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Saturday, February 11, 2017Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed DEN by 5 after the first quarter and won 125–109.

Final · Box score
Clippers107
Hornets102
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +7; Q4 LAC +5
Final · Box score
Bucks116
Pacers100
Q1 MIL +7; Q2 MIL +10; Q3 MIL +14; Q4 MIL +16
Final · Box score
Nuggets109
Cavs125
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +4; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +16
Final · Box score
Heat109
Sixers117
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Warriors130
Thunder114
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +23; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +16
Final · Box score
Magic80
Mavs112
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +26; Q3 DAL +32; Q4 DAL +32
Final · Box score
Suns102
Rockets133
Q1 HOU +14; Q2 HOU +24; Q3 HOU +34; Q4 HOU +31
Final · Box score
Celtics112
Jazz104
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +12; Q4 BOS +8
On this day · 2015–16Feb 11, 2016: 2 games. Top scorer: Khris Middleton (Bucks-Wizards), 27 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Cavs

Cleveland beats Denver, 125–109

Russell Westbrook goes for 47 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+4+14+16CLE AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets33222331109
Cavs28313333125
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 25, 23, 27, 32, 32, 25, 18, 27CLE27 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 49, 20, 28, 29, 18, 14, 23, 29, 28, 27CLE27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 23, 29, 20, 11, 13, 18, 40, 27DEN27 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Gary HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 17, 12, 14, 8, 20, 13, 16, 16DEN16 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Dallas posts the night's biggest win

Dallas beat Orlando by 32, the widest margin of 8 games.

LAC over CHA5PHI over MIA8BOS over UTA8MIL over IND16CLE over DEN16GSW over OKC16HOU over PHX31DAL over ORL32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Cavs5
Heat-Sixers4
Clippers-Hornets3
Bucks-Pacers1
Magic-Mavs1
Celtics-Jazz0
The night in charts
Warriors-Thunder combined for 244, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 130, Thunder 114
244
Suns-RocketsSuns 102, Rockets 133
235
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 109, Cavs 125
234
Heat-SixersHeat 109, Sixers 117
226
Celtics-JazzCeltics 112, Jazz 104
216
Bucks-PacersBucks 116, Pacers 100
216
Clippers-HornetsClippers 107, Hornets 102
209
Magic-MavsMagic 80, Mavs 112
192
LAC won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Clippers-HornetsClippers 107, Hornets 102
+5 LAC
Celtics-JazzCeltics 112, Jazz 104
+8 BOS
Heat-SixersHeat 109, Sixers 117
+8 PHI
Warriors-ThunderWarriors 130, Thunder 114
+16 GSW
Nuggets-CavsNuggets 109, Cavs 125
+16 CLE
Bucks-PacersBucks 116, Pacers 100
+16 MIL
Suns-RocketsSuns 102, Rockets 133
+31 HOU
Magic-MavsMagic 80, Mavs 112
+32 DAL
Noel shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NoelPHI · 19 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
OlynykBOS · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
MatthewsDAL · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
EllisIND · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
LeBronCLE · 27 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Clippers-Hornets
Clippers 107Hornets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers29242430107
Hornets27241932102
The story
LA beat Charlotte 107-102 behind 20 points and 12 rebounds from Blake Griffin

Frank Kaminsky paced Charlotte: 20 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST · 8-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 24-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +2+2+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Thunder
Warriors 130Thunder 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors30433225130
Thunder24263727114
The story
Stephen Curry had 26 points and 9 assists as Golden State beat Oklahoma City 130-114

Victor Oladipo led Oklahoma City with 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB · 9-19 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the second 43-26, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
300 +6+23+18+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Rockets
Suns 102Rockets 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns24292425102
Rockets38393422133
The story
James Harden's 40 points and 8 assists carried Houston past Phoenix, 133-102

For Phoenix, T.J. Warren had 14 PTS, 5 REB 40 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 9-17 FG, 8-15 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-24, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
400 +14+24+34+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.4Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.4 in 53 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.1 in 37 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.3Season avg34.9Today

35 minutes today, against 10.3 a game in 38 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 47

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 27, 45, 20, 27, 28, 38, 42, 27, 29, 47Thunder-Warriors · L
31.2 PPG season to date · +16.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, May 9, 2009: 47 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
47 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 51, 15, 10, 41, 42, 25, 30, 40Rockets-Suns · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Robert Horry HOU, Nov 16, 1995: 40 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
40 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 23, 33, 18, 26, 10, 22, 24, 34Warriors-Thunder · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +8.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Gordon HaywardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 24, 14, 27, 33, 30, 17, 36, 31Jazz-Celtics · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 23, 20, 27, 16, 33, 16, 21, 30Heat-Sixers · L
20.3 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 38, 21, 37, 41, 44, 38, 28, 26, 34, 29Celtics-Jazz · W
29.8 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Jrue HolidayNOP+6.9 23.1 last 10 · 16.2 season
Nikola JokicDEN+5.5 21.8 last 10 · 16.3 season
Dion WaitersMIA+5.5 21.0 last 10 · 15.5 season
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN+5.1 28.8 last 10 · 23.7 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC+4.7 17.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
Cold
Tim FrazierNOP−5.6 3.3 last 10 · 8.9 season
Zach LaVineMIN−5.4 13.5 last 10 · 18.9 season
Maurice HarklessPOR−5.3 5.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
Shelvin MackUTA−4.4 2.9 last 10 · 7.3 season
Brandon KnightPHX−3.6 7.4 last 10 · 11.0 season