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Saturday, February 6, 2021Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed TOR by 6 after the first quarter and won 132–121.

Final · Box score
Blazers99
Knicks110
Q1 NYK -5; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +8; Q4 NYK +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets114
Kings119
Q1 SAC +1; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +6; Q4 SAC +5
Final · Box score
Bulls118
Magic92
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +18; Q3 CHI +31; Q4 CHI +26
Final · Box score
Raptors121
Hawks132
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +11
Final · Box score
Bucks124
Cavs99
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +5; Q3 MIL +17; Q4 MIL +25
Final · Box score
Spurs111
Rockets106
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Wolves118
Thunder120
Q1 OKC +19; Q2 OKC +21; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +2
Final · Box score
Nets108
Sixers124
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +3; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +16
Final · Box score
Warriors132
Mavs134
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +2
Final · Box score
Grizzlies109
Pelicans118
Q1 NOP -2; Q2 NOP -1; Q3 NOP -1; Q4 NOP +9
Final · 2OT · Box score
Pistons129
Lakers135
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 Lakers 0; OT2 LAL +6
On this day · 2019–20Feb 6, 2020: 5 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (Rockets-Lakers), 41 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Hawks

Atlanta beats Toronto, 132–121

Nikola Jokic goes for 50 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+3+7+11ATL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors34293127121
Hawks28383531132
Who led
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 38, 43, 38, 28, 41, 25, 21, 28ATL28 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Clint CapelaPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 13, 13, 9, 13, 16, 10, 6, 23ATL23 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Chris BoucherPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 12, 9, 10, 4, 9, 7, 17, 29TOR29 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 24, 13, 21, 25, 10, 26, 9, 54, 11, 25TOR25 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Second story · Blazers-Knicks

New York handles Portland by 11

The Knicks won the second quarter 31–20. Final: 110–99. Julius Randle led New York with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
OKC over MIN2DAL over GSW2SAC over DEN5SAS over HOU5LAL over DET6NOP over MEM9NYK over POR11ATL over TOR11PHI over BKN16MIL over CLE25CHI over ORL26Final margin, points. Pink = NYK over POR.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Kings15
Grizzlies-Pelicans11
Pistons-Lakers10
Bulls-Magic7
Blazers-Knicks6
Warriors-Mavs6
Nets-Sixers5
Raptors-Hawks4
Bucks-Cavs2
Spurs-Rockets2
The night in charts
Warriors-Mavs combined for 266, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-MavsWarriors 132, Mavs 134
266
Pistons-LakersPistons 129, Lakers 135 · OT
264
Raptors-HawksRaptors 121, Hawks 132
253
Wolves-ThunderWolves 118, Thunder 120
238
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 114, Kings 119
233
Nets-SixersNets 108, Sixers 124
232
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 109, Pelicans 118
227
Bucks-CavsBucks 124, Cavs 99
223
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 111, Rockets 106
217
Bulls-MagicBulls 118, Magic 92
210
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 99, Knicks 110
209
4 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-ThunderWolves 118, Thunder 120
+2 OKC
Warriors-MavsWarriors 132, Mavs 134
+2 DAL
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 111, Rockets 106
+5 SAS
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 114, Kings 119
+5 SAC
Pistons-LakersPistons 129, Lakers 135 · OT
+6 LAL
Grizzlies-PelicansGrizzlies 109, Pelicans 118
+9 NOP
Blazers-KnicksBlazers 99, Knicks 110
+11 NYK
Raptors-HawksRaptors 121, Hawks 132
+11 ATL
Nets-SixersNets 108, Sixers 124
+16 PHI
Bucks-CavsBucks 124, Cavs 99
+25 MIL
Bulls-MagicBulls 118, Magic 92
+26 CHI
ATL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-HawksATL won · Raptors 121, Hawks 132
6 pts
Blazers-KnicksNYK won · Blazers 99, Knicks 110
5 pts
Grizzlies-PelicansNOP won · Grizzlies 109, Pelicans 118
2 pts
Pistons-LakersLAL won · Pistons 129, Lakers 135 · OT
2 pts
Valanciunas shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ValanciunasMEM · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
82% (9-11)
Delon WrightDET · 22 PTS, 10 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
80% (8-10)
BoucherTOR · 29 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
CapelaATL · 23 PTS, 16 REB, 4 BLK
77% (10-13)
WigginsGSW · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
Final · Warriors-Mavs
Warriors 132Mavs 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors31333731132
Mavs35373428134
The story
Luka Doncic had 42 points and 11 assists as Dallas beat Golden State 134-132

Draymond Green led Golden State with 15 AST, 6 REB, 2 PTS 42 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB · 12-23 FG, 7-12 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 35-31, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +4+8+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Thunder
Wolves 118Thunder 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves24383224118
Thunder43401324120
The story
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 31 points carried Oklahoma City past Minnesota, 120-118

For Minnesota, Anthony Edwards had 20 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 12-22 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 43-24, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +19+21+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Kings
Nuggets 114Kings 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets25272933114
Kings26273432119
The story
Sacramento beat Denver 119-114 behind 28 points from Harrison Barnes

Paul Millsap paced Denver: 14 PTS, 5 REB 28 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 10-16 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

A 34-29 third quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +1+1+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
28.2Season avg35.6Last 5

35.6 points a game over his last five games, against 28.2 in 22 earlier games. Today: 57 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.1 in 17 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 57

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 24, 36, 16, 27, 28, 38, 28, 57Warriors-Mavs · L
29.4 PPG season to date · +28.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kyrie Irving CLE, Mar 12, 2015: 57 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
57 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 31, 29, 20, 21, 35, 47, 13, 50Nuggets-Kings · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +23.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Mar 5, 2008: 50 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Career high50 PTS · 8 REB · 12 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 36, 26, 35, 30, 25, 29, 25, 27, 27, 42Mavs-Warriors · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +14.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Mar 6, 2013: 42 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Season high42 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 10, 33, 25, 21, 30, 26, 21, 24, 26, 39Bulls-Magic · W
27.0 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 34, 17, 46, 34, 22, 21, 21, 27, 33Lakers-Pistons · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +7.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 45, 9, 42, 38, 33, 28, 37, 34, 37, 33Sixers-Nets · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Norman PowellTOR+5.1 20.2 last 10 · 15.1 season
Trae YoungATL+4.1 30.8 last 10 · 26.7 season
De'Aaron FoxSAC+3.8 26.2 last 10 · 22.4 season
Nikola JokicDEN+3.6 30.8 last 10 · 27.2 season
Jeff GreenBKN+3.5 12.7 last 10 · 9.2 season
Cold
Lonnie Walker IVSAS−3.6 7.6 last 10 · 11.2 season
Terrence RossORL−3.4 10.3 last 10 · 13.7 season
Shake MiltonPHI−3.0 11.1 last 10 · 14.1 season
Coby WhiteCHI−3.0 12.2 last 10 · 15.2 season
Chris BoucherTOR−2.9 11.0 last 10 · 13.9 season