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Friday, February 8, 2019Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pelicans trailed Wolves by 13 after the first quarter and won 122–117.

Final · Box score
Knicks103
Pistons120
Q1 Pistons +19; Q2 Pistons +9; Q3 Pistons +5; Q4 Pistons +17
Final · Box score
Nuggets110
Sixers117
Q1 Sixers +10; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 Sixers +1; Q4 Sixers +7
Final · Box score
Cavs106
Wizards119
Q1 Wizards +14; Q2 Wizards +14; Q3 Wizards +6; Q4 Wizards +13
Final · Box score
Bulls125
Nets106
Q1 Bulls +5; Q2 Bulls +7; Q3 Bulls +13; Q4 Bulls +19
Final · Box score
Bucks122
Mavs107
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 Bucks +13; Q3 Bucks +8; Q4 Bucks +15
Final · Box score
Warriors117
Suns107
Q1 Warriors -5; Q2 Warriors +7; Q3 Warriors -3; Q4 Warriors +10
Final · Box score
Wolves117
Pelicans122
Q1 Pelicans -13; Q2 Pelicans 0; Q3 Pelicans +2; Q4 Pelicans +5
Final · Box score
Heat96
Kings102
Q1 Kings -11; Q2 Kings -9; Q3 Kings -8; Q4 Kings +6
On this day · 2017–18Feb 8, 2018: 6 games. Top scorer: Kemba Walker (Hornets-Blazers), 40 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Pelicans

Anthony Davis scores 32 in New Orleans win over Minnesota

Andre Drummond goes for 29 points

Game flow · Pelicans margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-130+2+5Pelicans AHEAD ↑Wolves AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves35272629117
Pelicans22402832122
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 34, 20, 36, 38, 30, 46, 30, 27, 32Pelicans32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 22, 29, 19, 22, 15, 19, 18, 27Pelicans27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 27, 33, 22, 16, 31, 26, 27, 32Wolves32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 23, 21, 35, 12, 10, 12, 23, 23Wolves23 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Suns14
Nuggets-Sixers13
Wolves-Pelicans7
Bulls-Nets4
Bucks-Mavs4
Cavs-Wizards2
Heat-Kings1
The night in charts
Wolves-Pelicans combined for 239, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-PelicansWolves 117, Pelicans 122
239
Bulls-NetsBulls 125, Nets 106
231
Bucks-MavsBucks 122, Mavs 107
229
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 110, Sixers 117
227
Cavs-WizardsCavs 106, Wizards 119
225
Warriors-SunsWarriors 117, Suns 107
224
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 103, Pistons 120
223
Heat-KingsHeat 96, Kings 102
198
Pelicans won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Wolves-PelicansWolves 117, Pelicans 122
+5 Pelicans
Heat-KingsHeat 96, Kings 102
+6 Kings
Nuggets-SixersNuggets 110, Sixers 117
+7 Sixers
Warriors-SunsWarriors 117, Suns 107
+10 Warriors
Cavs-WizardsCavs 106, Wizards 119
+13 Wizards
Bucks-MavsBucks 122, Mavs 107
+15 Bucks
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 103, Pistons 120
+17 Pistons
Bulls-NetsBulls 125, Nets 106
+19 Bulls
Pelicans erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-PelicansPelicans won · Wolves 117, Pelicans 122
13 pts
Heat-KingsKings won · Heat 96, Kings 102
11 pts
Warriors-SunsWarriors won · Warriors 117, Suns 107
5 pts
Drummond shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DrummondPistons · 29 PTS, 20 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
80% (12-15)
RedickSixers · 34 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
73% (11-15)
ADPelicans · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
73% (11-15)
GiannisBucks · 29 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
68% (13-19)
PortisWizards · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Wolves-Pelicans
Wolves 117Pelicans 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves35272629117
Pelicans22402832122
The story
Jrue Holiday's 27 points and 9 assists carried New Orleans past Minnesota, 122-117

For Minnesota, Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 8-21 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans trailed by 13 going into the second, then won it 40-27.

Pelicans lead by quarter
200 −130+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Kings
Heat 96Kings 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2831241396
Kings17332527102
The story
Buddy Hield had 23 points as Sacramento beat Miami 102-96

Josh Richardson led Miami with 21 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 8-16 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Kings took the fourth 27-13.

Kings lead by quarter
200 −11−9−8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Hassan Whiteside led the game in fantasy with 56.3 FPTS (19 REB, 17 PTS)

Final · Warriors-Suns
Warriors 117Suns 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors26342235117
Suns31223222107
The story
Golden State beat Phoenix 117-107 behind 25 points from Klay Thompson

Deandre Ayton paced Phoenix: 23 PTS, 12 REB 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 9-17 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 35-22 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Warriors.

Warriors lead by quarter
200 −5+7−3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kelly Oubre Jr. topped the game at 54.4 FPTS: 25 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.9Season avg22.0Last 5

22.0 points a game over his last five games, against 10.9 in 56 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.7Season avg8.6Last 3

8.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.7 in 47 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.6Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 11.6 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Heat-Kings

Sacramento rallies from 11 down to beat Miami

Trailing by 11 after one, Sacramento outscored the Heat 85–68 the rest of the way. Final: 102–96. Buddy Hield led Sacramento with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Top-scorer duel · Kings-Heat
Buddy Hield · KingsJosh Richardson · HeatPTS2321REB72AST14Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

JJ Redick leads the day with 34

JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 20, 22, 16, 19, 22, 13, 15, 34Sixers-Nuggets · W
18.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 34, 20, 36, 38, 30, 46, 30, 27, 32Pelicans-Wolves · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +2.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 27, 33, 22, 16, 31, 26, 27, 32Wolves-Pelicans · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 22, 13, 21, 18, 14, 30, 30, 31Bulls-Nets · W
18.3 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
Dennis Smith Jr.Points, last 10 games: 9, 2, 11, 17, 19, 13, 13, 8, 25, 31Knicks-Pistons · L
13.7 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 15, 9, 18, 9, 12, 26, 33, 30Wizards-Cavs · W
14.8 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Josh JacksonSuns+7.6 18.7 last 10 · 11.1 season
Paul GeorgeThunder+6.0 34.0 last 10 · 28.0 season
Malik BeasleyNuggets+5.9 17.5 last 10 · 11.6 season
Jeff GreenWizards+5.3 18.0 last 10 · 12.7 season
Terrance FergusonThunder+4.9 11.5 last 10 · 6.6 season
Cold
Rodney McGruderHeat−5.9 2.7 last 10 · 8.6 season
Juancho HernangomezNuggets−5.4 2.0 last 10 · 7.4 season
Nikola MiroticPelicans−4.8 11.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Tim Hardaway Jr.Mavs−4.5 14.3 last 10 · 18.8 season
Kevin DurantWarriors−3.9 23.4 last 10 · 27.3 season