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Wednesday, February 9, 2022Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Kings trailed Wolves by 8 after the first quarter and won 132–119.

Final · Box score
Spurs92
Cavs105
Q1 Cavs -1; Q2 Cavs +9; Q3 Cavs +11; Q4 Cavs +13
Final · Box score
Bulls121
Hornets109
Q1 Bulls -1; Q2 Bulls +13; Q3 Bulls +13; Q4 Bulls +12
Final · Box score
Raptors117
Thunder98
Q1 Raptors +12; Q2 Raptors +8; Q3 Raptors +15; Q4 Raptors +19
Final · Box score
Lakers105
Blazers107
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 Blazers -7; Q3 Blazers -2; Q4 Blazers +2
Final · Box score
Wolves119
Kings132
Q1 Kings -8; Q2 Kings +7; Q3 Kings -2; Q4 Kings +13
Final · Box score
Warriors85
Jazz111
Q1 Jazz -1; Q2 Jazz +6; Q3 Jazz +14; Q4 Jazz +26
On this day · 2020–21Feb 9, 2021: 7 games. Top scorer: Donovan Mitchell (Jazz-Celtics), 36 points.
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The lead · Wolves-Kings

Harrison Barnes scores 30, Sacramento rallies past Minnesota

LaMelo Ball goes for 33 points

Game flow · Kings margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+7-2+13Kings AHEAD ↑Wolves AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves37273718119
Kings29422833132
Who led
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 4, 28, 16, 11, 19, 25, 24, 21, 30Kings30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
De'Aaron FoxPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 14, 12, 29, 27, 14, 27, 29, 27Kings27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 7, 17, 31, 23, 22, 8, 22, 14, 29Wolves29 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 40, 27, 27, 15, 5, 25, 17, 5, 26Wolves26 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Lakers-Blazers

Portland takes over late to edge Lakers

Down 2 after three, Portland won the fourth 31–27. Final: 107–105. Anfernee Simons led Portland with 29 points, 0 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Blazers over Lakers2Bulls over Hornets12Cavs over Spurs13Kings over Wolves13Raptors over Thunder19Jazz over Warriors26Final margin, points. Pink = Blazers over Lakers.
Lead changes
Lakers-Blazers14
Warriors-Jazz9
Wolves-Kings9
Bulls-Hornets7
Raptors-Thunder2
The night in charts
Wolves-Kings combined for 251, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-KingsWolves 119, Kings 132
251
Bulls-HornetsBulls 121, Hornets 109
230
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 117, Thunder 98
215
Lakers-BlazersLakers 105, Blazers 107
212
Spurs-CavsSpurs 92, Cavs 105
197
Warriors-JazzWarriors 85, Jazz 111
196
Blazers won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Lakers-BlazersLakers 105, Blazers 107
+2 Blazers
Bulls-HornetsBulls 121, Hornets 109
+12 Bulls
Spurs-CavsSpurs 92, Cavs 105
+13 Cavs
Wolves-KingsWolves 119, Kings 132
+13 Kings
Raptors-ThunderRaptors 117, Thunder 98
+19 Raptors
Warriors-JazzWarriors 85, Jazz 111
+26 Jazz
Kings rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-KingsKings won · Wolves 119, Kings 132
8 pts
Lakers-BlazersBlazers won · Lakers 105, Blazers 107
7 pts
Bulls-HornetsBulls won · Bulls 121, Hornets 109
1 pt
Spurs-CavsCavs won · Spurs 92, Cavs 105
1 pt
Warriors-JazzJazz won · Warriors 85, Jazz 111
1 pt
Garland shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GarlandCavs · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
80% (12-15)
SiakamRaptors · 27 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
76% (13-17)
ADLakers · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 5 BLK
73% (8-11)
NurkicBlazers · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
BarnesKings · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
Final · Lakers-Blazers
Lakers 105Blazers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers18362427105
Blazers18292931107
The story
Anfernee Simons had 29 points as Portland beat Los Angeles 107-105

Anthony Davis led Los Angeles with 17 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 29 PTS, 5 AST · 11-23 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Trail Blazers took the third 29-24.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 0−7−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

LeBron James led the game in fantasy with 53.4 FPTS (30 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Bulls-Hornets
Bulls 121Hornets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls28303132121
Hornets29163133109
The story
Chicago beat Charlotte 121-109 behind 18 points and 16 rebounds from Nikola Vucevic

Miles Bridges paced Charlotte: 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 16 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK · 9-13 FG

The swing

A 30-16 second quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Bulls.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 −1+13+13+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Cavs
Spurs 92Cavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs3018251992
Cavs29282721105
The story
Darius Garland's 27 points carried Cleveland past San Antonio, 105-92

For San Antonio, Derrick White had 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 12-15 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 28-18.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 −1+9+11+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.2Season avg35.6Last 5

35.6 points a game over his last five games, against 27.2 in 50 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.0 in 43 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
CJ EllebyBlazers
+30.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 36

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 41, 29, 32, 23, 29, 28, 31, 45, 38, 36Bulls-Hornets · W
27.4 PPG season to date · +8.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 29, 20, 23, 38, 15, 12, 15, 33Hornets-Bulls · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 25, 25, 30, 29, 33, 33, 29, 27, 30Lakers-Blazers · L
29.1 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 4, 28, 16, 11, 19, 25, 24, 21, 30Kings-Wolves · W
17.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
D'Angelo RussellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 7, 17, 31, 23, 22, 8, 22, 14, 29Wolves-Kings · L
19.0 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 27, 21, 8, 19, 19, 19, 19, 29Blazers-Lakers · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Ja MorantGrizzlies+6.9 33.4 last 10 · 26.5 season
Gary Trent Jr.Raptors+6.7 24.9 last 10 · 18.2 season
Joel EmbiidSixers+6.6 36.0 last 10 · 29.4 season
Reggie BullockMavs+5.9 13.8 last 10 · 7.9 season
DeMar DeRozanBulls+5.8 33.2 last 10 · 27.4 season
Cold
Dennis SchroderCeltics−6.7 7.7 last 10 · 14.4 season
Kemba WalkerKnicks−5.8 5.8 last 10 · 11.6 season
Cameron ReddishKnicks−5.5 5.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Terrence RossMagic−5.1 5.8 last 10 · 10.9 season
Seth CurrySixers−4.6 10.4 last 10 · 15.0 season