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Friday, February 5, 2016Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed CHI by 16 after three quarters and won 115–110.

Final · Box score
Pacers96
Hawks102
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +6
Final · Box score
Heat98
Hornets95
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA -6; Q4 MIA +3
Final · Box score
Clippers107
Magic93
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +14
Final · Box score
Sixers94
Wizards106
Q1 WAS +20; Q2 WAS +13; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +12
Final · Box score
Kings119
Nets128
Q1 BKN +8; Q2 BKN +4; Q3 BKN +18; Q4 BKN +9
Final · Box score
Celtics104
Cavs103
Q1 BOS -12; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 BOS -8; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies91
Knicks85
Q1 MEM +6; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +7; Q4 MEM +6
Final · Box score
Bulls110
Nuggets115
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN -16; Q4 DEN +5
Final · Box score
Bucks81
Jazz84
Q1 UTA -1; Q2 UTA -4; Q3 UTA +1; Q4 UTA +3
Final · Box score
Spurs116
Mavs90
Q1 SAS +15; Q2 SAS +36; Q3 SAS +28; Q4 SAS +26
On this day · 2014–15Feb 5, 2015: 4 games. Top scorer: Gerald Henderson (Hornets-Wizards), 27 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Nuggets

Danilo Gallinari drops 33 in 16-point comeback win over Chicago

Joe Johnson goes for 27 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-2-16+5DEN AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls26313221110
Nuggets30251842115
Who led
Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 30, 15, 23, 26, 23, 13, 24, 33DEN33 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Emmanuel MudiayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 18, 10, 13, 20, 11, 4, 9, 22DEN22 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 27, 12, 4, 16, 20, 14, 21, 30CHI30 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 23, 28, 20, 13, 26, 23, 26, 19CHI19 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: San Antonio by 26.

BOS over CLE1MIA over CHA3UTA over MIL3DEN over CHI5ATL over IND6MEM over NYK6BKN over SAC9WAS over PHI12LAC over ORL14SAS over DAL26Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Heat-Hornets26
Bucks-Jazz14
Pacers-Hawks12
Celtics-Cavs11
Kings-Nets8
Grizzlies-Knicks2
Spurs-Mavs1
Sixers-Wizards0
Shot of the night

Bradley's three at the buzzer puts the Celtics ahead, 104-103 final

The night in charts
Kings-Nets combined for 247, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-NetsKings 119, Nets 128
247
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 110, Nuggets 115
225
Celtics-CavsCeltics 104, Cavs 103
207
Spurs-MavsSpurs 116, Mavs 90
206
Clippers-MagicClippers 107, Magic 93
200
Sixers-WizardsSixers 94, Wizards 106
200
Pacers-HawksPacers 96, Hawks 102
198
Heat-HornetsHeat 98, Hornets 95
193
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 91, Knicks 85
176
Bucks-JazzBucks 81, Jazz 84
165
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-CavsCeltics 104, Cavs 103
+1 BOS
Heat-HornetsHeat 98, Hornets 95
+3 MIA
Bucks-JazzBucks 81, Jazz 84
+3 UTA
Bulls-NuggetsBulls 110, Nuggets 115
+5 DEN
Pacers-HawksPacers 96, Hawks 102
+6 ATL
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 91, Knicks 85
+6 MEM
Kings-NetsKings 119, Nets 128
+9 BKN
Sixers-WizardsSixers 94, Wizards 106
+12 WAS
Clippers-MagicClippers 107, Magic 93
+14 LAC
Spurs-MavsSpurs 116, Mavs 90
+26 SAS
DEN erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-NuggetsDEN won · Bulls 110, Nuggets 115
16 pts
Celtics-CavsBOS won · Celtics 104, Cavs 103
12 pts
Heat-HornetsMIA won · Heat 98, Hornets 95
6 pts
Bucks-JazzUTA won · Bucks 81, Jazz 84
4 pts
Pacers-HawksATL won · Pacers 96, Hawks 102
3 pts
Zeller shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZellerBOS · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
BogdanovicBKN · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
MillsapATL · 24 PTS, 4 BLK, 2 REB, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
Marvin WilliamsCHA · 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
Joe JohnsonBKN · 27 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 104Cavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics20232239104
Cavs32172430103
The story
Evan Turner had 19 points and 12 rebounds as Boston beat Cleveland 104-103

Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 19 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 8-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 39-30.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −12−6−8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James led the game in fantasy with 47.4 FPTS (30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Bulls-Nuggets
Bulls 110Nuggets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls26313221110
Nuggets30251842115
The story
Emmanuel Mudiay's 22 points carried Denver past Chicago, 115-110

For Chicago, Taj Gibson had 18 PTS, 7 REB 22 PTS, 5 AST · 8-18 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 16 going into the fourth, then won it 42-21.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +4−2−16+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Derrick Rose was the fantasy play: 53.8 FPTS on 30 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST

Final · Grizzlies-Knicks
Grizzlies 91Knicks 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2426192291
Knicks1822222385
The story
Memphis beat New York 91-85 behind 16 points from Jeff Green

Jose Calderon paced New York: 18 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 5-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 24-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +6+10+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kristaps Porzingis topped the game at 45.5 FPTS: 17 PTS, 10 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.1Season avg24.0Last 5

24.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.1 in 49 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg7.8Last 3

7.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.3 in 30 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Season avg31.1Today

31 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Danilo Gallinari leads the day with 33

Danilo GallinariPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 30, 15, 23, 26, 23, 13, 24, 33Nuggets-Bulls · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 12, 34, 31, 11, 19, 11, 17, 31Pacers-Hawks · L
23.3 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 27, 12, 4, 16, 20, 14, 21, 30Bulls-Nuggets · L
15.9 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 26, 25, 21, 20, 29, 24, 23, 30Cavs-Celtics · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 3, 8, 13, 15, 13, 10, 3, 20, 27Nets-Kings · W
11.8 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 3, 11, 4, 21, 9, 20, 19, 16, 27Hornets-Heat · L
10.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 4 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+7.8 19.8 last 10 · 12.0 season
Jeff GreenMEM+6.9 19.0 last 10 · 12.1 season
Victor OladipoORL+4.8 19.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Rodney HoodUTA+4.5 18.9 last 10 · 14.4 season
Cold
Mo WilliamsCLE−6.2 3.3 last 10 · 9.5 season
Nicolas BatumCHA−5.0 9.6 last 10 · 14.6 season
CJ MilesIND−4.0 8.3 last 10 · 12.3 season
Gerald GreenMIA−3.8 6.5 last 10 · 10.3 season
Blake GriffinLAC−3.2 20.0 last 10 · 23.2 season