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Wednesday, February 6, 2019Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed DEN by 5 after the first quarter and won 135–130.

Final · Box score
Nuggets130
Nets135
Q1 BKN -5; Q2 BKN +12; Q3 BKN +21; Q4 BKN +5
Final · Box score
Pelicans125
Bulls120
Q1 NOP -2; Q2 NOP -1; Q3 NOP +9; Q4 NOP +5
Final · Box score
Wizards129
Bucks148
Q1 MIL +15; Q2 MIL +20; Q3 MIL +13; Q4 MIL +19
Final · Box score
Hornets93
Mavs99
Q1 DAL +7; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Suns88
Jazz116
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +28
Final · Box score
Rockets127
Kings101
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +31; Q3 HOU +30; Q4 HOU +26
Final · Box score
Spurs102
Warriors141
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +32; Q4 GSW +39
On this day · 2017–18Feb 6, 2018: 8 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Thunder-Warriors), 38 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Nets

Brooklyn handles Denver by 5

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 43 points

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+12+21+5BKN AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets35252743130
Nets30423627135
Who led
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 40, 31, 25, 12, 25, 30, 25, 23, 18, 27BKN27 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
DeMarre CarrollPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 19, 7, 12, 11, 18, 7, 8, 18BKN18 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 28, 32, 24, 20, 31, 13, 16, 25DEN25 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
Mason PlumleePoints, last 10 games: 5, 2, 16, 17, 4, 9, 10, 4, 15, 24DEN24 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Bulls

New Orleans tops Chicago in Chicago

Final: 125–120. Julius Randle led New Orleans with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BKN over DEN5NOP over CHI5DAL over CHA6MIL over WAS19HOU over SAC26UTA over PHX28GSW over SAS39Final margin, points. Pink = NOP over CHI.
Lead changes
Hornets-Mavs17
Rockets-Kings8
Spurs-Warriors6
Pelicans-Bulls3
Wizards-Bucks3
Suns-Jazz2
The night in charts
Wizards-Bucks combined for 277, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-BucksWizards 129, Bucks 148
277
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 130, Nets 135
265
Pelicans-BullsPelicans 125, Bulls 120
245
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 102, Warriors 141
243
Rockets-KingsRockets 127, Kings 101
228
Suns-JazzSuns 88, Jazz 116
204
Hornets-MavsHornets 93, Mavs 99
192
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 130, Nets 135
+5 BKN
Pelicans-BullsPelicans 125, Bulls 120
+5 NOP
Hornets-MavsHornets 93, Mavs 99
+6 DAL
Wizards-BucksWizards 129, Bucks 148
+19 MIL
Rockets-KingsRockets 127, Kings 101
+26 HOU
Suns-JazzSuns 88, Jazz 116
+28 UTA
Spurs-WarriorsSpurs 102, Warriors 141
+39 GSW
BKN rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-NetsBKN won · Nuggets 130, Nets 135
5 pts
Pelicans-BullsNOP won · Pelicans 125, Bulls 120
2 pts
Klay shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KlayGSW · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
85% (11-13)
PlumleeDEN · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
GiannisMIL · 43 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
81% (17-21)
KDGSW · 23 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
Finney-SmithDAL · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Nuggets-Nets
Nuggets 130Nets 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets35252743130
Nets30423627135
The story
D'Angelo Russell's 27 points and 11 assists carried Brooklyn past Denver, 135-130

For Denver, Jamal Murray had 19 PTS, 11 AST, 3 REB 27 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 10-23 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 42-25.

BKN lead by quarter
300 −5+12+21+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic was the fantasy play: 61.3 FPTS on 25 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST

Final · Hornets-Mavs
Hornets 93Mavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2026252293
Mavs2725222599
The story
Luka Doncic had a 19-10-11 triple-double as Dallas beat Charlotte 99-93

Nicolas Batum led Charlotte with 14 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB · 5-20 FG, 2-10 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 27-20, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +7+6+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kemba Walker led the game in fantasy with 56.2 FPTS (30 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Wizards-Bucks
Wizards 129Bucks 148
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards35304222129
Bucks50353528148
The story
Milwaukee beat Washington 148-129 behind 22 points and 11 assists from Eric Bledsoe

Bradley Beal paced Washington: 30 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB · 8-16 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 50-35 first quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +15+20+13+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.5Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.5 in 53 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.6Season avg25.3Last 3

25.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.6 in 41 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.4Season avg35.5Today

36 minutes today, against 12.4 a game in 18 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 43

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 31, 34, 27, 21, 19, 37, 30, 43Bucks-Wizards · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James MIA, Mar 18, 2014: 43 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
43 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 48, 37, 61, 35, 40, 37, 30, 43, 44, 36Rockets-Kings · W
36.5 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 17, 22, 27, 23, 19, 20, 13, 31Pelicans-Bulls · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 22, 10, 14, 21, 23, 37, 32, 30Hornets-Mavs · L
24.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 22, 27, 21, 31, 25, 24, 27, 30Wizards-Bucks · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +5.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 13, 22, 13, 21, 18, 14, 30, 30Bulls-Pelicans · L
17.9 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Josh JacksonPHX+6.7 17.6 last 10 · 10.9 season
Malik BeasleyDEN+6.0 17.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Paul GeorgeOKC+6.0 34.0 last 10 · 28.0 season
D'Angelo RussellBKN+5.8 25.6 last 10 · 19.8 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
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.0 2.5 last 10 · 7.5 season
Nikola MiroticNOP−4.8 11.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.DAL−4.6 14.4 last 10 · 19.0 season