 Mavs +8; Q2 Mavs +11; Q3 Mavs +9; Q4 Mavs +26
Final · OT · Box score
Thunder119
Jazz120
Q1 Jazz +2; Q2 Jazz -9; Q3 Jazz -8; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 Jazz +1
Final · Box score
Warriors111
Lakers124
Q1 Lakers +8; Q2 Lakers +3; Q3 Lakers +15; Q4 Lakers +13
Final · Box score
Blazers116
Kings133
Q1 Kings -8; Q2 Kings +9; Q3 Kings +9; Q4 Kings +17
The lead · Grizzlies-Sixers

James Harden drops 31 in 15-point comeback win over Memphis

Joel Embiid goes for 27 points

Game flow · Sixers margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-12-6+5Sixers AHEAD ↑Grizzlies AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies37222224105
Sixers22252835110
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 16, 12, 26, 20, 29, 28, 19, 31Sixers31 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 33, 31, 28, 35, 37, 23, 29, 27Sixers27 PTS · 19 REB · 6 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 17, 25, 26, 17, 20, 18, 24, 25Grizzlies25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 17, 14, 28, 18, 18, 24, 15, 15, 26, 18Grizzlies18 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Cavs24
Celtics-Pacers22
Thunder-Jazz8
Spurs-Mavs6
Grizzlies-Sixers4
Pelicans-Raptors4
Warriors-Lakers3
Blazers-Kings1
The night in charts
Celtics-Pacers combined for 280, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-PacersCeltics 142, Pacers 138 · OT
280
Spurs-MavsSpurs 116, Mavs 142
258
Blazers-KingsBlazers 116, Kings 133
249
Thunder-JazzThunder 119, Jazz 120 · OT
239
Warriors-LakersWarriors 111, Lakers 124
235
Pelicans-RaptorsPelicans 110, Raptors 115
225
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 115, Cavs 109
224
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 105, Sixers 110
215
Pistons-MagicPistons 106, Magic 108
214
5 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-JazzThunder 119, Jazz 120 · OT
+1 Jazz
Pistons-MagicPistons 106, Magic 108
+2 Magic
Celtics-PacersCeltics 142, Pacers 138 · OT
+4 Celtics
Grizzlies-SixersGrizzlies 105, Sixers 110
+5 Sixers
Pelicans-RaptorsPelicans 110, Raptors 115
+5 Raptors
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 115, Cavs 109
+6 Nuggets
Warriors-LakersWarriors 111, Lakers 124
+13 Lakers
Blazers-KingsBlazers 116, Kings 133
+17 Kings
Spurs-MavsSpurs 116, Mavs 142
+26 Mavs
Sixers erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-SixersSixers won · Grizzlies 105, Sixers 110
15 pts
Thunder-JazzJazz won · Thunder 119, Jazz 120 · OT
9 pts
Blazers-KingsKings won · Blazers 116, Kings 133
8 pts
Nuggets-CavsNuggets won · Nuggets 115, Cavs 109
2 pts
Turner shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TurnerPacers · 40 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
87% (13-15)
PoeltlRaptors · 21 PTS, 18 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
BrogdonCeltics · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
FoxKings · 31 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
Kenrich WilliamsThunder · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Thunder-Jazz
Thunder 119Jazz 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder2629312013119
Jazz2818322814120
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 39 points in a 120-119 in OT loss to Utah

Walker Kessler led Utah with 18 REB, 7 PTS, 2 AST 39 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 12-26 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 28-20.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 +2−9−80+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 142Pacers 138
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics3434322517142
Pacers3127392813138
The story
Jayson Tatum's 31 points and 12 rebounds carried Boston past Indiana, 142-138 in OT

For Indiana, Tyrese Haliburton had 22 PTS, 14 AST 31 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 9-25 FG, 3-12 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 34-27, was where the Celtics built it.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 +3+10+30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Grizzlies-Sixers
Grizzlies 105Sixers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies37222224105
Sixers22252835110
The story
Philadelphia beat Memphis 110-105 behind 20 points from Tobias Harris

Desmond Bane paced Memphis: 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 5-10 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 35-24 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the 76ers.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 −15−12−6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.1Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.1 in 45 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 42 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
2.7Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 2.7 a game in 13 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Mavericks rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Dallas beat San Antonio by 26.

Jazz over Thunder1Magic over Pistons2Celtics over Pacers4Sixers over Grizzlies5Raptors over Pelicans5Nuggets over Cavs6Lakers over Warriors13Kings over Blazers17Mavs over Spurs26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Lauri Markkanen leads the day with 43

Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 28, 25, 19, 21, 23, 29, 29, 43Jazz-Thunder · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Martin Kings, Nov 16, 2007: 43 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
43 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 20, 14, 27, 21, 7, 20, 17, 40Pacers-Celtics · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +22.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone Jazz, Jan 29, 1996: 40 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Ties career high40 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 24, 42, 20, 30, 44, 24, 29, 39Thunder-Jazz · L
31.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 16, 26, 35, 30, 25, 34, 25, 36Pelicans-Raptors · L
23.0 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 35, 30, 31, 20, 34, 12, 41, 16, 38, 31Celtics-Pacers · W
30.6 PPG season to date · +0.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 16, 12, 26, 20, 29, 28, 19, 31Sixers-Grizzlies · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Derrick WhiteCeltics+8.2 20.0 last 10 · 11.8 season
Malaki BranhamSpurs+8.0 17.4 last 10 · 9.4 season
Jalen BrunsonKnicks+7.6 31.5 last 10 · 23.9 season
Mikal BridgesNets+6.2 23.8 last 10 · 17.6 season
Jamal MurrayNuggets+5.6 25.7 last 10 · 20.1 season
Cold
Devin BookerSuns−5.9 20.7 last 10 · 26.6 season
Tyus JonesGrizzlies−5.4 4.3 last 10 · 9.7 season
Dillon BrooksGrizzlies−5.3 9.4 last 10 · 14.7 season
OG AnunobyRaptors−5.1 11.7 last 10 · 16.8 season
Lonnie Walker IVLakers−5.0 8.1 last 10 · 13.1 season