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Friday, February 11, 2022Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed IND by 19 after the first quarter and won 120–113.

Final · Box score
Hornets141
Pistons119
Q1 CHA +7; Q2 CHA +24; Q3 CHA +23; Q4 CHA +22
Final · Box score
Cavs120
Pacers113
Q1 CLE -19; Q2 CLE -11; Q3 CLE -8; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Thunder87
Sixers100
Q1 Sixers 0; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +16; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Spurs136
Hawks121
Q1 SAS +14; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +15
Final · Box score
Nuggets102
Celtics108
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS -9; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 BOS +6
Final · Box score
Wolves122
Bulls134
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +1; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +12
Final · Box score
Magic99
Jazz114
Q1 UTA +16; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +15
On this day · 2020–21Feb 11, 2021: 5 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Magic), 40 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Pacers

Cleveland overcomes 19-point deficit, beats Indiana 120–113

Dejounte Murray posts a triple-double

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-19-11-8+7CLE AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs28352532120
Pacers47272217113
Who led
Jarrett AllenPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 10, 15, 16, 11, 29, 15, 15, 22CLE22 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Caris LeVertPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 10, 10, 14, 17, 26, 42, 11, 22CLE22 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 24, 7, 11, 38, 21, 12, 10, 13, 23IND23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Oshae BrissettPoints, last 10 games: 2, 10, 6, 5, 10, 5, 2, 3, 15, 18IND18 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Celtics

Boston rallies from 9 down to beat Denver

Trailing by 9 at the half, Boston outscored the Nuggets 57–42 the rest of the way. Final: 108–102. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Celtics-Nuggets
Jayson Tatum · BOSNikola Jokic · DENPTS2423REB616AST511Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Wolves-Bulls16
Nuggets-Celtics10
Cavs-Pacers7
Thunder-Sixers7
Magic-Jazz1
Spurs-Hawks0
The night in charts
Hornets-Pistons combined for 260, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-PistonsHornets 141, Pistons 119
260
Spurs-HawksSpurs 136, Hawks 121
257
Wolves-BullsWolves 122, Bulls 134
256
Cavs-PacersCavs 120, Pacers 113
233
Magic-JazzMagic 99, Jazz 114
213
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 102, Celtics 108
210
Thunder-SixersThunder 87, Sixers 100
187
BOS won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Nuggets-CelticsNuggets 102, Celtics 108
+6 BOS
Cavs-PacersCavs 120, Pacers 113
+7 CLE
Wolves-BullsWolves 122, Bulls 134
+12 CHI
Thunder-SixersThunder 87, Sixers 100
+13 PHI
Magic-JazzMagic 99, Jazz 114
+15 UTA
Spurs-HawksSpurs 136, Hawks 121
+15 SAS
Hornets-PistonsHornets 141, Pistons 119
+22 CHA
CLE erased a 19-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-PacersCLE won · Cavs 120, Pacers 113
19 pts
Nuggets-CelticsBOS won · Nuggets 102, Celtics 108
9 pts
Vucevic shot 11-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VucevicCHI · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST
79% (11-14)
Javonte GreenCHI · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
LaMeloCHA · 31 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL
71% (10-14)
VassellSAS · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Coby WhiteCHI · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Final · Nuggets-Celtics
Nuggets 102Celtics 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets32281923102
Celtics30212532108
The story
Marcus Smart had 22 points as Boston beat Denver 108-102

Aaron Gordon led Denver with 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 6-16 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 32-23.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −2−9−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nikola Jokic led the game in fantasy with 57.2 FPTS (23 PTS, 16 REB, 11 AST)

Final · Spurs-Hawks
Spurs 136Hawks 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs43303033136
Hawks29273134121
The story
Keldon Johnson's 26 points carried San Antonio past Atlanta, 136-121

For Atlanta, Bogdan Bogdanovic had 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 8-13 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 43-29, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +14+17+16+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Pistons
Hornets 141Pistons 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets36433131141
Pistons29263232119
The story
Charlotte beat Detroit 141-119 behind 31 points and 12 assists from LaMelo Ball

Saddiq Bey paced Detroit: 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL · 10-14 FG, 7-9 3PT

The swing

A 43-26 second quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

CHA lead by quarter
300 +7+24+23+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.4Season avg37.0Last 5

37.0 points a game over his last five games, against 27.4 in 51 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.4 in 50 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in 43 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 35

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 32, 23, 29, 28, 31, 45, 38, 36, 35Bulls-Wolves · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +7.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 19, 19, 16, 29, 27, 19, 16, 32Spurs-Hawks · W
19.8 PPG season to date · +12.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Rajon Rondo BOS, Feb 12, 2012: 32 PTS · 10 REB · 15 AST
Ties career high32 PTS · 10 REB · 15 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 20, 23, 38, 15, 12, 15, 33, 31Hornets-Pistons · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 40, 27, 27, 15, 5, 25, 17, 5, 26, 31Wolves-Bulls · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 23, 31, 24, 21, 24, 25, 21, 27Wolves-Bulls · L
24.3 PPG season to date · +2.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 24, 18, 30, 36, 23, 13, 18, 26Bulls-Wolves · W
17.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Gary Trent Jr.TOR+9.0 27.8 last 10 · 18.8 season
Reggie BullockDAL+6.6 14.6 last 10 · 8.0 season
Ja MorantMEM+6.0 32.4 last 10 · 26.4 season
Javonte GreenCHI+5.1 12.6 last 10 · 7.5 season
Davion MitchellSAC+5.1 15.5 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Dennis SchroderBOS−6.7 7.7 last 10 · 14.4 season
Cameron ReddishNYK−5.7 5.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
Buddy HieldIND−5.5 8.9 last 10 · 14.4 season
Kemba WalkerNYK−5.1 6.4 last 10 · 11.5 season
Seth CurryPHI−4.6 10.4 last 10 · 15.0 season