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Thursday, February 17, 2022Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed CHA by 7 at halftime and won 111–107.

Final · 2OT · Box score
Heat111
Hornets107
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA -7; Q3 MIA -7; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 Heat 0; OT2 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Wizards117
Nets103
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS +4; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +14
Final · Box score
Mavs125
Pelicans118
Q1 DAL +18; Q2 DAL +13; Q3 DAL +24; Q4 DAL +7
Final · Box score
Sixers123
Bucks120
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI +7; Q4 PHI +3
Final · Box score
Rockets111
Clippers142
Q1 LAC +9; Q2 LAC +12; Q3 LAC +28; Q4 LAC +31
On this day · 2020–21Feb 17, 2021: 10 games. Top scorer: Damian Lillard (Blazers-Pelicans), 43 points.
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The lead · Heat-Hornets

Miami needs two overtimes to survive Charlotte

Luka Doncic goes for 49 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0+7-7-700+4MIA AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Heat371017231014111
Hornets302417161010107
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 8, 2, 9, 11, 14, 13, 13, 25MIA25 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Duncan RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 5, 17, 3, 12, 10, 17, 5, 21MIA21 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 12, 15, 25, 22, 25, 8, 28, 29CHA29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Montrezl HarrellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 20, 14, 15, 13, 15, 20, 12, 24CHA24 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Sixers-Bucks

Philadelphia holds off Milwaukee, 123–120

Philadelphia led 100–93 after three and held on to win by three. Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 42 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over MIL3MIA over CHA4DAL over NOP7WAS over BKN14LAC over HOU31Final margin, points. Pink = PHI over MIL.
Lead changes
Wizards-Nets10
Heat-Hornets9
Mavs-Pelicans0
The night in charts
Rockets-Clippers combined for 253, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-ClippersRockets 111, Clippers 142
253
Sixers-BucksSixers 123, Bucks 120
243
Mavs-PelicansMavs 125, Pelicans 118
243
Wizards-NetsWizards 117, Nets 103
220
Heat-HornetsHeat 111, Hornets 107 · OT
218
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-BucksSixers 123, Bucks 120
+3 PHI
Heat-HornetsHeat 111, Hornets 107 · OT
+4 MIA
Mavs-PelicansMavs 125, Pelicans 118
+7 DAL
Wizards-NetsWizards 117, Nets 103
+14 WAS
Rockets-ClippersRockets 111, Clippers 142
+31 LAC
MIA rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-HornetsMIA won · Heat 111, Hornets 107 · OT
7 pts
Sixers-BucksPHI won · Sixers 123, Bucks 120
3 pts
Wizards-NetsWAS won · Wizards 117, Nets 103
2 pts
Kennard shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KennardLAC · 25 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (8-11)
Ish SmithWAS · 15 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
KleberDAL · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
TateHOU · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
EmbiidPHI · 42 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
67% (14-21)
Final · Sixers-Bucks
Sixers 123Bucks 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers24453123123
Bucks27343227120
The story
Joel Embiid's 42 points and 14 rebounds carried Philadelphia past Milwaukee, 123-120

For Milwaukee, Jrue Holiday had 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 42 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST · 14-21 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 45-34.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −3+8+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Giannis Antetokounmpo was the fantasy play: 68.7 FPTS on 32 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST

Final · Heat-Hornets
Heat 111Hornets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Heat371017231014111
Hornets302417161010107
The story
Kyle Lowry had 25 points as Miami beat Charlotte 111-107 in OT

LaMelo Ball led Charlotte with 14 PTS, 14 AST, 10 REB 25 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 9-16 FG, 6-11 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the first 37-30, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +7−7−700+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Mavs-Pelicans
Mavs 125Pelicans 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs45263420125
Pelicans27312337118
The story
Dallas won 125-118 despite 38 points from CJ McCollum

Jalen Brunson paced Dallas: 23 PTS, 6 AST 38 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 14-26 FG, 7-10 3PT

The swing

A 45-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
300 +18+13+24+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.0Season avg39.8Last 5

39.8 points a game over his last five games, against 27.0 in 43 earlier games. Today: 49 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Season avg20.7Last 3

20.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.7 in 54 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Season avg49Today

49 minutes today, against 24.8 a game in 42 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 49

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 40, 33, 18, 33, 51, 45, 21, 49Mavs-Pelicans · W
27.5 PPG season to date · +22.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, Dec 8, 2024: 48 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
49 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 27, 27, 40, 34, 25, 40, 19, 42Sixers-Bucks · W
29.6 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tim Duncan SAS, Dec 9, 1999: 42 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
42 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 15, 19, 17, 15, 36, 23, 30, 38Pelicans-Mavs · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +16.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 38, 29, 33, 29, 28, 44, 18, 50, 32Bucks-Sixers · L
29.4 PPG season to date · +2.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 12, 15, 25, 22, 25, 8, 28, 29Hornets-Heat · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 29, 20, 3, 21, 20, 11, 23, 27Clippers-Rockets · W
16.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Luka DoncicDAL+7.9 35.4 last 10 · 27.5 season
Reggie BullockDAL+7.7 15.9 last 10 · 8.2 season
DeMar DeRozanCHI+7.7 35.8 last 10 · 28.1 season
Mikal BridgesPHX+6.1 19.5 last 10 · 13.4 season
Nikola VucevicCHI+5.9 24.1 last 10 · 18.2 season
Cold
Cameron ReddishNYK−6.0 4.5 last 10 · 10.5 season
Terrence RossORL−5.1 5.5 last 10 · 10.6 season
OG AnunobyTOR−4.8 12.7 last 10 · 17.5 season
Devonte' GrahamNOP−4.8 8.2 last 10 · 13.0 season
Dennis SchroderHOU−4.7 9.5 last 10 · 14.2 season