8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed NOP by 8 after the first quarter and won 123–105.
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · ATL @ NOP
Atlanta rallies from 8 down to beat New Orleans
Trailing by 8 after one, Atlanta outscored the Pelicans 96–70 the rest of the way. Final: 123–105. Trae Young led Atlanta with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists.
Game flow · ATL 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.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 27 | 26 | 41 | 29 | 123 |
| NOP | 35 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 105 |
Who led
Trae YoungATL22 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Jalen JohnsonATL21 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Zion WilliamsonNOP25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Brandon IngramNOP16 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate
Eight games, by the margins
Closest finish: 1. Widest: Minnesota by 28.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 19.5 in 4 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 37 minutes.
Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 vs 2022–23 avg
Minutes per game
21.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.6 in 2022–23 (79 games). Today: 5 points in 20 minutes.
Stepped-up role
Goga BitadzeORL
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
26 minutes today, against 3.3 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.
Top performances
Tyrese Haliburton leads the day with 43
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.
Tyrese HaliburtonIND vs CHA · L
24.2 PPG season to date
Ties career high43 PTS · 2 REB · 12 ASTJayson TatumBOS @ BKN · W
30.2 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 11 REB · 1 ASTAnthony EdwardsMIN vs UTA · W
26.2 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 ASTKevin DurantPHX @ PHI · L
28.0 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 3 ASTNikola JokicDEN vs CHI · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 16 REB · 9 ASTAnthony DavisLAL @ ORL · L
26.3 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST