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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
LAL110
NOP106
Q1 LAL -8; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +4
Final · Play-in
GSW94
SAC118
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +15; Q4 SAC +24
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 16, 2023: 4 games. Top scorer: Kawhi Leonard (LAC @ PHX), 38 points.
The lead · Play-in · LAL @ NOP

Lakers climb back to beat New Orleans

New Orleans led by 8 after one. Lakers won it 110–106. LeBron James led Lakers with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists. Zion Williamson scored 40 for New Orleans in the loss.

Game flow · LAL 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 Q3Final0-8+10+7+4LAL AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL26342327110
NOP34162630106
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
Fantasy anglePlay-in games against each player's regular-season average.
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 · GSW @ SAC · 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 · SAC vs GSW
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

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.
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 30, 15, 29, 22, 31, 26, 12, 40NOP vs LAL · L
Most like it since 1995–96: 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, 32SAC vs GSW · W
32 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 29, 40, 20, 33, 33, 23, 24, 24SAC vs GSW · W
24 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 40, 23, 25, 24, 33, 37, 28, 23LAL @ NOP · W
23 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 33, 13, 29, 28, 23, 22, 33, 22GSW @ SAC · L
22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 25, 18, 28, 15, 14, 4, 19, 21LAL @ NOP · W
21 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST