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Friday, February 24, 2023Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed WAS by 11 after the first quarter and won 115–109.

Final · Box score
Knicks115
Wizards109
Q1 NYK -11; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Cavs119
Hawks136
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +24; Q3 ATL +25; Q4 ATL +17
Final · Box score
Heat99
Bucks128
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +17; Q3 MIL +21; Q4 MIL +29
Final · Box score
Nets87
Bulls131
Q1 CHI +15; Q2 CHI +34; Q3 CHI +46; Q4 CHI +44
Final · Box score
Hornets121
Wolves113
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +8; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Rockets101
Warriors116
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW +17; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +15
Final · Box score
Thunder115
Suns124
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +9
Final · 2OT · Box score
Kings176
Clippers175
Q1 Kings 0; Q2 SAC -4; Q3 SAC -7; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 Kings 0; OT2 SAC +1
On this day · 2021–22Feb 24, 2022: 7 games. Top scorer: D'Angelo Russell (Wolves-Grizzlies), 37 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Wizards

Julius Randle scores 46 as New York beats Washington

De'Aaron Fox goes for 42 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-4+1+6NYK AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks27332926115
Wizards38262421109
Who led
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 28, 24, 22, 30, 31, 18, 25, 46NYK46 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Immanuel QuickleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 11, 5, 18, 13, 15, 14, 14, 16NYK16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 38, 18, 36, 17, 34, 28, 14, 23WAS23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 33, 10, 16, 12, 2, 33, 16, 23WAS23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Chicago posts the night's biggest win

Chicago beat Brooklyn by 44, the widest margin of 8 games.

SAC over LAC1NYK over WAS6CHA over MIN8PHX over OKC9GSW over HOU15ATL over CLE17MIL over MIA29CHI over BKN44Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Hornets-Wolves20
Knicks-Wizards19
Thunder-Suns15
Kings-Clippers10
Heat-Bucks7
Rockets-Warriors5
Cavs-Hawks3
Nets-Bulls0
The night in charts
Kings-Clippers combined for 351, 96 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-ClippersKings 176, Clippers 175 · OT
351
Cavs-HawksCavs 119, Hawks 136
255
Thunder-SunsThunder 115, Suns 124
239
Hornets-WolvesHornets 121, Wolves 113
234
Heat-BucksHeat 99, Bucks 128
227
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 115, Wizards 109
224
Nets-BullsNets 87, Bulls 131
218
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 101, Warriors 116
217
SAC won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Kings-ClippersKings 176, Clippers 175 · OT
+1 SAC
Knicks-WizardsKnicks 115, Wizards 109
+6 NYK
Hornets-WolvesHornets 121, Wolves 113
+8 CHA
Thunder-SunsThunder 115, Suns 124
+9 PHX
Rockets-WarriorsRockets 101, Warriors 116
+15 GSW
Cavs-HawksCavs 119, Hawks 136
+17 ATL
Heat-BucksHeat 99, Bucks 128
+29 MIL
Nets-BullsNets 87, Bulls 131
+44 CHI
NYK erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-WizardsNYK won · Knicks 115, Wizards 109
11 pts
Kings-ClippersSAC won · Kings 176, Clippers 175 · OT
7 pts
Thunder-SunsPHX won · Thunder 115, Suns 124
1 pt
Jimmy shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JimmyMIA · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
KawhiLAC · 44 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
73% (16-22)
CurryBKN · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
LaVineCHI · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
71% (12-17)
JoeOKC · 28 PTS, 7 REB
65% (11-17)
Final · Kings-Clippers
Kings 176Clippers 175
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Kings403634431112176
Clippers404037361111175
The story
Malik Monk had 45 points as Sacramento beat LA 176-175 in OT

Paul George led LA with 34 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 45 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 15-24 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 43-36.

SAC lead by quarter
200 0−4−700+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Knicks-Wizards
Knicks 115Wizards 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks27332926115
Wizards38262421109
The story
Jalen Brunson's 13 points and 9 assists carried New York past Washington, 115-109

For Washington, Delon Wright had 15 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 13 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 6-20 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 11 going into the second, then won it 33-26.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −11−4+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Warriors
Rockets 101Warriors 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets26232824101
Warriors26402030116
The story
Golden State beat Houston 116-101 behind 42 points from Klay Thompson

Kenyon Martin Jr. paced Houston: 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 42 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 12-19 FG, 12-17 3PT

The swing

A 40-23 second quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 0+17+9+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.3Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 50 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.2 in 32 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Julius Randle leads the day with 46

Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 28, 24, 22, 30, 31, 18, 25, 46Knicks-Wizards · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Vince Carter NJN, Feb 21, 2007: 46 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Ties career high46 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 22, 12, 16, 20, 17, 8, 15, 45Kings-Clippers · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +31.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Martin SAC, Jan 3, 2009: 45 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Career high45 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 33, 17, 35, 24, 18, 33, 16, 44Clippers-Kings · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Mar 22, 2000: 44 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Season high44 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 31, 16, 31, 33, 36, 35, 31, 42Kings-Clippers · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Dec 10, 2005: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Season high42 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 14, 42, 31, 15, 27, 18, 22, 42Warriors-Rockets · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Brandon Roy POR, Apr 21, 2009: 42 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
42 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 16, 30, 29, 20, 19, 20, 26, 34Clippers-Kings · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Derrick WhiteBOS+8.2 20.0 last 10 · 11.8 season
Malaki BranhamSAS+8.0 17.4 last 10 · 9.4 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+6.3 31.6 last 10 · 25.3 season
Jalen BrunsonNYK+6.1 29.9 last 10 · 23.8 season
Mikal BridgesBKN+5.9 23.5 last 10 · 17.6 season
Cold
Tyus JonesMEM−5.4 4.3 last 10 · 9.7 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−5.3 9.4 last 10 · 14.7 season
OG AnunobyTOR−5.1 11.7 last 10 · 16.8 season
Lonnie Walker IVLAL−5.0 8.1 last 10 · 13.1 season
Kyle LowryMIA−4.9 7.1 last 10 · 12.0 season