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Tuesday, February 5, 2019Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed CHA by 8 after three quarters and won 117–115.

Final · Box score
Clippers117
Hornets115
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC -5; Q3 LAC -8; Q4 LAC +2
Final · Box score
Celtics103
Cavs96
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +7
Final · Box score
Lakers94
Pacers136
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +23; Q3 IND +28; Q4 IND +42
Final · Box score
Pistons105
Knicks92
Q1 DET +8; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +13
Final · Box score
Wolves106
Grizzlies108
Q1 MEM +13; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +2
Final · Box score
Magic122
Thunder132
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC -7; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +10
Final · Box score
Raptors119
Sixers107
Q1 TOR +12; Q2 TOR +17; Q3 TOR +18; Q4 TOR +12
Final · Box score
Heat118
Blazers108
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +10
On this day · 2017–18Feb 5, 2018: 7 games. Top scorer: Rodney Hood (Jazz-Pelicans), 30 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Hornets

Tobias Harris scores 34, Clippers rally past Charlotte

Joel Embiid goes for 37 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-5-8+2LAC AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers26273133117
Hornets25333423115
Who led
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 9, 31, 29, 18, 30, 15, 7, 13, 34LAC34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 13, 31, 12, 21, 24, 39, 18, 31LAC31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 23, 22, 10, 14, 21, 23, 37, 32CHA32 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Jeremy LambPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 10, 17, 16, 15, 6, 6, 13, 22CHA22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Magic-Thunder

OKC beats Orlando, 132–122

OKC led 98–92 after three and won by 10. Paul George led OKC with 39 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
LAC over CHA2MEM over MIN2BOS over CLE7OKC over ORL10MIA over POR10TOR over PHI12DET over NYK13IND over LAL42Final margin, points. Pink = OKC over ORL.
Lead changes
Clippers-Hornets12
Magic-Thunder12
Celtics-Cavs10
Raptors-Sixers1
Lakers-Pacers0
Pistons-Knicks0
Wolves-Grizzlies0
Heat-Blazers0
Shot of the night

Harris's jumper with 4.3 seconds left breaks the tie, 117-115 final

The night in charts
Magic-Thunder combined for 254, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-ThunderMagic 122, Thunder 132
254
Clippers-HornetsClippers 117, Hornets 115
232
Lakers-PacersLakers 94, Pacers 136
230
Raptors-SixersRaptors 119, Sixers 107
226
Heat-BlazersHeat 118, Blazers 108
226
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 106, Grizzlies 108
214
Celtics-CavsCeltics 103, Cavs 96
199
Pistons-KnicksPistons 105, Knicks 92
197
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-HornetsClippers 117, Hornets 115
+2 LAC
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 106, Grizzlies 108
+2 MEM
Celtics-CavsCeltics 103, Cavs 96
+7 BOS
Magic-ThunderMagic 122, Thunder 132
+10 OKC
Heat-BlazersHeat 118, Blazers 108
+10 MIA
Raptors-SixersRaptors 119, Sixers 107
+12 TOR
Pistons-KnicksPistons 105, Knicks 92
+13 DET
Lakers-PacersLakers 94, Pacers 136
+42 IND
LAC rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-HornetsLAC won · Clippers 117, Hornets 115
8 pts
Magic-ThunderOKC won · Magic 122, Thunder 132
7 pts
Celtics-CavsBOS won · Celtics 103, Cavs 96
2 pts
Whiteside shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WhitesideMIA · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 2 BLK
92% (11-12)
DengMIN · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
RabbMEM · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
TurnerIND · 22 PTS, 4 BLK, 1 REB
75% (9-12)
SabonisIND · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Wolves-Grizzlies
Wolves 106Grizzlies 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves19352923106
Grizzlies32341923108
The story
Mike Conley had 25 points and 9 assists as Memphis beat Minnesota 108-106

Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 26 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 8-22 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies won the first 32-19, their biggest quarter edge.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +13+12+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Hornets
Clippers 117Hornets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers26273133117
Hornets25333423115
The story
Lou Williams' 31 points carried LA past Charlotte, 117-115

For Charlotte, Jeremy Lamb had 22 PTS, 4 REB 31 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 10-23 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 8 going into the fourth, then won it 33-23.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +1−5−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kemba Walker was the fantasy play: 63.0 FPTS on 32 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB

Final · Magic-Thunder
Magic 122Thunder 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic32372330122
Thunder31313634132
The story
Oklahoma City beat Orlando 132-122 behind a 16-15-16 triple-double from Russell Westbrook

Terrence Ross paced Orlando: 26 PTS, 5 REB 16 PTS, 16 AST, 15 REB · 5-14 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 36-23 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −1−7+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.8Season avg38.4Last 5

38.4 points a game over his last five games, against 27.8 in 51 earlier games. Today: 39 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 21 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.6Season avg33.5Today

33 minutes today, against 8.6 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 39

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 31, 36, 23, 36, 37, 43, 37, 39Thunder-Magic · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 22, 31, 32, 33, 28, 26, 29, 37Sixers-Raptors · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 9, 31, 29, 18, 30, 15, 7, 13, 34Clippers-Hornets · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 19, 20, 14, 31, 20, 28, 30, 33Blazers-Heat · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +12.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 23, 22, 10, 14, 21, 23, 37, 32Hornets-Clippers · L
24.7 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 13, 31, 12, 21, 24, 39, 18, 31Clippers-Hornets · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
James HardenHOU+6.8 43.3 last 10 · 36.5 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+6.0 34.0 last 10 · 28.0 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 14.9 last 10 · 10.2 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