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Saturday, February 4, 2017Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed MIN by 16 after the first quarter and won 107–99.

Final · Box score
Magic86
Hawks113
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +26; Q3 ATL +26; Q4 ATL +27
Final · Box score
Pistons84
Pacers105
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +21
Final · Box score
Pelicans91
Wizards105
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 WAS -3; Q4 WAS +14
Final · Box score
Sixers102
Heat125
Q1 MIA +15; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +25; Q4 MIA +23
Final · Box score
Cavs111
Knicks104
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +19; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Grizzlies107
Wolves99
Q1 MEM -16; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +8
Final · Box score
Bucks137
Suns112
Q1 MIL +20; Q2 MIL +8; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +25
Final · Box score
Nuggets97
Spurs121
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +19; Q4 SAS +24
Final · Box score
Hornets98
Jazz105
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA +8; Q3 UTA -9; Q4 UTA +7
Final · OT · Box score
Warriors106
Kings109
Q1 SAC -4; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 Kings 0; OT1 SAC +3
On this day · 2015–16Feb 4, 2016: 4 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Pelicans-Lakers), 39 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Wolves

Memphis storms back from 16 down to beat Minnesota

Stephen Curry goes for 35 points

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-160+2+8MEM AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies15332138107
Wolves3117193299
Who led
JaMychal GreenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 4, 7, 10, 9, 7, 8, 0, 29MEM29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 15, 11, 17, 23, 38, 18, 18, 20MEM20 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 37, 32, 18, 33, 37, 23, 26, 24, 27MIN27 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 27, 24, 31, 21, 23, 27, 23, 21, 23MIN23 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Kings14
Pelicans-Wizards11
Grizzlies-Wolves6
Sixers-Heat1
Bucks-Suns1
Magic-Hawks0
The night in charts
Bucks-Suns combined for 249, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-SunsBucks 137, Suns 112
249
Sixers-HeatSixers 102, Heat 125
227
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 97, Spurs 121
218
Cavs-KnicksCavs 111, Knicks 104
215
Warriors-KingsWarriors 106, Kings 109
215
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 107, Wolves 99
206
Hornets-JazzHornets 98, Jazz 105
203
Magic-HawksMagic 86, Hawks 113
199
Pelicans-WizardsPelicans 91, Wizards 105
196
Pistons-PacersPistons 84, Pacers 105
189
SAC won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Warriors-KingsWarriors 106, Kings 109
+3 SAC
Hornets-JazzHornets 98, Jazz 105
+7 UTA
Cavs-KnicksCavs 111, Knicks 104
+7 CLE
Grizzlies-WolvesGrizzlies 107, Wolves 99
+8 MEM
Pelicans-WizardsPelicans 91, Wizards 105
+14 WAS
Pistons-PacersPistons 84, Pacers 105
+21 IND
Sixers-HeatSixers 102, Heat 125
+23 MIA
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 97, Spurs 121
+24 SAS
Bucks-SunsBucks 137, Suns 112
+25 MIL
Magic-HawksMagic 86, Hawks 113
+27 ATL
MEM erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-WolvesMEM won · Grizzlies 107, Wolves 99
16 pts
Hornets-JazzUTA won · Hornets 98, Jazz 105
9 pts
Warriors-KingsSAC won · Warriors 106, Kings 109
4 pts
Pelicans-WizardsWAS won · Pelicans 91, Wizards 105
3 pts
Pistons-PacersIND won · Pistons 84, Pacers 105
2 pts
Whiteside shot 14-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WhitesideMIA · 30 PTS, 20 REB, 3 BLK
82% (14-17)
George HillUTA · 25 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
JaMychal GreenMEM · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
SimmonsSAS · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Jabari ParkerMIL · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Warriors-Kings
Warriors 106Kings 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Warriors312526168106
Kings2729261611109
The story
DeMarcus Cousins had 32 points and 12 rebounds as Sacramento beat Golden State 109-106 in OT

Draymond Green led Golden State with 16 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 32 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST · 13-30 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Kings took the second 29-25.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −4000+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Grizzlies-Wolves
Grizzlies 107Wolves 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies15332138107
Wolves3117193299
The story
Mike Conley's 20 points and 8 assists carried Memphis past Minnesota, 107-99

For Minnesota, Andrew Wiggins had 23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 5-16 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 16 going into the second, then won it 33-17.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −160+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns was the fantasy play: 53.0 FPTS on 27 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST

Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 97Spurs 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2723222597
Spurs30263530121
The story
San Antonio beat Denver 121-97 behind 19 points from Kawhi Leonard

Jamal Murray paced Denver: 20 PTS, 3 REB 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 6-13 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 35-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +3+6+19+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.4Season avg34.8Last 5

34.8 points a game over his last five games, against 25.4 in 49 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Season avg6.3Last 3

6.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.6 in 33 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.4Season avg35.7Today

36 minutes today, against 14.4 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Atlanta posts the night's biggest win

Atlanta beat Orlando by 27, the widest margin of 10 games.

SAC over GSW3CLE over NYK7UTA over CHA7MEM over MIN8WAS over NOP14IND over DET21MIA over PHI23SAS over DEN24MIL over PHX25ATL over ORL27Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 35

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 24, 27, 21, 28, 43, 39, 29, 35Warriors-Kings · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +9.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 26, 27, 17, 9, 24, 14, 27, 33Jazz-Hornets · W
22.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 42, 22, 28, 26, 35, 46, 16, 22, 32Kings-Warriors · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 29, 26, 24, 31, 25, 23, 27, 32Cavs-Knicks · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 20, 26, 24, 23, 22, 20, 33, 31Suns-Bucks · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Hassan WhitesidePoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 13, 16, 10, 7, 9, 12, 18, 30Heat-Sixers · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 20 REB · 0 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+8.1 23.6 last 10 · 15.5 season
Marc GasolMEM+6.7 27.7 last 10 · 21.0 season
Isaiah ThomasBOS+6.0 35.9 last 10 · 29.9 season
Dion WaitersMIA+5.9 21.5 last 10 · 15.6 season
Seth CurryDAL+5.7 17.4 last 10 · 11.7 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−5.9 14.0 last 10 · 19.9 season
Kristaps PorzingisNYK−5.7 12.7 last 10 · 18.4 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Anthony DavisNOP−4.9 22.9 last 10 · 27.8 season
Trevor ArizaHOU−4.9 6.9 last 10 · 11.8 season