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Wednesday, February 8, 2017Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed IND by 11 after the first quarter and won 132–117.

Final · Box score
Cavs132
Pacers117
Q1 CLE -11; Q2 CLE -6; Q3 CLE +16; Q4 CLE +15
Final · Box score
Spurs111
Sixers103
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Hawks117
Q1 ATL +9; Q2 ATL +17; Q3 ATL +11; Q4 ATL +11
Final · OT · Box score
Wizards114
Nets110
Q1 WAS +9; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +7; Q4 Wizards 0; OT1 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Pistons121
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +22; Q4 DET +19
Final · Box score
Suns91
Grizzlies110
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +8; Q3 MEM +14; Q4 MEM +19
Final · Box score
Heat106
Bucks88
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +18
Final · Box score
Raptors109
Wolves112
Q1 MIN -8; Q2 MIN -10; Q3 MIN -5; Q4 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Jazz127
Pelicans94
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +21; Q4 UTA +33
Final · Box score
Clippers119
Knicks115
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC -7; Q4 LAC +4
Final · Box score
Bulls92
Warriors123
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +31
Final · Box score
Celtics92
Kings108
Q1 SAC -9; Q2 Kings 0; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +16
On this day · 2015–16Feb 8, 2016: 10 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Grizzlies), 33 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Pacers

Cleveland climbs out of an 11-point hole against Indiana

Andre Drummond goes for 24 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-6+16+15CLE AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs25324035132
Pacers36271836117
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 49, 20, 28, 29, 18, 14, 23, 29CLE29 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 12, 14, 3, 4, 20, 11, 13, 29CLE29 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 9, 18, 0, 16, 9, 13, 8, 23IND23 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 19, 7, 20, 17, 17, 13, 24, 13, 17, 22IND22 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Knicks18
Wizards-Nets9
Lakers-Pistons8
Cavs-Pacers5
Jazz-Pelicans5
Raptors-Wolves5
Celtics-Kings5
Suns-Grizzlies3
Spurs-Sixers0
Nuggets-Hawks0
Heat-Bucks0
Bulls-Warriors0
Shot of the night

Jones's three with 19 seconds left breaks the tie, 112-109 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Pacers combined for 249, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-PacersCavs 132, Pacers 117
249
Clippers-KnicksClippers 119, Knicks 115
234
Wizards-NetsWizards 114, Nets 110
224
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 106, Hawks 117
223
Lakers-PistonsLakers 102, Pistons 121
223
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 109, Wolves 112
221
Jazz-PelicansJazz 127, Pelicans 94
221
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 92, Warriors 123
215
Spurs-SixersSpurs 111, Sixers 103
214
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 91, Grizzlies 110
201
Celtics-KingsCeltics 92, Kings 108
200
Heat-BucksHeat 106, Bucks 88
194
3 of 12 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-WolvesRaptors 109, Wolves 112
+3 MIN
Clippers-KnicksClippers 119, Knicks 115
+4 LAC
Wizards-NetsWizards 114, Nets 110
+4 WAS
Spurs-SixersSpurs 111, Sixers 103
+8 SAS
Nuggets-HawksNuggets 106, Hawks 117
+11 ATL
Cavs-PacersCavs 132, Pacers 117
+15 CLE
Celtics-KingsCeltics 92, Kings 108
+16 SAC
Heat-BucksHeat 106, Bucks 88
+18 MIA
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 91, Grizzlies 110
+19 MEM
Lakers-PistonsLakers 102, Pistons 121
+19 DET
Bulls-WarriorsBulls 92, Warriors 123
+31 GSW
Jazz-PelicansJazz 127, Pelicans 94
+33 UTA
CLE erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-PacersCLE won · Cavs 132, Pacers 117
11 pts
Raptors-WolvesMIN won · Raptors 109, Wolves 112
10 pts
Celtics-KingsSAC won · Celtics 92, Kings 108
9 pts
Clippers-KnicksLAC won · Clippers 119, Knicks 115
7 pts
Jordan shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JordanLAC · 28 PTS, 15 REB, 2 BLK
86% (12-14)
KorverCLE · 29 PTS, 5 REB
83% (10-12)
WhitesideMIA · 23 PTS, 16 REB, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
SaricPHI · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
Joe JohnsonUTA · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
Final · Raptors-Wolves
Raptors 109Wolves 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors33302521109
Wolves25283029112
The story
Andrew Wiggins had 31 points as Minnesota beat Toronto 112-109

DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 11-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 29-21.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −8−10−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl-Anthony Towns led the game in fantasy with 55.3 FPTS (29 PTS, 14 REB)

Final · Wizards-Nets
Wizards 114Nets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards3128202114114
Nets2227232810110
The story
John Wall's 23 points and 12 assists carried Washington past Brooklyn, 114-110 in OT

For Brooklyn, Bojan Bogdanovic had 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB · 7-24 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-22, was where the Wizards built it.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +9+10+70+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Cavs-Pacers
Cavs 132Pacers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs25324035132
Pacers36271836117
The story
Cleveland beat Indiana 132-117 behind 25 points and 9 assists from LeBron James

Paul George paced Indiana: 22 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 25 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 9-16 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 40-18 third quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −11−6+16+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jeff Teague topped the game at 52.5 FPTS: 22 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
21.6Season avg28.2Last 5

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 21.6 in 32 earlier games. Today: 32 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Season avg6.2Last 3

6.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.0 in 43 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg27.4Today

27 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 0 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Jazz rout

Three of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Utah beat New Orleans by 33.

MIN over TOR3WAS over BKN4LAC over NYK4SAS over PHI8ATL over DEN11CLE over IND15SAC over BOS16MIA over MIL18DET over LAL19MEM over PHX19GSW over CHI31UTA over NOP33Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 32

Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 26, 12, 20, 29, 31, 23, 26, 32Clippers-Knicks · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 38, 34, 34, 41, 23, 24, 36, 19, 19, 32Spurs-Sixers · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 21, 23, 27, 23, 21, 23, 27, 31Wolves-Raptors · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 31, 15, 27, 28, 23, 12, 41, 31Wizards-Nets · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 41, 28, 23, 36, 25, 23, 22, 22, 31, 30Raptors-Wolves · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 33, 37, 23, 26, 24, 27, 35, 29Wolves-Raptors · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nikola JokicDEN+6.0 21.5 last 10 · 15.5 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+5.8 21.8 last 10 · 16.0 season
Dion WaitersMIA+5.5 21.0 last 10 · 15.5 season
Marc GasolMEM+5.1 25.9 last 10 · 20.8 season
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN+4.9 28.4 last 10 · 23.5 season
Cold
Tim FrazierNOP−5.5 3.5 last 10 · 9.0 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Anthony DavisNOP−5.3 22.3 last 10 · 27.6 season
Maurice HarklessPOR−4.5 6.1 last 10 · 10.6 season
Jared DudleyPHX−3.8 3.2 last 10 · 7.0 season