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Wednesday, February 5, 2020Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed IND by 15 at halftime and won 119–118.

Final · Box score
Suns108
Pistons116
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Warriors88
Nets129
Q1 BKN +15; Q2 BKN +21; Q3 BKN +31; Q4 BKN +41
Final · Box score
Magic100
Celtics116
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +16
Final · Box score
Pacers118
Raptors119
Q1 TOR +10; Q2 TOR -15; Q3 TOR -4; Q4 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Hawks127
Wolves120
Q1 ATL +12; Q2 ATL +8; Q3 ATL +19; Q4 ATL +7
Final · Box score
Cavs103
Thunder109
Q1 OKC +1; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +3; Q4 OKC +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies121
Mavs107
Q1 MEM -1; Q2 MEM +3; Q3 MEM +22; Q4 MEM +14
Final · Box score
Nuggets98
Jazz95
Q1 DEN -7; Q2 DEN -8; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Heat111
Clippers128
Q1 LAC +2; Q2 LAC -3; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +17
On this day · 2018–19Feb 5, 2019: 8 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Thunder-Magic), 39 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Raptors

Kyle Lowry drops 32 in 15-point comeback win over Indiana

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10-15-4+1TOR AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers20432332118
Raptors30183437119
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 10, 16, 26, 16, 12, 23, 7, 14, 32TOR32 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 16, 14, 12, 24, 26, 21, 16, 30TOR30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 12, 22, 5, 5, 15, 8, 14, 24IND24 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Justin HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 3, 14, 9, 11, 8, 11, 13, 5, 6, 22IND22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Brooklyn posts the night's biggest win

Brooklyn beat Golden State by 41, the widest margin of 9 games.

TOR over IND1DEN over UTA3OKC over CLE6ATL over MIN7DET over PHX8MEM over DAL14BOS over ORL16LAC over MIA17BKN over GSW41Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Cavs-Thunder16
Nuggets-Jazz14
Suns-Pistons11
Magic-Celtics10
Heat-Clippers6
Grizzlies-Mavs5
Warriors-Nets0
Hawks-Wolves0
The night in charts
Hawks-Wolves combined for 247, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-WolvesHawks 127, Wolves 120
247
Heat-ClippersHeat 111, Clippers 128
239
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 118, Raptors 119
237
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 121, Mavs 107
228
Suns-PistonsSuns 108, Pistons 116
224
Warriors-NetsWarriors 88, Nets 129
217
Magic-CelticsMagic 100, Celtics 116
216
Cavs-ThunderCavs 103, Thunder 109
212
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 98, Jazz 95
193
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-RaptorsPacers 118, Raptors 119
+1 TOR
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 98, Jazz 95
+3 DEN
Cavs-ThunderCavs 103, Thunder 109
+6 OKC
Hawks-WolvesHawks 127, Wolves 120
+7 ATL
Suns-PistonsSuns 108, Pistons 116
+8 DET
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 121, Mavs 107
+14 MEM
Magic-CelticsMagic 100, Celtics 116
+16 BOS
Heat-ClippersHeat 111, Clippers 128
+17 LAC
Warriors-NetsWarriors 88, Nets 129
+41 BKN
TOR erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-RaptorsTOR won · Pacers 118, Raptors 119
15 pts
Nuggets-JazzDEN won · Nuggets 98, Jazz 95
8 pts
Heat-ClippersLAC won · Heat 111, Clippers 128
3 pts
Grizzlies-MavsMEM won · Grizzlies 121, Mavs 107
1 pt
Ja shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JaMEM · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
83% (10-12)
Derrick Jones Jr.MIA · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
DrummondDET · 31 PTS, 19 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
74% (14-19)
OkogieMIN · 23 PTS, 3 STL, 1 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
BrogdonIND · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST
71% (10-14)
Final · Pacers-Raptors
Pacers 118Raptors 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers20432332118
Raptors30183437119
The story
Pascal Siakam had 25 points as Toronto beat Indiana 119-118

Justin Holiday led Indiana with 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 7-18 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the second, the Raptors took the third 34-23.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +10−15−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Jazz
Nuggets 98Jazz 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2524232698
Jazz3225182095
The story
Jamal Murray's 31 points carried Denver past Utah, 98-95

For Utah, Rudy Gobert had 16 PTS, 14 REB 31 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 12-26 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 26-20.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −7−8−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Mavs
Grizzlies 121Mavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies31284121121
Mavs32242229107
The story
Memphis beat Dallas 121-107 behind 19 points from Jaren Jackson Jr.

Jalen Brunson paced Dallas: 20 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 7-15 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 41-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
300 −1+3+22+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kristaps Porzingis topped the game at 60.9 FPTS: 32 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.4Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.4 in 40 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 36 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 20.5 a game in 51 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Trae Young leads the day with 38

Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 42, 26, 45, 18, 39, 12, 34, 38Hawks-Wolves · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 41, 21, 17, 26, 27, 23, 20, 25, 28, 33Celtics-Magic · W
21.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 10, 16, 26, 16, 12, 23, 7, 14, 32Raptors-Pacers · W
19.7 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 10, 20, 15, 14, 9, 35, 38, 32Mavs-Grizzlies · L
18.2 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Andre DrummondPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 18, 20, 15, 12, 20, 21, 25, 31Pistons-Suns · W
17.8 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 39, 16, 14, 24, 19, 5, 20, 31Nuggets-Jazz · W
18.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 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
Svi MykhailiukDET+5.5 14.4 last 10 · 8.9 season
Jerami GrantDEN+5.5 16.8 last 10 · 11.3 season
Cold
James HardenHOU−6.9 28.9 last 10 · 35.8 season
OG AnunobyTOR−5.5 4.6 last 10 · 10.1 season
Tristan ThompsonCLE−4.6 7.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Steven AdamsOKC−4.4 6.3 last 10 · 10.7 season
Jeff TeagueATL−4.4 7.5 last 10 · 11.9 season