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Monday, February 12, 2024Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed WAS by 10 after three quarters and won 112–104.

Final · Box score
Pacers102
Hornets111
Q1 CHA +1; Q2 CHA -1; Q3 CHA +1; Q4 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Sixers123
Cavs121
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI -1; Q4 PHI +2
Final · Box score
Bulls136
Hawks126
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +10
Final · Box score
Spurs122
Raptors99
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +28; Q4 SAS +23
Final · Box score
Knicks103
Rockets105
Q1 HOU +7; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Pelicans96
Grizzlies87
Q1 NOP +5; Q2 NOP +14; Q3 NOP +13; Q4 NOP +9
Final · Box score
Nuggets95
Bucks112
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +16; Q3 MIL +28; Q4 MIL +17
Final · Box score
Wizards104
Mavs112
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL -10; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Warriors129
Jazz107
Q1 GSW +8; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +13; Q4 GSW +22
Final · Box score
Wolves121
Clippers100
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN -4; Q3 MIN +17; Q4 MIN +21
On this day · 2022–23Feb 12, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Fred VanVleet (Raptors-Pistons), 35 points.
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The lead · Wizards-Mavs

Luka Doncic posts 26-11-15 as Dallas tops Washington

Victor Wembanyama goes for 27 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-7-10+8DAL AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards22363016104
Mavs26252734112
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 34, 73, 28, 45, 40, 19, 35, 39, 32, 26DAL26 PTS · 11 REB · 15 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 44, 33, 42, 12, 23, 23, 36, 16, 25, 26DAL26 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 9, 13, 15, 24, 9, 24, 21, 25WAS25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 30, 18, 27, 13, 28, 17, 21, 23WAS23 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: San Antonio by 23.

PHI over CLE2HOU over NYK2DAL over WAS8CHA over IND9NOP over MEM9CHI over ATL10MIL over DEN17MIN over LAC21GSW over UTA22SAS over TOR23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Pacers-Hornets22
Wizards-Mavs18
Sixers-Cavs12
Bulls-Hawks4
Knicks-Rockets2
Pelicans-Grizzlies2
Nuggets-Bucks2
Spurs-Raptors0
The night in charts
Bulls-Hawks combined for 262, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-HawksBulls 136, Hawks 126
262
Sixers-CavsSixers 123, Cavs 121
244
Warriors-JazzWarriors 129, Jazz 107
236
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 122, Raptors 99
221
Wolves-ClippersWolves 121, Clippers 100
221
Wizards-MavsWizards 104, Mavs 112
216
Pacers-HornetsPacers 102, Hornets 111
213
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 103, Rockets 105
208
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 95, Bucks 112
207
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 96, Grizzlies 87
183
2 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-CavsSixers 123, Cavs 121
+2 PHI
Knicks-RocketsKnicks 103, Rockets 105
+2 HOU
Wizards-MavsWizards 104, Mavs 112
+8 DAL
Pacers-HornetsPacers 102, Hornets 111
+9 CHA
Pelicans-GrizzliesPelicans 96, Grizzlies 87
+9 NOP
Bulls-HawksBulls 136, Hawks 126
+10 CHI
Nuggets-BucksNuggets 95, Bucks 112
+17 MIL
Wolves-ClippersWolves 121, Clippers 100
+21 MIN
Warriors-JazzWarriors 129, Jazz 107
+22 GSW
Spurs-RaptorsSpurs 122, Raptors 99
+23 SAS
DAL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-MavsDAL won · Wizards 104, Mavs 112
10 pts
Bulls-HawksCHI won · Bulls 136, Hawks 126
7 pts
Wolves-ClippersMIN won · Wolves 121, Clippers 100
4 pts
Pacers-HornetsCHA won · Pacers 102, Hornets 111
1 pt
Sixers-CavsPHI won · Sixers 123, Cavs 121
1 pt
Giannis shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisMIL · 36 PTS, 18 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
74% (14-19)
OubrePHI · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
WembySAS · 27 PTS, 14 REB, 10 BLK, 5 AST
71% (10-14)
DickTOR · 18 PTS, 2 REB
70% (7-10)
Jarrett AllenCLE · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Knicks-Rockets
Knicks 103Rockets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks22212832103
Rockets29281731105
The story
Alperen Sengun had 18 points as Houston beat New York 105-103

Donte DiVincenzo led New York with 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 BLK · 6-10 FG

The swing

The Rockets won the first 29-22, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +7+14+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Josh Hart led the game in fantasy with 43.2 FPTS (17 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Sixers-Cavs
Sixers 123Cavs 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers34322532123
Cavs33293029121
The story
Philadelphia won 123-121 despite 36 points from Donovan Mitchell

Buddy Hield paced Philadelphia: 24 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 36 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 9-20 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 32-29 second quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +1+4−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Mavs
Wizards 104Mavs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards22363016104
Mavs26252734112
The story
Daniel Gafford's 17 rebounds and 16 points carried Dallas past Washington, 112-104

For Washington, Tyus Jones had 16 AST, 14 PTS, 3 REB 17 REB, 16 PTS, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 7-13 FG

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 10 going into the fourth, then won it 34-16.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +4−7−10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.5Season avg26.2Last 5

26.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.5 in 53 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.1Season avg27.0Last 3

27.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.1 in 51 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.5Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 10.5 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 36

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 29, 27, 48, 33, 34, 17, 15, 36Bucks-Nuggets · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 45, 25, 31, 29, 40, 27, 15, 36Cavs-Sixers · L
28.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 42, 31, 31, 26, 25, 27, 29, 24, 23, 29Nuggets-Bucks · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Ayo DosunmuPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 11, 21, 16, 18, 6, 10, 19, 29Bulls-Hawks · W
10.1 PPG season to date · +19.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 20, 25, 15, 24, 33, 30, 28, 29Bulls-Hawks · W
22.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Bogdan BogdanovicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 18, 23, 13, 16, 12, 13, 8, 28Hawks-Bulls · L
17.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Donte DiVincenzoNYK+10.3 23.9 last 10 · 13.6 season
Vince Williams Jr.MEM+7.0 16.4 last 10 · 9.4 season
Jonathan KumingaGSW+6.7 22.3 last 10 · 15.6 season
D'Angelo RussellLAL+6.5 24.0 last 10 · 17.5 season
Ayo DosunmuCHI+6.0 16.1 last 10 · 10.1 season
Cold
Terry RozierMIA−8.0 12.6 last 10 · 20.6 season
Tyrese HaliburtonIND−7.4 14.5 last 10 · 21.9 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Jordan HawkinsNOP−5.6 4.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Cole AnthonyORL−4.8 7.2 last 10 · 12.0 season