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Friday, April 12, 2024Regular season · 15 games
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15 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DEN by 18 at halftime and won 121–120.

Final
ORL113
PHI125
Q1 PHI +13; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +13; Q4 PHI +12
Final
CHI129
WAS127
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +2
Final
CHA98
BOS131
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +26; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +33
Final
IND120
CLE129
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +9
Final
BKN107
NYK111
Q1 NYK -16; Q2 NYK -9; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +4
Final
LAL123
MEM120
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +3
Final
TOR103
MIA125
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +16; Q3 MIA +17; Q4 MIA +22
Final
ATL106
MIN109
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN 0; Q4 MIN +3
Final
MIL107
OKC125
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +17; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +18
Final
DEN120
SAS121
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS -18; Q3 SAS -13; Q4 SAS +1
Final
DET107
DAL89
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +18
Final
NOP114
GSW109
Q1 NOP -9; Q2 NOP +14; Q3 NOP +13; Q4 NOP +5
Final
HOU116
POR107
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +9
Final
UTA110
LAC109
Q1 UTA -11; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +1
Final
PHX108
SAC107
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX -9; Q3 PHX -7; Q4 PHX +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 · 2022–23Apr 12, 2023: 2 games. Top scorer: Zach LaVine (CHI @ TOR), 39 points.
The lead · DEN @ SAS

Victor Wembanyama drops 34 in 18-point comeback win over Denver

Denver led by 18 at the half. Final: 121–120. Jamal Murray scored 35 for Denver in the loss.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-18-13+1SAS AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN31373220120
SAS32183734121
Who led
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 31, 13, 19, 40, 32, 23, 17, 33, 18, 34SAS34 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Sandro MamukelashviliPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 11, 10, 10, 15, 6, 11, 0, 21SAS21 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 15, 23, 18, 23, 16, 28, 20, 35DEN35 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 32, 26, 42, 36, 19, 28, 41, 22DEN22 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
19.8Season avg30.0Last 5

30.0 points a game over his last five games, against 19.8 in 64 earlier games. Today: 28 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg10.0Last 3

10.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 37 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
3.9Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 3.9 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 22 points, 20 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Seven close finishes and one Celtics rout

Seven of 15 games were decided by four points or fewer. Boston beat Charlotte by 33.

SAS over DEN1UTA over LAC1PHX over SAC1CHI over WAS2LAL over MEM3MIN over ATL3NYK over BKN4NOP over GSW5CLE over IND9HOU over POR9PHI over ORL12OKC over MIL18DET over DAL18MIA over TOR22BOS over CHA33Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Cam Thomas leads the day with 41

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.
Cam ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 19, 38, 28, 30, 22, 27, 32, 21, 23, 41BKN @ NYK · L
22.5 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Darius Garland CLE, Nov 18, 2022: 41 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
41 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 23, 16, 40, 23, 25, 24, 33, 37LAL @ MEM · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 36, 34, 24, 24, 21, 35, 22, 4, 36LAL @ MEM · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 15, 23, 26, 28, 26, 22, 23, 35TOR @ MIA · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 15, 23, 18, 23, 16, 28, 20, 35DEN @ SAS · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 31, 13, 19, 40, 32, 23, 17, 33, 18, 34SAS vs DEN · W
21.4 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 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
Jalen BrunsonNYK+7.8 36.4 last 10 · 28.6 season
CJ McCollumNOP+7.3 27.3 last 10 · 20.0 season
Ayo DosunmuCHI+6.1 18.3 last 10 · 12.2 season
Gradey DickTOR+6.1 14.5 last 10 · 8.4 season
Corey KispertWAS+6.1 19.5 last 10 · 13.4 season
Cold
Donovan MitchellCLE−6.8 19.8 last 10 · 26.6 season
Shaedon SharpePOR−6.2 9.7 last 10 · 15.9 season
Mikal BridgesBKN−5.4 14.3 last 10 · 19.7 season
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC−5.4 24.9 last 10 · 30.3 season
Eric GordonPHX−5.3 5.7 last 10 · 11.0 season