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Thursday, February 4, 2016Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed PHX by 9 after the first quarter and won 111–105.

Final · Box score
Knicks105
Pistons111
Q1 DET +12; Q2 DET +24; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +6
Final · Box score
Rockets111
Suns105
Q1 HOU -9; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU +8; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Lakers99
Pelicans96
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Raptors110
Blazers103
Q1 TOR +12; Q2 TOR +8; Q3 TOR +7; Q4 TOR +7
On this day · 2014–15Feb 4, 2015: 11 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Mavs), 51 points.
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The lead · Rockets-Suns

Houston climbs back to beat Phoenix

Kyle Lowry goes for 30 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-3+8+6HOU AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets19373223111
Suns28312125105
Who led
Corey BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 4, 13, 5, 8, 17, 5, 10, 24HOU24 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 3, 19, 29, 31, 8, 8, 17, 9, 22HOU22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Archie GoodwinPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 20, 24, 26, 12, 6, 3, 18, 22PHX22 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 32, 24, 15, 12, 16, 21, 19, 27, 17PHX17 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Lakers-Pelicans

Lakers win a tight one over New Orleans

99–96. Neither team led by more than 11 at any break. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAL over NOP3DET over NYK6HOU over PHX6TOR over POR7Final margin, points. Pink = LAL over NOP.
Lead changes
Rockets-Suns5
Knicks-Pistons2
Raptors-Blazers1
The night in charts
Rockets-Suns combined for 216
Points by game
Rockets-SunsRockets 111, Suns 105
216
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 105, Pistons 111
216
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 110, Blazers 103
213
Lakers-PelicansLakers 99, Pelicans 96
195
LAL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Lakers-PelicansLakers 99, Pelicans 96
+3 LAL
Rockets-SunsRockets 111, Suns 105
+6 HOU
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 105, Pistons 111
+6 DET
Raptors-BlazersRaptors 110, Blazers 103
+7 TOR
HOU rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Rockets-SunsHOU won · Rockets 111, Suns 105
9 pts
Lakers-PelicansLAL won · Lakers 99, Pelicans 96
2 pts
Robin Lopez shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Robin LopezNYK · 26 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
79% (11-14)
BrewerHOU · 24 PTS, 4 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
ADNOP · 39 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
64% (16-25)
Dejean-JonesNOP · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
DrummondDET · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
Final · Lakers-Pelicans
Lakers 99Pelicans 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2633202099
Pelicans2820212796
The story
Kobe Bryant had 27 points and 12 rebounds as Los Angeles beat New Orleans 99-96

Jrue Holiday led New Orleans with 19 PTS, 9 AST 27 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 10-24 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Lakers took the second 33-20.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −2+11+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Pistons
Knicks 105Pistons 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks15213534105
Pistons27331833111
The story
Stanley Johnson's 22 points carried Detroit past New York, 111-105

For New York, Arron Afflalo had 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 7-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-15, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
300 +12+24+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Robin Lopez was the fantasy play: 49.2 FPTS on 26 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST

Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 111Suns 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets19373223111
Suns28312125105
The story
Houston beat Phoenix 111-105 behind 22 points from Trevor Ariza

PJ Tucker paced Phoenix: 13 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 2 AST · 7-15 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 32-21 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −9−3+8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

James Harden topped the game at 39.8 FPTS: 17 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.3Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.3 in 44 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Season avg20.1Last 3

20.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.8 in 50 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.9Season avg43.2Today

43 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 39

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 35, 32, 22, 9, 20, 23, 28, 39Pelicans-Lakers · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 15, 21, 29, 26, 18, 10, 26, 30Raptors-Blazers · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 33, 18, 17, 26, 29, 24, 22, 29Raptors-Blazers · W
23.3 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 33, 14, 16, 18, 36, 15, 22, 21, 14, 27Blazers-Raptors · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 5, 15, 5, 10, 10, 23, 38, 27Lakers-Pelicans · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Robin LopezPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 6, 10, 10, 7, 13, 6, 17, 26Knicks-Pistons · L
9.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerPHX+8.9 19.4 last 10 · 10.5 season
Chandler ParsonsDAL+8.7 20.8 last 10 · 12.1 season
Jeff GreenMEM+5.6 17.7 last 10 · 12.1 season
Victor OladipoORL+5.1 19.4 last 10 · 14.3 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+4.2 18.7 last 10 · 14.5 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
Jerryd BaylessMIL−3.8 6.6 last 10 · 10.4 season