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Monday, February 8, 2021Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed GSW by 9 after the first quarter and won 105–100.

Final · Box score
Rockets94
Hornets119
Q1 CHA +5; Q2 CHA +4; Q3 CHA +3; Q4 CHA +25
Final · Box score
Wizards105
Bulls101
Q1 WAS -3; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +5; Q4 WAS +4
Final · Box score
Raptors128
Grizzlies113
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR -7; Q3 TOR -3; Q4 TOR +15
Final · Box score
Wolves122
Mavs127
Q1 DAL +21; Q2 DAL +20; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +5
Final · Box score
Warriors100
Spurs105
Q1 SAS -9; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS +5
Final · Box score
Cavs113
Suns119
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX -2; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Bucks125
Nuggets112
Q1 MIL -5; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +13
Final · OT · Box score
Thunder112
Lakers119
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL -8; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +7
On this day · 2019–20Feb 8, 2020: 9 games. Top scorer: Caris LeVert (Nets-Raptors), 37 points.
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The lead · Warriors-Spurs

San Antonio climbs back to beat Golden State

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-5-2+5SAS AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors36232120100
Spurs27272427105
Who led
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 0, 11, 11, 26, 15, 6, 15, 11, 27SAS27 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 29, 9, 21, 30, 5, 14, 30, 30, 21SAS21 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 36, 16, 27, 28, 38, 28, 57, 32GSW32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Kelly Oubre Jr.Points, last 10 games: 7, 5, 14, 20, 4, 18, 12, 40, 14, 24GSW24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Charlotte posts the night's biggest win

Charlotte beat Houston by 25, the widest margin of 8 games.

WAS over CHI4DAL over MIN5SAS over GSW5PHX over CLE6LAL over OKC7MIL over DEN13TOR over MEM15CHA over HOU25Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Warriors-Spurs11
Raptors-Grizzlies10
Rockets-Hornets9
Wizards-Bulls7
Thunder-Lakers4
Wolves-Mavs2
The night in charts
Wolves-Mavs combined for 249, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-MavsWolves 122, Mavs 127
249
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 128, Grizzlies 113
241
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 125, Nuggets 112
237
Cavs-SunsCavs 113, Suns 119
232
Thunder-LakersThunder 112, Lakers 119 · OT
231
Rockets-HornetsRockets 94, Hornets 119
213
Wizards-BullsWizards 105, Bulls 101
206
Warriors-SpursWarriors 100, Spurs 105
205
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-BullsWizards 105, Bulls 101
+4 WAS
Warriors-SpursWarriors 100, Spurs 105
+5 SAS
Wolves-MavsWolves 122, Mavs 127
+5 DAL
Cavs-SunsCavs 113, Suns 119
+6 PHX
Thunder-LakersThunder 112, Lakers 119 · OT
+7 LAL
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 125, Nuggets 112
+13 MIL
Raptors-GrizzliesRaptors 128, Grizzlies 113
+15 TOR
Rockets-HornetsRockets 94, Hornets 119
+25 CHA
SAS rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Warriors-SpursSAS won · Warriors 100, Spurs 105
9 pts
Thunder-LakersLAL won · Thunder 112, Lakers 119 · OT
8 pts
Raptors-GrizzliesTOR won · Raptors 128, Grizzlies 113
7 pts
Bucks-NuggetsMIL won · Bucks 125, Nuggets 112
5 pts
Wizards-BullsWAS won · Wizards 105, Bulls 101
3 pts
Mikal Bridges shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Mikal BridgesPHX · 22 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
E'Twaun MoorePHX · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
SextonCLE · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
67% (10-15)
ValanciunasMEM · 27 PTS, 20 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Miles BridgesCHA · 19 PTS, 10 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Wolves-Mavs
Wolves 122Mavs 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves22292645122
Mavs43282432127
The story
Kristaps Porzingis' 27 points and 13 rebounds carried Dallas past Minnesota, 127-122

For Minnesota, Malik Beasley had 30 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 27 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST · 10-19 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 43-22, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
300 +21+20+18+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Spurs
Warriors 100Spurs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors36232120100
Spurs27272427105
The story
San Antonio beat Golden State 105-100 behind 27 points and 10 rebounds from Dejounte Murray

Stephen Curry paced Golden State: 32 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 8 STL, 4 AST · 10-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 27-20 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −9−5−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Lakers
Thunder 112Lakers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder332724262112
Lakers263020349119
The story
Dennis Schroder had 19 points as Los Angeles beat Oklahoma City 119-112 in OT

Darius Bazley led Oklahoma City with 21 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 6-16 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 34-26.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −7−4−80+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.2Season avg36.0Last 5

36.0 points a game over his last five games, against 27.2 in 22 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Season avg9.7Last 3

9.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.8 in 19 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.9Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in 9 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 36

Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 12, 24, 31, 24, 25, 23, 18, 36Suns-Cavs · W
23.5 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 29, 20, 21, 35, 47, 13, 50, 35Nuggets-Bucks · L
27.5 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Bradley BealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 47, 26, 37, 37, 32, 7, 31, 35Wizards-Bulls · W
33.2 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 21, 30, 26, 21, 24, 26, 39, 35Bulls-Wizards · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 36, 16, 27, 28, 38, 28, 57, 32Warriors-Spurs · L
29.5 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Fred VanVleetPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 25, 10, 26, 9, 54, 11, 25, 32Raptors-Grizzlies · W
20.7 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
De'Aaron FoxSAC+5.4 28.4 last 10 · 23.0 season
Norman PowellTOR+4.9 20.7 last 10 · 15.8 season
LaMelo BallCHA+4.2 18.4 last 10 · 14.2 season
Trae YoungATL+4.1 30.8 last 10 · 26.7 season
Bojan BogdanovicUTA+3.7 19.6 last 10 · 15.9 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
Collin SextonCLE−3.2 20.4 last 10 · 23.6 season
Shake MiltonPHI−3.0 11.1 last 10 · 14.1 season
Chris BoucherTOR−2.4 11.4 last 10 · 13.8 season