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Sunday, February 11, 2018Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed POR by 7 after the first quarter and won 115–96.

Final · Box score
Raptors123
Hornets103
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +7; Q3 TOR +16; Q4 TOR +20
Final · Box score
Pistons115
Hawks118
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Cavs121
Celtics99
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +21; Q4 CLE +22
Final · Box score
Knicks113
Pacers121
Q1 IND -1; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +10; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Mavs97
Rockets104
Q1 HOU +8; Q2 HOU +2; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +7
Final · Box score
Kings106
Wolves111
Q1 MIN -6; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN -5; Q4 MIN +5
Final · Box score
Grizzlies92
Thunder110
Q1 OKC +17; Q2 OKC +20; Q3 OKC +15; Q4 OKC +18
Final · Box score
Jazz115
Blazers96
Q1 UTA -7; Q2 UTA -1; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +19
On this day · 2016–17Feb 11, 2017: 8 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Warriors), 47 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Blazers

Utah makes it nine straight

Victor Oladipo goes for 30 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-1+18+19UTA AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz19243834115
Blazers2618193396
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 15, 26, 20, 40, 2, 9, 25, 27UTA27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Joe InglesPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 11, 20, 16, 10, 18, 7, 23, 24UTA24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 28, 13, 32, 21, 20, 18, 50, 39POR39 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 16, 50, 21, 22, 14, 22, 11, 22POR22 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Kings-Wolves

Minnesota handles Sacramento by 5

The Timberwolves won the fourth quarter 36–26. Final: 111–106. Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over DET3MIN over SAC5HOU over DAL7IND over NYK8OKC over MEM18UTA over POR19TOR over CHA20CLE over BOS22Final margin, points. Pink = MIN over SAC.
Lead changes
Cavs-Celtics13
Kings-Wolves10
Jazz-Blazers4
Knicks-Pacers3
Mavs-Rockets2
Raptors-Hornets1
Grizzlies-Thunder1
The night in charts
Knicks-Pacers combined for 234, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-PacersKnicks 113, Pacers 121
234
Pistons-HawksPistons 115, Hawks 118
233
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 123, Hornets 103
226
Cavs-CelticsCavs 121, Celtics 99
220
Kings-WolvesKings 106, Wolves 111
217
Jazz-BlazersJazz 115, Blazers 96
211
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 92, Thunder 110
202
Mavs-RocketsMavs 97, Rockets 104
201
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-HawksPistons 115, Hawks 118
+3 ATL
Kings-WolvesKings 106, Wolves 111
+5 MIN
Mavs-RocketsMavs 97, Rockets 104
+7 HOU
Knicks-PacersKnicks 113, Pacers 121
+8 IND
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 92, Thunder 110
+18 OKC
Jazz-BlazersJazz 115, Blazers 96
+19 UTA
Raptors-HornetsRaptors 123, Hornets 103
+20 TOR
Cavs-CelticsCavs 121, Celtics 99
+22 CLE
UTA rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-BlazersUTA won · Jazz 115, Blazers 96
7 pts
Kings-WolvesMIN won · Kings 106, Wolves 111
6 pts
Knicks-PacersIND won · Knicks 113, Pacers 121
1 pt
Pistons-HawksATL won · Pistons 115, Hawks 118
1 pt
Cavs-CelticsCLE won · Cavs 121, Celtics 99
1 pt
Miles shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MilesTOR · 24 PTS, 2 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
InglesUTA · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
ValanciunasTOR · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Thaddeus YoungIND · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
DwightCHA · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Pistons-Hawks
Pistons 115Hawks 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons23332435115
Hawks28272736118
The story
Dewayne Dedmon's 20 points and 13 rebounds carried Atlanta past Detroit, 118-115

For Detroit, Blake Griffin had 23 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 20 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 7-9 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-23, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +5−1+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Andre Drummond was the fantasy play: 57.0 FPTS on 25 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST

Final · Kings-Wolves
Kings 106Wolves 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings29252626106
Wolves23331936111
The story
Karl-Anthony Towns had 29 points as Minnesota beat Sacramento 111-106

De'Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 10-17 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 36-26.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −6+2−5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Pacers
Knicks 113Pacers 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks37252229113
Pacers36322627121
The story
Indiana beat New York 121-113 behind 18 points and 11 rebounds from Thaddeus Young

Kyle O'Quinn paced New York: 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 7-11 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 32-25 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −1+6+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.5Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 7.5 in 55 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Season avg16.1Last 3

16.1 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.3 in 54 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.5Season avg36.6Today

37 minutes today, against 15.5 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Damian Lillard leads the day with 39

Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 28, 13, 32, 21, 20, 18, 50, 39Blazers-Jazz · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 31, 28, 43, 15, 26, 38, 29, 33Thunder-Grizzlies · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Victor OladipoPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 25, 24, 25, 13, 35, 19, 35, 30Pacers-Knicks · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 31, 16, 15, 11, 24, 22, 30, 14, 29Wolves-Kings · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 27, 60, 28, 16, 36, 41, 28, 27Rockets-Mavs · W
31.3 PPG season to date · −4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 15, 26, 20, 40, 2, 9, 25, 27Jazz-Blazers · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paul GeorgeOKC+6.3 28.7 last 10 · 22.4 season
Josh JacksonPHX+6.2 17.3 last 10 · 11.1 season
Kemba WalkerCHA+5.2 28.1 last 10 · 22.9 season
Terry RozierBOS+5.1 15.2 last 10 · 10.1 season
Julius RandleLAL+5.0 19.4 last 10 · 14.4 season
Cold
Kevin LoveCLE−7.6 10.3 last 10 · 17.9 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−5.3 11.1 last 10 · 16.4 season
D'Angelo RussellBKN−5.0 10.6 last 10 · 15.6 season
Eric GordonHOU−4.6 14.0 last 10 · 18.6 season
DeMar DeRozanTOR−4.5 19.4 last 10 · 23.9 season