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Thursday, February 15, 2024Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed UTA by 3 after the first quarter and won 140–137.

Final · Box score
Bucks110
Grizzlies113
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +3
Final · Box score
Warriors140
Jazz137
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW +13; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +3
Final · Box score
Wolves128
Blazers91
Q1 MIN +30; Q2 MIN +15; Q3 MIN +23; Q4 MIN +37
On this day · 2022–23Feb 15, 2023: 10 games. Top scorer: Mikal Bridges (Nets-Heat), 45 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Jazz

Klay Thompson hits seven threes, Golden State tops Utah

Anthony Edwards goes for 34 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+13+18+3GSW AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors36483620140
Jazz39323135137
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 14, 10, 8, 18, 5, 26, 12, 35GSW35 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 7, 8, 4, 8, 15, 12, 9, 23GSW23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 6, 22, 22, 19, 14, 19, 22, 18, 35UTA35 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Keyonte GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 15, 11, 19, 16, 11, 5, 13, 33UTA33 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Bucks-Grizzlies

Memphis holds off Milwaukee, 113–110

Memphis led 94–85 after three and held on to win by three. Ziaire Williams led Memphis with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MEM over MIL3GSW over UTA3MIN over POR37Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over MIL.
Lead changes
Bucks-Grizzlies17
Wolves-Blazers1
The night in charts
Warriors-Jazz combined for 277, 54 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-JazzWarriors 140, Jazz 137
277
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 110, Grizzlies 113
223
Wolves-BlazersWolves 128, Blazers 91
219
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Warriors-JazzWarriors 140, Jazz 137
+3 GSW
Bucks-GrizzliesBucks 110, Grizzlies 113
+3 MEM
Wolves-BlazersWolves 128, Blazers 91
+37 MIN
Giannis shot 15-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisMIL · 35 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB
88% (15-17)
Ziaire WilliamsMEM · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
69% (9-13)
Draymond GreenGSW · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
64% (9-14)
Vince Williams Jr.MEM · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
KATMIN · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Bucks-Grizzlies
Bucks 110Grizzlies 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks26312825110
Grizzlies29283719113
The story
Ziaire Williams had 27 points as Memphis beat Milwaukee 113-110

Damian Lillard led Milwaukee with 24 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-13 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies won the third 37-28, their biggest quarter edge.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +30+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Jazz
Warriors 140Jazz 137
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors36483620140
Jazz39323135137
The story
Draymond Green's 23 points carried Golden State past Utah, 140-137

For Utah, Keyonte George had 33 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 9-14 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 48-32.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −3+13+18+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Collin Sexton was the fantasy play: 56.6 FPTS on 35 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB

Final · Wolves-Blazers
Wolves 128Blazers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves44223329128
Blazers1437251591
The story
Minnesota beat Portland 128-91 behind 23 points from Karl-Anthony Towns

Toumani Camara paced Portland: 13 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 8-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 44-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Timberwolves.

MIN lead by quarter
400 +30+15+23+37 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.6Season avg21.2Last 5

21.2 points a game over his last five games, against 10.6 in 22 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 35 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.4Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 8.4 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 35

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 48, 33, 34, 17, 15, 36, 23, 35Bucks-Grizzlies · L
30.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 6, 22, 22, 19, 14, 19, 22, 18, 35Jazz-Warriors · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +17.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 14, 10, 8, 18, 5, 26, 12, 35Warriors-Jazz · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 9, 22, 32, 38, 26, 23, 41, 34Wolves-Blazers · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Keyonte GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 15, 11, 19, 16, 11, 5, 13, 33Jazz-Warriors · L
11.7 PPG season to date · +21.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Ziaire WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 2, 8, 6, 0, 17, 4, 5, 27Grizzlies-Bucks · W
8.4 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 4 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
Brandon MillerCHA+7.2 23.8 last 10 · 16.6 season
Ayo DosunmuCHI+5.9 16.0 last 10 · 10.1 season
Deni AvdijaWAS+5.5 19.3 last 10 · 13.8 season
Vince Williams Jr.MEM+5.5 15.1 last 10 · 9.6 season
Cold
Terry RozierMIA−8.0 12.6 last 10 · 20.6 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Tyrese HaliburtonIND−5.9 15.9 last 10 · 21.8 season
Jordan HawkinsNOP−5.6 4.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Darius GarlandCLE−4.9 13.3 last 10 · 18.2 season