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Thursday, February 6, 2020Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed SAS by 8 after the first quarter and won 125–117.

Final · Box score
Magic103
Knicks105
Q1 NYK +11; Q2 NYK +7; Q3 NYK -7; Q4 NYK +2
Final · Box score
Pelicans125
Bulls119
Q1 NOP +7; Q2 NOP +10; Q3 NOP +22; Q4 NOP +6
Final · Box score
Sixers101
Bucks112
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +11
Final · Box score
Spurs117
Blazers125
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR -6; Q4 POR +8
Final · Box score
Rockets121
Lakers111
Q1 HOU -1; Q2 Rockets 0; Q3 HOU +4; Q4 HOU +10
On this day · 2018–19Feb 6, 2019: 7 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Wizards), 43 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Blazers

Portland turns it around against San Antonio

Anthony Davis goes for 32 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-1-6+8POR AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs35253225117
Blazers27322739125
Who led
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 34, 34, 61, 47, 50, 36, 48, 51, 21, 26POR26 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 9, 14, 16, 14, 6, 15, 2, 20POR20 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Trey LylesPoints, last 10 games: 2, 5, 3, 0, 10, 6, 11, 10, 3, 23SAS23 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 30, 14, 36, 38, 24, 26, 28, 21SAS21 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Magic-Knicks

New York takes over late to edge Orlando

Down 7 after three, New York won the fourth 29–20. Final: 105–103. Julius Randle led New York with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
NYK over ORL2NOP over CHI6POR over SAS8HOU over LAL10MIL over PHI11Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over ORL.
Lead changes
Spurs-Blazers20
Rockets-Lakers12
Sixers-Bucks10
Magic-Knicks7
Pelicans-Bulls1
The night in charts
Pelicans-Bulls combined for 244, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-BullsPelicans 125, Bulls 119
244
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 117, Blazers 125
242
Rockets-LakersRockets 121, Lakers 111
232
Sixers-BucksSixers 101, Bucks 112
213
Magic-KnicksMagic 103, Knicks 105
208
NYK won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Magic-KnicksMagic 103, Knicks 105
+2 NYK
Pelicans-BullsPelicans 125, Bulls 119
+6 NOP
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 117, Blazers 125
+8 POR
Rockets-LakersRockets 121, Lakers 111
+10 HOU
Sixers-BucksSixers 101, Bucks 112
+11 MIL
POR rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-BlazersPOR won · Spurs 117, Blazers 125
8 pts
Magic-KnicksNYK won · Magic 103, Knicks 105
7 pts
Sixers-BucksMIL won · Sixers 101, Bucks 112
4 pts
Rockets-LakersHOU won · Rockets 121, Lakers 111
1 pt
Zion shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZionNOP · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
LylesSAS · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
WhitesidePOR · 23 REB, 17 PTS, 4 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
VucevicORL · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
69% (9-13)
GibsonNYK · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Magic-Knicks
Magic 103Knicks 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic19283620103
Knicks30242229105
The story
Elfrid Payton had 15 points and 9 assists as New York beat Orlando 105-103

Nikola Vucevic led Orlando with 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 9 AST, 7 STL, 4 REB · 7-13 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Knicks won the first 30-19, their biggest quarter edge.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +11+7−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Bulls
Pelicans 125Bulls 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans32403122125
Bulls25371938119
The story
New Orleans beat Chicago 125-119 behind 21 points from Zion Williamson

Coby White paced Chicago: 14 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 9-11 FG

The swing

A 31-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Pelicans.

NOP lead by quarter
300 +7+10+22+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Lonzo Ball topped the game at 38.1 FPTS: 10 AST, 9 PTS, 3 REB

Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 121Lakers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets28353424121
Lakers29343018111
The story
Robert Covington's 14 points carried Houston past Los Angeles, 121-111

For Los Angeles, Danny Green had 15 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 14 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 5-9 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 24-18, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −10+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.3Season avg28.0Last 5

28.0 points a game over his last five games, against 20.3 in 43 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 41 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 23 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 41

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 31, 35, 32, 28, 45, 32, 39, 32, 22, 41Rockets-Lakers · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Rudy Gay SAC, Jan 21, 2014: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
41 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 32, 37, 32, 29, 28, 30, 31, 30, 34, 36Bucks-Sixers · W
30.2 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 20 REB · 6 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 5, 9, 28, 16, 31, 37, 21, 18, 32Lakers-Rockets · L
26.5 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 34, 34, 61, 47, 50, 36, 48, 51, 21, 26Blazers-Spurs · W
29.6 PPG season to date · −3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 24, 17, 13, 13, 21, 22, 12, 25Magic-Knicks · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 15, 22, 29, 14, 21, 10, 6, 25Sixers-Bucks · L
19.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damian LillardPOR+11.2 40.8 last 10 · 29.6 season
Russell WestbrookHOU+7.0 33.7 last 10 · 26.7 season
Svi MykhailiukDET+5.5 14.4 last 10 · 8.9 season
Jerami GrantDEN+5.5 16.8 last 10 · 11.3 season
Ben SimmonsPHI+5.2 21.8 last 10 · 16.6 season
Cold
James HardenHOU−9.2 26.2 last 10 · 35.4 season
OG AnunobyTOR−5.5 4.6 last 10 · 10.1 season
Rudy GaySAS−4.9 4.8 last 10 · 9.7 season
Tristan ThompsonCLE−4.6 7.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Steven AdamsOKC−4.4 6.3 last 10 · 10.7 season