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Tuesday, February 9, 2021Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed NYK by 6 after three quarters and won 98–96.

Final · Box score
Nets111
Pistons122
Q1 DET +12; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +8; Q4 DET +11
Final · Box score
Knicks96
Heat98
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA -6; Q4 MIA +2
Final · Box score
Rockets101
Pelicans130
Q1 NOP +5; Q2 NOP +13; Q3 NOP +11; Q4 NOP +29
Final · Box score
Warriors114
Spurs91
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +23
Final · Box score
Magic97
Blazers106
Q1 POR +12; Q2 POR +7; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Sixers119
Kings111
Q1 PHI +10; Q2 PHI -5; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +8
Final · Box score
Celtics108
Jazz122
Q1 UTA -3; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA +11; Q4 UTA +14
On this day · 2019–20Feb 9, 2020: 7 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (Hawks-Knicks), 48 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Heat

Miami takes over late to edge New York

Donovan Mitchell goes for 36 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+2-6+2MIA AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2530271496
Heat2730192298
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 18, 26, 26, 30, 25, 19, 14, 17, 26MIA26 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Kelly OlynykPoints, last 10 games: 5, 2, 9, 9, 11, 11, 8, 17, 15, 20MIA20 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Elfrid PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 4, 2, 10, 5, 20, 22, 7, 18NYK18 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 23, 21, 14, 9, 13, 14, 8, 14NYK14 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: New Orleans by 29.

MIA over NYK2PHI over SAC8POR over ORL9DET over BKN11UTA over BOS14GSW over SAS23NOP over HOU29Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Celtics-Jazz9
Knicks-Heat8
Rockets-Pelicans4
Nets-Pistons1
The night in charts
Nets-Pistons combined for 233, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-PistonsNets 111, Pistons 122
233
Rockets-PelicansRockets 101, Pelicans 130
231
Sixers-KingsSixers 119, Kings 111
230
Celtics-JazzCeltics 108, Jazz 122
230
Warriors-SpursWarriors 114, Spurs 91
205
Magic-BlazersMagic 97, Blazers 106
203
Knicks-HeatKnicks 96, Heat 98
194
MIA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Knicks-HeatKnicks 96, Heat 98
+2 MIA
Sixers-KingsSixers 119, Kings 111
+8 PHI
Magic-BlazersMagic 97, Blazers 106
+9 POR
Nets-PistonsNets 111, Pistons 122
+11 DET
Celtics-JazzCeltics 108, Jazz 122
+14 UTA
Warriors-SpursWarriors 114, Spurs 91
+23 GSW
Rockets-PelicansRockets 101, Pelicans 130
+29 NOP
MIA rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-HeatMIA won · Knicks 96, Heat 98
6 pts
Sixers-KingsPHI won · Sixers 119, Kings 111
5 pts
Celtics-JazzUTA won · Celtics 108, Jazz 122
3 pts
Olynyk shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OlynykMIA · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
PlumleeDET · 14 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
IngramNOP · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 33 PTS, 8 REB
60% (12-20)
ZionNOP · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Knicks-Heat
Knicks 96Heat 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2530271496
Heat2730192298
The story
Jimmy Butler had 26 points and 10 assists as Miami beat New York 98-96

Julius Randle led New York with 12 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB · 6-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 22-14.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +2+2−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Pistons
Nets 111Pistons 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets26283225111
Pistons38253128122
The story
Detroit beat Brooklyn 122-111 behind 32 points from Jerami Grant

Kyrie Irving paced Brooklyn: 27 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 32 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 11-19 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 38-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +12+9+8+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

James Harden topped the game at 63.7 FPTS: 24 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB

Final · Celtics-Jazz
Celtics 108Jazz 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics27203229108
Jazz24244232122
The story
Rudy Gobert's 18 points and 12 rebounds carried Utah past Boston, 122-108

For Boston, Jaylen Brown had 33 PTS, 8 REB 18 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 8-9 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 42-32, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −3+1+11+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
23.0Season avg31.6Last 5

31.6 points a game over his last five games, against 23.0 in 23 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.8 in 22 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 36

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 28, 36, 23, 9, 13, 32, 18, 30, 27, 36Jazz-Celtics · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 36, 35, 39, 26, 30, 44, 19, 32, 29, 36Blazers-Magic · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 16, 24, 30, 38, 26, 24, 36, 34Kings-Sixers · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 42, 33, 26, 24, 28, 18, 21, 33Celtics-Jazz · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +6.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 25, 26, 14, 18, 27, 21, 32, 32Pistons-Nets · W
24.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties career high32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 36, 16, 27, 28, 38, 28, 57, 32, 32Warriors-Spurs · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +2.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
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
De'Aaron FoxSAC+4.1 27.5 last 10 · 23.4 season
Delon WrightDET+3.8 13.7 last 10 · 9.9 season
Cold
Lonnie Walker IVSAS−3.9 6.8 last 10 · 10.7 season
Shake MiltonPHI−3.4 10.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
Collin SextonCLE−3.2 20.4 last 10 · 23.6 season
Duncan RobinsonMIA−2.6 10.0 last 10 · 12.6 season
Chris BoucherTOR−2.4 11.4 last 10 · 13.8 season