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Monday, February 4, 2019Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed DEN by 2 after the first quarter and won 129–103.

Final · Box score
Nuggets103
Pistons129
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +14; Q4 DET +26
Final · Box score
Hawks137
Wizards129
Q1 ATL +15; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +10; Q4 ATL +8
Final · Box score
Bucks113
Nets94
Q1 MIL +6; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +23; Q4 MIL +19
Final · Box score
Pacers109
Pelicans107
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Rockets118
Suns110
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +6; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Spurs112
Kings127
Q1 SAC +12; Q2 SAC +4; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +15
On this day · 2017–18Feb 4, 2018: 6 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Thunder-Lakers), 36 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Pistons

Detroit upsets Denver

James Harden goes for 44 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+13+14+26DET AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets36192820103
Pistons34342932129
Who led
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 15, 14, 0, 23, 20, 24, 12, 27DET27 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Stanley JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 12, 2, 4, 0, 2, 8, 0, 3, 21DET21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Trey LylesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 12, 12, 7, 0, 4, 3, 19, 20DEN20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Monte MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 10, 17, 10, 9, 20, 18, 17, 18DEN18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Detroit by 26.

IND over NOP2ATL over WAS8HOU over PHX8SAC over SAS15MIL over BKN19DET over DEN26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Pistons6
Hawks-Wizards3
Pacers-Pelicans3
Bucks-Nets1
Rockets-Suns0
The night in charts
Hawks-Wizards combined for 266, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-WizardsHawks 137, Wizards 129
266
Spurs-KingsSpurs 112, Kings 127
239
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 103, Pistons 129
232
Rockets-SunsRockets 118, Suns 110
228
Pacers-PelicansPacers 109, Pelicans 107
216
Bucks-NetsBucks 113, Nets 94
207
IND won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Pacers-PelicansPacers 109, Pelicans 107
+2 IND
Hawks-WizardsHawks 137, Wizards 129
+8 ATL
Rockets-SunsRockets 118, Suns 110
+8 HOU
Spurs-KingsSpurs 112, Kings 127
+15 SAC
Bucks-NetsBucks 113, Nets 94
+19 MIL
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 103, Pistons 129
+26 DET
Drummond shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DrummondDET · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
86% (12-14)
FoxSAC · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
McRaeWAS · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
FariedHOU · 17 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Stanley JohnsonDET · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Pacers-Pelicans
Pacers 109Pelicans 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers25283026109
Pelicans20302433107
The story
Myles Turner had 15 points as Indiana beat New Orleans 109-107

Jahlil Okafor led New Orleans with 25 PTS, 13 REB 15 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 5-17 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the third 30-24, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +5+3+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jrue Holiday led the game in fantasy with 47.9 FPTS (19 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST)

Final · Rockets-Suns
Rockets 118Suns 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets32313124118
Suns28292330110
The story
Chris Paul's 18 points carried Houston past Phoenix, 118-110

For Phoenix, Devin Booker had 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 5 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST · 5-10 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-23, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +4+6+14+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Kings
Spurs 112Kings 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs25342726112
Kings37263529127
The story
Sacramento beat San Antonio 127-112 behind 24 points and 12 rebounds from Marvin Bagley III

DeMar DeRozan paced San Antonio: 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 10-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 37-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +12+4+12+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 34 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Season avg11.2Last 3

11.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.7 in 26 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Season avg34.5Today

35 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 44

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 58, 48, 37, 61, 35, 40, 37, 30, 43, 44Rockets-Suns · W
36.5 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Jun 4, 2015: 44 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
44 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 25, 31, 34, 27, 21, 19, 37, 30Bucks-Nets · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +3.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 15, 14, 0, 23, 20, 24, 12, 27Pistons-Nuggets · W
16.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 43, 26, 16, 22, 27, 21, 31, 25, 24, 27Wizards-Hawks · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 3, 11, 15, 24, 15, 9, 23, 20, 26Wizards-Hawks · L
12.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jahlil OkaforPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 20, 17, 18, 24, 27, 14, 6, 25Pelicans-Pacers · L
7.7 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
James HardenHOU+6.8 43.3 last 10 · 36.5 season
Malik BeasleyDEN+5.7 17.2 last 10 · 11.5 season
Josh JacksonPHX+4.9 15.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Darren CollisonIND+4.7 15.0 last 10 · 10.3 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+4.7 32.5 last 10 · 27.8 season
Cold
Rodney McGruderMIA−5.9 2.8 last 10 · 8.7 season
DeMar DeRozanSAS−5.6 15.7 last 10 · 21.3 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.NYK−5.4 13.7 last 10 · 19.1 season
Nikola MiroticNOP−4.8 11.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−4.4 3.2 last 10 · 7.6 season