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Sunday, February 2, 2020Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed DEN by 14 after the first quarter and won 128–123.

Final · OT · Box score
Nuggets123
Pistons128
Q1 DET -14; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +1; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +5
Final · Box score
Pelicans109
Rockets117
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +5; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +8
Final · Box score
Suns108
Bucks129
Q1 MIL +4; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +21
Final · Box score
Bulls102
Raptors129
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR -3; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +27
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The lead · Nuggets-Pistons

Detroit needs overtime to survive Denver

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-14+3+10+5DET AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nuggets4421242212123
Pistons3038222117128
Who led
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 15, 12, 20, 21DET21 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 8 games: 5, 5, 22, 14, 16, 23, 8, 20DET20 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 17, 19, 27, 24, 25, 28, 15, 39DEN39 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 18, 8, 13, 11, 9, 18, 24, 20DEN20 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Bulls-Raptors

Toronto rolls past Chicago, 129–102

The Bulls were held to 17 points in the fourth quarter. Terence Davis led Toronto with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

The whole night · final margins
DET over DEN5HOU over NOP8MIL over PHX21TOR over CHI27Final margin, points. Pink = TOR over CHI.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Rockets10
Bulls-Raptors10
Nuggets-Pistons5
Suns-Bucks0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Pistons combined for 251, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 123, Pistons 128 · OT
251
Suns-BucksSuns 108, Bucks 129
237
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 102, Raptors 129
231
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 109, Rockets 117
226
DET won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Nuggets-PistonsNuggets 123, Pistons 128 · OT
+5 DET
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 109, Rockets 117
+8 HOU
Suns-BucksSuns 108, Bucks 129
+21 MIL
Bulls-RaptorsBulls 102, Raptors 129
+27 TOR
DET erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-PistonsDET won · Nuggets 123, Pistons 128 · OT
14 pts
Bulls-RaptorsTOR won · Bulls 102, Raptors 129
3 pts
Pelicans-RocketsHOU won · Pelicans 109, Rockets 117
1 pt
Terence Davis shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Terence DavisTOR · 31 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
80% (12-15)
Thaddeus YoungCHI · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Bruce BrownDET · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST
70% (7-10)
JokicDEN · 39 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB, 3 STL
70% (16-23)
BookerPHX · 32 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST
60% (9-15)
Final · Nuggets-Pistons
Nuggets 123Pistons 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nuggets4421242212123
Pistons3038222117128
The story
Andre Drummond had 21 points and 17 rebounds as Detroit beat Denver 128-123 in OT

Monte Morris led Denver with 19 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 21 PTS, 17 REB, 4 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

Down 14 after the first, the Pistons took the second 38-21.

DET lead by quarter
200 −14+3+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pelicans-Rockets
Pelicans 109Rockets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans28323316109
Rockets30352725117
The story
Russell Westbrook's 22 points carried Houston past New Orleans, 117-109

For New Orleans, Brandon Ingram had 28 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 9-24 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 25-16.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +2+5−1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Bucks
Suns 108Bucks 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns26262828108
Bucks30373032129
The story
Milwaukee beat Phoenix 129-108 behind 30 points and 19 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Devin Booker paced Phoenix: 32 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 30 PTS, 19 REB, 9 AST · 10-21 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 37-26 second quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +4+15+17+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.5Season avg34.0Last 5

34.0 points a game over his last five games, against 26.5 in 41 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.7 in 44 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 25.5 a game in 49 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 40

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 41, 13, 34, 29, 27, 12, 18, 35, 40Rockets-Pelicans · W
35.7 PPG season to date · +4.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Nov 16, 2007: 40 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
40 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 17, 19, 27, 24, 25, 28, 15, 39Nuggets-Pistons · L
20.2 PPG season to date · +19.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Mar 5, 2024: 39 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
39 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 39, 29, 39, 37, 16, 35, 36, 32, 27, 32Suns-Bucks · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Terence DavisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 0, 12, 0, 5, 9, 15, 0, 5, 31Raptors-Bulls · W
7.7 PPG season to date · +23.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 13, 32, 37, 32, 29, 28, 30, 31, 30Bucks-Suns · W
30.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 19 REB · 9 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 16, 49, 21, 25, 22, 13, 16, 24, 20, 28Pelicans-Rockets · L
24.9 PPG season to date · +3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damian LillardPOR+11.8 41.6 last 10 · 29.8 season
Ben SimmonsPHI+6.8 23.5 last 10 · 16.7 season
Russell WestbrookHOU+6.2 32.6 last 10 · 26.4 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+6.0 33.5 last 10 · 27.5 season
Svi MykhailiukDET+5.5 14.4 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
James HardenHOU−7.6 28.1 last 10 · 35.7 season
Jeff TeagueATL−5.5 6.3 last 10 · 11.8 season
Malcolm BrogdonIND−4.8 11.9 last 10 · 16.7 season
Tristan ThompsonCLE−4.6 7.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Devonte' GrahamCHA−4.4 13.6 last 10 · 18.0 season