Blowout Friday: NBA breaks record with 5 games decided by 30 or more points on the same day

For New Orleans, Charlotte, Washington and Utah, the seasons will end Sunday.

That might not be soon enough.

The Pelicans, Hornets, Wizards and Jazz — all playing out the string of dismal seasons — along with the playoff-bound Houston Rockets combined to make the wrong kind of NBA history on Friday night. All five of those teams lost by at least 30 points, marking the first time that the league saw that many blowouts of that size on the same day.

Miami beat New Orleans by 49, 153-104. Boston beat Charlotte by 36, 130-94. Oklahoma City beat Utah by 34, 145-111. The Los Angeles Lakers topped Houston by 31, 140-109. And Chicago

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