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Tuesday, February 4, 2020Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed CHA by 12 after the first quarter and won 125–110.

Final · Box score
Bucks120
Pelicans108
Q1 MIL -7; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +15; Q4 MIL +12
Final · Box score
Hornets110
Rockets125
Q1 HOU -12; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +15
Final · Box score
Blazers99
Nuggets127
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +26; Q3 DEN +26; Q4 DEN +28
Final · Box score
Spurs102
Lakers129
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +27
On this day · 2018–19Feb 4, 2019: 6 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Suns), 44 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Rockets

James Harden scores 40 as Houston beats Charlotte

Nikola Jokic goes for 29 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-1+4+15HOU AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets34292522110
Rockets22403033125
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 41, 13, 34, 29, 27, 12, 18, 35, 40, 40HOU40 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Danuel House Jr.Points, last 10 games: 10, 13, 2, 8, 11, 21, 6, 14, 12, 22HOU22 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 14, 4, 3, 15, 23, 25, 16, 20CHA20 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 5, 25, 20, 4, 13, 30, 21, 10, 18, 20CHA20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Bucks-Pelicans

Milwaukee takes care of New Orleans

A 12-point win, 120–108. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 34 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIL over NOP12HOU over CHA15LAL over SAS27DEN over POR28Final margin, points. Pink = MIL over NOP.
Lead changes
Hornets-Rockets11
Bucks-Pelicans10
Spurs-Lakers8
The night in charts
Hornets-Rockets combined for 235, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-RocketsHornets 110, Rockets 125
235
Spurs-LakersSpurs 102, Lakers 129
231
Bucks-PelicansBucks 120, Pelicans 108
228
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 99, Nuggets 127
226
MIL won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Bucks-PelicansBucks 120, Pelicans 108
+12 MIL
Hornets-RocketsHornets 110, Rockets 125
+15 HOU
Spurs-LakersSpurs 102, Lakers 129
+27 LAL
Blazers-NuggetsBlazers 99, Nuggets 127
+28 DEN
HOU erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-RocketsHOU won · Hornets 110, Rockets 125
12 pts
Bucks-PelicansMIL won · Bucks 120, Pelicans 108
7 pts
Giannis shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisMIL · 34 PTS, 17 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
ADLAL · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
JokicDEN · 29 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST, 3 BLK
65% (11-17)
KuzmaLAL · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST
64% (7-11)
IngramNOP · 32 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
63% (12-19)
Final · Bucks-Pelicans
Bucks 120Pelicans 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks26324220120
Pelicans33282423108
The story
Milwaukee beat New Orleans 120-108 behind 34 points and 17 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo

Brandon Ingram paced New Orleans: 32 PTS, 7 REB 34 PTS, 17 REB, 6 AST · 12-17 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 42-24 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −7−3+15+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Rockets
Hornets 110Rockets 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets34292522110
Rockets22403033125
The story
Danuel House Jr. had 22 points as Houston beat Charlotte 125-110

Miles Bridges led Charlotte with 20 PTS, 15 REB 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 8-13 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Rockets took the second 40-29.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −12−1+4+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Nuggets
Blazers 99Nuggets 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2810362599
Nuggets37273627127
The story
Jamal Murray's 20 points carried Denver past Portland, 127-99

For Portland, CJ McCollum had 20 PTS, 2 REB 20 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 6-9 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 27-10, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +9+26+26+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
29.8Season avg41.2Last 5

41.2 points a game over his last five games, against 29.8 in 48 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.4 in 45 earlier games. Today: 13 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.8Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 15.8 a game in 35 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 40

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 41, 13, 34, 29, 27, 12, 18, 35, 40, 40Rockets-Hornets · W
35.8 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Steve Nash PHX, May 20, 2005: 39 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
40 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 19, 31, 15, 21, 27, 29, 22, 15, 36Lakers-Spurs · W
25.2 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 32, 37, 32, 29, 28, 30, 31, 30, 34Bucks-Pelicans · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +4.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 49, 21, 25, 22, 13, 16, 24, 20, 28, 32Pelicans-Bucks · L
25.1 PPG season to date · +7.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 19, 27, 24, 25, 28, 15, 39, 29Nuggets-Blazers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 20, 30, 14, 36, 38, 24, 26, 28Spurs-Lakers · L
23.2 PPG season to date · +4.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damian LillardPOR+11.0 40.7 last 10 · 29.7 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−6.9 28.9 last 10 · 35.8 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