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Sunday, February 12, 2017Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed TOR by 16 after three quarters and won 102–101.

Final · Box score
Bulls89
Wolves117
Q1 MIN +17; Q2 MIN +17; Q3 MIN +19; Q4 MIN +28
Final · Box score
Spurs90
Knicks94
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK -6; Q3 NYK +4; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Pistons102
Raptors101
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET -6; Q3 DET -16; Q4 DET +1
Final · Box score
Pelicans99
Kings105
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC -3; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +6
The lead · Pistons-Raptors

Detroit storms back from 16 down to beat Toronto

Kawhi Leonard goes for 36 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-6-16+1DET AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons25202136102
Raptors27243119101
Who led
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 15, 19, 14, 8, 9, 19, 16, 24DET24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kentavious Caldwell-PopePoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 18, 38, 2, 4, 12, 9, 10, 21DET21 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 36, 25, 23, 22, 22, 31, 30, 26TOR26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 12, 20, 3, 18, 22, 21, 16, 17TOR17 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Spurs-Knicks

New York upsets San Antonio

New York (22–33) beat San Antonio (41–12) 94–90. Carmelo Anthony led New York with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
DET over TOR1NYK over SAS4SAC over NOP6MIN over CHI28Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over SAS.
Lead changes
Pistons-Raptors8
Spurs-Knicks6
Pelicans-Kings6
Bulls-Wolves1
Shot of the night

KCP's three with 13 seconds left puts the Pistons ahead, 102-101 final

The night in charts
Bulls-Wolves combined for 206, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-WolvesBulls 89, Wolves 117
206
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 99, Kings 105
204
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 102, Raptors 101
203
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 90, Knicks 94
184
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 102, Raptors 101
+1 DET
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 90, Knicks 94
+4 NYK
Pelicans-KingsPelicans 99, Kings 105
+6 SAC
Bulls-WolvesBulls 89, Wolves 117
+28 MIN
DET erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-RaptorsDET won · Pistons 102, Raptors 101
16 pts
Pelicans-KingsSAC won · Pelicans 99, Kings 105
6 pts
Spurs-KnicksNYK won · Spurs 90, Knicks 94
6 pts
KAT shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KATMIN · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Tobias HarrisDET · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Ish SmithDET · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
D-RoseNYK · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
PortisCHI · 16 PTS, 6 REB
55% (6-11)
Final · Pistons-Raptors
Pistons 102Raptors 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons25202136102
Raptors27243119101
The story
Tobias Harris had 24 points as Detroit beat Toronto 102-101

DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 26 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 9-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the third, the Pistons took the fourth 36-19.

DET lead by quarter
200 −2−6−16+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Knicks
Spurs 90Knicks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2127172590
Knicks1824272594
The story
Kristaps Porzingis' 16 points carried New York past San Antonio, 94-90

For San Antonio, LaMarcus Aldridge had 15 PTS, 10 REB 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 4-10 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 27-17.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −3−6+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Kings
Pelicans 99Kings 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans2927172699
Kings23302329105
The story
Sacramento beat New Orleans 105-99 behind 28 points and 14 rebounds from DeMarcus Cousins

Anthony Davis paced New Orleans: 32 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST · 7-14 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 23-17 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −6−3+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.5Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.5 in 46 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Season avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.3 in 8 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.3Season avg30.6Today

31 minutes today, against 11.3 a game in 36 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 36

Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 34, 41, 23, 24, 36, 19, 19, 32, 32, 36Spurs-Knicks · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 36, 18, 31, 25, 34, 12, 42, 32Pelicans-Kings · L
28.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
DeMarcus CousinsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 35, 46, 16, 22, 32, 18, 22, 28Kings-Pelicans · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 27, 23, 21, 23, 27, 31, 29, 27Wolves-Bulls · W
22.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 36, 25, 23, 22, 22, 31, 30, 26Raptors-Pistons · L
27.9 PPG season to date · −1.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 45, 26, 15, 17, 26, 28, 33, 25Knicks-Spurs · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Karl-Anthony TownsMIN+5.5 29.2 last 10 · 23.7 season
Nikola JokicDEN+5.5 21.8 last 10 · 16.3 season
Dion WaitersMIA+5.5 21.0 last 10 · 15.5 season
Jrue HolidayNOP+5.2 21.4 last 10 · 16.2 season
Jamal CrawfordLAC+4.7 17.3 last 10 · 12.6 season
Cold
Tim FrazierNOP−5.6 3.1 last 10 · 8.7 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
Reggie JacksonDET−3.9 11.3 last 10 · 15.2 season