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Sunday, February 4, 2018Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed POR by 16 at halftime and won 97–96.

Final · Box score
Bucks109
Nets94
Q1 MIL +14; Q2 MIL +21; Q3 MIL +11; Q4 MIL +15
Final · Box score
Blazers96
Celtics97
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS -16; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS +1
Final · Box score
Hawks99
Knicks96
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL -2; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Grizzlies86
Raptors101
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +2; Q4 TOR +15
Final · Box score
Lakers108
Thunder104
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Hornets115
Suns110
Q1 CHA -6; Q2 CHA -11; Q3 CHA -8; Q4 CHA +5
On this day · 2016–17Feb 4, 2017: 10 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Kings), 35 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Celtics

Boston erases 16-point lead, steals one from Portland

Kristaps Porzingis goes for 22 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-16-4+1BOS AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2628192396
Celtics1919312897
Who led
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 14, 9, 13, 15, 10, 14, 17, 22BOS22 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 9, 4, 18, 4, 20, 15, 27, 17BOS17 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 26, 12, 28, 20, 16, 50, 21, 22POR22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 31, 25, 31, 29, 28, 13, 32, 21POR21 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Thunder14
Grizzlies-Raptors12
Hawks-Knicks9
Hornets-Suns9
Blazers-Celtics4
Bucks-Nets0
Shot of the night

Horford's jumper with 1 second left puts the Celtics ahead, 97-96 final

The night in charts
Hornets-Suns combined for 225, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-SunsHornets 115, Suns 110
225
Lakers-ThunderLakers 108, Thunder 104
212
Bucks-NetsBucks 109, Nets 94
203
Hawks-KnicksHawks 99, Knicks 96
195
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 96, Celtics 97
193
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 86, Raptors 101
187
4 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 96, Celtics 97
+1 BOS
Hawks-KnicksHawks 99, Knicks 96
+3 ATL
Lakers-ThunderLakers 108, Thunder 104
+4 LAL
Hornets-SunsHornets 115, Suns 110
+5 CHA
Grizzlies-RaptorsGrizzlies 86, Raptors 101
+15 TOR
Bucks-NetsBucks 109, Nets 94
+15 MIL
BOS erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-CelticsBOS won · Blazers 96, Celtics 97
16 pts
Hornets-SunsCHA won · Hornets 115, Suns 110
11 pts
Hawks-KnicksATL won · Hawks 99, Knicks 96
2 pts
Josh Jackson shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Josh JacksonPHX · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
HorfordBOS · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
67% (8-12)
MiddletonMIL · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
Jarrett AllenBKN · 14 PTS, 7 REB
64% (7-11)
WestbrookOKC · 36 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
60% (15-25)
Final · Blazers-Celtics
Blazers 96Celtics 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2628192396
Celtics1919312897
The story
Al Horford had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Boston beat Portland 97-96

Damian Lillard led Portland with 21 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 8-12 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 16 after the second, the Celtics took the third 31-19.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −7−16−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Knicks
Hawks 99Knicks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2123253099
Knicks2216332596
The story
Atlanta beat New York 99-96 behind 19 points from Kent Bazemore

Enes Kanter paced New York: 12 REB, 10 PTS, 3 AST 19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 7-17 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 23-16 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −1+6−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Suns
Hornets 115Suns 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets25233829115
Suns31283516110
The story
Dwight Howard's 18 points and 14 rebounds carried Charlotte past Phoenix, 115-110

For Phoenix, Devin Booker had 18 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB 18 PTS, 14 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 6-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 29-16.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −6−11−8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.1Season avg14.4Last 5

14.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.1 in 44 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.8minutes, last 2 vs 2016–17 avg
Minutes per game
33.92016–17 avg16.1Last 2

16.1 minutes a game over his last two games, against 33.9 in 2016–17 (51 games). Today: 11 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.5Season avg39.2Today

39 minutes today, against 19.5 a game in 46 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Milwaukee by 15.

BOS over POR1ATL over NYK3LAL over OKC4CHA over PHX5MIL over BKN15TOR over MEM15Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 36

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 32, 46, 31, 37, 13, 20, 16, 36Thunder-Lakers · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 10, 23, 11, 14, 19, 14, 8, 2, 7, 28Bucks-Nets · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +11.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 13, 36, 28, 18, 26, 31, 28, 43, 15, 26Thunder-Lakers · L
21.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Josh JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 6, 20, 18, 2, 20, 21, 20, 23Suns-Hornets · L
10.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 14, 9, 13, 15, 10, 14, 17, 22Celtics-Blazers · W
13.6 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 11, 26, 14, 7, 19, 9, 22, 10, 31, 22Hornets-Suns · W
12.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Nicolas BatumCHA+5.0 17.1 last 10 · 12.1 season
Donovan MitchellUTA+4.9 24.6 last 10 · 19.7 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+4.7 26.4 last 10 · 21.7 season
Josh JacksonPHX+4.6 15.4 last 10 · 10.8 season
Dillon BrooksMEM+4.1 13.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Doug McDermottNYK−4.3 2.9 last 10 · 7.2 season
D'Angelo RussellBKN−4.2 11.9 last 10 · 16.1 season
Reggie JacksonDET−4.2 10.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Kyle KuzmaLAL−4.1 11.6 last 10 · 15.7 season