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Tuesday, February 11, 2020Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pelicans trailed Blazers by 9 after the first quarter and won 138–117.

Final · Box score
Clippers103
Sixers110
Q1 Sixers +8; Q2 Sixers 0; Q3 Sixers +4; Q4 Sixers +7
Final · Box score
Bulls114
Wizards126
Q1 Wizards +10; Q2 Wizards +7; Q3 Wizards +18; Q4 Wizards +12
Final · Box score
Blazers117
Pelicans138
Q1 Pelicans -9; Q2 Pelicans -2; Q3 Pelicans +18; Q4 Pelicans +21
Final · Box score
Spurs114
Thunder106
Q1 Spurs +11; Q2 Spurs +8; Q3 Spurs +2; Q4 Spurs +8
Final · Box score
Celtics105
Rockets116
Q1 Rockets +4; Q2 Rockets -2; Q3 Rockets +7; Q4 Rockets +11
On this day · 2018–19Feb 11, 2019: 9 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Thunder-Blazers), 47 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Pelicans

Zion Williamson scores 31, New Orleans rallies past Portland

James Harden goes for 42 points

Game flow · Pelicans margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-2+18+21Pelicans AHEAD ↑Blazers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers36292131117
Pelicans27364134138
Who led
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 9 games: 22, 15, 21, 14, 24, 21, 20, 21, 31Pelicans31 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 17, 15, 16, 0, 13, 18, 23, 20Pelicans20 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 47, 50, 36, 48, 51, 21, 26, 42, 33, 20Blazers20 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 4, 28, 22, 19, 14, 20, 19, 27, 13, 20Blazers20 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Celtics-Rockets

Houston beats Boston, 116–105

Houston led 78–71 after three and won by 11. James Harden led Houston with 42 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Sixers over Clippers7Spurs over Thunder8Rockets over Celtics11Wizards over Bulls12Pelicans over Blazers21Final margin, points. Pink = Rockets over Celtics.
Lead changes
Clippers-Sixers13
Blazers-Pelicans5
Celtics-Rockets5
Bulls-Wizards1
The night in charts
Blazers-Pelicans combined for 255, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 117, Pelicans 138
255
Bulls-WizardsBulls 114, Wizards 126
240
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 105, Rockets 116
221
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 114, Thunder 106
220
Clippers-SixersClippers 103, Sixers 110
213
Sixers won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Clippers-SixersClippers 103, Sixers 110
+7 Sixers
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 114, Thunder 106
+8 Spurs
Celtics-RocketsCeltics 105, Rockets 116
+11 Rockets
Bulls-WizardsBulls 114, Wizards 126
+12 Wizards
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 117, Pelicans 138
+21 Pelicans
Pelicans rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-PelicansPelicans won · Blazers 117, Pelicans 138
9 pts
Celtics-RocketsRockets won · Celtics 105, Rockets 116
2 pts
Dejounte Murray shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Dejounte MurraySpurs · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
LaVineBulls · 41 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
71% (15-21)
MahinmiWizards · 15 PTS, 6 REB
70% (7-10)
HartPelicans · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
CP3Thunder · 31 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Celtics-Rockets
Celtics 105Rockets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics19302234105
Rockets23243138116
The story
Russell Westbrook had 36 points and 10 rebounds as Houston beat Boston 116-105

Jayson Tatum led Boston with 15 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 36 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 13-23 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Rockets took the third 31-22.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 +4−2+7+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Wizards
Bulls 114Wizards 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls26362032114
Wizards36333126126
The story
Zach LaVine had 41 points, but Washington won 126-114

For Washington, Bradley Beal had 30 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 41 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 15-21 FG, 8-11 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-20, was where the Wizards built it.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 +10+7+18+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Pelicans
Blazers 117Pelicans 138
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers36292131117
Pelicans27364134138
The story
New Orleans beat Portland 138-117 behind 16 points and 10 assists from Jrue Holiday

Hassan Whiteside paced Portland: 17 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 7-12 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 41-21 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Pelicans.

Pelicans lead by quarter
300 −9−2+18+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg14.2Last 5

14.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 41 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.2 in 49 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in 53 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 42

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 18, 35, 40, 40, 14, 32, 28, 42Rockets-Celtics · W
35.3 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Ricky Davis Cavs, Dec 20, 2002: 42 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
42 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 44, 23, 20, 22, 18, 22, 32, 41Bulls-Wizards · L
25.3 PPG season to date · +16.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant Lakers, Nov 7, 2002: 41 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 45, 32, 39, 32, 22, 41, 39, 36Rockets-Celtics · W
27.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 9 games: 22, 15, 21, 14, 24, 21, 20, 21, 31Pelicans-Blazers · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high31 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 18, 25, 9, 20, 12, 22, 22, 31Thunder-Spurs · L
17.5 PPG season to date · +13.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 32, 39, 36, 33, 31, 31, 22, 14, 29, 30Clippers-Sixers · L
27.1 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Damian LillardBlazers+7.7 37.4 last 10 · 29.7 season
Russell WestbrookRockets+7.4 34.6 last 10 · 27.2 season
Bradley BealWizards+6.6 35.7 last 10 · 29.1 season
Svi MykhailiukPistons+5.5 14.4 last 10 · 8.9 season
Nikola JokicNuggets+5.3 25.9 last 10 · 20.6 season
Cold
James HardenRockets−6.5 28.8 last 10 · 35.3 season
Ricky RubioSuns−4.1 8.2 last 10 · 12.3 season
Steven AdamsThunder−4.1 6.6 last 10 · 10.7 season
Jeff TeagueHawks−4.0 7.6 last 10 · 11.6 season
Tristan ThompsonCavs−3.8 8.0 last 10 · 11.8 season