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Monday, February 1, 2021Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed NOP by 7 after three quarters and won 118–109.

Final · Box score
Lakers107
Hawks99
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +8
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets129
Heat121
Q1 CHA -1; Q2 CHA -3; Q3 CHA +6; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Knicks102
Bulls110
Q1 CHI +5; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +8
Final · Box score
Wolves98
Cavs100
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Blazers106
Bucks134
Q1 MIL +10; Q2 MIL +23; Q3 MIL +36; Q4 MIL +28
Final · Box score
Kings118
Pelicans109
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 SAC -7; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Rockets136
Thunder106
Q1 HOU +24; Q2 HOU +19; Q3 HOU +26; Q4 HOU +30
Final · Box score
Suns109
Mavs108
Q1 Suns 0; Q2 PHX -6; Q3 PHX -5; Q4 PHX +1
Final · Box score
Grizzlies133
Spurs102
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM +16; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +31
On this day · 2019–20Feb 1, 2020: 10 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Jazz), 51 points.
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The lead · Kings-Pelicans

De'Aaron Fox scores 38 as Sacramento wins in New Orleans

Chris Paul goes for 34 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-2-7+9SAC AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings30302731118
Pelicans33293215109
Who led
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 14, 43, 25, 22, 16, 24, 30, 38SAC38 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 11, 14, 7, 5, 21, 21, 26, 11, 24SAC24 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 22, 17, 23, 30, 32, 28, 15, 20NOP20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 31, 32, 27, 19, 32, 21, 26, 17NOP17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Memphis posts the night's biggest win

Memphis beat San Antonio by 31, the widest margin of 9 games.

PHX over DAL1CLE over MIN2LAL over ATL8CHA over MIA8CHI over NYK8SAC over NOP9MIL over POR28HOU over OKC30MEM over SAS31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Suns-Mavs17
Knicks-Bulls15
Lakers-Hawks11
Blazers-Bucks4
Rockets-Thunder3
Shot of the night

Booker's three with 1.6 seconds left puts the Suns ahead, 109-108 final

The night in charts
Hornets-Heat combined for 250, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-HeatHornets 129, Heat 121 · OT
250
Rockets-ThunderRockets 136, Thunder 106
242
Blazers-BucksBlazers 106, Bucks 134
240
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 133, Spurs 102
235
Kings-PelicansKings 118, Pelicans 109
227
Suns-MavsSuns 109, Mavs 108
217
Knicks-BullsKnicks 102, Bulls 110
212
Lakers-HawksLakers 107, Hawks 99
206
Wolves-CavsWolves 98, Cavs 100
198
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-MavsSuns 109, Mavs 108
+1 PHX
Wolves-CavsWolves 98, Cavs 100
+2 CLE
Hornets-HeatHornets 129, Heat 121 · OT
+8 CHA
Lakers-HawksLakers 107, Hawks 99
+8 LAL
Knicks-BullsKnicks 102, Bulls 110
+8 CHI
Kings-PelicansKings 118, Pelicans 109
+9 SAC
Blazers-BucksBlazers 106, Bucks 134
+28 MIL
Rockets-ThunderRockets 136, Thunder 106
+30 HOU
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 133, Spurs 102
+31 MEM
SAC rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-PelicansSAC won · Kings 118, Pelicans 109
7 pts
Suns-MavsPHX won · Suns 109, Mavs 108
6 pts
Hornets-HeatCHA won · Hornets 129, Heat 121 · OT
3 pts
Lakers-HawksLAL won · Lakers 107, Hawks 99
1 pt
Dieng shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DiengMEM · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
CapelaATL · 16 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
GiannisMIL · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
ADLAL · 25 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 REB, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
JrueMIL · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
Final · Suns-Mavs
Suns 109Mavs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns22253032109
Mavs22312926108
The story
Devin Booker had 24 points as Phoenix beat Dallas 109-108

Kristaps Porzingis led Dallas with 19 PTS, 10 REB 24 PTS, 1 REB · 9-19 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 32-26.

PHX lead by quarter
200 0−6−5+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Cavs
Wolves 98Cavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2915233198
Cavs29232424100
The story
Jarrett Allen's 23 points and 18 rebounds carried Cleveland past Minnesota, 100-98

For Minnesota, D'Angelo Russell had 18 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 18 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST · 7-9 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 23-15, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0+8+9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Heat
Hornets 129Heat 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets2826342516129
Heat292825318121
The story
Charlotte beat Miami 129-121 in OT behind 36 points from Malik Monk

Bam Adebayo paced Miami: 23 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 36 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 11-18 FG, 9-13 3PT

The swing

A 34-25 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
200 −1−3+60+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jimmy Butler topped the game at 52.3 FPTS: 25 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.6Season avg25.8Last 5

25.8 points a game over his last five games, against 15.6 in 18 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.4Season avg8.7Last 3

8.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.4 in 18 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 7 earlier games. Line: 36 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

De'Aaron Fox leads the day with 38

De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 14, 43, 25, 22, 16, 24, 30, 38Kings-Pelicans · W
22.1 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Malik MonkPoints, last 8 games: 1, 0, 10, 2, 7, 6, 18, 36Hornets-Heat · W
10.0 PPG season to date · +29.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 16, 13, 11, 21, 32, 13, 29, 34Suns-Mavs · W
16.6 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high34 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 16, 29, 18, 23, 12, 18, 31, 30Bulls-Knicks · W
20.5 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Nassir LittlePoints, last 9 games: 2, 3, 0, 1, 0, 4, 0, 5, 30Blazers-Bucks · L
5.0 PPG season to date · +28.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 42, 25, 13, 17, 29, 17, 16, 26Cavs-Wolves · W
24.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
De'Aaron FoxSAC+4.1 26.2 last 10 · 22.1 season
Jeff GreenBKN+4.0 13.0 last 10 · 9.0 season
Devonte' GrahamCHA+3.0 17.3 last 10 · 14.3 season
DeAndre JordanBKN+2.7 9.3 last 10 · 6.6 season
Bojan BogdanovicUTA+2.6 17.3 last 10 · 14.7 season
Cold
Elfrid PaytonNYK−3.2 8.1 last 10 · 11.3 season
Lonnie Walker IVSAS−2.7 9.0 last 10 · 11.7 season
Fred VanVleetTOR−2.1 16.6 last 10 · 18.8 season
Donte DiVincenzoMIL−2.0 7.3 last 10 · 9.2 season
Terrence RossORL−1.8 12.8 last 10 · 14.7 season