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Thursday, February 9, 2017Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed UTA by 12 at halftime and won 112–105.

Final · Box score
Rockets107
Hornets95
Q1 HOU -6; Q2 HOU -4; Q3 HOU +10; Q4 HOU +12
Final · Box score
Sixers112
Magic111
Q1 PHI -5; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +1
Final · Box score
Cavs109
Thunder118
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC -2; Q3 OKC +4; Q4 OKC +9
Final · OT · Box score
Jazz105
Mavs112
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL -12; Q3 DAL -10; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Celtics120
Blazers111
Q1 BOS -10; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS +9
On this day · 2015–16Feb 9, 2016: 5 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Warriors), 37 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Mavs

Harrison Barnes scores 31, Dallas rallies past Utah

Russell Westbrook posts a triple-double

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-3-12-100+7DAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Jazz233124225105
Mavs2022263212112
Who led
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 23, 31, 19, 24, 15, 13, 12, 26, 31DAL31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 3, 13, 19, 15, 8, 8, 9, 9, 25, 20DAL20 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 9, 24, 14, 27, 33, 30, 17, 36UTA36 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Joe InglesPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 3, 7, 5, 3, 4, 6, 3, 16UTA16 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Celtics-Blazers

Boston climbs back to beat Portland

Portland led by 10 after one. Boston won it 120–111. Isaiah Thomas led Boston with 34 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Celtics-Blazers
Isaiah Thomas · BOSDamian Lillard · PORPTS3428REB16AST47Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Sixers-Magic10
Celtics-Blazers10
Cavs-Thunder7
Jazz-Mavs6
Rockets-Hornets3
Shot of the night

McConnell's jumper with 5 seconds left puts the 76ers ahead, 112-111 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Blazers combined for 231, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 120, Blazers 111
231
Cavs-ThunderCavs 109, Thunder 118
227
Sixers-MagicSixers 112, Magic 111
223
Jazz-MavsJazz 105, Mavs 112
217
Rockets-HornetsRockets 107, Hornets 95
202
PHI won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Sixers-MagicSixers 112, Magic 111
+1 PHI
Jazz-MavsJazz 105, Mavs 112
+7 DAL
Celtics-BlazersCeltics 120, Blazers 111
+9 BOS
Cavs-ThunderCavs 109, Thunder 118
+9 OKC
Rockets-HornetsRockets 107, Hornets 95
+12 HOU
DAL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-MavsDAL won · Jazz 105, Mavs 112
12 pts
Celtics-BlazersBOS won · Celtics 120, Blazers 111
10 pts
Rockets-HornetsHOU won · Rockets 107, Hornets 95
6 pts
Sixers-MagicPHI won · Sixers 112, Magic 111
5 pts
Cavs-ThunderOKC won · Cavs 109, Thunder 118
2 pts
Vucevic shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VucevicORL · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
HarrellHOU · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
AminuPOR · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
AdamsOKC · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
Elfrid PaytonORL · 15 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Sixers-Magic
Sixers 112Magic 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers20353027112
Magic25233627111
The story
Dario Saric's 26 points carried Philadelphia past Orlando, 112-111

For Orlando, Evan Fournier had 24 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST 26 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 8-15 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 35-23.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −5+7+1+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Mavs
Jazz 105Mavs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Jazz233124225105
Mavs2022263212112
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 20 points as Dallas beat Utah 112-105 in OT

Joe Ingles led Utah with 16 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 8-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Mavericks took the fourth 32-22.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −3−12−100+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Cavs-Thunder
Cavs 109Thunder 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs21362527109
Thunder29263132118
The story
Oklahoma City beat Cleveland 118-109 behind 20 points and 13 rebounds from Steven Adams

Kyrie Irving paced Cleveland: 28 PTS, 4 AST 20 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

A 29-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +8−2+4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.1Season avg28.6Last 5

28.6 points a game over his last five games, against 22.1 in 46 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg10.4Last 3

10.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 44 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Season avg40.8Today

41 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Gordon Hayward leads the day with 36

Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 9, 24, 14, 27, 33, 30, 17, 36Jazz-Mavs · L
22.4 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 38, 21, 37, 41, 44, 38, 28, 26, 34Celtics-Blazers · W
29.9 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 23, 31, 19, 24, 15, 13, 12, 26, 31Mavs-Jazz · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 30, 51, 15, 10, 41, 42, 25, 30Rockets-Hornets · W
28.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 38, 27, 45, 20, 27, 28, 38, 42, 27, 29Thunder-Cavs · W
30.9 PPG season to date · −1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Blake Griffin LAC, Apr 22, 2015: 29 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
29 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 24, 33, 19, 27, 13, 29, 29, 28Blazers-Celtics · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 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−5.3 5.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
Jared DudleyPHX−3.8 3.2 last 10 · 7.0 season