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Friday, February 2, 2018Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOP trailed OKC by 10 after the first quarter and won 114–100.

Final · Box score
Pacers126
Hornets133
Q1 CHA +12; Q2 CHA +14; Q3 CHA +5; Q4 CHA +7
Final · Box score
Lakers102
Nets99
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +3
Final · Box score
Hawks110
Celtics119
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +19; Q4 BOS +9
Final · Box score
Blazers105
Raptors130
Q1 TOR +19; Q2 TOR +22; Q3 TOR +21; Q4 TOR +25
Final · Box score
Knicks90
Bucks92
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 Bucks 0; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Heat97
Sixers103
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +10; Q3 PHI +26; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Pelicans114
Thunder100
Q1 NOP -10; Q2 NOP -4; Q3 NOP +7; Q4 NOP +14
Final · Box score
Jazz129
Suns97
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +22; Q3 UTA +21; Q4 UTA +32
Final · Box score
Warriors119
Kings104
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +6; Q3 GSW +9; Q4 GSW +15
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The lead · Pelicans-Thunder

Anthony Davis scores 43 as New Orleans beats OKC

Donovan Mitchell goes for 40 points

Game flow · NOP margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-4+7+14NOP AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans22323624114
Thunder32262517100
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 48, 45, 8, 21, 34, 19, 27, 25, 23, 43NOP43 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
E'Twaun MoorePoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 12, 9, 15, 11, 13, 18, 8, 26NOP26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Steven AdamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 25, 6, 12, 13, 20, 16, 10, 23OKC23 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 23, 32, 46, 31, 37, 13, 20, 16OKC16 PTS · 11 REB · 14 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Utah posts the night's biggest win

Utah beat Phoenix by 32, the widest margin of 9 games.

MIL over NYK2LAL over BKN3PHI over MIA6CHA over IND7BOS over ATL9NOP over OKC14GSW over SAC15TOR over POR25UTA over PHX32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Lakers-Nets17
Heat-Sixers8
Warriors-Kings6
Blazers-Raptors5
Hawks-Celtics4
Jazz-Suns3
Pelicans-Thunder2
Pacers-Hornets1
The night in charts
Pacers-Hornets combined for 259, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-HornetsPacers 126, Hornets 133
259
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 105, Raptors 130
235
Hawks-CelticsHawks 110, Celtics 119
229
Jazz-SunsJazz 129, Suns 97
226
Warriors-KingsWarriors 119, Kings 104
223
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 114, Thunder 100
214
Lakers-NetsLakers 102, Nets 99
201
Heat-SixersHeat 97, Sixers 103
200
Knicks-BucksKnicks 90, Bucks 92
182
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Knicks-BucksKnicks 90, Bucks 92
+2 MIL
Lakers-NetsLakers 102, Nets 99
+3 LAL
Heat-SixersHeat 97, Sixers 103
+6 PHI
Pacers-HornetsPacers 126, Hornets 133
+7 CHA
Hawks-CelticsHawks 110, Celtics 119
+9 BOS
Pelicans-ThunderPelicans 114, Thunder 100
+14 NOP
Warriors-KingsWarriors 119, Kings 104
+15 GSW
Blazers-RaptorsBlazers 105, Raptors 130
+25 TOR
Jazz-SunsJazz 129, Suns 97
+32 UTA
NOP erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pelicans-ThunderNOP won · Pelicans 114, Thunder 100
10 pts
Hawks-CelticsBOS won · Hawks 110, Celtics 119
6 pts
Lakers-NetsLAL won · Lakers 102, Nets 99
2 pts
Knicks-BucksMIL won · Knicks 90, Bucks 92
1 pt
Mitchell shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MitchellUTA · 40 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
74% (14-19)
Jarrett AllenBKN · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
NurkicPOR · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
E'Twaun MooreNOP · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
KDGSW · 33 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
71% (12-17)
Final · Knicks-Bucks
Knicks 90Bucks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2926191690
Bucks2827191892
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo's 29 points and 11 rebounds carried Milwaukee past New York, 92-90

For New York, Enes Kanter had 18 REB, 17 PTS, 2 AST 29 PTS, 11 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 10-21 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 18-16, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −100+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Nets
Lakers 102Nets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers24352617102
Nets2631281499
The story
Los Angeles beat Brooklyn 102-99 behind 16 points and 10 assists from Brandon Ingram

Jarrett Allen paced Brooklyn: 20 PTS, 5 REB 16 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB · 5-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 35-31 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −2+20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Spencer Dinwiddie topped the game at 45.9 FPTS: 23 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB

Final · Pelicans-Thunder
Pelicans 114Thunder 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans22323624114
Thunder32262517100
The story
E'Twaun Moore had 26 points as New Orleans beat Oklahoma City 114-100

Steven Adams led Oklahoma City with 23 PTS, 12 REB 26 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 10-14 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Pelicans took the third 36-25.

NOP lead by quarter
200 −10−4+7+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.4Season avg32.2Last 5

32.2 points a game over his last five games, against 22.4 in 48 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Season avg6.4Last 3

6.4 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.4 in 33 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.3Season avg26.8Today

27 minutes today, against 8.3 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 43

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 48, 45, 8, 21, 34, 19, 27, 25, 23, 43Pelicans-Thunder · W
26.8 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Mar 25, 2007: 43 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
43 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 22, 26, 20, 29, 30, 23, 38, 41Hornets-Pacers · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +18.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Trae Young ATL, Feb 15, 2022: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
41 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 35, 23, 34, 17, 23, 13, 15, 26, 20, 40Jazz-Suns · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kyrie Irving BKN, Jan 26, 2023: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 25, 19, 21, 25, 24, 25, 13, 35Pacers-Hornets · L
24.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 21, 20, 14, 19, 19, 23, 23, 35Raptors-Blazers · W
24.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 32, 19, 26, 14, 28, 20, 17, 33Warriors-Kings · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Donovan MitchellUTA+4.9 24.6 last 10 · 19.7 season
Dillon BrooksMEM+4.9 13.7 last 10 · 8.8 season
Josh JacksonPHX+4.7 15.2 last 10 · 10.5 season
Nicolas BatumCHA+4.4 16.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+4.0 26.8 last 10 · 22.8 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Kyle KorverCLE−3.8 5.4 last 10 · 9.2 season
Eric BledsoeMIL−3.7 12.9 last 10 · 16.6 season
Doug McDermottNYK−3.7 3.6 last 10 · 7.3 season