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Wednesday, February 3, 2021Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed MIN by 11 at halftime and won 111–108.

Final · Box score
Sixers118
Hornets111
Q1 PHI +17; Q2 PHI +22; Q3 PHI +13; Q4 PHI +7
Final · Box score
Pacers110
Bucks130
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +17; Q3 MIL +34; Q4 MIL +20
Final · Box score
Mavs122
Hawks116
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +6
Final · Box score
Knicks107
Bulls103
Q1 NYK +17; Q2 NYK +11; Q3 NYK +15; Q4 NYK +4
Final · Box score
Clippers121
Cavs99
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +22
Final · Box score
Wizards103
Heat100
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS -10; Q3 WAS -5; Q4 WAS +3
Final · Box score
Rockets87
Thunder104
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +23; Q4 OKC +17
Final · Box score
Wolves108
Spurs111
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS -11; Q3 SAS -11; Q4 SAS +3
Final · Box score
Suns101
Pelicans123
Q1 NOP +3; Q2 NOP +2; Q3 NOP +14; Q4 NOP +22
Final · Box score
Celtics111
Kings116
Q1 SAC -4; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +5
On this day · 2019–20Feb 3, 2020: 10 games. Top scorer: Bradley Beal (Wizards-Warriors), 43 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Spurs

DeMar DeRozan scores 30, San Antonio holds off Minnesota

Luka Doncic goes for 27 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-11-11+3SAS AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves33322518108
Spurs29252532111
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 15, 29, 9, 21, 30, 5, 14, 30SAS30 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Jakob PoeltlPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 10, 2, 4, 4, 4, 8, 6, 19SAS19 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Malik BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 17, 16, 30, 25, 22, 23, 10, 29MIN29 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 25, 31, 19, 9, 14, 19, 18, 20MIN20 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Hawks10
Wizards-Heat8
Suns-Pelicans6
Clippers-Cavs5
Rockets-Thunder5
Sixers-Hornets3
Knicks-Bulls1
Wolves-Spurs1
Pacers-Bucks0
The night in charts
Pacers-Bucks combined for 240, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-BucksPacers 110, Bucks 130
240
Mavs-HawksMavs 122, Hawks 116
238
Sixers-HornetsSixers 118, Hornets 111
229
Celtics-KingsCeltics 111, Kings 116
227
Suns-PelicansSuns 101, Pelicans 123
224
Clippers-CavsClippers 121, Cavs 99
220
Wolves-SpursWolves 108, Spurs 111
219
Knicks-BullsKnicks 107, Bulls 103
210
Wizards-HeatWizards 103, Heat 100
203
Rockets-ThunderRockets 87, Thunder 104
191
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-HeatWizards 103, Heat 100
+3 WAS
Wolves-SpursWolves 108, Spurs 111
+3 SAS
Knicks-BullsKnicks 107, Bulls 103
+4 NYK
Celtics-KingsCeltics 111, Kings 116
+5 SAC
Mavs-HawksMavs 122, Hawks 116
+6 DAL
Sixers-HornetsSixers 118, Hornets 111
+7 PHI
Rockets-ThunderRockets 87, Thunder 104
+17 OKC
Pacers-BucksPacers 110, Bucks 130
+20 MIL
Clippers-CavsClippers 121, Cavs 99
+22 LAC
Suns-PelicansSuns 101, Pelicans 123
+22 NOP
SAS erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-SpursSAS won · Wolves 108, Spurs 111
11 pts
Wizards-HeatWAS won · Wizards 103, Heat 100
10 pts
Celtics-KingsSAC won · Celtics 111, Kings 116
4 pts
Mavs-HawksDAL won · Mavs 122, Hawks 116
3 pts
Poeltl shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PoeltlSAS · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
ZionNOP · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
86% (12-14)
Thaddeus YoungCHI · 19 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 2 AST
82% (9-11)
John CollinsATL · 35 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
76% (16-21)
BeasleyMIN · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Wizards-Heat
Wizards 103Heat 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards31242226103
Heat34311718100
The story
Bradley Beal had 32 points as Washington beat Miami 103-100

Bam Adebayo led Miami with 17 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST 32 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 11-23 FG, 4-11 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Wizards took the fourth 26-18.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −3−10−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Spurs
Wolves 108Spurs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves33322518108
Spurs29252532111
The story
Jakob Poeltl's 19 points carried San Antonio past Minnesota, 111-108

For Minnesota, Malik Beasley had 29 PTS, 6 REB 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 9-10 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 11 going into the fourth, then won it 32-18.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −4−11−11+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Hawks
Mavs 122Hawks 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs26273534122
Hawks22342733116
The story
Dallas beat Atlanta 122-116 behind 24 points and 11 rebounds from Kristaps Porzingis

Kevin Huerter paced Atlanta: 21 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 10-20 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 35-27 third quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +4−3+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.6Season avg23.6Last 5

23.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.6 in 19 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg9.0Last 3

9.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.8 in 19 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.4Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 11.4 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 10 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Clippers by 22.

WAS over MIA3SAS over MIN3NYK over CHI4SAC over BOS5DAL over ATL6PHI over CHA7OKC over HOU17MIL over IND20LAC over CLE22NOP over PHX22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Paul George leads the day with 36

Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 20, 19, 29, 11, 26, 17, 26, 36Clippers-Cavs · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
John CollinsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 31, 4, 30, 11, 21, 17, 22, 35Hawks-Mavs · L
17.8 PPG season to date · +18.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high35 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 45, 9, 42, 38, 33, 28, 37, 34Sixers-Hornets · W
28.6 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Domantas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 18, 10, 11, 22, 22, 21, 32, 33Pacers-Bucks · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 60, 41, 34, 31, 33, 47, 26, 37, 37, 32Wizards-Heat · W
34.8 PPG season to date · −3.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 15, 29, 9, 21, 30, 5, 14, 30Spurs-Wolves · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
De'Aaron FoxSAC+4.4 26.7 last 10 · 22.3 season
Jeff GreenBKN+3.7 12.6 last 10 · 8.9 season
Devonte' GrahamCHA+3.4 17.9 last 10 · 14.5 season
Damian LillardPOR+3.1 32.3 last 10 · 29.2 season
Chris PaulPHX+3.1 19.3 last 10 · 16.2 season
Cold
Lonnie Walker IVSAS−3.6 7.6 last 10 · 11.2 season
Coby WhiteCHI−2.8 12.4 last 10 · 15.2 season
Chris BoucherTOR−2.5 10.5 last 10 · 13.0 season
Elfrid PaytonNYK−2.5 9.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Bismack BiyomboCHA−2.0 4.2 last 10 · 6.2 season