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Thursday, February 22, 2024Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed UTA by 5 after three quarters and won 115–107.

Final · Box score
Magic116
Cavs109
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Pistons115
Pacers129
Q1 IND +17; Q2 IND +29; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Knicks110
Sixers96
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +23; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +14
Final · Box score
Nets93
Raptors121
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +11; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +28
Final · Box score
Suns113
Mavs123
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +10
Final · Box score
Celtics129
Bulls112
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +17
Final · Box score
Rockets105
Pelicans127
Q1 NOP +4; Q2 NOP +13; Q3 NOP +22; Q4 NOP +22
Final · Box score
Clippers107
Thunder129
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +2; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +22
Final · Box score
Wizards110
Nuggets130
Q1 DEN +13; Q2 DEN +23; Q3 DEN +18; Q4 DEN +20
Final · Box score
Hornets115
Jazz107
Q1 CHA +8; Q2 CHA +4; Q3 CHA -5; Q4 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Lakers110
Warriors128
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +18
Final · Box score
Spurs122
Kings127
Q1 SAC -2; Q2 SAC +8; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +5
The lead · Hornets-Jazz

Charlotte makes it four straight

Luka Doncic goes for 41 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+4-5+8CHA AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets34222930115
Jazz26263817107
Who led
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 9, 19, 41, 45, 11, 25, 20, 17, 26CHA26 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Grant WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 3, 2, 2, 14, 5, 15, 21, 15, 24CHA24 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 28, 21, 33, 22, 19, 16, 20, 21UTA21 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 22, 22, 19, 14, 19, 22, 18, 35, 17UTA17 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Toronto posts the night's biggest win

Toronto beat Brooklyn by 28, the widest margin of 12 games.

SAC over SAS5ORL over CLE7CHA over UTA8DAL over PHX10IND over DET14NYK over PHI14BOS over CHI17GSW over LAL18DEN over WAS20NOP over HOU22OKC over LAC22TOR over BKN28Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Rockets-Pelicans14
Lakers-Warriors11
Clippers-Thunder10
Spurs-Kings10
Hornets-Jazz6
Celtics-Bulls5
Pistons-Pacers4
Suns-Mavs3
Knicks-Sixers2
Nets-Raptors2
The night in charts
Spurs-Kings combined for 249, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-KingsSpurs 122, Kings 127
249
Pistons-PacersPistons 115, Pacers 129
244
Celtics-BullsCeltics 129, Bulls 112
241
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 110, Nuggets 130
240
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 110, Warriors 128
238
Suns-MavsSuns 113, Mavs 123
236
Clippers-ThunderClippers 107, Thunder 129
236
Rockets-PelicansRockets 105, Pelicans 127
232
Magic-CavsMagic 116, Cavs 109
225
Hornets-JazzHornets 115, Jazz 107
222
Nets-RaptorsNets 93, Raptors 121
214
Knicks-SixersKnicks 110, Sixers 96
206
SAC won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Spurs-KingsSpurs 122, Kings 127
+5 SAC
Magic-CavsMagic 116, Cavs 109
+7 ORL
Hornets-JazzHornets 115, Jazz 107
+8 CHA
Suns-MavsSuns 113, Mavs 123
+10 DAL
Pistons-PacersPistons 115, Pacers 129
+14 IND
Knicks-SixersKnicks 110, Sixers 96
+14 NYK
Celtics-BullsCeltics 129, Bulls 112
+17 BOS
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 110, Warriors 128
+18 GSW
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 110, Nuggets 130
+20 DEN
Rockets-PelicansRockets 105, Pelicans 127
+22 NOP
Clippers-ThunderClippers 107, Thunder 129
+22 OKC
Nets-RaptorsNets 93, Raptors 121
+28 TOR
CHA rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-JazzCHA won · Hornets 115, Jazz 107
5 pts
Suns-MavsDAL won · Suns 113, Mavs 123
3 pts
Celtics-BullsBOS won · Celtics 129, Bulls 112
3 pts
Spurs-KingsSAC won · Spurs 122, Kings 127
2 pts
Jokic shot 10-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 21 PTS, 19 REB, 15 AST, 1 STL
100% (10-10)
Jackson-DavisGSW · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
TrentTOR · 25 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
ValanciunasNOP · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
KawhiLAC · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
Final · Spurs-Kings
Spurs 122Kings 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs32253035122
Kings30352834127
The story
De'Aaron Fox had 28 points and 9 assists as Sacramento beat San Antonio 127-122

Devin Vassell led San Antonio with 32 PTS, 7 AST 28 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB · 12-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Kings took the second 35-25.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −2+8+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Victor Wembanyama led the game in fantasy with 70.1 FPTS (19 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Suns-Mavs
Suns 113Mavs 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns33302822113
Mavs32283627123
The story
Dallas beat Phoenix 123-113 behind 29 points from Kyrie Irving

Kevin Durant paced Phoenix: 23 PTS, 6 REB 29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 11-18 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 36-28 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −1−3+5+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Nuggets
Wizards 110Nuggets 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards25243427110
Nuggets38342929130
The story
Nikola Jokic's a 21-19-15 triple-double carried Denver past Washington, 130-110

For Washington, Kyle Kuzma had 31 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 19 REB, 15 AST · 10-10 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 38-25, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +13+23+18+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.6Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.6 in 54 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.9 in 50 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 21.2 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 41

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 45, 40, 19, 35, 39, 32, 26, 27, 41Mavs-Suns · W
34.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Mar 15, 2019: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
41 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 44, 22, 22, 24, 14, 32, 32, 25, 7, 35Suns-Mavs · L
27.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 51, 23, 15, 12, 28, 22, 30, 35Sixers-Knicks · L
25.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 60, 29, 9, 42, 30, 25, 41, 16, 32Warriors-Lakers · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Devin VassellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 28, 22, 19, 30, 17, 25, 11, 32Spurs-Kings · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 18, 27, 13, 28, 17, 21, 23, 31Wizards-Nuggets · L
22.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Donte DiVincenzoNYK+10.2 23.9 last 10 · 13.7 season
Precious AchiuwaNYK+6.3 14.3 last 10 · 8.0 season
Brandon MillerCHA+5.9 22.5 last 10 · 16.6 season
Vince Williams Jr.MEM+5.5 15.1 last 10 · 9.6 season
Ayo DosunmuCHI+5.4 15.6 last 10 · 10.2 season
Cold
Terry RozierMIA−8.0 12.6 last 10 · 20.6 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Jordan HawkinsNOP−5.7 3.7 last 10 · 9.4 season
Tyrese HaliburtonIND−5.6 16.3 last 10 · 21.9 season
Darius GarlandCLE−5.0 13.2 last 10 · 18.2 season