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Sunday, February 6, 2022Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed IND by 15 after the first quarter and won 98–85.

Final · Box score
Sixers119
Bulls108
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +9; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +11
Final · Box score
Nets104
Nuggets124
Q1 DEN -1; Q2 DEN +1; Q3 DEN +16; Q4 DEN +20
Final · Box score
Pistons105
Wolves118
Q1 MIN -2; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +13
Final · Box score
Pacers85
Cavs98
Q1 CLE -15; Q2 CLE -11; Q3 CLE -7; Q4 CLE +13
Final · Box score
Hawks94
Mavs103
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +9
Final · Box score
Celtics116
Magic83
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +33
Final · Box score
Pelicans120
Rockets107
Q1 NOP +5; Q2 NOP -5; Q3 NOP +10; Q4 NOP +13
Final · Box score
Bucks137
Clippers113
Q1 MIL -4; Q2 MIL +9; Q3 MIL +18; Q4 MIL +24
On this day · 2020–21Feb 6, 2021: 11 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Mavs), 57 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Cavs

Cleveland storms back from 15 down to beat Indiana

DeMar DeRozan goes for 45 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-11-7+13CLE AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2720211785
Cavs1224253798
Who led
Cedi OsmanPoints, last 10 games: 7, 2, 10, 0, 23, 13, 7, 13, 5, 22CLE22 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 6, 20, 25, 8, 15, 21, 25, 19CLE19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Chris DuartePoints, last 10 games: 27, 17, 14, 11, 5, 12, 8, 11, 12, 22IND22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Duane Washington Jr.Points, last 10 games: 8, 0, 21, 11, 5, 22, 16, 5, 17, 17IND17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Pistons-Wolves17
Bucks-Clippers11
Pelicans-Rockets9
Sixers-Bulls6
Hawks-Mavs6
Nets-Nuggets4
Pacers-Cavs1
Celtics-Magic0
The night in charts
Bucks-Clippers combined for 250, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-ClippersBucks 137, Clippers 113
250
Nets-NuggetsNets 104, Nuggets 124
228
Sixers-BullsSixers 119, Bulls 108
227
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 120, Rockets 107
227
Pistons-WolvesPistons 105, Wolves 118
223
Celtics-MagicCeltics 116, Magic 83
199
Hawks-MavsHawks 94, Mavs 103
197
Pacers-CavsPacers 85, Cavs 98
183
DAL won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Hawks-MavsHawks 94, Mavs 103
+9 DAL
Sixers-BullsSixers 119, Bulls 108
+11 PHI
Pacers-CavsPacers 85, Cavs 98
+13 CLE
Pistons-WolvesPistons 105, Wolves 118
+13 MIN
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 120, Rockets 107
+13 NOP
Nets-NuggetsNets 104, Nuggets 124
+20 DEN
Bucks-ClippersBucks 137, Clippers 113
+24 MIL
Celtics-MagicCeltics 116, Magic 83
+33 BOS
CLE erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-CavsCLE won · Pacers 85, Cavs 98
15 pts
Pelicans-RocketsNOP won · Pelicans 120, Rockets 107
5 pts
Bucks-ClippersMIL won · Bucks 137, Clippers 113
4 pts
Pistons-WolvesMIN won · Pistons 105, Wolves 118
2 pts
Nets-NuggetsDEN won · Nets 104, Nuggets 124
1 pt
Jokic shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JokicDEN · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL
80% (12-15)
HayesNOP · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
JrueMIL · 27 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
Tobias HarrisPHI · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
PortisMIL · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Sixers-Bulls
Sixers 119Bulls 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers34272830119
Bulls26262927108
The story
Joel Embiid had 40 points and 10 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Chicago 119-108

Nikola Vucevic led Chicago with 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 40 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 14-23 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the first 34-26, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +8+9+8+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Cavs
Pacers 85Cavs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2720211785
Cavs1224253798
The story
Cleveland beat Indiana 98-85 behind 19 points from Kevin Love

Chris Duarte paced Indiana: 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 6-15 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 37-17 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −15−11−7+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Nuggets
Nets 104Nuggets 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets40351613104
Nuggets39373117124
The story
Aaron Gordon's 17 points carried Denver past Brooklyn, 124-104

For Brooklyn, Cam Thomas had 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 6-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-16, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −1+1+16+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.5Season avg19.6Last 5

19.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.5 in 45 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Season avg5.7Last 3

5.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.9 in 49 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in 29 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat Orlando by 33, the widest margin of 8 games.

DAL over ATL9PHI over CHI11MIN over DET13CLE over IND13NOP over HOU13DEN over BKN20MIL over LAC24BOS over ORL33Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 45

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 35, 41, 29, 32, 23, 29, 28, 31, 45Bulls-Sixers · L
27.0 PPG season to date · +18.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Paul George OKC, Feb 22, 2019: 45 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Season high45 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 32, 50, 40, 38, 42, 26, 36, 27, 27, 40Sixers-Bulls · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +11.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Nov 27, 2012: 40 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
40 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 33, 24, 22, 15, 15, 26, 23, 33Pelicans-Rockets · W
22.8 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 27, 33, 30, 26, 38, 29, 33, 29, 28Bucks-Clippers · W
28.9 PPG season to date · −0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 26, 19, 8, 19, 16, 22, 17, 30, 28Clippers-Bucks · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 49, 26, 34, 28, 26, 29, 18, 21, 25, 27Nuggets-Nets · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +1.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill DET, Apr 13, 1997: 27 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
27 PTS · 12 REB · 10 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joel EmbiidPHI+6.5 35.8 last 10 · 29.3 season
Ja MorantMEM+6.5 32.9 last 10 · 26.4 season
Davion MitchellSAC+5.5 15.8 last 10 · 10.3 season
DeMar DeRozanCHI+5.3 32.3 last 10 · 27.0 season
Gary Trent Jr.TOR+5.1 23.2 last 10 · 18.1 season
Cold
Zach LaVineCHI−5.8 18.9 last 10 · 24.7 season
Dennis SchroderBOS−5.4 9.0 last 10 · 14.4 season
Kemba WalkerNYK−5.3 6.6 last 10 · 11.9 season
Terrence RossORL−5.1 6.0 last 10 · 11.1 season
Buddy HieldSAC−4.4 10.0 last 10 · 14.4 season