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Friday, February 23, 2024Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed PHX by 8 after the first quarter and won 114–110.

Final · Box score
Raptors123
Hawks121
Q1 TOR +11; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Cavs97
Sixers104
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI +4; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Suns110
Rockets114
Q1 HOU -8; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +13; Q4 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Clippers101
Grizzlies95
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC -6; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +6
Final · Box score
Heat106
Pelicans95
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +11
Final · Box score
Wizards106
Thunder147
Q1 OKC +13; Q2 OKC +23; Q3 OKC +36; Q4 OKC +41
Final · Box score
Hornets84
Warriors97
Q1 GSW +7; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +21; Q4 GSW +13
Final · Box score
Bucks112
Wolves107
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL -6; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets127
Blazers112
Q1 DEN +5; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +18; Q4 DEN +15
Final · Box score
Spurs118
Lakers123
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +5
On this day · 2022–23Feb 23, 2023: 9 games. Top scorer: Lauri Markkanen (Jazz-Thunder), 43 points.
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The lead · Suns-Rockets

Houston rallies from 8 down to beat Phoenix

Victor Wembanyama goes for 27 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+5+13+4HOU AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28242434110
Rockets20373225114
Who led
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 14, 13, 3, 16, 10, 11, 7, 23HOU23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jabari Smith Jr.Points, last 10 games: 0, 11, 3, 20, 12, 9, 20, 6, 9, 22HOU22 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 35, 18, 28, 31, 24, 28, 25, 23, 28PHX28 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Bol BolPoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 6, 8, 4, 6, 3, 0, 9, 25PHX25 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: OKC by 41.

TOR over ATL2HOU over PHX4MIL over MIN5LAL over SAS5LAC over MEM6PHI over CLE7MIA over NOP11GSW over CHA13DEN over POR15OKC over WAS41Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Clippers-Grizzlies17
Cavs-Sixers12
Bucks-Wolves10
Heat-Pelicans8
Raptors-Hawks7
Suns-Rockets5
Wizards-Thunder3
Hornets-Warriors2
Nuggets-Blazers1
Spurs-Lakers1
The night in charts
Wizards-Thunder combined for 253, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-ThunderWizards 106, Thunder 147
253
Raptors-HawksRaptors 123, Hawks 121
244
Spurs-LakersSpurs 118, Lakers 123
241
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 127, Blazers 112
239
Suns-RocketsSuns 110, Rockets 114
224
Bucks-WolvesBucks 112, Wolves 107
219
Cavs-SixersCavs 97, Sixers 104
201
Heat-PelicansHeat 106, Pelicans 95
201
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 101, Grizzlies 95
196
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 84, Warriors 97
181
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-HawksRaptors 123, Hawks 121
+2 TOR
Suns-RocketsSuns 110, Rockets 114
+4 HOU
Bucks-WolvesBucks 112, Wolves 107
+5 MIL
Spurs-LakersSpurs 118, Lakers 123
+5 LAL
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 101, Grizzlies 95
+6 LAC
Cavs-SixersCavs 97, Sixers 104
+7 PHI
Heat-PelicansHeat 106, Pelicans 95
+11 MIA
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 84, Warriors 97
+13 GSW
Nuggets-BlazersNuggets 127, Blazers 112
+15 DEN
Wizards-ThunderWizards 106, Thunder 147
+41 OKC
HOU rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-RocketsHOU won · Suns 110, Rockets 114
8 pts
Clippers-GrizzliesLAC won · Clippers 101, Grizzlies 95
6 pts
Bucks-WolvesMIL won · Bucks 112, Wolves 107
6 pts
Herbert Jones shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Herbert JonesNOP · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
ChetOKC · 25 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK
79% (11-14)
ADLAL · 28 PTS, 13 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
JokicDEN · 29 PTS, 15 REB, 14 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
GiannisMIL · 33 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Raptors-Hawks
Raptors 123Hawks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors33323127123
Hawks22422631121
The story
Scottie Barnes' 20 points and 10 assists carried Toronto past Atlanta, 123-121

For Atlanta, Jalen Johnson had 12 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB · 8-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-22, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +11+1+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dejounte Murray was the fantasy play: 48.5 FPTS on 24 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST

Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 118Lakers 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs26333128118
Lakers30363126123
The story
LeBron James had 30 points and 9 assists as Los Angeles beat San Antonio 123-118

Jeremy Sochan led San Antonio with 15 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST 30 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 13-22 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 30-26, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +4+7+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Blazers
Nuggets 127Blazers 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets25383232127
Blazers20282935112
The story
Denver beat Portland 127-112 behind a 29-15-14 triple-double from Nikola Jokic

Jerami Grant paced Portland: 25 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 29 PTS, 15 REB, 14 AST · 12-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 38-28 second quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +5+15+18+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 23 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.2 in 26 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Michael Porter Jr. leads the day with 34

Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 20, 13, 15, 13, 12, 27, 11, 19, 22, 34Nuggets-Blazers · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 48, 33, 34, 17, 15, 36, 23, 35, 33Bucks-Wolves · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 23, 20, 24, 26, 25, 21, 25, 30Lakers-Spurs · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 37, 34, 31, 23, 28, 25, 38, 32, 31, 30Thunder-Wizards · W
31.1 PPG season to date · −1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 27, 29, 24, 23, 29, 15, 21, 29Nuggets-Blazers · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Dec 1, 2016: 29 PTS · 15 REB · 13 AST
29 PTS · 15 REB · 14 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 30, 25, 22, 25, 27, 28, 29, 22, 18, 29Grizzlies-Clippers · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 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
Ayo DosunmuCHI+5.4 15.6 last 10 · 10.2 season
Vince Williams Jr.MEM+5.3 14.9 last 10 · 9.6 season
Deni AvdijaWAS+5.2 18.8 last 10 · 13.6 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−5.6 16.3 last 10 · 21.9 season
Jordan HawkinsNOP−5.3 4.2 last 10 · 9.5 season
Spencer DinwiddieLAL−5.0 7.0 last 10 · 12.0 season