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Monday, February 14, 2022Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Bulls trailed Spurs by 6 after three quarters and won 120–109.

Final · Box score
Pistons94
Wizards103
Q1 Wizards +2; Q2 Wizards 0; Q3 Wizards +9; Q4 Wizards +9
Final · Box score
Kings85
Nets109
Q1 Nets +11; Q2 Nets +7; Q3 Nets +14; Q4 Nets +24
Final · OT · Box score
Thunder127
Knicks123
Q1 Thunder -2; Q2 Thunder -1; Q3 Thunder -3; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 Thunder +4
Final · Box score
Spurs109
Bulls120
Q1 Bulls +2; Q2 Bulls +2; Q3 Bulls -6; Q4 Bulls +11
Final · Box score
Blazers122
Bucks107
Q1 Blazers +1; Q2 Blazers +17; Q3 Blazers +16; Q4 Blazers +15
Final · Box score
Raptors90
Pelicans120
Q1 Pelicans +12; Q2 Pelicans +16; Q3 Pelicans +25; Q4 Pelicans +30
Final · Box score
Magic111
Nuggets121
Q1 Nuggets +15; Q2 Nuggets +13; Q3 Nuggets +15; Q4 Nuggets +10
Final · Box score
Rockets101
Jazz135
Q1 Jazz +12; Q2 Jazz +25; Q3 Jazz +22; Q4 Jazz +34
Final · Box score
Warriors104
Clippers119
Q1 Clippers -3; Q2 Clippers +2; Q3 Clippers +16; Q4 Clippers +15
On this day · 2020–21Feb 14, 2021: 10 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (Mavs-Blazers), 44 points.
Feb 14 in other seasons2024202320192018201720132012201120082007200620052003200220011999199819971996
The lead · Spurs-Bulls

DeMar DeRozan scores 40 as Chicago beats San Antonio

Bruce Brown goes for 19 points

Game flow · Bulls margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+2-6+11Bulls AHEAD ↑Spurs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs27303220109
Bulls29302437120
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 28, 31, 45, 38, 36, 35, 38, 40Bulls40 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 30, 36, 23, 13, 18, 26, 31, 25Bulls25 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Lonnie Walker IVPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 11, 22, 11, 7, 0, 2, 17, 21Spurs21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Dejounte MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 16, 29, 27, 19, 16, 32, 31, 19Spurs19 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Bulls19
Blazers-Bucks14
Thunder-Knicks13
Pistons-Wizards8
Warriors-Clippers7
Magic-Nuggets3
Kings-Nets0
Raptors-Pelicans0
Rockets-Jazz0
The night in charts
Thunder-Knicks combined for 250, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-KnicksThunder 127, Knicks 123 · OT
250
Rockets-JazzRockets 101, Jazz 135
236
Magic-NuggetsMagic 111, Nuggets 121
232
Blazers-BucksBlazers 122, Bucks 107
229
Spurs-BullsSpurs 109, Bulls 120
229
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 104, Clippers 119
223
Raptors-PelicansRaptors 90, Pelicans 120
210
Pistons-WizardsPistons 94, Wizards 103
197
Kings-NetsKings 85, Nets 109
194
Thunder won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Thunder-KnicksThunder 127, Knicks 123 · OT
+4 Thunder
Pistons-WizardsPistons 94, Wizards 103
+9 Wizards
Magic-NuggetsMagic 111, Nuggets 121
+10 Nuggets
Spurs-BullsSpurs 109, Bulls 120
+11 Bulls
Blazers-BucksBlazers 122, Bucks 107
+15 Blazers
Warriors-ClippersWarriors 104, Clippers 119
+15 Clippers
Kings-NetsKings 85, Nets 109
+24 Nets
Raptors-PelicansRaptors 90, Pelicans 120
+30 Pelicans
Rockets-JazzRockets 101, Jazz 135
+34 Jazz
Bulls rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-BullsBulls won · Spurs 109, Bulls 120
6 pts
Warriors-ClippersClippers won · Warriors 104, Clippers 119
3 pts
Thunder-KnicksThunder won · Thunder 127, Knicks 123 · OT
3 pts
Zubac shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZubacClippers · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
AldridgeNets · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
CJPelicans · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
DeRozanBulls · 40 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
67% (16-24)
Bruce BrownNets · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 5 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Thunder-Knicks
Thunder 127Knicks 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder2932302115127
Knicks3131321811123
The story
Josh Giddey had a 28-11-12 triple-double as Oklahoma City beat New York 127-123 in OT

Mitchell Robinson led New York with 17 REB, 14 PTS 28 PTS, 12 AST, 11 REB · 11-22 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the overtime 15-11.

Thunder lead by quarter
200 −2−1−30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Bulls
Spurs 109Bulls 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs27303220109
Bulls29302437120
The story
Nikola Vucevic's 25 points and 16 rebounds carried Chicago past San Antonio, 120-109

For San Antonio, Dejounte Murray had 19 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB 25 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST · 12-24 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 37-20.

Bulls lead by quarter
200 +2+2−6+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Nets
Kings 85Nets 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2424181985
Nets35202529109
The story
Brooklyn beat Sacramento 109-85 behind 23 points from Seth Curry

De'Aaron Fox paced Sacramento: 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 10-18 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 35-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

Nets lead by quarter
300 +11+7+14+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.2Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.2 in 45 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Season avg7.7Last 3

7.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.9 in 51 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.4Season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 18.4 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Utah posts the night's biggest win

Utah beat Houston by 34, the widest margin of 9 games.

Thunder over Knicks4Wizards over Pistons9Nuggets over Magic10Bulls over Spurs11Blazers over Bucks15Clippers over Warriors15Nets over Kings24Pelicans over Raptors30Jazz over Rockets34Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 40

DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 28, 31, 45, 38, 36, 35, 38, 40Bulls-Spurs · W
27.9 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Mike Bibby Kings, Feb 4, 2005: 40 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
40 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 19, 40, 20, 18, 16, 35, 24, 33Warriors-Clippers · L
25.8 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 8, 19, 19, 19, 19, 29, 30, 31Blazers-Bucks · W
16.7 PPG season to date · +14.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 17, 18, 32, 30, 28, 28, 28, 30Knicks-Thunder · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +10.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden Rockets, Dec 30, 2016: 30 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
30 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 17, 31, 13, 27, 32, 14, 24, 30Jazz-Rockets · W
25.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Tre MannPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 29, 9, 16, 11, 2, 2, 8, 30Thunder-Knicks · W
8.3 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high30 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Reggie BullockMavs+7.7 15.9 last 10 · 8.2 season
DeMar DeRozanBulls+6.4 34.3 last 10 · 27.9 season
Nikola VucevicBulls+6.3 24.4 last 10 · 18.1 season
Davion MitchellKings+5.7 16.1 last 10 · 10.4 season
Anfernee SimonsBlazers+5.5 22.2 last 10 · 16.7 season
Cold
Dennis SchroderRockets−7.0 7.2 last 10 · 14.2 season
Cameron ReddishKnicks−6.6 4.0 last 10 · 10.6 season
Kemba WalkerKnicks−4.5 7.2 last 10 · 11.7 season
Buddy HieldPacers−4.4 10.0 last 10 · 14.4 season
Spencer DinwiddieWizards−4.3 8.3 last 10 · 12.6 season