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Saturday, February 8, 2020Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed DET by 11 after the first quarter and won 95–92.

Final · Box score
Bucks111
Magic95
Q1 MIL +5; Q2 MIL +16; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 MIL +16
Final · Box score
Mavs116
Hornets100
Q1 DAL +21; Q2 DAL +21; Q3 DAL +29; Q4 DAL +16
Final · Box score
Knicks95
Pistons92
Q1 NYK -11; Q2 NYK -2; Q3 Knicks 0; Q4 NYK +3
Final · Box score
Pelicans124
Pacers117
Q1 NOP +5; Q2 NOP +5; Q3 NOP +3; Q4 NOP +7
Final · Box score
Nets118
Raptors119
Q1 TOR -3; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Clippers115
Wolves142
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +22; Q3 MIN +24; Q4 MIN +27
Final · Box score
Lakers125
Warriors120
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +5
Final · Box score
Nuggets117
Suns108
Q1 DEN -9; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Spurs102
Kings122
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +20
On this day · 2018–19Feb 8, 2019: 8 games. Top scorer: JJ Redick (Sixers-Nuggets), 34 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Pistons

New York climbs out of an 11-point hole against Detroit

Deandre Ayton goes for 28 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-20+3NYK AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1731192895
Pistons2822172592
Who led
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 20, 22, 24, 16, 16, 20, 22, 17NYK17 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Wayne EllingtonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 0, 3, 11, 0, 2, 2, 12, 17NYK17 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 16, 23, 8, 20, 3, 25, 28, 20DET20 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Christian WoodPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 8, 20, 7, 11, 17, 21, 27, 17DET17 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Suns

Denver fights back from 9 down against Phoenix

Final: 117–108, after trailing by 9 after one. Jamal Murray led Denver with 36 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Nuggets-Suns
Jamal Murray · DENDeandre Ayton · PHXPTS3628REB519AST52Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Pelicans-Pacers16
Spurs-Kings13
Nets-Raptors8
Nuggets-Suns7
Clippers-Wolves1
Lakers-Warriors1
Bucks-Magic0
Mavs-Hornets0
The night in charts
Clippers-Wolves combined for 257, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-WolvesClippers 115, Wolves 142
257
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 125, Warriors 120
245
Pelicans-PacersPelicans 124, Pacers 117
241
Nets-RaptorsNets 118, Raptors 119
237
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 117, Suns 108
225
Spurs-KingsSpurs 102, Kings 122
224
Mavs-HornetsMavs 116, Hornets 100
216
Bucks-MagicBucks 111, Magic 95
206
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 95, Pistons 92
187
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-RaptorsNets 118, Raptors 119
+1 TOR
Knicks-PistonsKnicks 95, Pistons 92
+3 NYK
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 125, Warriors 120
+5 LAL
Pelicans-PacersPelicans 124, Pacers 117
+7 NOP
Nuggets-SunsNuggets 117, Suns 108
+9 DEN
Bucks-MagicBucks 111, Magic 95
+16 MIL
Mavs-HornetsMavs 116, Hornets 100
+16 DAL
Spurs-KingsSpurs 102, Kings 122
+20 SAC
Clippers-WolvesClippers 115, Wolves 142
+27 MIN
NYK erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-PistonsNYK won · Knicks 95, Pistons 92
11 pts
Nuggets-SunsDEN won · Nuggets 117, Suns 108
9 pts
Nets-RaptorsTOR won · Nets 118, Raptors 119
3 pts
Murray shot 14-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MurrayDEN · 36 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
82% (14-17)
ChrissGSW · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
80% (12-15)
WarrenIND · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
McLaughlinMIN · 24 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB
73% (11-15)
CurryDAL · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Nets-Raptors
Nets 118Raptors 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets36183430118
Raptors33333419119
The story
Fred VanVleet's 29 points carried Toronto past Brooklyn, 119-118

For Brooklyn, DeAndre Jordan had 15 PTS, 14 REB 29 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 11-20 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Raptors trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 33-18.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −3+12+12+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Pistons
Knicks 95Pistons 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1731192895
Pistons2822172592
The story
Julius Randle had 17 points as New York beat Detroit 95-92

Reggie Jackson led Detroit with 20 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 7-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the first, the Knicks took the second 31-22.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −11−20+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Christian Wood led the game in fantasy with 40.7 FPTS (17 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Lakers-Warriors
Lakers 125Warriors 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers33333029125
Warriors25342536120
The story
Los Angeles beat Golden State 125-120 behind 27 points and 10 rebounds from Anthony Davis

Marquese Chriss paced Golden State: 26 PTS, 9 REB 27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-14 FG

The swing

A 33-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +8+7+12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.9Season avg16.8Last 5

16.8 points a game over his last five games, against 7.9 in 52 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.0 in 42 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.2Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 18.2 a game in 50 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Caris LeVert leads the day with 37

Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 11, 7, 11, 3, 6, 29, 23, 37Nets-Raptors · L
15.2 PPG season to date · +22.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high37 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 39, 16, 14, 24, 19, 5, 20, 31, 36Nuggets-Suns · W
18.4 PPG season to date · +18.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 36, 12, 12, 25, 28, 18, 11, 7, 9, 31Pelicans-Pacers · W
19.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Buddy HieldPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 21, 42, 13, 19, 22, 16, 21, 31Kings-Spurs · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 43, 32, 39, 36, 33, 31, 31, 22, 14, 29Clippers-Wolves · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 13, 19, 8, 16, 12, 10, 20, 29Raptors-Nets · W
17.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 6 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+7.0 33.7 last 10 · 26.7 season
Svi MykhailiukDET+5.5 14.4 last 10 · 8.9 season
Ben SimmonsPHI+5.3 22.0 last 10 · 16.7 season
Nikola JokicDEN+5.3 25.9 last 10 · 20.6 season
Cold
James HardenHOU−7.2 28.1 last 10 · 35.3 season
Jeff TeagueATL−5.2 6.5 last 10 · 11.7 season
Tristan ThompsonCLE−4.6 7.3 last 10 · 11.9 season
Rudy GaySAS−4.6 5.0 last 10 · 9.6 season
Steven AdamsOKC−4.1 6.7 last 10 · 10.8 season