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Wednesday, February 3, 2016Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHA trailed CLE by 9 at halftime and won 106–97.

Final · Box score
Cavs97
Hornets106
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHA -9; Q3 CHA +7; Q4 CHA +9
Final · Box score
Hawks124
Sixers86
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +16; Q3 ATL +26; Q4 ATL +38
Final · Box score
Pacers114
Nets100
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +19; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +14
Final · Box score
Pistons95
Celtics102
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +20; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Magic114
Thunder117
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +3
Final · Box score
Warriors134
Wizards121
Q1 GSW +15; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +13
Final · Box score
Heat93
Mavs90
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Pelicans97
Spurs110
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Nuggets81
Jazz85
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA -6; Q3 UTA -2; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Bulls107
Kings102
Q1 CHI +9; Q2 CHI +3; Q3 CHI +5; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Clippers102
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +6
On this day · 2014–15Feb 3, 2015: 5 games. Top scorer: Chris Bosh (Heat-Pistons), 34 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Hornets

Charlotte climbs out of a 9-point hole against Cleveland

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-9+7+9CHA AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2335172297
Hornets23263324106
Who led
Jeremy LinPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 9, 16, 7, 26, 20, 4, 6, 24CHA24 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 3, 11, 4, 21, 9, 20, 19, 16CHA16 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 21, 11, 17, 8, 28, 21, 25, 26CLE26 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 22, 26, 25, 21, 20, 29, 24, 23CLE23 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Hawks rout

Three of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Atlanta beat Philadelphia by 38.

OKC over ORL3MIA over DAL3UTA over DEN4CHI over SAC5MIN over LAC6BOS over DET7CHA over CLE9GSW over WAS13SAS over NOP13IND over BKN14ATL over PHI38Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Magic-Thunder16
Nuggets-Jazz13
Wolves-Clippers10
Cavs-Hornets9
Heat-Mavs5
Pelicans-Spurs5
Warriors-Wizards3
Pacers-Nets2
Hawks-Sixers0
Pistons-Celtics0
Shot of the night

KD's three at the buzzer breaks the tie, 117-114 final

The night in charts
Warriors-Wizards combined for 255, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 134, Wizards 121
255
Magic-ThunderMagic 114, Thunder 117
231
Pacers-NetsPacers 114, Nets 100
214
Hawks-SixersHawks 124, Sixers 86
210
Wolves-ClippersWolves 108, Clippers 102
210
Bulls-KingsBulls 107, Kings 102
209
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 97, Spurs 110
207
Cavs-HornetsCavs 97, Hornets 106
203
Pistons-CelticsPistons 95, Celtics 102
197
Heat-MavsHeat 93, Mavs 90
183
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 81, Jazz 85
166
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-MavsHeat 93, Mavs 90
+3 MIA
Magic-ThunderMagic 114, Thunder 117
+3 OKC
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 81, Jazz 85
+4 UTA
Bulls-KingsBulls 107, Kings 102
+5 CHI
Wolves-ClippersWolves 108, Clippers 102
+6 MIN
Pistons-CelticsPistons 95, Celtics 102
+7 BOS
Cavs-HornetsCavs 97, Hornets 106
+9 CHA
Pelicans-SpursPelicans 97, Spurs 110
+13 SAS
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 134, Wizards 121
+13 GSW
Pacers-NetsPacers 114, Nets 100
+14 IND
Hawks-SixersHawks 124, Sixers 86
+38 ATL
CHA rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-HornetsCHA won · Cavs 97, Hornets 106
9 pts
Nuggets-JazzUTA won · Nuggets 81, Jazz 85
6 pts
Wolves-ClippersMIN won · Wolves 108, Clippers 102
2 pts
Collison shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CollisonSAC · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
WallWAS · 41 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
68% (17-25)
StephGSW · 51 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
68% (19-28)
MilesIND · 27 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
OladipoORL · 37 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
Final · Magic-Thunder
Magic 114Thunder 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic32332920114
Thunder32343021117
The story
Kevin Durant had 37 points as Oklahoma City beat Orlando 117-114

Victor Oladipo led Orlando with 37 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 37 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 12-25 FG, 6-12 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the second 34-33, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 0+1+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Mavs
Heat 93Mavs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2126271993
Mavs2125192590
The story
Miami beat Dallas 93-90 behind 18 points from Dwyane Wade

Zaza Pachulia paced Dallas: 15 REB, 10 PTS, 4 AST 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 6-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 27-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 0+1+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dirk Nowitzki topped the game at 44.3 FPTS: 28 PTS, 4 REB

Final · Warriors-Wizards
Warriors 134Wizards 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors43312931134
Wizards28323229121
The story
John Wall had 41 points and 10 assists, but Golden State won 134-121

For Golden State, Draymond Green had 12 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB 41 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB · 17-25 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 43-28, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +15+14+11+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 50 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg7.6Last 3

7.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 29 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Season avg37.6Today

38 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 24 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 51

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 38, 35, 25, 39, 37, 14, 23, 13, 51Warriors-Wizards · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +21.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jamal Crawford CHI, Apr 11, 2004: 50 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
51 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
John WallPoints, last 10 games: 28, 36, 9, 18, 8, 18, 17, 19, 17, 41Wizards-Warriors · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +21.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nick Van Exel DEN, Mar 30, 2001: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Season high41 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 27, 29, 5, 18, 11, 11, 19, 37Magic-Thunder · L
14.3 PPG season to date · +23.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 26, 24, 32, 44, 27, 33, 28, 37Thunder-Magic · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 6, 23, 7, 5, 25, 15, 28, 36Spurs-Pelicans · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 23, 19, 20, 20, 5, 15, 30, 31Wolves-Clippers · W
20.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Chandler ParsonsDAL+8.7 20.8 last 10 · 12.1 season
Devin BookerPHX+8.3 18.6 last 10 · 10.3 season
Jeff GreenMEM+5.6 17.7 last 10 · 12.1 season
Victor OladipoORL+5.1 19.4 last 10 · 14.3 season
Monta EllisIND+4.0 18.3 last 10 · 14.3 season
Cold
Mo WilliamsCLE−6.4 3.3 last 10 · 9.7 season
Nicolas BatumCHA−5.6 8.9 last 10 · 14.5 season
CJ MilesIND−4.8 7.4 last 10 · 12.2 season
Gerald GreenMIA−4.2 6.1 last 10 · 10.3 season
Kobe BryantLAL−3.8 12.6 last 10 · 16.4 season