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Wednesday, February 2, 2022Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Magic trailed Pacers by 14 at halftime and won 119–118.

Final · Box score
Magic119
Pacers118
Q1 Magic -6; Q2 Magic -14; Q3 Magic -2; Q4 Magic +1
Final · Box score
Wizards106
Sixers103
Q1 Wizards +1; Q2 Wizards +5; Q3 Wizards +2; Q4 Wizards +3
Final · Box score
Hornets107
Celtics113
Q1 Celtics +5; Q2 Celtics +1; Q3 Celtics +10; Q4 Celtics +6
Final · Box score
Grizzlies120
Knicks108
Q1 Grizzlies +8; Q2 Grizzlies +12; Q3 Grizzlies +13; Q4 Grizzlies +12
Final · Box score
Cavs104
Rockets115
Q1 Rockets +1; Q2 Rockets +11; Q3 Rockets +7; Q4 Rockets +11
Final · OT · Box score
Thunder120
Mavs114
Q1 Thunder +2; Q2 Thunder 0; Q3 Thunder +9; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 Thunder +6
Final · Box score
Nets101
Kings112
Q1 Kings -9; Q2 Kings -8; Q3 Kings -3; Q4 Kings +11
Final · Box score
Nuggets104
Jazz108
Q1 Jazz -2; Q2 Jazz -1; Q3 Jazz +3; Q4 Jazz +4
Final · Box score
Blazers94
Lakers99
Q1 Lakers +12; Q2 Lakers +1; Q3 Lakers -3; Q4 Lakers +5
On this day · 2020–21Feb 2, 2021: 6 games. Top scorer: Fred VanVleet (Raptors-Magic), 54 points.
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The lead · Magic-Pacers

Orlando climbs out of a 14-point hole against Indiana

Luka Doncic goes for 40 points

Game flow · Magic margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-14-2+1Magic AHEAD ↑Pacers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic28253333119
Pacers34332130118
Who led
Gary HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 10, 5, 13, 14, 10, 10, 13, 22Magic22 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Wendell Carter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 15, 21, 12, 19, 19, 11, 9, 14, 24, 19Magic19 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 26, 30, 19, 10, 10, 14, 17, 26Pacers26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Terry TaylorPoints, last 7 games: 0, 0, 4, 8, 3, 15, 24Pacers24 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Memphis by 12.

Magic over Pacers1Wizards over Sixers3Jazz over Nuggets4Lakers over Blazers5Celtics over Hornets6Thunder over Mavs6Rockets over Cavs11Kings over Nets11Grizzlies over Knicks12Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Wizards-Sixers17
Thunder-Mavs16
Nets-Kings11
Nuggets-Jazz8
Hornets-Celtics6
Blazers-Lakers4
Magic-Pacers3
Grizzlies-Knicks1
Cavs-Rockets1
The night in charts
Magic-Pacers combined for 237, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-PacersMagic 119, Pacers 118
237
Thunder-MavsThunder 120, Mavs 114 · OT
234
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 120, Knicks 108
228
Hornets-CelticsHornets 107, Celtics 113
220
Cavs-RocketsCavs 104, Rockets 115
219
Nets-KingsNets 101, Kings 112
213
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 104, Jazz 108
212
Wizards-SixersWizards 106, Sixers 103
209
Blazers-LakersBlazers 94, Lakers 99
193
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-PacersMagic 119, Pacers 118
+1 Magic
Wizards-SixersWizards 106, Sixers 103
+3 Wizards
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 104, Jazz 108
+4 Jazz
Blazers-LakersBlazers 94, Lakers 99
+5 Lakers
Thunder-MavsThunder 120, Mavs 114 · OT
+6 Thunder
Hornets-CelticsHornets 107, Celtics 113
+6 Celtics
Cavs-RocketsCavs 104, Rockets 115
+11 Rockets
Nets-KingsNets 101, Kings 112
+11 Kings
Grizzlies-KnicksGrizzlies 120, Knicks 108
+12 Grizzlies
Magic erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-PacersMagic won · Magic 119, Pacers 118
14 pts
Nets-KingsKings won · Nets 101, Kings 112
9 pts
Blazers-LakersLakers won · Blazers 94, Lakers 99
3 pts
Nuggets-JazzJazz won · Nuggets 104, Jazz 108
2 pts
Ziaire Williams shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ziaire WilliamsGrizzlies · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
ClaxtonNets · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
ForbesNuggets · 26 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
77% (10-13)
James JohnsonNets · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
HarrellWizards · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
Final · Magic-Pacers
Magic 119Pacers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic28253333119
Pacers34332130118
The story
Wendell Carter Jr.'s 19 points and 18 rebounds carried Orlando past Indiana, 119-118

For Indiana, Caris LeVert had 26 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 18 REB, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 14 going into the third, then won it 33-21.

Magic lead by quarter
200 −6−14−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Terry Taylor was the fantasy play: 50.2 FPTS on 24 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST

Final · Wizards-Sixers
Wizards 106Sixers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards29302225106
Sixers28262524103
The story
Washington beat Philadelphia 106-103 behind 24 points from Kyle Kuzma

Tyrese Maxey paced Philadelphia: 22 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 10-19 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 30-26 second quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 +1+5+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joel Embiid topped the game at 58.8 FPTS: 27 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST

Final · Thunder-Mavs
Thunder 120Mavs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder3021341817120
Mavs2823252711114
The story
Luguentz Dort had 30 points as Oklahoma City beat Dallas 120-114 in OT

Reggie Bullock led Dallas with 23 PTS, 8 REB 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 9-17 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the third 34-25, their biggest quarter edge.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 +20+90+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg15.4Last 5

15.4 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 43 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.0Season avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.0 in 45 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+28.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.4Season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 10.4 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 40

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 41, 28, 37, 25, 15, 30, 34, 40Mavs-Thunder · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Robert Horry Rockets, Nov 16, 1995: 40 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
40 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 15, 10, 19, 25, 29, 20, 23, 38Hornets-Celtics · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +18.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high38 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 17, 22, 20, 9, 8, 31, 27, 30Lakers-Blazers · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Luguentz DortPoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 18, 15, 3, 10, 16, 27, 18, 30Thunder-Mavs · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +13.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Evan FournierPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 27, 6, 14, 7, 7, 25, 18, 30Knicks-Grizzlies · L
14.1 PPG season to date · +16.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 26, 26, 19, 8, 19, 16, 22, 17, 30Blazers-Lakers · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Devin BookerSuns+6.6 32.0 last 10 · 25.4 season
Amir CoffeyClippers+6.5 15.5 last 10 · 9.0 season
Gary Trent Jr.Raptors+5.8 24.0 last 10 · 18.2 season
Joel EmbiidSixers+5.7 34.8 last 10 · 29.1 season
Ja MorantGrizzlies+5.2 31.5 last 10 · 26.3 season
Cold
Terrence RossMagic−5.2 6.1 last 10 · 11.3 season
Kemba WalkerKnicks−5.1 6.9 last 10 · 12.0 season
Zach LaVineBulls−4.8 20.1 last 10 · 24.9 season
Cole AnthonyMagic−4.7 13.1 last 10 · 17.8 season
Dennis SchroderCeltics−4.7 9.7 last 10 · 14.4 season