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Saturday, February 12, 2022Regular season · 11 games
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11 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed NYK by 15 after three quarters and won 112–103.

Final · Box score
Knicks103
Blazers112
Q1 POR -3; Q2 POR -5; Q3 POR -15; Q4 POR +9
Final · Box score
Grizzlies125
Hornets118
Q1 MEM +21; Q2 MEM +31; Q3 MEM +24; Q4 MEM +7
Final · Box score
Spurs124
Pelicans114
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +10
Final · Box score
Kings123
Wizards110
Q1 SAC -5; Q2 SAC -6; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 SAC +13
Final · Box score
Cavs93
Sixers103
Q1 PHI +13; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Nuggets110
Raptors109
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +1
Final · Box score
Thunder101
Bulls106
Q1 CHI -7; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Nets111
Heat115
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Clippers99
Mavs97
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC +3; Q4 LAC +2
Final · Box score
Lakers115
Warriors117
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +1; Q4 GSW +2
Final · Box score
Magic105
Suns132
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +22; Q4 PHX +27
On this day · 2020–21Feb 12, 2021: 11 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Pelicans), 46 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Blazers

Anfernee Simons drops 30 in 15-point comeback win over New York

Joel Embiid posts a triple-double

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-5-15+9POR AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks23303911103
Blazers20282935112
Who led
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 21, 8, 19, 19, 19, 19, 29, 30POR30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 13, 17, 22, 16, 10, 10, 13, 23POR23 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 9, 17, 18, 32, 30, 28, 28, 28NYK28 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 8, 7, 8, 0, 0, 7, 2, 8, 23NYK23 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Suns rout

Four of 11 games were decided by four points or fewer. Phoenix beat Orlando by 27.

DEN over TOR1LAC over DAL2GSW over LAL2MIA over BKN4CHI over OKC5MEM over CHA7POR over NYK9SAS over NOP10PHI over CLE10SAC over WAS13PHX over ORL27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Nuggets-Raptors16
Knicks-Blazers12
Thunder-Bulls9
Lakers-Warriors8
Nets-Heat7
Kings-Wizards6
Cavs-Sixers4
Grizzlies-Hornets0
Spurs-Pelicans0
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Hornets combined for 243, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 125, Hornets 118
243
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 124, Pelicans 114
238
Magic-SunsMagic 105, Suns 132
237
Kings-WizardsKings 123, Wizards 110
233
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 115, Warriors 117
232
Nets-HeatNets 111, Heat 115
226
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 110, Raptors 109
219
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 103, Blazers 112
215
Thunder-BullsThunder 101, Bulls 106
207
Cavs-SixersCavs 93, Sixers 103
196
Clippers-MavsClippers 99, Mavs 97
196
5 of 11 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 110, Raptors 109
+1 DEN
Lakers-WarriorsLakers 115, Warriors 117
+2 GSW
Clippers-MavsClippers 99, Mavs 97
+2 LAC
Nets-HeatNets 111, Heat 115
+4 MIA
Thunder-BullsThunder 101, Bulls 106
+5 CHI
Grizzlies-HornetsGrizzlies 125, Hornets 118
+7 MEM
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 103, Blazers 112
+9 POR
Cavs-SixersCavs 93, Sixers 103
+10 PHI
Spurs-PelicansSpurs 124, Pelicans 114
+10 SAS
Kings-WizardsKings 123, Wizards 110
+13 SAC
Magic-SunsMagic 105, Suns 132
+27 PHX
POR erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-BlazersPOR won · Knicks 103, Blazers 112
15 pts
Thunder-BullsCHI won · Thunder 101, Bulls 106
7 pts
Kings-WizardsSAC won · Kings 123, Wizards 110
6 pts
Nuggets-RaptorsDEN won · Nuggets 110, Raptors 109
3 pts
Clippers-MavsLAC won · Clippers 99, Mavs 97
3 pts
Siakam shot 16-of-22 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SiakamTOR · 35 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
73% (16-22)
KumingaGSW · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
AytonPHX · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
ClarkeMEM · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
BamMIA · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Nuggets-Raptors
Nuggets 110Raptors 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets31252727110
Raptors25322923109
The story
Denver beat Toronto 110-109 behind 28 points and 15 rebounds from Nikola Jokic

Fred VanVleet paced Toronto: 25 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 28 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST · 10-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +6−1−3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pascal Siakam topped the game at 63.0 FPTS: 35 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST

Final · Clippers-Mavs
Clippers 99Mavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2326212999
Mavs2622193097
The story
Reggie Jackson had 24 points and 8 assists as LA beat Dallas 99-97

Jalen Brunson led Dallas with 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 10-21 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Clippers took the second 26-22.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −3+1+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Sixers
Cavs 93Sixers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2328202293
Sixers36222223103
The story
Tyrese Maxey's 16 points carried Philadelphia past Cleveland, 103-93

For Cleveland, Jarrett Allen had 13 PTS, 5 REB 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 6-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-23, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +13+7+9+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.9Season avg23.2Last 5

23.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.9 in 44 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Season avg17.0Last 3

17.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.3 in 51 earlier games. Today: 5 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.5Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 14.5 a game in 39 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 45

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 30, 34, 40, 33, 18, 33, 51, 45Mavs-Clippers · L
27.2 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Apr 25, 2018: 45 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
45 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 38, 42, 26, 36, 27, 27, 40, 34, 25, 40Sixers-Cavs · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +10.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Love MIN, Apr 14, 2014: 40 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
40 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 23, 29, 28, 31, 45, 38, 36, 35, 38Bulls-Thunder · W
27.7 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 26, 29, 21, 15, 19, 17, 15, 36Pelicans-Spurs · L
20.8 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 10, 23, 24, 16, 20, 16, 25, 35Hornets-Grizzlies · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +16.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 25, 16, 25, 33, 24, 27, 30, 35Raptors-Nuggets · L
22.1 PPG season to date · +13.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Reggie BullockDAL+7.7 15.9 last 10 · 8.2 season
Gary Trent Jr.TOR+7.1 25.7 last 10 · 18.6 season
DeMar DeRozanCHI+5.8 33.5 last 10 · 27.7 season
Nikola VucevicCHI+5.7 23.7 last 10 · 18.0 season
Luka DoncicDAL+5.2 32.4 last 10 · 27.2 season
Cold
Dennis SchroderBOS−6.7 7.7 last 10 · 14.4 season
Buddy HieldIND−5.5 8.9 last 10 · 14.4 season
Cameron ReddishNYK−5.2 5.6 last 10 · 10.8 season
Kemba WalkerNYK−5.0 6.8 last 10 · 11.8 season
Seth CurryPHI−4.6 10.4 last 10 · 15.0 season