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Monday, February 11, 2019Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed BKN by 8 after the first quarter and won 127–125.

Final · Box score
Knicks104
Cavs107
Q1 CLE +8; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +3
Final · Box score
Wizards112
Pistons121
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +9
Final · Box score
Hornets90
Pacers99
Q1 IND +13; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +6; Q4 IND +9
Final · Box score
Nets125
Raptors127
Q1 TOR -8; Q2 TOR -4; Q3 Raptors 0; Q4 TOR +2
Final · Box score
Bucks112
Bulls99
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +1; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +13
Final · Box score
Mavs104
Rockets120
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +14; Q3 HOU +14; Q4 HOU +16
Final · Box score
Clippers120
Wolves130
Q1 MIN +3; Q2 MIN +8; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +10
Final · Box score
Blazers111
Thunder120
Q1 OKC +10; Q2 OKC +19; Q3 OKC +5; Q4 OKC +9
Final · Box score
Heat87
Nuggets103
Q1 DEN +8; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +13; Q4 DEN +16
On this day · 2017–18Feb 11, 2018: 8 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Jazz), 39 points.
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The lead · Nets-Raptors

Kawhi Leonard scores 30, Toronto holds off Brooklyn

Paul George posts a triple-double

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-40+2TOR AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets29313233125
Raptors21353635127
Who led
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 41, 33, 32, 33, 16, 18, 24, 11, 30TOR30 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 12, 11, 12, 16, 20, 12, 15, 18TOR18 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 25, 30, 25, 23, 18, 27, 23, 28BKN28 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Joe HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 10, 5, 17, 18, 6, 17, 19, 24BKN24 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Houston by 16.

TOR over BKN2CLE over NYK3DET over WAS9IND over CHA9OKC over POR9MIN over LAC10MIL over CHI13HOU over DAL16DEN over MIA16Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Wizards-Pistons11
Mavs-Rockets10
Heat-Nuggets9
Clippers-Wolves3
Bucks-Bulls2
Hornets-Pacers1
Blazers-Thunder1
Knicks-Cavs0
The night in charts
Nets-Raptors combined for 252, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-RaptorsNets 125, Raptors 127
252
Clippers-WolvesClippers 120, Wolves 130
250
Wizards-PistonsWizards 112, Pistons 121
233
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 111, Thunder 120
231
Mavs-RocketsMavs 104, Rockets 120
224
Knicks-CavsKnicks 104, Cavs 107
211
Bucks-BullsBucks 112, Bulls 99
211
Heat-NuggetsHeat 87, Nuggets 103
190
Hornets-PacersHornets 90, Pacers 99
189
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-RaptorsNets 125, Raptors 127
+2 TOR
Knicks-CavsKnicks 104, Cavs 107
+3 CLE
Wizards-PistonsWizards 112, Pistons 121
+9 DET
Hornets-PacersHornets 90, Pacers 99
+9 IND
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 111, Thunder 120
+9 OKC
Clippers-WolvesClippers 120, Wolves 130
+10 MIN
Bucks-BullsBucks 112, Bulls 99
+13 MIL
Mavs-RocketsMavs 104, Rockets 120
+16 HOU
Heat-NuggetsHeat 87, Nuggets 103
+16 DEN
Ariza shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ArizaWAS · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
71% (10-14)
HarrellLAC · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
IbakaTOR · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
69% (9-13)
GiannisMIL · 29 PTS, 17 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
SaricMIN · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Nets-Raptors
Nets 125Raptors 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets29313233125
Raptors21353635127
The story
Serge Ibaka's 18 points and 12 rebounds carried Toronto past Brooklyn, 127-125

For Brooklyn, Joe Harris had 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 18 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 9-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 8 going into the second, then won it 35-31.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −8−40+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 104Cavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks22263125104
Cavs30332618107
The story
Cleveland beat New York 107-104 behind 16 rebounds and 15 points from Larry Nance Jr.

Kadeem Allen paced New York: 25 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 16 REB, 15 PTS, 4 AST · 5-6 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 30-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +8+15+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Thunder
Blazers 111Thunder 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers26233329111
Thunder36321933120
The story
Russell Westbrook had a 21-14-11 triple-double as Oklahoma City beat Portland 120-111

Damian Lillard led Portland with 31 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST · 5-19 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the first 36-26, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +10+19+5+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.3Season avg39.0Last 5

39.0 points a game over his last five games, against 28.3 in 54 earlier games. Today: 47 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg16.6Last 3

16.6 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 50 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 47

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 36, 23, 36, 37, 43, 37, 39, 27, 45, 47Thunder-Blazers · W
28.7 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Apr 1, 2006: 47 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Ties season high47 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 12, 21, 24, 39, 18, 31, 10, 15, 45Clippers-Wolves · L
19.7 PPG season to date · +25.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Nov 27, 2006: 45 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Season high45 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 14, 21, 23, 37, 32, 30, 37, 34Hornets-Pacers · L
25.2 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 23, 20, 24, 12, 27, 17, 29, 32Pistons-Wizards · W
17.3 PPG season to date · +14.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 31, 25, 24, 27, 30, 25, 31, 32Wizards-Pistons · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 29, 37, 35, 18, 24, 24, 17, 29, 26, 31Pistons-Wizards · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Paul GeorgeOKC+8.3 37.0 last 10 · 28.7 season
Malik BeasleyDEN+8.0 19.8 last 10 · 11.8 season
Josh JacksonPHX+7.8 19.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Lou WilliamsLAC+4.9 24.6 last 10 · 19.7 season
Allen CrabbeBKN+4.4 14.4 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cold
Rodney McGruderMIA−5.5 2.9 last 10 · 8.4 season
Juancho HernangomezDEN−5.3 2.0 last 10 · 7.3 season
Nikola MiroticNOP−4.8 11.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
LeBron JamesLAL−4.5 22.2 last 10 · 26.7 season
Stephen CurryGSW−4.0 24.6 last 10 · 28.6 season