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Monday, February 3, 2020Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed SAS by 10 after the first quarter and won 108–105.

Final · Box score
Magic112
Hornets100
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +8; Q4 ORL +12
Final · OT · Box score
Knicks139
Cavs134
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK -5; Q4 Knicks 0; OT1 NYK +5
Final · Box score
Mavs112
Pacers103
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Warriors125
Wizards117
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +13; Q4 GSW +8
Final · Box score
Celtics123
Hawks115
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Suns97
Nets119
Q1 BKN +4; Q2 BKN +3; Q3 BKN +17; Q4 BKN +22
Final · Box score
Sixers106
Heat137
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +20; Q4 MIA +31
Final · Box score
Pistons82
Grizzlies96
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 Grizzlies 0; Q3 MEM +9; Q4 MEM +14
Final · Box score
Wolves109
Kings113
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +9; Q4 SAC +4
Final · Box score
Spurs105
Clippers108
Q1 LAC -10; Q2 LAC -9; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +3
On this day · 2018–19Feb 3, 2019: 3 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Thunder-Celtics), 37 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Clippers

Clippers climb back to beat San Antonio

Kevin Love goes for 33 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-9+3+3LAC AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs39241923105
Clippers29253123108
Who led
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 36, 30, 43, 32, 39, 36, 33, 31, 31, 22LAC22 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 17, 20, 21, 12, 32, 8, 21, 19LAC19 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 30, 21, 19, 32, 16, 10, 8, 27SAS27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 18, 20, 30, 14, 36, 38, 24, 26SAS26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Celtics-Hawks

Boston makes it four straight

Boston beat Atlanta 123–115 and moved to 34–15. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · BOS
L@ MIL123–128Lvs PHX119–123Wvs LAL139–107Wvs MEM119–95W@ ORL109–98L@ NOP108–123W@ MIA109–101Wvs GSW119–104Wvs PHI116–95W@ ATL123–115
Lead changes
Spurs-Clippers21
Celtics-Hawks16
Sixers-Heat16
Suns-Nets9
Warriors-Wizards7
Magic-Hornets5
Mavs-Pacers5
Pistons-Grizzlies5
Wolves-Kings0
The night in charts
Knicks-Cavs combined for 273, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-CavsKnicks 139, Cavs 134 · OT
273
Sixers-HeatSixers 106, Heat 137
243
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 125, Wizards 117
242
Celtics-HawksCeltics 123, Hawks 115
238
Wolves-KingsWolves 109, Kings 113
222
Suns-NetsSuns 97, Nets 119
216
Mavs-PacersMavs 112, Pacers 103
215
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 105, Clippers 108
213
Magic-HornetsMagic 112, Hornets 100
212
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 82, Grizzlies 96
178
3 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 105, Clippers 108
+3 LAC
Wolves-KingsWolves 109, Kings 113
+4 SAC
Knicks-CavsKnicks 139, Cavs 134 · OT
+5 NYK
Warriors-WizardsWarriors 125, Wizards 117
+8 GSW
Celtics-HawksCeltics 123, Hawks 115
+8 BOS
Mavs-PacersMavs 112, Pacers 103
+9 DAL
Magic-HornetsMagic 112, Hornets 100
+12 ORL
Pistons-GrizzliesPistons 82, Grizzlies 96
+14 MEM
Suns-NetsSuns 97, Nets 119
+22 BKN
Sixers-HeatSixers 106, Heat 137
+31 MIA
LAC erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-ClippersLAC won · Spurs 105, Clippers 108
10 pts
Celtics-HawksBOS won · Celtics 123, Hawks 115
6 pts
Knicks-CavsNYK won · Knicks 139, Cavs 134 · OT
5 pts
Mavs-PacersDAL won · Mavs 112, Pacers 103
2 pts
John Collins shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
John CollinsATL · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
83% (10-12)
JimmyMIA · 38 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
70% (14-20)
ValanciunasMEM · 26 PTS, 17 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
68% (13-19)
EmbiidPHI · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
WoodDET · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Spurs-Clippers
Spurs 105Clippers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs39241923105
Clippers29253123108
The story
Kawhi Leonard's 22 points carried LA past San Antonio, 108-105

For San Antonio, DeMar DeRozan had 26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 8-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Clippers trailed by 9 going into the third, then won it 31-19.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −10−9+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LaMarcus Aldridge was the fantasy play: 51.3 FPTS on 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Final · Knicks-Cavs
Knicks 139Cavs 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Knicks3330323212139
Cavs372538277134
The story
Elfrid Payton had a 17-11-15 triple-double as New York beat Cleveland 139-134 in OT

Collin Sexton led Cleveland with 29 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 17 PTS, 15 AST, 11 REB · 8-17 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Knicks took the second 30-25.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −4+1−50+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Warriors-Wizards
Warriors 125Wizards 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors40322726125
Wizards36272331117
The story
Golden State beat Washington 125-117 behind 30 points from Alec Burks

Davis Bertans paced Washington: 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 30 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

A 32-27 second quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +4+9+13+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.8Season avg39.6Last 5

39.6 points a game over his last five games, against 28.8 in 41 earlier games. Today: 43 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs 2018–19 avg
Minutes per game
25.22018–19 avg15.3Last 3

15.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.2 in 2018–19 (79 games). Today: 4 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.3Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 15.3 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Bradley Beal leads the day with 43

Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 29, 38, 36, 40, 47, 34, 34, 43Wizards-Warriors · L
29.2 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Mar 11, 2003: 43 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
43 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 11, 10, 20, 15, 14, 9, 35, 38Mavs-Pacers · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 12, 14, 16, 24, 20, 19, 20, 24, 38Heat-Sixers · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +17.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 16, 42, 26, 45, 18, 39, 12, 34Hawks-Celtics · L
29.2 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 12, 21, 20, 20, 12, 23, 14, 33Cavs-Knicks · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 14, 22, 18, 22, 19, 34, 24, 31Kings-Wolves · W
20.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damian LillardPOR+11.8 41.6 last 10 · 29.8 season
Russell WestbrookHOU+6.2 32.6 last 10 · 26.4 season
Ben SimmonsPHI+6.0 22.7 last 10 · 16.7 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+5.9 33.3 last 10 · 27.4 season
Svi MykhailiukDET+5.5 14.4 last 10 · 8.9 season
Cold
James HardenHOU−7.6 28.1 last 10 · 35.7 season
Paul GeorgeLAC−4.8 17.9 last 10 · 22.7 season
Tristan ThompsonCLE−4.6 7.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Jeff TeagueATL−4.5 7.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Malcolm BrogdonIND−4.4 12.3 last 10 · 16.7 season