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Thursday, October 24, 2024Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Wolves trailed Kings by 4 at halftime and won 117–115.

Final · Box score
Celtics122
Wizards102
Q1 Celtics +1; Q2 Celtics +10; Q3 Celtics +25; Q4 Celtics +20
Final · Box score
Spurs109
Mavs120
Q1 Mavs -2; Q2 Mavs -2; Q3 Mavs +7; Q4 Mavs +11
Final · Box score
Thunder102
Nuggets87
Q1 Thunder +7; Q2 Thunder +7; Q3 Thunder +17; Q4 Thunder +15
Final · Box score
Wolves117
Kings115
Q1 Wolves -3; Q2 Wolves -4; Q3 Wolves +1; Q4 Wolves +2
On this day · 2023–24Oct 24, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Warriors), 32 points.
Oct 24 in other seasons202520222021201920182017
The lead · Wolves-Kings

Julius Randle scores 33 as Minnesota wins in Sacramento

Chet Holmgren goes for 25 points

Game flow · Wolves margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-4+1+2Wolves AHEAD ↑Kings AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves29263428117
Kings32272927115
Who led
Julius RandlePoints, last 2 games: 16, 33Wolves33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 2 games: 27, 32Wolves32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanKings26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Domantas SabonisKings24 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Spurs-Mavs

Dallas beats San Antonio, 120–109

Dallas led 87–80 after three and won by 11. Luka Doncic led Dallas with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Wolves over Kings2Mavs over Spurs11Thunder over Nuggets15Celtics over Wizards20Final margin, points. Pink = Mavs over Spurs.
Lead changes
Celtics-Wizards6
Spurs-Mavs5
Thunder-Nuggets3
The night in charts
Wolves-Kings combined for 232, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-KingsWolves 117, Kings 115
232
Spurs-MavsSpurs 109, Mavs 120
229
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 122, Wizards 102
224
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 102, Nuggets 87
189
Wolves won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Wolves-KingsWolves 117, Kings 115
+2 MIN
Spurs-MavsSpurs 109, Mavs 120
+11 Mavs
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 102, Nuggets 87
+15 Thunder
Celtics-WizardsCeltics 122, Wizards 102
+20 Celtics
MIN rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-KingsWolves won · Wolves 117, Kings 115
4 pts
Spurs-MavsMavs won · Spurs 109, Mavs 120
2 pts
Randle shot 13-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RandleMIN · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
76% (13-17)
BarnesSpurs · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ValanciunasWizards · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
SabonisKings · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
ChetThunder · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 4 BLK
61% (11-18)
Final · Wolves-Kings
Wolves 117Kings 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves29263428117
Kings32272927115
The story
Anthony Edwards had 32 points as Minnesota beat Sacramento 117-115

Keegan Murray led Sacramento with 23 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 10-24 FG, 5-15 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Timberwolves took the third 34-29.

Wolves lead by quarter
200 −3−4+1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 109Mavs 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs22273129109
Mavs20274033120
The story
Dallas beat San Antonio 120-109 behind 28 points and 10 rebounds from Luka Doncic

Julian Champagnie paced San Antonio: 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 9-25 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

A 40-31 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Mavericks.

Mavs lead by quarter
200 −2−2+7+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Nuggets
Thunder 102Nuggets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder31272717102
Nuggets2427171987
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 28 points and 8 assists carried Oklahoma City past Denver, 102-87

For Denver, Nikola Jokic had 16 PTS, 13 AST, 12 REB 28 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 3 BLK · 11-24 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 27-17, was where the Thunder built it.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 +7+7+17+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, today vs 2023–24 avg
Points per game
6.82023–24 avg18Today

18 points today in 27 minutes, against 6.8 a game in 2023–24 (74 games).

Losing minutes
−7.7minutes, last 2 vs 2023–24 avg
Minutes per game
29.22023–24 avg21.5Last 2

21.5 minutes a game over his last two games, against 29.2 in 2023–24 (72 games). Today: 6 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.3minutes, today vs 2023–24 avg
Minutes per game
33.72023–24 avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 33.7 a game in 2023–24 (79 games). Line: 23 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Julius Randle leads the day with 33

Julius RandlePoints, last 2 games: 16, 33Wolves-Kings · W
24.5 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 2 games: 27, 32Wolves-Kings · W
29.5 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicMavs-Spurs · W
28.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderThunder-Nuggets · W
28.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 2 games: 23, 27Celtics-Wizards · W
25.0 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanKings-Wolves · L
26.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST