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Tuesday, February 8, 2022Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed PHI by 4 at halftime and won 114–109.

Final · Box score
Suns114
Sixers109
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX -4; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +5
Final · Box score
Pacers112
Hawks133
Q1 ATL +18; Q2 ATL +26; Q3 ATL +31; Q4 ATL +21
Final · Box score
Celtics126
Nets91
Q1 BOS +19; Q2 BOS +26; Q3 BOS +26; Q4 BOS +35
Final · Box score
Clippers109
Grizzlies135
Q1 MEM +11; Q2 MEM +15; Q3 MEM +30; Q4 MEM +26
Final · Box score
Rockets97
Pelicans110
Q1 NOP +5; Q2 NOP +11; Q3 NOP +10; Q4 NOP +13
Final · Box score
Pistons86
Mavs116
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +27; Q4 DAL +30
Final · Box score
Knicks115
Nuggets132
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +23; Q3 DEN +17; Q4 DEN +17
Final · Box score
Bucks131
Lakers116
Q1 MIL +14; Q2 MIL +22; Q3 MIL +24; Q4 MIL +15
Final · Box score
Magic113
Blazers95
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +15; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +18
Final · Box score
Wolves134
Kings114
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +20
On this day · 2020–21Feb 8, 2021: 8 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Cavs), 36 points.
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The lead · Suns-Sixers

D-Book pours in 35, Phoenix beats Philadelphia

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 44 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-4-1+5PHX AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns29262831114
Sixers25342525109
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 33, 43, 29, 28, 35, 32, 11, 38, 35PHX35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Mikal BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 4, 7, 18, 26, 27, 24, 12, 15, 23PHX23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 50, 40, 38, 42, 26, 36, 27, 27, 40, 34PHI34 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 33, 23, 16, 31, 18, 13, 23, 30PHI30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Wolves-Kings15
Magic-Blazers9
Bucks-Lakers8
Knicks-Nuggets7
Pistons-Mavs6
Clippers-Grizzlies4
Pacers-Hawks0
Celtics-Nets0
The night in charts
Wolves-Kings combined for 248, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-KingsWolves 134, Kings 114
248
Bucks-LakersBucks 131, Lakers 116
247
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 115, Nuggets 132
247
Pacers-HawksPacers 112, Hawks 133
245
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 109, Grizzlies 135
244
Suns-SixersSuns 114, Sixers 109
223
Celtics-NetsCeltics 126, Nets 91
217
Magic-BlazersMagic 113, Blazers 95
208
Rockets-PelicansRockets 97, Pelicans 110
207
Pistons-MavsPistons 86, Mavs 116
202
PHX won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Suns-SixersSuns 114, Sixers 109
+5 PHX
Rockets-PelicansRockets 97, Pelicans 110
+13 NOP
Bucks-LakersBucks 131, Lakers 116
+15 MIL
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 115, Nuggets 132
+17 DEN
Magic-BlazersMagic 113, Blazers 95
+18 ORL
Wolves-KingsWolves 134, Kings 114
+20 MIN
Pacers-HawksPacers 112, Hawks 133
+21 ATL
Clippers-GrizzliesClippers 109, Grizzlies 135
+26 MEM
Pistons-MavsPistons 86, Mavs 116
+30 DAL
Celtics-NetsCeltics 126, Nets 91
+35 BOS
Giannis shot 17-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GiannisMIL · 44 PTS, 14 REB, 8 AST, 2 BLK
85% (17-20)
Damian JonesSAC · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
ADLAL · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
80% (8-10)
Jaylen BrownBOS · 22 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB
75% (9-12)
ClarkeMEM · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
75% (9-12)
Final · Suns-Sixers
Suns 114Sixers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns29262831114
Sixers25342525109
The story
Devin Booker's 35 points carried Phoenix past Philadelphia, 114-109

For Philadelphia, Tobias Harris had 30 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 35 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 11-23 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 31-25.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +4−4−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joel Embiid was the fantasy play: 60.9 FPTS on 34 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST

Final · Bucks-Lakers
Bucks 131Lakers 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks38403122131
Lakers24322931116
The story
Jrue Holiday had 15 points and 10 assists as Milwaukee beat Los Angeles 131-116

LeBron James led Los Angeles with 27 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB 15 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 7-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the first 38-24, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +14+22+24+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Mavs
Pistons 86Mavs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2625201586
Mavs36293318116
The story
Dallas beat Detroit 116-86 behind 33 points and 11 assists from Luka Doncic

Isaiah Stewart paced Detroit: 15 REB, 14 PTS 33 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB · 9-18 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

A 33-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
300 +10+14+27+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.8Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 7.8 in 46 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg5.3Last 3

5.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 50 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.1Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 12.1 a game in 30 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 5. Widest: Boston by 35.

PHX over PHI5NOP over HOU13MIL over LAL15DEN over NYK17ORL over POR18MIN over SAC20ATL over IND21MEM over LAC26DAL over DET30BOS over BKN35Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 44

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 30, 26, 38, 29, 33, 29, 28, 44Bucks-Lakers · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden BKN, Mar 26, 2021: 44 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
44 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 33, 43, 29, 28, 35, 32, 11, 38, 35Suns-Sixers · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 50, 40, 38, 42, 26, 36, 27, 27, 40, 34Sixers-Suns · L
29.4 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 37, 28, 30, 17, 21, 36, 43, 22, 17, 34Hawks-Pacers · W
27.8 PPG season to date · +6.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 28, 37, 25, 15, 30, 34, 40, 33, 18, 33Mavs-Pistons · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 38, 35, 41, 30, 34, 37, 23, 33, 30Grizzlies-Clippers · W
26.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ja MorantMEM+6.9 33.4 last 10 · 26.5 season
Joel EmbiidPHI+6.6 36.0 last 10 · 29.4 season
Gary Trent Jr.TOR+6.3 24.6 last 10 · 18.3 season
DeMar DeRozanCHI+5.9 33.1 last 10 · 27.2 season
Reggie BullockDAL+5.9 13.8 last 10 · 7.9 season
Cold
Dennis SchroderBOS−6.7 7.7 last 10 · 14.4 season
Kemba WalkerNYK−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cameron ReddishNYK−5.5 5.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Terrence RossORL−5.1 5.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Zach LaVineCHI−4.7 20.1 last 10 · 24.8 season