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Friday, February 24, 2023Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed WAS by 11 after the first quarter and won 115–109.

Final
NYK115
WAS109
Q1 NYK -11; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +6
Final
CLE119
ATL136
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +24; Q3 ATL +25; Q4 ATL +17
Final
MIA99
MIL128
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +17; Q3 MIL +21; Q4 MIL +29
Final
BKN87
CHI131
Q1 CHI +15; Q2 CHI +34; Q3 CHI +46; Q4 CHI +44
Final
CHA121
MIN113
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +8; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +8
Final
HOU101
GSW116
Q1 GSW 0; Q2 GSW +17; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +15
Final
OKC115
PHX124
Q1 PHX -1; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +9
Final · 2OT
SAC176
LAC175
Q1 SAC 0; Q2 SAC -4; Q3 SAC -7; Q4 SAC 0; OT1 SAC 0; OT2 SAC +1
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2021–22Feb 24, 2022: 7 games. Top scorer: D'Angelo Russell (MIN vs MEM), 37 points.
The lead · NYK @ WAS

Julius Randle scores 46 as New York beats Washington

New York won 115–109. Julius Randle: 46 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-4+1+6NYK AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK27332926115
WAS38262421109
Who led
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 28, 24, 22, 30, 31, 18, 25, 46NYK46 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Immanuel QuickleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 11, 5, 18, 13, 15, 14, 14, 16NYK16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 38, 18, 36, 17, 34, 28, 14, 23WAS23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 33, 10, 16, 12, 2, 33, 16, 23WAS23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Chicago posts the night's biggest win

Chicago beat Brooklyn by 44, the widest margin of 8 games.

SAC over LAC1NYK over WAS6CHA over MIN8PHX over OKC9GSW over HOU15ATL over CLE17MIL over MIA29CHI over BKN44Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+13.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.3Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 50 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Season avg8.3Last 3

8.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.2 in 32 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Julius Randle leads the day with 46

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 28, 24, 22, 30, 31, 18, 25, 46NYK @ WAS · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +21.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Vince Carter NJN, Feb 21, 2007: 46 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Ties career high46 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 22, 12, 16, 20, 17, 8, 15, 45SAC @ LAC · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +31.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kevin Martin SAC, Jan 3, 2009: 45 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Career high45 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 33, 17, 35, 24, 18, 33, 16, 44LAC vs SAC · L
22.7 PPG season to date · +21.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Mar 22, 2000: 44 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Season high44 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 31, 16, 31, 33, 36, 35, 31, 42SAC @ LAC · W
25.3 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Dec 10, 2005: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Season high42 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 14, 42, 31, 15, 27, 18, 22, 42GSW vs HOU · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Brandon Roy POR, Apr 21, 2009: 42 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
42 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 16, 30, 29, 20, 19, 20, 26, 34LAC vs SAC · L
23.5 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Derrick WhiteBOS+8.2 20.0 last 10 · 11.8 season
Malaki BranhamSAS+8.0 17.4 last 10 · 9.4 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+6.3 31.6 last 10 · 25.3 season
Jalen BrunsonNYK+6.1 29.9 last 10 · 23.8 season
Mikal BridgesBKN+5.9 23.5 last 10 · 17.6 season
Cold
Tyus JonesMEM−5.4 4.3 last 10 · 9.7 season
Dillon BrooksMEM−5.3 9.4 last 10 · 14.7 season
OG AnunobyTOR−5.1 11.7 last 10 · 16.8 season
Lonnie Walker IVLAL−5.0 8.1 last 10 · 13.1 season
Kyle LowryMIA−4.9 7.1 last 10 · 12.0 season