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Friday, February 3, 2017Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SAC by 6 after the first quarter and won 105–103.

Final · Box score
Raptors94
Magic102
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL -2; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Pacers106
Nets97
Q1 IND +11; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Pistons116
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Lakers107
Celtics113
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +6
Final · OT · Box score
Bulls117
Rockets121
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 Rockets 0; OT1 HOU +4
Final · Box score
Grizzlies102
Thunder114
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC -2; Q4 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Bucks117
Nuggets121
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN +17; Q3 DEN +9; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Mavs108
Blazers104
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +13; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +4
Final · Box score
Suns105
Kings103
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +2
On this day · 2015–16Feb 3, 2016: 11 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Wizards), 51 points.
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The lead · Suns-Kings

D-Book pours in 33, Phoenix beats Sacramento

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-600+2PHX AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns15343026105
Kings21283024103
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 26, 20, 26, 24, 23, 22, 20, 33PHX33 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
T.J. WarrenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 4, 4, 8, 21, 6, 6, 8, 21PHX21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 19, 42, 22, 28, 26, 35, 46, 16, 22SAC22 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 8, 12, 23, 26, 17, 8, 5, 19SAC19 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four games go down to the wire

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: OKC by 12.

PHX over SAC2HOU over CHI4DEN over MIL4DAL over POR4BOS over LAL6ORL over TOR8DET over MIN8IND over BKN9OKC over MEM12Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Wolves-Pistons10
Grizzlies-Thunder10
Suns-Kings10
Raptors-Magic9
Lakers-Celtics6
Bucks-Nuggets3
Pacers-Nets2
Mavs-Blazers0
Shot of the night

Booker's jumper with 1 second left breaks the tie, 105-103 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Rockets combined for 238
Points by game
Bulls-RocketsBulls 117, Rockets 121
238
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 117, Nuggets 121
238
Wolves-PistonsWolves 108, Pistons 116
224
Lakers-CelticsLakers 107, Celtics 113
220
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 102, Thunder 114
216
Mavs-BlazersMavs 108, Blazers 104
212
Suns-KingsSuns 105, Kings 103
208
Pacers-NetsPacers 106, Nets 97
203
Raptors-MagicRaptors 94, Magic 102
196
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-KingsSuns 105, Kings 103
+2 PHX
Mavs-BlazersMavs 108, Blazers 104
+4 DAL
Bulls-RocketsBulls 117, Rockets 121
+4 HOU
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 117, Nuggets 121
+4 DEN
Lakers-CelticsLakers 107, Celtics 113
+6 BOS
Wolves-PistonsWolves 108, Pistons 116
+8 DET
Raptors-MagicRaptors 94, Magic 102
+8 ORL
Pacers-NetsPacers 106, Nets 97
+9 IND
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 102, Thunder 114
+12 OKC
PHX rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-KingsPHX won · Suns 105, Kings 103
6 pts
Grizzlies-ThunderOKC won · Grizzlies 102, Thunder 114
2 pts
Bulls-RocketsHOU won · Bulls 117, Rockets 121
2 pts
Raptors-MagicORL won · Raptors 94, Magic 102
2 pts
Lakers-CelticsBOS won · Lakers 107, Celtics 113
1 pt
Lawson shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LawsonSAC · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
LaVineMIN · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
69% (9-13)
GibsonCHI · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
GiannisMIL · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
IbakaORL · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Suns-Kings
Suns 105Kings 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns15343026105
Kings21283024103
The story
Devin Booker's 33 points carried Phoenix past Sacramento, 105-103

For Sacramento, Ty Lawson had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 11-24 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 34-28.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −600+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

DeMarcus Cousins was the fantasy play: 58.7 FPTS on 22 PTS, 12 AST, 11 REB

Final · Bulls-Rockets
Bulls 117Rockets 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls262332279117
Rockets2436192913121
The story
Eric Gordon had 21 points as Houston beat Chicago 121-117 in OT

Dwyane Wade led Chicago with 19 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 8-17 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Rockets took the second 36-23.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −2+11−20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Nuggets
Bucks 117Nuggets 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks31223628117
Nuggets31392823121
The story
Denver beat Milwaukee 121-117 behind 23 points from Wilson Chandler

Giannis Antetokounmpo paced Milwaukee: 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 5-14 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

A 39-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0+17+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jabari Parker topped the game at 53.2 FPTS: 27 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
3.9Season avg13.0Last 5

13.0 points a game over his last five games, against 3.9 in 39 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Season avg20.1Last 3

20.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.5 in 42 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg37.5Today

38 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 42

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 38, 17, 29, 26, 30, 51, 15, 10, 41, 42Rockets-Bulls · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Mar 22, 2011: 42 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
42 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 36, 24, 27, 38, 27, 45, 20, 27, 28, 38Thunder-Grizzlies · W
30.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Mar 6, 2015: 38 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
38 PTS · 13 REB · 12 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 35, 39, 41, 25, 38, 21, 37, 41, 44, 38Celtics-Lakers · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 23, 14, 25, 13, 14, 13, 7, 36Pistons-Wolves · W
14.0 PPG season to date · +22.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 26, 20, 26, 24, 23, 22, 20, 33Suns-Kings · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Yogi FerrellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 0, 10, 5, 2, 9, 19, 11, 32Mavs-Blazers · W
8.9 PPG season to date · +24.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+8.8 24.4 last 10 · 15.6 season
Marc GasolMEM+6.7 27.7 last 10 · 21.0 season
Eric BledsoePHX+6.2 27.8 last 10 · 21.6 season
Isaiah ThomasBOS+6.0 35.9 last 10 · 29.9 season
Seth CurryDAL+5.7 17.4 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−5.7 14.2 last 10 · 19.9 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−5.3 13.4 last 10 · 18.7 season
Trevor ArizaHOU−4.9 6.9 last 10 · 11.8 season
Tim FrazierNOP−4.8 4.3 last 10 · 9.1 season