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Tuesday, April 16, 2024Play-in tournament · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed NOP by 8 after the first quarter and won 110–106.

Final · Play-in · Box score
Lakers110
Pelicans106
Q1 LAL -8; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +4
Final · Play-in · Box score
Warriors94
Kings118
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +15; Q4 SAC +24
On this day · 2022–23Apr 16, 2023: 4 games. Top scorer: Kawhi Leonard (Clippers-Suns), 38 points.
Apr 16 in other seasons20252022202120192018201720162014201320122011200820072006200520032002200120001999199819971996
The lead · Play-in · Lakers-Pelicans

Lakers climb back to beat New Orleans

Zion Williamson goes for 40 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+10+7+4LAL AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers26342327110
Pelicans34162630106
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 40, 23, 25, 24, 33, 37, 28, 23LAL23 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 25, 18, 28, 15, 14, 4, 19, 21LAL21 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 30, 15, 29, 22, 31, 26, 12, 40NOP40 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 14, 16, 13, 31, 27, 24, 11, 12NOP12 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Pelicans11
The night in charts
Lakers-Pelicans combined for 216, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-PelicansLakers 110, Pelicans 106
216
Warriors-KingsWarriors 94, Kings 118
212
LAL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Lakers-PelicansLakers 110, Pelicans 106
+4 LAL
Warriors-KingsWarriors 94, Kings 118
+24 SAC
Zion shot 17-of-27 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZionNOP · 40 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
63% (17-27)
Keegan MurraySAC · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL
50% (10-20)
StephGSW · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
50% (8-16)
RussellLAL · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK
50% (7-14)
SabonisSAC · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
50% (7-14)
Final · Lakers-Pelicans
Lakers 110Pelicans 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers26342327110
Pelicans34162630106
The story
LeBron James had 23 points and 9 assists as Los Angeles beat New Orleans 110-106

Larry Nance Jr. led New Orleans with 12 REB, 10 PTS, 5 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL · 6-20 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Lakers took the second 34-16.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −8+10+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Kings
Warriors 94Kings 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2228261894
Kings31233727118
The story
Keegan Murray's 32 points carried Sacramento past Golden State, 118-94

For Golden State, Stephen Curry had 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 9 REB · 10-20 FG, 8-13 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 37-26, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +9+4+15+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+17.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.9Reg. season avg40Today

40 points today in 36 minutes, against 22.9 a game in the regular season (70 games).

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−17.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.9Reg. season avg0Today

0 points today in 32 minutes, against 17.9 a game in the regular season (77 games).

Second story · Warriors-Kings · Play-in

Sacramento leads Golden State wire to wire

Sacramento was ahead at every break and won 118–94. Best quarter: the third, 37–26. Keegan Murray led Sacramento with 32 points, 9 rebounds and 0 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Kings-Warriors
Keegan Murray · SACStephen Curry · GSWPTS3222REB94AST02Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Zion Williamson leads the day with 40

Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 30, 15, 29, 22, 31, 26, 12, 40Pelicans-Lakers · L
Most like it, modern era: David Robinson SAS, Apr 7, 1996: 40 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Season high40 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Keegan MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 18, 10, 19, 15, 19, 23, 12, 32Kings-Warriors · W
32 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 29, 40, 20, 33, 33, 23, 24, 24Kings-Warriors · W
24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 40, 23, 25, 24, 33, 37, 28, 23Lakers-Pelicans · W
23 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 33, 13, 29, 28, 23, 22, 33, 22Warriors-Kings · L
22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 25, 18, 28, 15, 14, 4, 19, 21Lakers-Pelicans · W
21 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST