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Saturday, February 2, 2013Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed OKC by 5 at halftime and won 115–110.

Final · Box score
Bulls93
Hawks76
Q1 CHI +7; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +17
Final · Box score
Thunder110
Cavs115
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE -5; Q3 CLE -2; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Kings81
Knicks120
Q1 NYK +3; Q2 NYK +23; Q3 NYK +45; Q4 NYK +39
Final · Box score
Bobcats95
Rockets109
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +14
Final · Box score
Hornets86
Wolves115
Q1 MIN +19; Q2 MIN +27; Q3 MIN +26; Q4 MIN +29
Final · Box score
Magic98
Bucks107
Q1 MIL +9; Q2 MIL +4; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +9
Final · Box score
Wizards86
Spurs96
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +25; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Jazz99
Blazers105
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR +5; Q4 POR +6
Final · Box score
Suns93
Warriors113
Q1 GSW -3; Q2 GSW -4; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +20
On this day · 2011–12Feb 2, 2012: 6 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Knicks-Bulls), 34 points.
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The lead · Thunder-Cavs

Kyrie Irving goes for 35 in Cleveland win over OKC

Luol Deng goes for 25 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-5-2+5CLE AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder25322132110
Cavs23292439115
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 31, 18, 40, 35, 32, 14, 14, 35CLE35 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Marreese SpeightsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 5, 10, 5, 4, 10, 17, 12, 17, 21CLE21 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 41, 20, 52, 37, 32, 33, 24, 35, 27, 32OKC32 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 36, 32, 31, 36, 26, 10, 18, 17, 21, 28OKC28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Suns-Warriors

Golden State rolls past Phoenix, 113–93

The Suns were held to 19 points in the fourth quarter. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
CLE over OKC5POR over UTA6MIL over ORL9SAS over WAS10HOU over CHA14CHI over ATL17GSW over PHX20MIN over NOH29NYK over SAC39Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over PHX.
Lead changes
Thunder-Cavs19
Magic-Bucks7
Jazz-Blazers7
Bulls-Hawks6
Suns-Warriors6
Bobcats-Rockets4
Kings-Knicks1
Hornets-Wolves0
Wizards-Spurs0
The night in charts
Thunder-Cavs combined for 225, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-CavsThunder 110, Cavs 115
225
Suns-WarriorsSuns 93, Warriors 113
206
Magic-BucksMagic 98, Bucks 107
205
Jazz-BlazersJazz 99, Blazers 105
204
Bobcats-RocketsBobcats 95, Rockets 109
204
Kings-KnicksKings 81, Knicks 120
201
Hornets-WolvesHornets 86, Wolves 115
201
Wizards-SpursWizards 86, Spurs 96
182
Bulls-HawksBulls 93, Hawks 76
169
CLE won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Thunder-CavsThunder 110, Cavs 115
+5 CLE
Jazz-BlazersJazz 99, Blazers 105
+6 POR
Magic-BucksMagic 98, Bucks 107
+9 MIL
Wizards-SpursWizards 86, Spurs 96
+10 SAS
Bobcats-RocketsBobcats 95, Rockets 109
+14 HOU
Bulls-HawksBulls 93, Hawks 76
+17 CHI
Suns-WarriorsSuns 93, Warriors 113
+20 GSW
Hornets-WolvesHornets 86, Wolves 115
+29 MIN
Kings-KnicksKings 81, Knicks 120
+39 NYK
CLE rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-CavsCLE won · Thunder 110, Cavs 115
5 pts
Suns-WarriorsGSW won · Suns 93, Warriors 113
4 pts
Jazz-BlazersPOR won · Jazz 99, Blazers 105
3 pts
Bulls-HawksCHI won · Bulls 93, Hawks 76
1 pt
Amar'e shot 10-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'eNYK · 21 PTS, 6 REB
100% (10-10)
PattersonHOU · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
83% (10-12)
BarnesGSW · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
CousinsSAC · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Robin LopezNOH · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Thunder-Cavs
Thunder 110Cavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder25322132110
Cavs23292439115
The story
Cleveland beat Oklahoma City 115-110 behind 21 points and 10 rebounds from Marreese Speights

Russell Westbrook paced Oklahoma City: 28 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

A 39-32 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2−5−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Durant topped the game at 51.2 FPTS: 32 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST

Final · Bobcats-Rockets
Bobcats 95Rockets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2724261895
Rockets32301730109
The story
James Harden's a 21-11-11 triple-double carried Houston past Charlotte, 109-95

For Charlotte, Kemba Walker had 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST · 6-11 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 30-18, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +5+11+2+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Wolves
Hornets 86Wolves 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1417243186
Wolves33252334115
The story
Dante Cunningham had 18 points on 9-of-9 shooting as Minnesota beat New Orleans 115-86

Alexey Shved added 12 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 9-9 FG

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 33-14, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +19+27+26+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Davis led the game in fantasy with 32.3 FPTS (18 PTS, 4 REB)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 44 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 39 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 35

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 31, 18, 40, 35, 32, 14, 14, 35Cavs-Thunder · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 41, 20, 52, 37, 32, 33, 24, 35, 27, 32Thunder-Cavs · L
29.6 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 29, 20, 28, 31, 21, 26, 17, 29Warriors-Suns · W
21.1 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 36, 32, 31, 36, 26, 10, 18, 17, 21, 28Thunder-Cavs · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +5.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 13, 18, 19, 3, 12, 12, 18, 25Bulls-Hawks · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 29, 15, 14, 3, 12, 13, 12, 25Kings-Knicks · L
17.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jimmy ButlerCHI+7.7 14.9 last 10 · 7.2 season
Ersan IlyasovaMIL+6.4 17.4 last 10 · 11.0 season
Michael BeasleyPHX+5.2 15.8 last 10 · 10.6 season
Tristan ThompsonCLE+4.8 15.9 last 10 · 11.1 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+4.7 21.4 last 10 · 16.7 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 20.7 last 10 · 27.9 season
Jordan CrawfordWAS−5.8 8.0 last 10 · 13.8 season
Michael Kidd-GilchristCHA−4.1 5.5 last 10 · 9.6 season
Alonzo GeeCLE−4.0 6.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Paul PierceBOS−3.9 14.7 last 10 · 18.6 season