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Thursday, February 4, 2021Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Lakers trailed Nuggets by 12 at halftime and won 114–93.

Final · Box score
Jazz112
Hawks91
Q1 Jazz +4; Q2 Jazz +8; Q3 Jazz +17; Q4 Jazz +21
Final · Box score
Warriors147
Mavs116
Q1 Warriors +2; Q2 Warriors -2; Q3 Warriors +14; Q4 Warriors +31
Final · Box score
Blazers121
Sixers105
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 Blazers +21; Q4 Blazers +16
Final · Box score
Rockets115
Grizzlies103
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 Rockets +13; Q3 Rockets +17; Q4 Rockets +12
Final · Box score
Nuggets93
Lakers114
Q1 Lakers -3; Q2 Lakers -12; Q3 Lakers +8; Q4 Lakers +21
On this day · 2019–20Feb 4, 2020: 4 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Hornets), 40 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Lakers

LeBron James posts 27-10-10 as Lakers top Denver

Kelly Oubre Jr. goes for 40 points

Game flow · Lakers margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-12+8+21Lakers AHEAD ↑Nuggets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3028171893
Lakers27193731114
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 34, 17, 46, 34, 22, 21, 21, 27Lakers27 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 4, 9, 10, 16, 10, 12, 16, 21Lakers21 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 30, 5, 18, 26, 16, 14, 20, 16, 20Nuggets20 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Monte MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 15, 17, 13, 8, 4, 10, 6, 16Nuggets16 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Warriors-Mavs

Golden State rolls past Dallas, 147–116

The Mavericks were held to 20 points in the third quarter. Kelly Oubre Jr. led Golden State with 40 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Rockets over Grizzlies12Blazers over Sixers16Jazz over Hawks21Lakers over Nuggets21Warriors over Mavs31Final margin, points. Pink = Warriors over Mavs.
Lead changes
Blazers-Sixers5
Rockets-Grizzlies5
Nuggets-Lakers5
Jazz-Hawks1
The night in charts
Warriors-Mavs combined for 263, 37 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-MavsWarriors 147, Mavs 116
263
Blazers-SixersBlazers 121, Sixers 105
226
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 115, Grizzlies 103
218
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 93, Lakers 114
207
Jazz-HawksJazz 112, Hawks 91
203
Rockets won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Rockets-GrizzliesRockets 115, Grizzlies 103
+12 Rockets
Blazers-SixersBlazers 121, Sixers 105
+16 Blazers
Jazz-HawksJazz 112, Hawks 91
+21 Jazz
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 93, Lakers 114
+21 Lakers
Warriors-MavsWarriors 147, Mavs 116
+31 Warriors
Lakers erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-LakersLakers won · Nuggets 93, Lakers 114
12 pts
Warriors-MavsWarriors won · Warriors 147, Mavs 116
2 pts
Wood shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WoodRockets · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Monte MorrisNuggets · 16 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ClarksonJazz · 23 PTS, 7 REB
69% (9-13)
OubreWarriors · 40 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
EmbiidSixers · 37 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
Final · Blazers-Sixers
Blazers 121Sixers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers28294024121
Sixers28291929105
The story
Portland won 121-105 despite 37 points from Joel Embiid

Enes Kanter paced Portland: 18 REB, 17 PTS 37 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 14-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 40-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

Blazers lead by quarter
300 00+21+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 93Lakers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets3028171893
Lakers27193731114
The story
Anthony Davis had 13 points as Los Angeles beat Denver 114-93

Jamal Murray led Denver with 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 13 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 5-8 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the second, the Lakers took the third 37-17.

Lakers lead by quarter
300 −3−12+8+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Mavs
Warriors 147Mavs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors36383637147
Mavs34422020116
The story
Stephen Curry's 28 points carried Golden State past Dallas, 147-116

For Dallas, Luka Doncic had 27 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 28 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 9-17 FG, 4-10 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 37-20, was where the Warriors built it.

Warriors lead by quarter
400 +2−2+14+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg18.8Last 5

18.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 21 earlier games. Today: 40 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.0 in 21 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
CJ EllebyBlazers
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.4Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 5.4 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kelly Oubre Jr. leads the day with 40

Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 23, 16, 7, 5, 14, 20, 4, 18, 12, 40Warriors-Mavs · W
13.3 PPG season to date · +28.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan Wizards, Jan 24, 2002: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Career high40 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 24, 45, 9, 42, 38, 33, 28, 37, 34, 37Sixers-Blazers · L
29.1 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 30, 24, 36, 16, 27, 28, 38, 28Warriors-Mavs · W
28.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 34, 17, 46, 34, 22, 21, 21, 27Lakers-Nuggets · W
25.1 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jason Kidd Mavs, Apr 16, 2008: 27 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
27 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 36, 26, 35, 30, 25, 29, 25, 27, 27Mavs-Warriors · L
27.2 PPG season to date · −0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 27, 21, 16, 18, 11, 19, 24, 25Mavs-Warriors · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +5.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
De'Aaron FoxKings+4.4 26.7 last 10 · 22.3 season
Jeff GreenNets+3.7 12.6 last 10 · 8.9 season
Devonte' GrahamHornets+3.4 17.9 last 10 · 14.5 season
Damian LillardBlazers+3.1 32.3 last 10 · 29.2 season
Chris PaulSuns+3.1 19.3 last 10 · 16.2 season
Cold
Lonnie Walker IVSpurs−3.6 7.6 last 10 · 11.2 season
Coby WhiteBulls−2.8 12.4 last 10 · 15.2 season
Chris BoucherRaptors−2.5 10.5 last 10 · 13.0 season
Elfrid PaytonKnicks−2.5 9.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Bismack BiyomboHornets−2.0 4.2 last 10 · 6.2 season