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Tuesday, February 2, 2016Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed PHX by 4 after the first quarter and won 104–97.

Final · Box score
Celtics97
Knicks89
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +5; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Heat102
Rockets115
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +13
Final · Box score
Raptors104
Suns97
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +7
Final · Box score
Bucks95
Blazers107
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +12
Final · Box score
Wolves115
Lakers119
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +4
On this day · 2014–15Feb 2, 2015: 8 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Hawks), 29 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Suns

Phoenix's skid reaches five

James Harden goes for 26 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+7+7+7TOR AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors28242626104
Suns3213262697
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 14, 15, 21, 29, 26, 18, 10, 26TOR26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 34, 33, 18, 17, 26, 29, 24, 22TOR22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 2, 16, 9, 17, 2, 8, 13, 6, 13, 30PHX30 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 32, 24, 15, 12, 16, 21, 19, 27PHX27 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Celtics-Knicks

Boston beats New York, 97–89

Boston led 70–65 after three and won by 8. Isaiah Thomas led Boston with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over MIN4TOR over PHX7BOS over NYK8POR over MIL12HOU over MIA13Final margin, points. Pink = BOS over NYK.
Lead changes
Celtics-Knicks13
Wolves-Lakers3
Heat-Rockets2
Raptors-Suns1
Bucks-Blazers1
The night in charts
Wolves-Lakers combined for 234, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-LakersWolves 115, Lakers 119
234
Heat-RocketsHeat 102, Rockets 115
217
Bucks-BlazersBucks 95, Blazers 107
202
Raptors-SunsRaptors 104, Suns 97
201
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 97, Knicks 89
186
LAL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Wolves-LakersWolves 115, Lakers 119
+4 LAL
Raptors-SunsRaptors 104, Suns 97
+7 TOR
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 97, Knicks 89
+8 BOS
Bucks-BlazersBucks 95, Blazers 107
+12 POR
Heat-RocketsHeat 102, Rockets 115
+13 HOU
TOR rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-SunsTOR won · Raptors 104, Suns 97
4 pts
Celtics-KnicksBOS won · Celtics 97, Knicks 89
2 pts
Wiggins shot 13-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WigginsMIN · 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
65% (13-20)
Markieff MorrisPHX · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
65% (13-20)
ThorntonHOU · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
ClarksonLAL · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
Josh SmithHOU · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Wolves-Lakers
Wolves 115Lakers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves26262934115
Lakers27392627119
The story
Lou Williams had 20 points as Los Angeles beat Minnesota 119-115

Ricky Rubio led Minnesota with 15 AST, 10 PTS, 2 REB 20 PTS, 4 AST · 4-10 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the second 39-26, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1+14+11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Suns
Raptors 104Suns 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors28242626104
Suns3213262697
The story
Toronto beat Phoenix 104-97 behind 26 points from Kyle Lowry

Archie Goodwin paced Phoenix: 18 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 8-15 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

A 24-13 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −4+7+7+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Markieff Morris topped the game at 57.7 FPTS: 30 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST

Final · Heat-Rockets
Heat 102Rockets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat31242522102
Rockets31292728115
The story
Josh Smith's 19 points carried Houston past Miami, 115-102

For Miami, Luol Deng had 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 8-13 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 28-22, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0+5+7+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.0Season avg19.0Last 5

19.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.0 in 43 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Season avg12.2Last 3

12.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.6 in 42 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg44.8Today

45 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 12 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 38

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 5, 5, 15, 5, 10, 10, 23, 38Lakers-Wolves · W
16.4 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Markieff MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 2, 16, 9, 17, 2, 8, 13, 6, 13, 30Suns-Raptors · L
10.8 PPG season to date · +19.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 13, 25, 28, 28, 18, 17, 21, 30Blazers-Bucks · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 21, 23, 19, 20, 20, 5, 15, 30Wolves-Lakers · L
20.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 32, 24, 15, 12, 16, 21, 19, 27Suns-Raptors · L
10.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 20, 33, 30, 23, 35, 20, 33, 40, 26Rockets-Heat · W
27.9 PPG season to date · −1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+8.3 18.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+8.0 20.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Jeff GreenMEM+5.6 17.7 last 10 · 12.1 season
Ish SmithPHI+5.5 17.1 last 10 · 11.6 season
Rodney HoodUTA+4.9 19.2 last 10 · 14.3 season
Cold
CJ MilesIND−6.4 5.5 last 10 · 11.9 season
Mo WilliamsCLE−6.1 3.8 last 10 · 9.9 season
Nicolas BatumCHA−4.8 9.8 last 10 · 14.6 season
Gerald GreenMIA−4.5 6.0 last 10 · 10.5 season
Kobe BryantLAL−3.8 12.6 last 10 · 16.4 season