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Sunday, February 1, 2015Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Heat83
Celtics75
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +8
Final · Box score
Lakers80
Knicks92
Q1 NYK +13; Q2 NYK +8; Q3 NYK +15; Q4 NYK +12
On this day · 2013–14Feb 1, 2014: 12 games. Top scorer: Kevin Love (Wolves-Hawks), 43 points.
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The lead · Heat-Celtics

Boston's skid reaches three

Carmelo Anthony goes for 31 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+13+2+8MIA AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2519172283
Celtics1516281675
Who led
Hassan WhitesidePoints, last 10 games: 10, 23, 15, 10, 4, 10, 14, 16, 16, 20MIA20 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 8, 26, 30, 16, 17, 19, 20, 26, 12, 18MIA18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tyler ZellerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 12, 7, 7, 11, 15, 14, 6, 7, 17BOS17 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 3, 18, 18, 15, 12, 13, 10, 17BOS17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Lakers-Knicks

New York never trails at a break against Lakers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 92–80. Carmelo Anthony led New York with 31 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Knicks-Lakers
Carmelo Anthony · NYKCarlos Boozer · LALPTS3119REB810AST21Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
The night in charts
Lakers-Knicks combined for 172, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-KnicksLakers 80, Knicks 92
172
Heat-CelticsHeat 83, Celtics 75
158
MIA won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Heat-CelticsHeat 83, Celtics 75
+8 MIA
Lakers-KnicksLakers 80, Knicks 92
+12 NYK
Whiteside shot 10-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WhitesideMIA · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK
59% (10-17)
BradleyBOS · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
53% (8-15)
MeloNYK · 31 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
52% (13-25)
BassBOS · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
50% (7-14)
ZellerBOS · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
46% (6-13)
Final · Heat-Celtics
Heat 83Celtics 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2519172283
Celtics1516281675
The story
Hassan Whiteside's 20 points carried Miami past Boston, 83-75

For Boston, Brandon Bass had 15 PTS, 6 REB 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK · 10-17 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 25-15, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +10+13+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tyler Johnson was the fantasy play: 41.3 FPTS on 13 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST

Final · Lakers-Knicks
Lakers 80Knicks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1920182380
Knicks3215252092
The story
Langston Galloway had 13 points as New York beat Los Angeles 92-80

Jordan Clarkson led Los Angeles with 19 PTS, 3 REB 13 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 4-11 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the first 32-19, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +13+8+15+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.3Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.3 in 25 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 43 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 31

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 13, 19, 25, 24, 27, 25, 31, 18, 31Knicks-Lakers · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hassan WhitesidePoints, last 10 games: 10, 23, 15, 10, 4, 10, 14, 16, 16, 20Heat-Celtics · W
9.1 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 9, 7, 6, 10, 18, 4, 16, 19Lakers-Knicks · L
12.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jordan ClarksonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 2, 6, 6, 11, 8, 18, 18, 19Lakers-Knicks · L
6.8 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 8, 26, 30, 16, 17, 19, 20, 26, 12, 18Heat-Celtics · W
21.0 PPG season to date · −3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tyler ZellerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 12, 7, 7, 11, 15, 14, 6, 7, 17Celtics-Heat · L
9.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Victor OladipoORL+5.1 21.7 last 10 · 16.6 season
Mo WilliamsMIN+5.0 17.5 last 10 · 12.5 season
Klay ThompsonGSW+4.7 27.4 last 10 · 22.7 season
Derrick RoseCHI+4.7 23.3 last 10 · 18.6 season
Elfrid PaytonORL+4.6 12.4 last 10 · 7.8 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Deron WilliamsBKN−5.6 8.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Al JeffersonCHA−5.5 11.8 last 10 · 17.3 season
Tobias HarrisORL−5.0 11.9 last 10 · 16.9 season
Cory JosephSAS−5.0 4.0 last 10 · 9.0 season