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Wednesday, April 12, 2023Play-in tournament · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Bulls trailed Raptors by 11 at halftime and won 109–105.

Final · Play-in · Box score
Bulls109
Raptors105
Q1 Bulls -5; Q2 Bulls -11; Q3 Bulls -9; Q4 Bulls +4
Final · Play-in · Box score
Thunder123
Pelicans118
Q1 Thunder +3; Q2 Thunder -6; Q3 Thunder +9; Q4 Thunder +5
On this day · 2021–22Apr 12, 2022: 2 games. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Nets-Cavs), 34 points.
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The lead · Play-in · Bulls-Raptors

Zach LaVine scores 39 as Chicago wins in Toronto

Josh Giddey goes for 31 points

Game flow · Bulls margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-11-9+4Bulls AHEAD ↑Raptors AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls23242537109
Raptors28302324105
Who led
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 23, 16, 23, 36, 26, 13, 17, 39Bulls39 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 21, 22, 23, 31, 21, 8, 16, 23Bulls23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 19, 26, 14, 36, 22, 28, 19, 32Raptors32 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 28, 12, 19, 20, 16, 7, 12, 26Raptors26 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Thunder-Pelicans · Play-in

Thunder beats New Orleans, 123–118

Thunder led 96–87 after three and won by 5. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Thunder with 32 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Thunder-Pelicans
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · ThunderBrandon Ingram · PelicansPTS3230REB56AST37Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Thunder-Pelicans13
Bulls-Raptors3
The night in charts
Thunder-Pelicans combined for 241, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-PelicansThunder 123, Pelicans 118
241
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 109, Raptors 105
214
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 109, Raptors 105
+4 Bulls
Thunder-PelicansThunder 123, Pelicans 118
+5 Thunder
Bulls erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-RaptorsBulls won · Bulls 109, Raptors 105
11 pts
Thunder-PelicansThunder won · Thunder 123, Pelicans 118
6 pts
Siakam shot 13-of-22 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SiakamRaptors · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
59% (13-22)
DortThunder · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
57% (8-14)
LaVineBulls · 39 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
55% (12-22)
BarnesRaptors · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
54% (7-13)
DeRozanBulls · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
53% (10-19)
Final · Bulls-Raptors
Bulls 109Raptors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls23242537109
Raptors28302324105
The story
DeMar DeRozan had 23 points as Chicago beat Toronto 109-105

Pascal Siakam led Toronto with 32 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 10-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Bulls took the fourth 37-24.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 −5−11−9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Fred VanVleet led the game in fantasy with 58.9 FPTS (26 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST)

Final · Thunder-Pelicans
Thunder 123Pelicans 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder32253927123
Pelicans29342431118
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 32 points carried Oklahoma City past New Orleans, 123-118

For New Orleans, Brandon Ingram had 30 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 32 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 11-22 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 39-24.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 +3−6+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.4points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.6Reg. season avg31Today

31 points today in 42 minutes, against 16.6 a game in the regular season (76 games).

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.7Reg. season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 18.7 a game in the regular season (49 games). Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists.

Cooling off
−15.4points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.4Reg. season avg2Today

2 points today in 17 minutes, against 17.4 a game in the regular season (66 games).

Top performances

Zach LaVine leads the day with 39

Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 23, 16, 23, 36, 26, 13, 17, 39Bulls-Raptors · W
39 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 19, 26, 14, 36, 22, 28, 19, 32Raptors-Bulls · L
32 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 40, 31, 30, 27, 31, 39, 39, 32, 22, 32Thunder-Pelicans · W
32 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Josh GiddeyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 17, 31, 18, 21, 16, 15, 17, 31Thunder-Pelicans · W
Ties career high31 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 26, 31, 36, 22, 24, 18, 42, 30Pelicans-Thunder · L
30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Luguentz DortPoints, last 10 games: 3, 15, 6, 16, 20, 12, 14, 17, 5, 27Thunder-Pelicans · W
Season high27 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST