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Friday, April 19, 2024Play-in tournament · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pelicans trailed Kings by 2 after the first quarter and won 105–98.

Final · Play-in · Box score
Bulls91
Heat112
Q1 Heat +17; Q2 Heat +10; Q3 Heat +22; Q4 Heat +21
Final · Play-in · Box score
Kings98
Pelicans105
Q1 Pelicans -2; Q2 Pelicans +9; Q3 Pelicans +9; Q4 Pelicans +7
On this day · 2022–23Apr 19, 2023: 3 games. Top scorer: Anthony Edwards (Wolves-Nuggets), 41 points.
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The lead · Play-in · Kings-Pelicans

New Orleans beats Sacramento, 105–98

Domantas Sabonis goes for 23 points

Game flow · Pelicans margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+9+9+7Pelicans AHEAD ↑Kings AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2421292498
Pelicans22322922105
Who led
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 20, 13, 22, 11, 14, 13, 11, 24Pelicans24 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 26, 2, 11, 13, 10, 2, 4, 19Pelicans19 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 40, 20, 33, 33, 23, 24, 24, 35Kings35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 16, 18, 8, 18, 25, 18, 16, 23Kings23 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Bulls-Heat · Play-in

Miami never trails at a break against Chicago

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 112–91. Tyler Herro led Miami with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Heat-Bulls
Tyler Herro · HeatDeMar DeRozan · BullsPTS2422REB103AST94Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Kings-Pelicans5
Bulls-Heat1
The night in charts
Kings-Pelicans combined for 203
Points by game
Kings-PelicansKings 98, Pelicans 105
203
Bulls-HeatBulls 91, Heat 112
203
Pelicans won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Kings-PelicansKings 98, Pelicans 105
+7 Pelicans
Bulls-HeatBulls 91, Heat 112
+21 Heat
Sabonis shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SabonisKings · 23 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
IngramPelicans · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
50% (10-20)
ValanciunasPelicans · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
50% (8-16)
JaquezHeat · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST
50% (8-16)
DeRozanBulls · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
50% (8-16)
Final · Kings-Pelicans
Kings 98Pelicans 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2421292498
Pelicans22322922105
The story
Brandon Ingram had 24 points as New Orleans beat Sacramento 105-98

Harrison Barnes led Sacramento with 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 10-20 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Pelicans took the second 32-21.

Pelicans lead by quarter
200 −2+9+9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Heat
Bulls 91Heat 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1720233191
Heat34133530112
The story
Tyler Herro's 24 points and 10 rebounds carried Miami past Chicago, 112-91

For Chicago, DeMar DeRozan had 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST · 8-17 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-17, was where the Heat built it.

Heat lead by quarter
300 +17+10+22+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Vucevic was the fantasy play: 48.3 FPTS on 16 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 2 play-in games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.1Reg. season avg27.5Last 2 play-in games

27.5 points a game over his last two play-in games, against 19.1 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 13 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 2 play-in games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Reg. season avg6.0Last 2 play-in games

6.0 minutes a game over his last two play-in games, against 22.3 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.6Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 29.6 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

De'Aaron Fox leads the day with 35

De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 40, 20, 33, 33, 23, 24, 24, 35Kings-Pelicans · L
35 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 17, 21, 33, 21, 17, 17, 25, 24Heat-Bulls · W
24 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 20, 13, 22, 11, 14, 13, 11, 24Pelicans-Kings · W
24 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 16, 18, 8, 18, 25, 18, 16, 23Kings-Pelicans · L
23 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 31, 20, 30, 34, 39, 30, 22, 22Bulls-Heat · L
22 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jaime Jaquez Jr.Points, last 10 games: 3, 6, 12, 3, 3, 6, 20, 18, 15, 21Heat-Bulls · W
21 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST