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Saturday, February 24, 2024Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Wolves trailed Nets by 3 at halftime and won 101–86.

Final · Box score
Magic112
Pistons109
Q1 Magic +2; Q2 Magic +10; Q3 Magic +5; Q4 Magic +3
Final · Box score
Celtics116
Knicks102
Q1 Celtics +4; Q2 Celtics +4; Q3 Celtics +13; Q4 Celtics +14
Final · Box score
Nets86
Wolves101
Q1 Wolves +1; Q2 Wolves -3; Q3 Wolves +4; Q4 Wolves +15
On this day · 2022–23Feb 24, 2023: 8 games. Top scorer: Julius Randle (Knicks-Wizards), 46 points.
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The lead · Nets-Wolves

Brooklyn's skid reaches four

Karl-Anthony Towns goes for 28 points

Game flow · Wolves margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-3+4+15Wolves AHEAD ↑Nets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2223212086
Wolves23192831101
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 32, 38, 26, 23, 41, 34, 28, 29Wolves29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 14, 33, 19, 24, 13, 23, 22, 28Wolves28 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 40, 18, 16, 17, 25, 26, 5, 19, 18Nets18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 13, 28, 26, 14, 27, 10, 21, 15Nets15 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Magic-Pistons

Orlando leads Detroit wire to wire

Orlando was ahead at every break and won 112–109. Best quarter: the second, 33–25. Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Magic over Pistons3Celtics over Knicks14Wolves over Nets15Final margin, points. Pink = Magic over Pistons.
Lead changes
Magic-Pistons14
Nets-Wolves10
Celtics-Knicks4
Shot of the night

Paolo's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 112-109 final

The night in charts
Magic-Pistons combined for 221, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-PistonsMagic 112, Pistons 109
221
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 116, Knicks 102
218
Nets-WolvesNets 86, Wolves 101
187
Magic won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Magic-PistonsMagic 112, Pistons 109
+3 Magic
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 116, Knicks 102
+14 Celtics
Nets-WolvesNets 86, Wolves 101
+15 MIN
Porzingis shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PorzingisCeltics · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Kyle AndersonMIN · 12 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
HartKnicks · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST
60% (6-10)
CadePistons · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
55% (11-20)
Jaylen BrownCeltics · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
54% (13-24)
Final · Magic-Pistons
Magic 112Pistons 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic32332522112
Pistons30253024109
The story
Paolo Banchero had 15 points as Orlando beat Detroit 112-109

Simone Fontecchio led Detroit with 17 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 5-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the second 33-25, their biggest quarter edge.

Magic lead by quarter
200 +2+10+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Knicks
Celtics 116Knicks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30323519116
Knicks26322618102
The story
Boston beat New York 116-102 behind 30 points from Jaylen Brown

Josh Hart paced New York: 16 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 13-24 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

A 35-26 third quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 +4+4+13+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Wolves
Nets 86Wolves 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2223212086
Wolves23192831101
The story
Anthony Edwards' 29 points carried Minnesota past Brooklyn, 101-86

For Brooklyn, Mikal Bridges had 15 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 29 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 11-23 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-20, was where the Timberwolves built it.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 +1−3+4+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.7Season avg20.2Last 5

20.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.7 in 55 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.4Season avg21.7Last 3

21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.4 in 31 earlier games. Today: 8 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 34

Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 40, 36, 27, 39, 27, 33, 21, 34Knicks-Celtics · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 25, 8, 15, 18, 20, 19, 21, 30Celtics-Knicks · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 32, 38, 26, 23, 41, 34, 28, 29Wolves-Nets · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 14, 33, 19, 24, 13, 23, 22, 28Wolves-Nets · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 16, 18, 23, 22, 12, 13, 30, 26Pistons-Magic · L
22.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 17, 26, 31, 34, 25, 15, 14, 22Celtics-Knicks · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Donte DiVincenzoKnicks+10.3 24.0 last 10 · 13.7 season
Precious AchiuwaKnicks+6.2 14.2 last 10 · 8.0 season
Ayo DosunmuBulls+5.4 15.6 last 10 · 10.2 season
Vince Williams Jr.Grizzlies+5.3 14.9 last 10 · 9.6 season
Deni AvdijaWizards+5.2 18.8 last 10 · 13.6 season
Cold
Terry RozierHeat−8.0 12.6 last 10 · 20.6 season
Shaedon SharpeBlazers−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Tyrese HaliburtonPacers−5.6 16.3 last 10 · 21.9 season
Jordan HawkinsPelicans−5.3 4.2 last 10 · 9.5 season
Spencer DinwiddieLakers−5.0 7.0 last 10 · 12.0 season